AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Muskin Commercial has arranged the sale of The Arts Apartments at Turtle Creek, a 95-unit multifamily complex located just south of downtown Austin. The property is situated on 5.3 acres and features one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, dog park and multiple art installations. Muskin Commercial represented the undisclosed, Dallas-based seller in the transaction. Locally based investment firm Narrow Road Group purchased the complex for an undisclosed price and will implement a value-add program that includes rebranding the property as Arroyo Apartments.
SPRING, TEXAS — Multifamily development and management firm Fein has opened Canopy at Springwoods Village, a 332-unit apartment community located within the $10 billion Springwoods Village mixed-use development in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative and built by Westchase Construction, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 552 to 1,705 square feet. Units are furnished with wood-style flooring, stone countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a clubhouse with billiards and ping pong tables, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, golf simulator room, library, conference room and a pool with sun shelves and cabanas. Residents also have access to a 1.5-acre lake with surrounding walking trails. Rents start at roughly $1,000 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
DALLAS — Convexity Properties has begun leasing Eastline Residences, a 28-story multifamily tower located at 6050 N. Central Expressway in the Park Cities neighborhood of Dallas. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and feature 10-foot ceilings and private balconies. Amenities include a rooftop pool with tanning ledges and cabanas, a sky lounge with seating areas and event spaces, a fitness center with indoor and outdoor yoga decks and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Chicago-based Convexity delivered the 330-unit community in 2020, and move-ins are scheduled to begin in February. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Florida-based investment firm Driftwood Capital has acquired Hilton Dallas Southlake Town Square, a 248-room hotel located near DFW International Airport in Southlake. Built in 2007, the five-story hotel offers amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, an onsite restaurant and 18,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The new ownership plans to invest $5 million in capital improvements over the next 12 months.
DALLAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Veridian Place, a 228-unit apartment community located at 4849 Haverwood Lane in North Dallas. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2016, the garden-style property features one- and two-bedroom units with individual washers and dryers and private patios or balconies. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, outdoor grilling areas, a 24-hour fitness center and a dog park. Brian Murphy and Brian O’Boyle Jr. of Newmark represented the seller, Florida-based American Landmark, in the transaction. Matthew Mense, Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Osman Baig of Newmark arranged Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of the locally based buyer, Orion Multifamily Investments LLC.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Texan Mobile Home Park, a 280-site manufactured housing property in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. The community spans 880,783 square feet. Jeff Taylor and Will Shealy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
By Taylor Williams With widespread vaccination several months away and the federal government having passed additional relief legislation, the end of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be in sight. To that end, retailers and restaurants that have survived the public health crisis can, with some reservations, start to look toward the rebound phase. Because there’s no question that American consumers are itching to make up for lost eating, drinking and socializing time, provided they can do so in what they feel are safe environments. “Our biggest point of optimism for 2021 lies in the fact that people want to go out, eat, shop and be entertained,” says Lucas Patterson, executive vice president at metro-Dallas based Bright Realty. “As we continue to respond to the pandemic, people are increasingly ready to get out of their homes, be with others, eat at restaurants, have drinks and listen to music. We believe we can offer those opportunities as soon as the time is right.” “Looking forward, our biggest source of positivity involves consumers’ built-up savings and pent-up demand for human connection in a more normal existence,” adds Terri Montesi, CEO of Trademark Property Co, the developer behind mixed-use projects such as Victory Park …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments will develop Crossroads Logistics Center, a 1.6 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located east of Parmer Lane between U.S. Highway 290 and State Highway 130 in Austin. The project will be developed across four phases, with the first phase consisting of three cross-dock buildings totaling 483,840 square feet. Delivery of Phase I is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. Project partners include David Bessent Architects and Jamison Civil Engineering.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Gateway Logistics Center, a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial park located near DFW International Airport in Irving. The property was built in 2019. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Jody Thornton, Zach Riebe and Wells Waller of JLL represented the seller and developer, a partnership between Dallas-based Bandera Ventures and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital, in the transaction. BentallGreenOak acquired the five-building industrial park on behalf on an institutional investor.
AUSTIN AND KYLE, TEXAS — Austin-based Rastegar Property Co. will develop a 700,000-square-foot bulk distribution center and a 200-acre residential community that will feature single-family homes and townhome rentals in Central Texas. The industrial project will be located at 11708 McAngus Road near the new Tesla Gigafactory, and the residential community will be located at 700 Bunton Lane in the suburb of Kyle. Ronald Granite and Elena Burgos of investment banking firm Eyzenberg & Company arranged a $4.6 million fixed-rate loan through a regional insurance company to partially fund pre-development costs of both projects. Construction timelines were not disclosed.