FRISCO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Westside Market, a 93,377-square-foot shopping center located in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. Built in 2017 and anchored by a Tom Thumb grocery store with a fueling station, the property was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Subway, Great Clips, Pure Barre, Today’s Vision, Aqua-Tots Swim School and Ideal Smile & Orthodontics. Chris Gerard and Ryan Shore of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Locally based investment firm Tabani Group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
AUSTIN, TEXAS AND COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Greystar has closed on $600 million in financing for the development of three student housing projects located in Texas and Maryland. Construction on all developments began in October with completion scheduled for fall 2024. The projects include Union on San Antonio, a $171 million, 991-bed high-rise being built through a public-private partnership with the St. Austin Catholic Parish. The project is located one block from the University of Texas at Austin campus and will include a new Catholic parish, rectory and K-8 school for $32 million. Page designed the student housing tower, which will feature shared amenities including a swimming pool, rooftop deck and fitness center. Greystar’s Austin team will oversee the construction of the project with Hensel Phelps as general contractor. The second development serving students attending the University of Texas is Union on 24th, a $262 million, 1,448-bed high-rise community in Austin’s West Campus neighborhood. Greystar will lead the development and self-perform construction. The final project is Knox Road, a $140 million community near the University of Maryland in College Park. The project is being developed through a public-private partnership with Terrapin Development Co., an entity comprised of the University of Maryland …
WILMER, TEXAS — A partnership between two locally based developers, Rosewood Property Co. and Champion Partners, has begun construction on Tradepoint 45 East, a 610,000-square-foot speculative industrial project located in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. Tradepoint 45 East will feature 40-foot clear heights, 112 dock doors and 215 trailer stalls. Pross Design Group is the project architect, and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. The Conlan Co. is the general contractor, and Veritex Community Bank provided construction financing. Stream Realty Partners is marketing the building for lease. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2022 completion.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Texas-based multifamily developer Presidium has broken ground on Presidium Frisco Square, a 368-unit multifamily project located within the Frisco Square mixed-use development in metro Dallas. Units will offer keyless entry mechanisms, ecobee thermostats and energy-efficient appliances. Amenities will include a pool, three courtyards with outdoor kitchens, a dog park, clubroom, cinema lounge, golf simulator, fitness center and a business center with micro-offices and a podcast room. Dallas-based O’Brien Architects designed the project. Presidium expects to deliver the first units in June 2023.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Antonio-based investment firm LYND Living has purchased Legends Lakeline, a 222-unit apartment community located in North Austin, for $46.6 million. Built in 2008, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 675 to 1,717 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, grilling stations, resident clubhouse, business center and a dog run. The new ownership will invest about $4 million in capital improvements to the unit interiors, building exteriors and amenity spaces. The seller was not disclosed. Marc Suarez of Lument provided a $41.2 million acquisition loan for the deal.
OKLAHOMA CITY — New York-based private equity firm Wynmor Management LLC has acquired Riverchase Apartments, a 252-unit multifamily community in Oklahoma City, for $13.6 million. Built in 1971, the property consists of 10 three-story buildings and an additional building that serves as an office, as well as a pool, basketball and tennis courts. The seller was Texas-based Casa Claire Apartments LLC. Wynmor plans to implement a value-add program.
CHATHAM, N.J. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $7.8 million loan for the refinancing of a self-storage and retail asset located in the Fort Worth area. The property, formerly a grocery-anchored retail center, consists of a CubeSmart-branded self-storage facility with roughly 1,000 units and a 10,000-square-foot retail space occupied by Goodwill. David Turley, Janet Proscia and David Poncia of Cronheim arranged the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of California-based DealPoint Merrill. An undisclosed national bank provided the loan. The address of the property was not disclosed.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 350 units in Lubbock. The properties include Summertime Villa, Genoa Gardens, Genoa Gardens II and Yorkshire Villas. Jon Krebbs of TMG represented the seller, and Paul Yazbeck of TMG procured the buyer. The buyer and seller(s) involved in the transaction requested anonymity. The sales price was also not disclosed.
SELMA, TEXAS — Locally based investment and development firm Embrey Partners has acquired Retreat at Chelsea Park, a 280-unit apartment community in Selma, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. Built in 2006, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, dog park, clubhouse and outdoor grilling areas. Patton Jones of Newmark brokered the deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. Embrey plans to implement an interior value-add program that will upgrade units’ countertops, cabinetry, appliances, flooring and closets.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has topped out Atlantica at Burleson, a 217-unit multifamily project located south of Fort Worth in Tarrant County. Developed by Sovereign Properties and designed by Womack + Hampton Architects, the property will offer one-, two-and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor gaming lawn and grilling areas, dog park, cybercafé and a fitness and yoga studio. Atlantica at Burleson is expected to be completed in June 2022.