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CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 252,187-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 2051 McKenzie Drive in Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1985 and renovated in 2008. Blake Kendrick and Eric Crutchfield of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. Ross Longo with Longo Commercial Advisors represented the tenant, Lennox Industries, a locally based provider of HVAC systems.

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HOUSTON — Vari, a Dallas-based provider of innovative office furniture like sit-stand desks, has opened a sales office and product showroom in Houston’s Memorial City District. Locally based developer Radom Capital LLC has also hired Vari to outfit 18,000 square feet of workspace in a historic 1930s landmark, the Star Engraving Building, located near River Oaks. Vari has also opened showrooms in Austin, Baltimore, Denver, Phoenix and Washington D.C., in the past year.

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MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Belt Line Crossing, a 13,290-square-foot shopping center located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Subway and metroPCS.

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DALLAS — Prism Health North Texas, which supports patients living with HIV/AIDS, has signed a 12,835-square-foot healthcare lease at 4004 Worth St. in Dallas. The space is located on the Baylor Scott & White campus in the downtown area. Eliza Solender of Solender/Hall represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chris Lipscomb, Laney Underwood and Brooke Sutherland of Transwestern represented the landlord, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

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WACO, TEXAS — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will open a 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Waco, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant’s first in the Central Texas city. The facility is expected to come on line in 2021 and to bring about 1,000 new full-time jobs to the market. Local CBS affiliate KWTX reports that the facility will be situated on a 90-acre site at 2000 Exchange Parkway near Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center on the city’s south side. Over the last decade, Amazon has made approximately $17 billion in capital investment in Texas, resulting in the creation of some 43,000 new jobs.

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MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Sunrider International, a California-based provider of food, health, beauty and household products, will open a 71-acre manufacturing and research and development facility in the southern Dallas suburb of Midlothian. Construction of the facility is underway, and the company will begin relocating employees of its California manufacturing operation to the new plant in 2021. The Dallas Morning News reports that Sunrider recently filed permits to develop a 340,000-square-foot building on the site, as well as to eventually build a facility spanning 1 million square feet or more. The newspaper also reports that the City of Midlothian and Ellis County offered Sunrider more than a 50 percent property and business tax abatement if the company ultimately expands its footprint to 600,000 square feet and hires more than 200 employees. Chicago-based merchant bank Conlon & Co. owns the site.

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HOUSTON — Ti Cold Development, which specializes in cold storage properties, will build a 303,920-square-foot facility within East Hardy Commerce Park in Houston. The site offers proximity to Interstate 45, Beltway 8 and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The facility will feature more than 42,000 pallet positions and will be marketed to both multi-tenant and build-to-suit users. A construction schedule was not disclosed.

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PLANO, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Preston Park, a 198,788-square-foot office complex in Plano. The two-building, 12-acre complex was built in 1997 and recently renovated to upgrade lobbies, common areas, tenant lounges and conference centers. California-based Libitzky Property Cos. and Dallas-based Sunwest Real Estate Group sold the property to Florida-based TerraCap Management for an undisclosed price. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers brokered the deal. Both buildings were approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of Davenport 360, a 37,500-square-foot office building located at 6001 Bold Ruler Way in Austin. Todd Mahler of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group, in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. The sale is one of the top five largest by transaction value completed in 2020 in the Austin office market, according to the sales team.

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HUMBLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer The GenCap Group has begun leasing The Sarah at Lake Houston, a 350-unit apartment community located in the northern Houston suburb of Humble. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite countertops, nickel hardware fixtures, stainless steel appliances and smart-entry locks. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, beer garden and a dog park, as well as private lake access. Greystar manages the property, which will officially open its doors later this month.

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