WACO, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Vantage at Waco, a 288-unit apartment community. The property was built on 20.2 acres in 2017 and is located about four miles from Baylor University. Vantage at Waco offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 838 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park, business center and outdoor grilling areas. Will Balthrope, Tommy Lovell III and Richard Robson of IPA represented the seller, Vantage Communities, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed 1031 exchange investor based in another state.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. has sold Parkview Plaza, a 58,574-square-foot office building in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The property and was fully leased to PNC Bank at the time of sale. The buyer was New York-based Royal Oak Realty Trust. Once a golf course, the site of Parkview Plaza is located within Sundance Business Park, about a mile from Interstate 35.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of Sam Maverick Apartments, a 56-unit multifamily community located at 711 Grand Court in Arlington. The property, built in 1982, consists of 40 one-bedroom units and 16 two-bedroom residences. It was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Shaffer, Caleb Jones, Will Miller and William Hubbard of Wellington brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were both undisclosed.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Dallas-based industrial developer Hunt Southwest will enter the El Paso market with Rojas East Distribution Center, a 370,000-square-foot speculative project that will be located about 15 miles southeast of the downtown area. The two-building complex will offer proximity to Interstate 10 and the Zaragoza International Bridge, which connects El Paso to its sister city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Building features will include parking for up to 292 automobiles and 42 trailers, as well as 28- to 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and build-to-suit office spaces. PSRBB Industrial Group Inc. is handling design services for the development, and Conlan Co. is the general contractor. Sonny Brown & Associates will handle leasing of the project. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2021.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Cedar Crossing Distribution Center, a 129,527-square-foot industrial property located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. Built in 2009, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to Merih Cotton Corp., a family-owned cotton distributor. The front-load building is situated on 7.3 acres within Cedar Port Industrial Park and features 24-foot clear heights and 33 dock-high doors. Trent Agnew, Rusty Tamlyn, Charlie Strauss, Ethan Goldberg and Richard Quarles of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Mountain West Industrial Properties and American National Insurance Co., in the transaction. High Street Logistics Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
SAN ANTONIO — Mason Joseph Co. Inc., a San Antonio-based multifamily lender, has provided $41.2 million in construction and permanent financing for Culebra Commons, an apartment project that will be located off Loop 1604 on the city’s west side. The community will feature 327 units across seven three-story buildings and various Class A amenities. The nonrecourse loan was secured through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program and carries a fixed interest rate for the 28-month construction period and subsequent 40-year term. The borrower is a partnership between locally based development firm LYND Co. and T.R. Inscore LLC. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month.
AZLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Flat Rock Road RV Park, a 101-site property located in Azle, located northwest of Fort Worth. Robert Denninger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity. The deal closed at a sales price that was originally negotiated before the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Denninger.
HOUSTON — Best Personal Care LLC, a behavioral health assisted living operator, has sold its 15,610-square-foot facility located at 7741 Tanglewilde St. in Houston. The property is located on the city’s southwest side and features 46 licensed beds. Elena Bakina of Colliers represented Best Personal Care in the transaction. Richard Copeland of Keller Williams Commercial represented the buyer, Ocean 4 LLC.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc., (NASDAQ: PRTS), an online provider of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories and owner of carparts.com, will open a 210,000-square-foot distribution center in the metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The California-based company expects to begin operations in late 2020 and to create at least 150 jobs and $10 million in economic impact during its first 18 months. The facility will also include a “will call” window where local residents who have ordered online can pick up their parts onsite.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Greystone has provided a $34.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Catalina West, a 266-unit apartment community in Lubbock. Completed in 2019, the garden-style property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor lounge and a dog park. The loan was structured with a 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. Steven Mumford of Greystone originated the debt on behalf of the borrower, Avalon Estates.