SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Everest Rehabilitation Hospital will open a $24 million inpatient facility on an 8.1-acre site on SE Military Parkway in San Antonio. The property will span 40,000 square feet and offer 36 beds designed to resemble a hotel rather than an acute care hospital. The facility will also include inpatient and outpatient therapy gyms, an outdoor mobility courtyard for therapeutic use, Hydroworx aqua therapy, several family gathering areas, a dining hall, in-house dialysis center and an in-house pharmacy. A construction timeline was not released.
SEGUNDO, CALIF. — California-based Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a portfolio of five healthcare properties in Texas totaling 37,282 square feet. The properties, which were originally constructed in 2015 as build-to-suits for emergency care provider Neighbors, are located in Lufkin, Grand Prairie, El Paso, Lake Jackson and Victoria. Neighbors went bankrupt shortly after the properties were built. Rahul Chhajed and Michael Moreno of Matthews represented the undisclosed buyer, which has converted the assets into surgery centers and signed long-term leases with a new operator.
Student housing demonstrated its resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges, but what can the industry expect going forward? Timothy S. Bradley, founder, TSB Capital Advisors, and principal, TSB Realty, sat down with Finance Insight to discuss financing and expectations for student housing in the fall of 2021 and beyond. Finance Insight: How was 2020 for TSB? Bradley: We were fortunate. Many observers assumed the student housing industry would be devastated by COVID-19-forced school closures and campus clusters. Instead, thanks in large part to the rational and institutional nature of our major operators, investors and lenders, the industry proved its resiliency once again. We were affected by the pandemic, of course, and had to adjust some of our early year projections, but TSB companies still closed on a total transaction volume of approximately $4 billion, including construction loans, stabilized term loans and interim loans, as well as sales, and joint venture partnership consultations. There will be other challenges our industry faces in the years to come, but it’s difficult to imagine a more challenging singular event than the one we experienced this year with COVID-19. All things considered, we felt very good about 2020, and we’re even more optimistic about 2021. …
SAN ANTONIO — Houston-based developer Midway and private equity firm GrayStreet Partners have unveiled plans for Lone Star District, a mixed-use project in San Antonio that will be a redevelopment of the former Lone Star Brewery site. The site borders the San Antonio River and is located roughly 1.5 miles from the downtown area. Plans for Phase I of the 32-acre development call for 250 multifamily units, 100,000 square feet of office space and 50,00 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Project partners include master-plan architects Lake|Flato and OJB Landscape Architecture, as well as civil engineer WGI Engineers. Phase I is expected to be complete in 2025.
PRINCETON, TEXAS — The NRP Group, a Cleveland-based developer, has broken ground on Princeton Crossroads, a 300-unit mixed-income housing project that will be located about 40 miles northeast of Dallas. Princeton Crossroads is being developed in partnership with Texoma Housing Partners and will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 610 to 1,320 square feet. Fifty percent of the units will be reserved for residents earning less than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amegy Bank provided construction financing. Leasing is expected to begin in spring 2022, with full completion slated for fall 2022.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Fielder’s Glen, a 220-unit apartment community in Arlington. The property consists of 15 buildings on a 10.5-acre tract. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, laundry facilities and a courtyard. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Colorado-based partnership, and procured the buyer, a private investment company based in Canada. The new ownership plans to implement a multimillion-dollar renovation.
HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has brokered the sale of a 135,296-square-foot warehouse located on eight acres at 5800 Clinton Drive in East Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 1947 and renovated in 2007. Building features include 20- to 24-foot clear heights and 12 dock-high doors. Zack Taylor of Moody Rambin represented the locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Exegistics Government Solutions, a third-party logistics firm, has signed a 59,517-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Turnpike Distribution Center 4, located at 2130 French Settlement Road in West Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans 312,188 square feet on 11.5 acres. Sean Smith and Jade Scott of Whitebox Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Carter Crow of Younger Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
DALLAS — Harwood International has begun construction on Harwood No. 14, a 27-story office tower in Dallas. The building will span approximately 360,000 square feet and will feature a 17,000-square-foot rooftop terrace and sky garden, as well as a fitness center with locker rooms and a multi-purpose flex space. The development team includes Manhattan Construction Co. (general contractor), Dallas-based HDF (architect of record), Dallas-based Corgan (associate architect) and Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma & Associates (design architect). Law firm Haynes & Boone LP has committed to 125,000 square feet at the building upon completion, which is scheduled for 2023.
IRVING, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Marbletree, a 416-unit apartment community in Irving. The property offers one- and two-bedrooms and amenities such as a business center, fitness center and a pool. Jakob Andersen and Brian O’Boyle Jr. of Newmark represented the seller, LumaCorp., in the transaction. Deverick Jordan and William Hairston of Newmark arranged acquisition financing through New York City-based Ready Capital on behalf of the buyer, GoodLife Housing Partners. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program, as the property has not been renovated since its original construction in 1982. The community was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.