GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 146,748-square-foot industrial lease at 2750 114th St. in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1998 and spans 196,012 square feet. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, third-party logistics firm Amplex Corp., was not disclosed.
PHARR, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Pharr Logistics Center, a 109,737-square-foot industrial building located in the Rio Grande Valley. The property was built on 7.7 acres in 1994 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a private equity firm. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
The calculus for which asset classes are likeliest to demonstrate strong growth continues to shift as the pandemic appears to be receding. Patterns in labor shortages, supply chain issues and material costs have managed to solidify through the third quarter of 2021. Lee & Associates’ newly released Q3 2021 North America Market Report dissects third-quarter 2021 industrial, office, retail and multifamily findings, with a focus on where demand is moving and the challenges facing each asset class. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available at this link (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city). Below is a bird’s-eye overview of four commercial real estate asset classes as general categories, broken down to frame each through the trends and complications they faced up to the fourth quarter, according to Lee & Associates’ research. Industrial: Q3 Posts More Record Demand Pandemic-fueled consumer spending drove up third-quarter demand for warehouse and distribution facilities that eclipsed previous records. And despite a nationwide surge in new construction, some metros can barely accommodate the pace of tenant expansion. Additionally, year-over-year rent growth is at a record 6.7 percent for the industrial property sector …
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based investment firm Velocis has acquired Highline, a 208-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 2000, the property is located near the University of Texas at San Antonio. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, a pet park and package lockers. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Walnut Hill Business Center, a 108,154-square-foot industrial property in Dallas. The multi-tenant facility was built on 7.1 acres in 1979. Adam Abushagur and Tyler Ranft of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured an out-of-state institutional investor as the buyer. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Ludington Apartments, a 126-unit multifamily property in Houston that was built in 1980. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool. Zach Weik of TMG represented the seller and procured the locally based buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the deal.
HOUSTON — Midway has announced new retailers and restaurants joining East River, the locally based developer’s 150-acre mixed-use project in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries will occupy 4,000 square feet; Austin-based Lick Honest Ice Creams has signed a 1,124-square-foot lease; and URBN Dental has committed to a 2,612-square-foot space. Construction of the first phase of East River is underway and expected to be complete in 2023.
HOUSTON — Drilling Tools International, a manufacturer of products for the downhole land and offshore drilling industries, has signed a 27,150-square-foot industrial lease at 1612 Southcreek Lane in Houston. The crane-served property is located on a 2.9-acre site within Candle Ridge Business Park on the city’s north side. Ed Frantz, John Amini and Boomer White of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jason Tangen of Colliers International represented the landlord, TRECAP Southcreek Partners.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer HALL Group has unveiled plans for the $7 billion mixed-use expansion of HALL Park, an existing 2.2 million-square-foot, 15-building office park located in Frisco. The full master plan will bring the development to 9.5 million square feet with a mix of office, hospitality, residential and retail uses. The $500 million first phase of development includes a Class A office tower, 154-key boutique hotel, 19-story luxury residential tower, a collection of 60 executive suites and a 10,000-square-foot food hall surrounding a community park. HKS Architects designed the 16-story office building, which will span 410,000 square feet. Amenities include 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space, a corporate lounge, fitness center, meeting space to accommodate upwards of 230 people, a seven-level parking garage and rooftop decks. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the 110,000-square-foot, full-service hotel component of the project, which will offer 13,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a 3,000-square-foot ballroom; an outdoor swimming pool; gardens; a state-of-the-art fitness center; chef-driven restaurant and bar; and an expansive patio overlooking the community park. WDG Architecture designed the 331,529-square-foot residential tower with interiors by Dallas-based Waldrop + Nichols Studio. The community will offer one- …
By Matt Epple, executive vice president, Weitzman Austin; and David Nicolson, president, Weitzman San Antonio One of the best-known metroplexes — a term that was coined way back in 1915 to describe the phenomenon whereby two or more important cities expand to form one continuous urban area — in the country is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). Now, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau has led the Texas State demographer to predict that Texas’ next new mega metro will be Austin-San Antonio. Austin gained nearly 200,000 new residents over the past decade for a growth rate of 21 percent. San Antonio added 107,218 people and is one of the top 10 largest U.S. cities by population. Together, the two markets form a powerhouse metro area of nearly 5 million people. The Austin and San Antonio metro areas each represent robust economies with strong population, job and housing growth. Together, they are almost unbeatable. While the markets are on track to merge into a metroplex, for now they are each distinct enough that we produce separate research reports. But without a doubt, these two metro areas account for some of the most positive retail performance in the state. In formulating this market …
