Texas

Atlantic | Pacific Acquires 378-Unit Mira Loma Apartments Near San Antonio

by Taylor Williams July 16, 2020

LIVE OAK, TEXAS — Miami-based Atlantic | Pacific Cos. has acquired Mira Loma Apartments, a 378-unit multifamily community located in Live Oak, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. Built in 2008, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 628 to 1,364 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, 24-hour fitness center and an indoor basketball court. Atlantic Pacific acquired the asset through its Blue Atlantic Partners Fund III, a private equity fund. The seller was not disclosed.

July 16, 2020

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Engineering, Logistics Firm Signs 185,344 SF Industrial Lease Near Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams July 16, 2020

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Engineering and logistics firm Communication Test Design Inc. (CTDI) has signed a 185,344-square-foot industrial lease at Lakeside Ranch 1001 in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Flower Mound. The deal brings the 634,564-square-foot building to full occupancy. Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates and John Morrissey of Jackson Cross represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Matt Hyman handled negotiations internally for the landlord, Duke Realty, with JLL’s Craig Jones, Tom McCarthy and Fred Ragsdale serving as listing agents for the property.

July 16, 2020

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Tax Software Provider Ryan Signs 66,750 SF Office Lease in Uptown Houston

by Taylor Williams July 16, 2020

HOUSTON — Ryan LLC, a Dallas-based provider of tax services and software, has signed a lease to relocate its Houston office to a 66,750-square-foot space at Park Towers in Houston’s Uptown/Galleria neighborhood. The property consists of two 18-story buildings totaling 545,242 square feet. Doug Little, David Baker, Kelli Gault and Jack Scharnberg of Transwestern represented the landlord, Regent Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.

July 16, 2020

Development Office Retail Texas

KRS Realty Completes 12,000 SF Office, Retail Redevelopment Project at Fort Worth Stockyards

by Taylor Williams July 16, 2020

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KRS Realty Advisors has completed a redevelopment project at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards that adds 12,000 square feet of office and retail space to the local supply. Austin-based apparel company Tecovas has signed a retail lease for 3,474 square feet at the property. KRS purchased the property in February and began renovating shortly thereafter. Stream Realty Partners is handling leasing.

July 16, 2020

Development Industrial Texas

Amazon to Open 820,000 SF Fulfillment Center in Metro Austin, Create 1,000 Jobs

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2020

PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Amazon has announced plans to open an 820,000-square-foot fulfillment center in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville, a move that is expected to bring about 1,000 full-time jobs to the area. The facility is expected to open some time in 2021. Pflugerville has long been rumored to be a landing spot for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant. But only recently did the Pflugerville City Council approve an agreement authorizing the city’s economic development department to offer up to $3.8 million in incentives to Amazon. These funds will be earmarked for offsite road infrastructure improvements and for other capital investment and job creation measures.

July 15, 2020

Development Mixed-Use Texas

JaRyCo to Develop 135-Acre The Farm at Allen Mixed-Use Project in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2020

ALLEN, TEXAS — Locally based developer JaRyCo has partnered with the Johnson family to develop its farmland at the southeast corner of the Sam Rayburn Tollway and Alma Drive in Allen, located northeast of Dallas, into a 135-acre mixed-use destination. Current plans for the development, which will be branded The Farm at Allen, call for 1.6 million square feet of office space, 142,000 square feet of retail space, a 150-room hotel, 60,000 square feet of restaurant space and 2,400 urban residential units, including townhomes. Additional features include a 2.5-acre lake with boardwalk restaurants, two miles of hiking and biking trails, a 16-acre greenbelt along Watters Creek and four additional park areas. Infrastructure work at the site is scheduled to begin in late 2020. Omniplan is the project architect, and TBG is the landscape architect. Dynamic Engineering is the civil engineer.

July 15, 2020

Development Industrial Texas

VanTrust Real Estate Breaks Ground on 994,639 SF Spec Industrial Project in El Paso

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2020

EL PASO, TEXAS — Developer VanTrust Real Estate has launched a 994,639-square-foot speculative industrial project in El Paso. The site spans 59 acres and is located within five miles of the Zaragoza Bridge, an international port of entry. Phase I of the project will consist of four buildings totaling 514,135 square feet and is expected to be complete in early 2021. Phase II, which will commence upon completion of Phase I, will consist of two buildings totaling 480,504 square feet. The project is one of several major speculative industrial developments to be announced in El Paso in recent weeks, along with Hunt Southwest’s 370,000-square-foot Rojas East Distribution Center and Equity Industrial and Raith Capital’s 123,966-square-foot project at 9541 Joe Rodriguez Drive.

July 15, 2020

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

Castle Lanterra Buys The Triangle Apartments in Downtown Austin for $129M

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2020

AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties has acquired The Triangle, a 529-unit apartment community in downtown Austin for $129 million, or roughly $244,000 per unit. The property, which was built between 2006 and 2008, is part of a mixed-use development that offers retail and restaurant space and proximity to the city’s education and technology hubs. Units come in studio, loft, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and are equipped with stainless steel appliances, granite or quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies. Residential amenities include three pools, a fitness center, communal kitchen, conference center, coffee bar, dog park and fire pits. The seller was not disclosed.

July 15, 2020

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

Avid Realty, Electra Capital Acquire 330-Unit Apartment Community in Houston

by Taylor Williams July 15, 2020

HOUSTON — A joint venture between Avid Realty Partners and preferred equity partner Electra Capital and has acquired The Pines at Woodcreek, a 330-unit apartment community in north Houston. Built in 2015, the property offers studio, one and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, coffee lounge, business center, fitness center, entertainment room, outdoor grilling stations, package locker system and a dog park. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed.

July 15, 2020

Development Office Texas

Westdale, StreetLights Open 310-Unit Hamilton Apartments in Dallas’ Deep Ellum District

by Taylor Williams July 14, 2020

DALLAS — Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management and StreetLights Residential have opened The Hamilton, a 310-unit apartment community in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas. The 26-story building is located within The Epic mixed-use development and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with custom cabinetry, floor-to-ceiling windows and built-in desks. Amenities include a pool, outdoor entertainment space with fire pits, resident bar, fitness center, media space and 23,000 square feet of attached retail and restaurant space. Rents for studio units start at $1,685 per month, according to apartments.com.

July 14, 2020

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