DALLAS — VanTrust Real Estate has broken ground on DalParc Logistics Center, a 1 million-square-foot industrial building that will be developed on a speculative basis in South Dallas. DalParc Logistics Center will be situated within a 200-acre logistics park that is anchored by Amazon and L’Oreal. Project partners include Alliance Architects, MYCON General Contractors and civil engineer Kimley-Horn. CBRE is handling leasing of the development, which is expected to be complete in July 2021.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Tower at Frisco Square, a 174,147-square-foot office building situated on 3.2 acres at 5757 Main St. in Frisco. Video game developer Gearbox Software is the anchor tenant of the five-story building, which was constructed in 2015 and has an adjacent five-level parking garage with additional ground-floor office and retail space. Dallas-based Encore Enterprises sold the property to Missouri-based REIT Maxus Realty Trust for an undisclosed price. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers brokered the deal.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm TRECAP Management has purchased two warehouses totaling 31,750 square feet in Houston. The buildings are located at 12400 and 12402 Taylor Road and are fully leased to SRS Distribution Inc. Barrett Gibson and Jason Tangen of Colliers International represented the seller, H&B Development & Construction LP, as well as TRECAP Management in the transaction.
KATY AND CYPRESS, TEXAS — Breakfast eatery The Toasted Yolk Café has opened two new restaurants in the Houston area, one at The Crossing at Katy Fulshear on the western side of town and one at Cypress Mill Village in the northwestern suburbs. Toasted Yolk Café now operates 14 restaurants in the Houston area. Paul Vernon and Campbell Vise of Henry S. Miller represented the restaurant in its site selection and lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 9,600-square-foot industrial sublease at 3402 Bacor Road in west Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2017. Chris Caudill and Griff Bandy of NAI Partners represented the subtenant, SES Subsea Engineering Solutions, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the sublessor, DNV GL USA Inc.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Bowery at Southside, a 303-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property was built on 7.5 acres in 2019 and features apartment and townhome residences with an average unit size of 820 square feet. Amenities include a pool, sky lounge and a lawn with a five-hole putting green. Drew Kile, Will Balthrope and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, StoneHawk Capital Partners, and procured the buyer, Virginia-based Weinstein Properties.
HOUSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has provided a $54.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Nob Hill Apartments in Houston. The community was built in four phases beginning in 1967 and is now operated as a single complex totaling 1,326 workforce housing units. The borrower, Steadfast Cos., recently implemented a value-add program that delivered shaker-style cabinets, granite-style countertops and modern appliances to the unit interiors. Amenities include nine pools, courtyards, a business center and a clubhouse. Matt Greer of NKF originated the loan.
BIXBY, OKLA. — Minneapolis-based investment firm Timberland Partners has purchased Encore Memorial, a 248-unit apartment community located in the southern Tulsa suburb of Bixby. Built in 2012, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a business center, resident clubhouse, pool, fitness center, playground and a volleyball court. Timberland Partners acquired the asset through its $100 million TPAF VII Fund. The seller was not disclosed.
KERRVILLE, TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Kerrville, approximately 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. The property was built in 2006. A private investor bought the asset and contracted with a Texas-based operator as the tenant. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Craft beer producer TUPPS Brewery has received a $11.3 million grant from The McKinney Community Development Corp. to remodel a 120-year-old grain mill in the northern Dallas suburb for its new location. The brewer’s new campus will span 4.5 acres and will consist of a 25,000-square-foot production brewery and a communal shopping area. TUPPS has occupied 17,000 square feet at the historic McKinney cotton mill at 721 Anderson St. for the past five years.
