TULSA, OKLA. — Tulsa-based Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $68.4 million sale of a 27-property, single-tenant retail portfolio located across 18 states. The 340,000-square-foot portfolio includes properties ranging from 5,100 square feet to 23,500 square feet. The buildings are leased to tenants including dollar stores, discount retailers, automotive suppliers, farm stores and home improvement retailers. Zach Harris, Jeff Hughes and Melissa McKenzie of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a Midwest-based private family office, in the disposition of the properties to an undisclosed institutional investor.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A joint venture between Canadian firm Hopewell Development LP and New York-based GTIS Partners LP has acquired land in the Alliance submarket of Fort Worth for the development of Champions Circle Business Park. The 361,000-square-foot industrial project will consist of three buildings that will offer proximity to Interstates 35 and 820. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and to be complete in the first quarter of next year. Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the development team in its acquisition of the land. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey and Wells Waller of JLL arranged the joint venture partnership between Hopewell and GTIS.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Locally based developer Jackson-Shaw has begun construction on Parc 20, a two-building, 154,127-square-foot industrial project in Arlington. Building 1 will span 96,931 square feet and Building 2 will total 57,196 square feet. Each building will feature flexible space designed to accommodate office, showroom, manufacturing, distribution, assembly and other uses. Ridgemont Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, with GSR Andrade as the architect. Stream Realty Partners is providing leasing services. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Developer KDC has broken ground on Phase II of the headquarters campus for Independent Bank (NASDAQ: IBTX) in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The project is valued at roughly $59.5 million. The new office building will rise six stories and span 198,000 square feet and will be located within the Craig Ranch master-planned development. Independent Bank’s existing building totals 165,000 square feet. Phase I was completed in 2019, and Phase II is expected to be complete in 2022.
WACO, TEXAS — Uzin Utz North America, a Colorado-based supplier of product installation systems for all types of flooring, will open a $34 million plant in Waco. The 125,000-square-foot facility will produce self-leveling compounds, thin set and grout material for tile installation, as well as patching compounds under the Uzin brand. The new facility will be located at the intersection of Mars Drive and Texas Central Parkway and will mark the third location in North America for the company, which is also a subsidiary of German chemical manufacturer Uzin Utz. A tentative opening date was not released.
DALLAS — Nonprofit organization CitySquare Housing will develop the Lomax Container Housing Project, an endeavor that will convert old shipping containers into affordable housing for Dallas residents. Construction of the project, which will be located at the intersection of S. Malcolm X Boulevard and Louise Avenue on the city’s southeast side, is expected to begin during the first quarter. Units will average 300 square feet and will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Dallas-based Merriman Anderson/Architects designed the project. Shipping containers make for viable living structures because they are modular and are built out offsite and delivered complete with just hook-ups necessary.
IRVING, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Stanton Road Capital has acquired Esters 114 Business Center, a 176,700-square-foot office complex in Irving’s Las Colinas District. The two-building property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill, Gary Carr and John Alvarado of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing of the property for the new ownership.
SAN ANTONIO — Partners Capital, the investment arm of NAI Partners, has sold Marymont Office Park, an 85,368-square-foot complex located adjacent to NE Loop 410 in San Antonio. Partners Capital originally acquired the four-building park in 2017. Carrie Caesar of Cushman & Wakefield represented Partners Capital in the transaction. Houston-based Citadel Venture Holdings purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Miami-based Exan Capital has acquired a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire that is fully leased to an investment-grade e-commerce user. Multiple news outlets, including the Houston Business Journal, report that the tenant is Amazon. The property was built on 84 acres in 2018 and features 36-foot clear heights, 100 dock-high doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and ample parking for trailers and the facility’s 1,600 employees. Trent Agnew, Rusty Tamlyn, Charles Strauss, Tom Weber and Jack Britton of JLL represented the seller, a publicly traded REIT, in the transaction. Colby Mueck, Michael Johnson and Molly Leinsdorf of JLL arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through New York Life on behalf of the new owner.
HOUSTON — Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) has opened a 1,101-unit self-storage facility at 2055 Hayes Road in West Houston. The site previously housed a self-storage property that was demolished to make way for the new 125,000-square-foot facility. Triad Construction Inc. served as the general contractor for the three-story project, which was completed in less than 10 months.