HOUSTON — Locally based investment and development firm Barvin is underway on construction of a 281-unit multifamily project near the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, quartz countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities with include a pool, outdoor kitchen, private conference rooms, business lounge, fitness center and a dog park. Dallas-based GFF is the project architect, and Austin-based Oden Hughes is the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2022.
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MESQUITE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 203,040-square-foot industrial lease at Building 1 at Urban District 30, a roughly 1 million-square-foot industrial development located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Matt Dornak and Drew Feagin of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Urban Logistics Realty, in the lease negotiations. Blake Kendrick and Seth Koschak, also with Stream Realty Partners, represented the tenant, online retailer 1000bulbs.com.
HOUSTON — PSS Industrial Group, a locally based supplier of equipment for the energy sector, has signed a 200,824-square-foot lease at Ella Logistics Center in north Houston for its new headquarters and distribution space. Jeff Venghaus and Richard Quarles of JLL negotiated the lease on behalf of PSS Industrial Group. Laura Denkler and Palmer Letzerich represented the landlord, Hines, on an internal basis.
CONROE, TEXAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has completed a 145,222-square-foot warehouse project in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The project is a build-to-suit for Illinois-based Buske Logistics. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, the 18-acre property features a rear-load configuration, 39-foot clear heights, 133 car parking spaces and 2,500 square feet of office space.
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DALLAS — Idaho-based Cold Summit Development will build a $60 million cold storage facility at 2800 Cedardale Road in South Dallas. The 343,000-square-foot facility will be situated on 29 acres and will feature 50-foot clear heights. Site work and construction are anticipated to start immediately with completion slated for September 2021. Cold Summit Dallas will be just the 12th cold storage facility built in the metroplex in the last 20 years, according to the developer.
HEREFORD, TEXAS — A subsidiary of Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE), a processor of food commodities, has entered into an agreement to sell its ethanol plant in Hereford, located outside Amarillo, for $39 million. Green Plains has also entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the storage and transportation assets and the assignment of railcar leases associated with the Hereford ethanol plant for $10 million. Hereford Ethanol Partners LP is buying the plant.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Chartwell Court, a 243-unit apartment community in North Houston. Built in 1995, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that average more than 1,000 square feet and feature walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private patios and balconies. Amenities include a pool, business center, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a clubhouse. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, Los Angeles-based National Asset Services Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was San Antonio-based REEP Equity.
SAN ANTONIO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a 221-unit seniors housing community in San Antonio. Built in 2017 by locally based owner-operator Franklin Park, the property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through an unnamed regional bank on behalf of Franklin Park.
SAN ANTONIO — University Health System, a locally based healthcare provider, has purchased two office buildings totaling roughly 165,000 square feet in San Antonio. The properties are located at 5800 Farinon Drive and 5959 Northwest Parkway in the University Park submarket. Kevin Cosgrove and Scott Ferguson of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, New York-based Clarion Partners, in the transaction. Ken Adams and Chad Gunter of Transwestern represented University Health Systems, which will also occupy the properties. The deal represents the largest office trade in San Antonio in 2020, according to the brokerage team