IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 1400 Corporate Drive, a 64,400-square-foot office building in Irving. The three-story, Class B property was built in 1983. Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller an individual/personal trust, in the transaction. Hebert also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS— Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of LBJ Medical Center, a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Johnson City, approximately 45 miles west of Austin. The property was built on 2.6 acres in 1989 and totals 16,045 square feet. A local owner-operator exiting the seniors housing industry sold the asset to a regional owner-operator based in Texas that will implement a capital improvements program. Matthew Alley of SLIB arranged the transaction.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) has agreed to acquire Houston-based exploration firm Noble Energy (NASDAQ: NBL) in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Under the terms of the agreement, Noble Energy shareholders will receive 0.1191 shares of Chevron common stock for each share of Noble Energy stock they own. Inclusive of debt, the deal carries a total enterprise value of $13 billion. The price represents a premium of roughly 12 percent on the weighted average of Noble Energy’s closing stock prices for the 10-day period ending July 17. Following the closing of the deal, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter, Noble’s shareholders will own about 3 percent of the new entity. Executives at San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron cited access to Noble’s assets in key domestic production sites like Colorado’s D-J Basin and Texas’ Permian Basin, as well as its international facilities in Israel and West Africa, as major incentives behind the acquisition. For example, Noble’s portfolio includes nearly 92,000 contiguous acres for drilling and exploration in the Permian Basin . In addition, in June, the company was awarded exploration rights to 800,000 acres of drillable land in the Western …
The market-wide vacancy rate stood at 6.2 percent at the end of the second quarter, a period that included the first spate of negative net absorption in more than two years. Several retailers that are based in the metroplex, including Pier 1 Imports, Neiman Marcus, Tuesday Morning and J.C. Penney, have been among the major names to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutter stores in response to COVID-19. Investors’ concerns about rent collection and occupancy also impacted retail investment sales volume in DFW, which stood at approximately $1.6 billion at the end of the quarter, its lowest quarterly total in five years. Texas, one of the first states to reopen, has since seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases that prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to pause further reopenings in late June, a move that most notably included shutting down bars once again. The state currently has about 292,000 confirmed cases and 3,500 deaths, according to the Texas Department of State & Health Services.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners and Principal Real Estate Investors have completed the final phase of Bay Area Business Park, a 3.3 million-square-foot industrial development located near Port Houston. The final phases consisted of three speculative building totaling 1.3 million square feet that were approximately 20 percent preleased at delivery. Development of the original 137-acre site began in 2007, with Phase I being completed in 2008 and adding 1.2 million square feet to the local supply. Phase II was completed in 2016 and added 850,000 square feet, and in 2019, the development team purchased an additional 95 acres for the property’s third and final phase.
DALLAS — Eatery Essentials, a provider of food storage containers and the U.S. subsidiary of Taiwanese supplier Vigour Pak, will relocate its corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing and warehousing operations to a 400,000-square-foot facility in Dallas. The facility will be located at 2425 Danieldale Road on the city’s south side and is expected to be operational by October. Eatery Essentials anticipates that the move will create about 150 new jobs.
HURST, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has brokered the sale of Bishop Davies Nursing Care Center, a 161-bed skilled nursing facility in Hurst, located between Dallas and Fort Worth. An owner-operator looking to exit the industry sold the property to a regional seniors housing owner-operator from Louisiana for $8 million. The 70,000-square-foot facility sits on a 5.2-acre lot and was 74 percent occupied at the time it was listed.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 41,830-square-foot industrial lease at 4100 New York Ave. in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2018 and spans 110,468 square feet. Adam Graham and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Boston-based Cabot Properties, in the lease negotiations. David Eseke and Gary Collett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Wastequip Manufacturing Co., a Charlotte-based manufacturer of trash containers, compactors and other waste management equipment.
Interviews conducted by Taylor Williams During the 10-year expansionary cycle, San Antonio posted one of the highest rates of population growth in the country, bringing new development of luxury apartment communities, modernized e-commerce facilities, bustling entertainment destinations and a landmark Class A office building. While some short- and long-term pain from COVID-19 is inevitable, there is also some optimism on the horizon. Industrial broker Cody Woodland of NAI Partners, multifamily developer David Lynd of LYND Co. and retail investment sales specialists Kevin Catalani and Price Onken of CBRE share thoughts on what’s happened and what’s coming in the Alamo City. Texas Real Estate Business: In terms of your sector, what have you seen in the San Antonio market in response to COVID-19? Cody Woodland: Much like other industrial markets, we’ve seen many tenants put their requirements on hold, including some sizable leases near execution. Most of these resulted in short-term extensions that should resurface in 2021. We’ve also seen numerous deals with essential users requiring immediate short-term space for storage purposes due to fluctuations in supply chains, primarily in the grocery and medical product sectors. Even during the pandemic, some long-term leases have still transacted, such as Dollar General’s 285,000-square-foot …
PLANO, TEXAS — J.C. Penney Co. announced on Wednesday that it would reduce its workforce by approximately 1,000 corporate, field management and international positions as part of its store optimization and restructuring plan. The Plano-based retailer, which employs about 90,000 people worldwide, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and announced plans to close about 150 stores two weeks later. According to CNBC, J.C. Penney has reached an agreement with its creditors to extend submission of its new business plan and identify potential investors in the business. The network reports that mall developers Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties are both in talks to buy the 118-year-old retailer, as are Sycamore Partners and Authentic Brands, the respective parent companies of department stores Belk and Barneys.