HOUSTON — Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors has opened the 75-room Extended Stay America-Houston-Kingwood hotel on the city’s north side. Guestrooms feature fully equipped kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops, as well as private workspaces. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities.
SHERMAN, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $6.4 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Northridge Villas, a 101-unit multifamily asset located in the North Texas city of Sherman. The property was built in 1969 and renovated in 2019. Amenities include a pool, playground, pet park and onsite laundry facilities. Colliers originated the loan, which carried a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, 3013 Northridge Villas LLC.
DALLAS — NexBank has signed a 27,733-square-foot office lease extension at Chateau Plaza, an 18-story office building located at 2515 McKinney Ave. in Uptown Dallas. Rhett Miller and Sara Terry of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Chateau Plaza Holdings LP, in the lease negotiations. NexVest Realty Advisors represented the tenant.
PLANO, TEXAS — Brookfield Property Group and Simon Property Group have agreed to acquire the retail and operating assets of J.C. Penney Co. for $1.75 billion at a bankruptcy auction. As part of the sale agreement, the three companies will form a property holding company (PropCos), which will include 161 of the J.C. Penney real estate assets and all of its owned distribution centers. The Plano-based retailer’s Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders will own PropCos. J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in mid-May and restructured 90 percent of its debt with its lenders. Brookfield and Simon enter into the bankruptcy auction as the stalking-horse bidders. The Plano-based retailer expects the auction to close before the 2020 holiday season. “As we continue to move through the sale process, our focus will remain on serving our customers and working seamlessly with our vendor partners,” says Jill Soltau, CEO of J.C. Penney. “We have been a trusted partner to all of our stakeholders since 1902, and we expect to continue that track record for decades to come under the J.C. Penney banner.” The auction is being held through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. During its …
By Taylor Williams The sudden merging of a healthy pipeline of multifamily product in Texas with a global pandemic that has caused a drastic increase in working from home is forcing apartment builders and designers to get exceedingly creative with all facets of their projects. Unit interiors and common areas of apartment buildings must now provide makeshift workspaces for adults across a wide range of industries, as well as for the preexisting members of the gig economy and for children who have been forced to engage in virtual learning. Working from home is just one of many lifestyle changes that COVID-19 has brought about in the last six months. Multifamily developers and architects are tasked with trying to judge the staying power of these changes and to find balances between implementing features that promote safety and wellness without busting their budgets. “We know we have to adapt to COVID-19 and be proactive,” says Yewande Fapohunda, senior vice president at High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co. “Lifestyles and behaviors are rapidly changing, and though we don’t know how long they’ll last, we have to think short- and long-term with our reactions.” It’s a tricky process to say …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of three self-storage facilities totaling 1,807 units in Austin. Owner-operator Storage Star acquired the properties, which span 200,639 net rentable square feet and will be rebranded Storage Star-Mopac, Storage Star-Pond Springs and Storage Star-Ben White. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the undisclosed sellers in the transaction. The new ownership will invest in capital improvements to boost curb appeal and repair deferred maintenance items.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has topped out Phase II of Columbia Renaissance Square in Fort Worth. The latest phase will add 123 seniors housing units to the local supply. Designed by JHP Architecture and developed by Columbia Residential, the property will feature a 95,015-square-foot building with units that are reserved for renters aged 62 and older. Amenities will include a catering kitchen, computer center with Wi-Fi, fitness center, central laundry facility and a theater for movie screenings. Completion of Phase II is slated for December.
FATE, TEXAS — Private equity firm Gardner Capital has partnered with the City of Fate, located northeast of Dallas, to develop Gala at Fate, a 185-unit affordable seniors housing community. The city will lease the land to Gardner Capital, with plans for long-term ownership by the public-private partnership. CREA and Citibank are additional financial partners for the project, with Citibank providing both construction and permanent financing. Treymore Construction is the general contractor for Gala at Fate, which is expected to be complete in January 2022.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 132,000-square-foot distribution building located at 6410 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. in Houston. The property was developed on an 18.1-acre site as a build-to-suit project for FedEx Ground Packaging Systems. David Carter and Jeff Peltier of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — General contractor Cadence McShane Construction Co. has completed the 76,000-square-foot IDEA Hardy charter school in Houston. The project was constructed on a 15.5-acre site and includes classrooms, laboratories, a cafeteria, administrative spaces, gym, soccer field and outdoor eating areas. National architecture firm Corgan designed the project on behalf of IDEA Public Schools, a Weslaco, Texas-based provider of K-12 public charter schools serving roughly 19,000 students across 36 institutions.
