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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has acquired LMI Capital, a Houston-based financial intermediary and Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member. LMI Capital, which was founded in 1999, arranges debt and equity across all property types throughout Texas and the greater Southwest region. The 10-member LMI team has completed more than $1.2 billion in transactions over the last three years. Most recently, LMI principal Brandon Brown arranged a $29 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 460-unit multifamily asset located in the Northshore/Woodforest submarket of Houston. The loan was structured with a floating interest rate and three years of interest-only payments.

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DALLAS — Denver-based Steele Properties, in partnership with the Dallas Housing Finance Corp., has purchased Ridgecrest Terrace Apartments, a 250-unit affordable housing community. The sales price was $57.7 million. The property was built in 1969 on 16.2 acres and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a playground and communal activity room. The new ownership will invest approximately $77,000 per unit in capital improvements, including new kitchens, appliances, cabinetry, toilets, flooring and fixtures, as well as mechanical system upgrades. The property’s parking lot, sidewalks, fencing and amenity spaces will also be upgraded.

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HOUSTON — JLL has signed an 81,999-square-foot office lease at 200 Park Place, a 210,000-square-foot building in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood, in a deal that consolidates the commercial real estate giant’s Houston offices into a single location. JLL will occupy three floors at the 15-story building, which is owned by Stonelake Capital Partners and was completed in 2020. Ronnie Deyo and Beau Bellow represented JLL internally in the lease negotiations. William Peeples represented Stonelake Capital, also on an internal basis.

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By Sean Sorrell, senior managing director, JLL  As we enter 2021, there’s no doubt that we are emerging from one of the most unique and trying years that our modern civilization has ever confronted, and we all likely agree that we will never again endure a pandemic of this scale. As of the writing of this article, the first vaccines have arrived in Austin; our first responders have begun administering it to the public and we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. In the face of these challenges, Austin continues to flourish, at least on a relative basis, and its real estate industry is poised to take a firm lead as one of the strongest real estate markets in the nation, if not the world. A key discipline within the industry is the apartment rental market, which is currently facing obstacles but continues to successfully navigate market conditions all the same. The metro Austin apartment inventory is now approaching 200,000 units — a growth rate of 75 percent over the last eight years. While many cities would wilt under the pressure of this ongoing development surge, this market has flourished. The ongoing supply has marginally …

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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 454-unit self-storage portfolio in Houston. The portfolio, which is operated under the Bargain Storage brand, consists of two properties totaling 69,757 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space.  The portfolio also includes 68 portable units that were delivered in 2019. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Oregon-based limited liability company, in the transaction. New York-based Merit Hill Capital purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.

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HOUSTON — Avenue, a locally based nonprofit developer, has broken ground on a 70-unit mixed-income multifamily community in Houston’s Oak Forest neighborhood. The unit mix will consist of 23 one-bedroom apartments, 27 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom residences ranging in size from 706 to 1,201 square feet. While 14 units will be offered at market rates, income-restricted units will be designated for families making between $35,000 and $65,000 annually. In addition to amenities such as a playground, learning center and activity room, business center and fitness room, Avenue on 34th will offer resident services including after-school tutoring for children and credit-building and homebuyer education programs for adults. Block Cos. is the general contractor for the project, which is expected to be complete in mid-2022.

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COPPELL, TEXAS — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty has secured an industrial lease expansion and extension totaling 178,984 square feet at its Freeport II facility in Coppell, located near DFW International Airport. The lease agreement with Premier LogiTech LLC, which provides logistics solutions for the technology sector, includes an expansion of 110,157 square feet of space plus an extension of the current lease for 68,827 square feet in the same building. Bill de la Chapelle with Rubicon Representation LLC represented Premier LogiTech in the transaction. Matt Hyman handled the negotiations for Duke Realty on an internal basis.

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PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 105,664-square-foot industrial and manufacturing campus located in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. The property spans three buildings on 32.7 acres. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of NAI Partners represented the seller, 14800 Jersey Shore Drive LLC, in the transaction. Matt Rogers of Oxford Partners represented the buyer, BHVA Real Estate Holdings LLC.

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DALLAS — Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy, an Austin-based concept, will open three stores totaling 7,959 square feet in the Dallas area. Restore addresses segments of wellness that people in need of chronic pain management, accelerated injury recovery or improved athletic performance. The stores will be located in the Southlake, Preston Forest and Lovers Lane neighborhoods and are expected to open in the first quarter of 2021. Restore operates about 70 stores throughout the country.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between San Francisco-based Legacy Partners and Bridge Investment Group has acquired 35.2 acres in northeast Austin for the development of Camber Ranch on Parmer, a 483-unit apartment community. Designed by Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects, the property will be located at the corner of Parmer and Yager lanes and will consist of 22 two- and three-story buildings. Units will range in size from 438 to 1,500 square feet and will feature granite and quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and LED lighting. Amenities will include multiple pools, a fitness center with a yoga/spin studio, outdoor kitchen with grilling stations, snookball court, dog park and a bike repair shop. Move-ins are expected to begin in late 2022.

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