DURANT, OKLA. — HLC Equity, a national investment and management firm, has acquired High Meadows, a 208-unit apartment complex in Durant, located near the Texas-Oklahoma border. The property, which was built in 2007, fetched a sales price of $21 million. High Meadows offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, community clubhouse, playground, basketball court, dog parks and large communal outdoor areas. The seller was not disclosed.
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HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Levey Group has sold Northwest Place Industrial Park II, a 65,000-square-foot industrial building in northwest Houston. The sale included 6.5 acres of undeveloped land on the site. The buyer, Alco Designs, a California-based manufacturer of retail merchandise displays, will occupy the vacant portion of the facility. The other tenant, Tytan International, a nationwide supplier of industrial and agricultural products, currently occupies 28,500 square feet.
Kilroy Realty Acquires Newly Completed Indeed Tower in Austin’s Central Business District for $580M
by Katie Sloan
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) has acquired Indeed Tower, a 36-story office development in Austin’s Central Business District for $580 million in an off-market transaction. Completed in May 2021, Indeed Tower is situated on a full city block at the intersection of 6th and Colorado streets. The 730,000-square-foot property was 57 percent leased at the time of sale, with 42 percent of the building occupied by online employee recruiting platform Indeed.com. The property features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor food and beverage space; 30,000 square feet of outdoor deck space; a 35,000-square-foot historic post office building that can accommodate a variety of uses; and a private park. Eastdil Secured and Allen Matkins advised Kilroy Realty on the acquisition of the tower, which is targeting LEED Platinum certification. “I can’t overstate how well Indeed Tower fits with our strategic and property objectives,” says John Kilroy, chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles-based buyer. “It provides us with scale that will support future growth, is anchored by an investment-grade technology tenant and provides a value-add opportunity through lease-up in an office market that is strengthening.” Austin has the fourth largest concentration of tech talent behind San Francisco, Seattle and …
SAN ANTONIO — USAA Real Estate has sold La Cantera Resort & Spa, a 630-acre hospitality property located within the 1,700-acre La Cantera master-planned community in San Antonio. The property consists of 496 guestrooms and suites, including 34 villas, 127,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, five pools, two 18-hole golf courses and multiple food and beverage concepts. USAA originally developed the resort in 1999 and renovated its various amenities between 2015 and 2016. Redwood City, Calif.-based Ohana Real Estate Investors purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer McNair Interests has broken ground on Remy on the Trails, a 330-unit multifamily project located on a 24-acre site in West Houston. The property will span 400,000 square feet and offer one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities will include an infinity pool, indoor fitness center with an adjoining outdoor workout area, a clubhouse with resident lounges, dog washing station, multiple courtyards with outdoor entertainment spaces and a business center with private offices and a conference center. In addition, residents will have access to a private walking trail and three-acre lake with a dock for paddleboards, kayaking and fishing. Project partners include The Preston Partnership (architect), Mayfield & Ragni Studio (interior designer), Kimley-Horn (landscape architect) and Arch-Con (general contractor). Leasing is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2022.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Elan Parkside, a 309-unit apartment community located within the 81-acre Highland ATX mixed-use development in north-central Austin. Built in 2018, the six-story property houses a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units as well as 5,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a pool, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor courtyard with fire pits, a business center and bike storage space. Patton Jones of Newmark represented the seller, Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar, in the off-market transaction. Andy Scott and Michael Cosby of JLL arranged a $40 million acquisition loan through Mesa West Capital on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based multifamily investment firm SPI Advisory. The loan was structured with a five-year term and a floating interest rate. Elan Parkside was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Logistics firm Custom Goods LLC has signed a 353,600-square-foot, full-building lease at Bay Area Business Park, a 232-acre master-planned industrial development near Port Houston. Justin Robinson and Woody Hillyer of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Principal Real Estate Investors, in the lease negotiations. Barry Hill and Doug Nicholson of Newmark represented the tenant.
DALLAS — CBRE has negotiated a 47,850-square-foot office lease at Weir’s Plaza in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas for global asset manager Fortress Investment Group, which also has an office in Irving. The 12-story building, which is under construction and expected to be complete in November, is located at the site of the former Weir’s Furniture store at 3219 Knox St. Jeff Ellerman and John Ellerman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations along with Howard Grufferman, Billy Vahrenkamp and Brad Balke of Colliers International. Tommy Nelson and Dennis Barnes of CBRE represented the landlord, Dallas-based Four Rivers Capital.
PASADENA AND DEER PARK, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a three-building, 738,701-square-foot industrial portfolio near Port Houston. The properties were built in 2019 on a combined 44.6 acres and are located in Pasadena and Deer Park. Collectively, the buildings feature 30- to 36-foot clear heights, 175 dock-high doors, 10 drive-in-ramps, 262 trailer parking spaces and 399 car parking spaces. Trucking and logistics companies occupy the single-tenant buildings. Trent Agnew, Rusty Tamlyn, Charles Strauss and Katherine Miller of JLL represented the seller, Triten Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Affiliates of Lexington Realty Trust purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
SAN ANTONIO — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has purchased Preston Peak, a 596-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. Preston Peak offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and private patios. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, tennis and sand volleyball courts, outdoor grilling and picnic areas, a jogging trail, putting green and package lockers. The garden-style property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Patton Jones and Matt Michelson of Newmark represented the seller, Dallas-based private equity firm Knightvest Capital, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.