DALLAS — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management has provided a $66.3 million acquisition loan for The Plaza at Solana, a 366,000-square-foot office campus located in the Southlake/Westlake submarket of Dallas. The three-building property was recently renovated and includes 21,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Cullen Aderhold of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners. The floating rate loan has an initial term of three years and can be extended up to an additional two years.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of West Lake Vistas, a 334-unit apartment community located in northwest Austin. Built in 2009, the property features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,032 square feet. Amenities include three pools with lounge seating, two clubhouses with culinary presentation kitchens, a business center, dog park, 24-hour fitness center and media rooms. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, The Connor Group, in the transaction. Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Ari Schwartzbard of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Hines. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Oklahoma-based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 28,907-square-foot industrial facility in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas. The two-building complex was constructed in phases in the 1970s and is leased to utilities contractor ADB Cos. and S&B Engineers. Evan Altemus of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. An undisclosed, California-based 1031 exchange purchased the asset at a cap rate of 9.3. percent.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Main Plaza Storage, a 554-unit self-storage facility located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The property spans 66,500 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Knobler also procured the New York-based buyer, which plans to implement a value-add program. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Lubbock-based multifamily investment and development firm Madera Residential has acquired Armstrong at Knox, a 165-unit apartment community located in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge and a business center. Jon Wooton, Mike Bryant and Victoria Langston of CBRE arranged $47.9 million in acquisition financing through a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management on behalf of Madera Residential.
HOUSTON — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Woodstone Manor Apartment Homes, a 144-unit complex in Houston. The property, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, is located at 10250 Lands End Drive on the city’s southwest side. Bob Heard, Chip Nash and Todd Stewart of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The buyer was Gibby’s Capital Investments.
DALLAS — Illinois-based chemicals distributor Univar has sold a 57,418-square-foot industrial building located at 3636 Dan Morton Drive in southwest Dallas. The rail-served building sits on 8.5 acres and was vacant at the time of sale. Craig Jones and Caleb McCoy of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Chicago-based Industrial Outdoor Ventures purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
DALLAS — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $23.4 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an unnamed 218-unit multifamily property in South Dallas. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan was structured with a floating interest rate, 36-month term, two extension options and a facility for funding future capital improvements. The undisclosed sponsor plans to implement a value-add program.
Data Center REITs CyrusOne, CoreSite to Sell for Combined $25B in Two Separate Mega Deals
by John Nelson
DALLAS AND DENVER — In two separate transactions exceeding $25 billion in value, data center REITs CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE) and CoreSite Realty Corp. (NYSE: COR) have agreed to be acquired. KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) are teaming up to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock for CyrusOne at $90.50 per share for a deal value of approximately $15 billion, including the assumption of debt. In the other mega transaction, telecommunications firm American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) has agreed to acquire Denver-based CoreSite for $170 per share in cash. The total consideration for the transaction is approximately $10.1 billion, including the assumption and/or repayment of CoreSite’s existing debt at closing. The purchase price for CyrusOne, a Dallas-based company that owns and operates 50 data centers worldwide, reflects an approximately 25 percent premium over CyrusOne’s stock price on Sept. 27, which was the last day of trading before market speculation of a potential sale was published. KKR and GIP plan to grow CyrusOne’s global footprint of data centers following the closing of the acquisition. The company’s provides IT infrastructure for more than 1,000 clients, including 200 Fortune 1000 companies, according to CyrusOne. The transaction, which CyrusOne’s board of directors …
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Locally based firm Avera Cos. and AEW Capital Management will develop Kilgore Grand Parkway, a 522,135-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. Situated on a 33.9-acre site near Port Houston, the building will offer 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and build-to-suit office space. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the project, which is expected to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2022.