HOUSTON — Investment and development firm Welcome Group LLC has acquired 23 acres in Cedar Port Industrial Park in Houston for future projects. Cedar Port is a 15,000-acre, rail-served industrial development on the southeast side of the city that offers access to the Grand Parkway, Interstate 10 and Port Houston. Specific plans for future development of the site were not released. Ryan Wassaff Sr. internally represented Welcome Group in the land sale.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Continental Office Group, a wholesaler of new and used office furniture, has signed a 22,374-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Gateway East Business Center in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. Matt Dornak and Ryan Wolcott of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Barings, in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated an 11,900-square-foot industrial lease at 10425 Moers Road in south Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1961 and consists of four buildings. Zane Carman and Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Barrett Gibson of Colliers International represented the tenant, Supreme Plant Services LLC, a provider of tank cleaning services.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Koberlin Apartments, a 56-unit multifamily complex in San Angelo, located roughly midway between Austin and Lubbock. William Stover of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller of the two-building, 41,868-square-foot property and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Lonejack II LLC has purchased Heritage Park, a 460,000-square-foot distribution center in the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield that was previously occupied by Pier 1 Imports. The property is located near U.S. Highway 287, is adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad and features 10,200 square feet of office space. Pier 1 Imports, which was founded in Fort Worth in 1962, announced in May that it would be closing all its retail stores and liquidating other assets. LanCarte Commercial is marketing the property for lease.
HURST, TEXAS — Gardner Capital, a family-owned private equity firm focused on the multifamily sector, has completed Provision at North Valentine, a 96-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Fort Worth suburb of Hurst. The property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with granite countertops, breakfast bars and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, onsite laundry facilities, outdoor grilling areas and a playground. Rents for one-bedroom units range from $361 to $789 per month, while rents for two-bedroom units range from $429 to $942 per month.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has sold Leghorn Service Center, a 66,530-square-foot industrial property in Houston. NAI Partners acquired the three-building complex in 2019 through one of its investment funds. Charlie Strauss, Trent Agnew and Katherine Miller of JLL served as the listing brokers in the transaction and procured the buyer, a locally based private investment firm. Leghorn Service Center was fully leased at the time of sale.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Healthcare developer MedCore Partners has broken ground on the 25,200-square-foot Bedford Medical Plaza, located at the northwest corner of Hospital Parkway and Parkview Lane near Fort Worth. The building will be situated on 3.1 acres near Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford Hospital and is 100 percent preleased to multiple local practices. An expected completion date was not released.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated a 25,368-square-foot industrial lease at 1819 Turning Basin Drive in east Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1980 and totals 65,494 square feet. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook represented the tenant, EN Group Corp., in the lease negotiations. David Munson of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, First Industrial Texas LP.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — The administration of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has converted the McAllen Convention Center, located in the Rio Grande Valley near Mexico, into a temporary healthcare facility for COVID-19 patients. Texas, one of the first states to reopen, has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, recording as many as 8,000 new cases per day during some stretches. The 174,000-square-foot facility has the capacity to house as many as 250 patients, but it opened on Tuesday with the stated goal of taking up to 50 patients to start and increasing intake and capacity as needed. The property sits on 18.5 acres and features a 60,000-square-foot free exhibit hall, a grand ballroom, two boardrooms and 16 breakout rooms for meetings and smaller events. According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, the state has recorded about 460,000 positive cases and 7,500 deaths since the pandemic began.