FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Novartis, a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland, has signed a 13,294-square-foot industrial lease at Everman Trade Center in Fort Worth. Matt Carthey and Thomas Grafton with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Boston-based TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. Joe Siglin with Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant. Everman Trade Center is a four-building, shallow-bay industrial development on the city’s south side that spans approximately 512,000 square feet.
FORT WORTH — Austin-based Capital Commercial Investments (CCI) has purchased the former headquarters campus of American Airlines and American Airlines Federal Credit Union in Fort Worth. The 40-acre campus features approximately 1.4 million square feet of office space across three buildings and is located just three miles from DFW International Airport. An underground pedestrian tunnel connects all three buildings. Mike Hardage, Alan Harrington, Steve McCoy and Brooks Creech of Transwestern worked with Troy Barron of Weston Commercial Real Estate to facilitate the transaction. Transwestern will also take over leasing and management of the property. American Airlines began moving into its new $350 million Fort Worth headquarters, known as Skyview 8, last fall. Jim Neil, Duke Stone, Trip Neil and John Bell of Churchill Capital arranged acquisition financing for the transaction with the Boxer Property team of Andrew Segal and John Rentz. The Capital Commercial Investments team was led by Doug Agarwal (CEO / Founder) and Robb Buchanan (EVP). The loan was provided within 17 days of term sheet execution in order to meet CCI’s closing deadline on April 30th, 2020.
IRVING, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Turner Impact Capital has acquired Bridgeport Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily community in Irving. Built in 1982, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis court, business center, resident clubhouse, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. The new ownership will implement capital improvements designed to reduce water and energy consumption. With this acquisition, Turner Impact Capital’s portfolio now comprises roughly 10,000 units.
Natural Gas Provider Venture Global LNG Doubles Office Space at 5 Houston Center in Downtown Houston
HOUSTON — Natural gas provider Venture Global LNG has signed a 58,514-square-foot office lease at 5 Houston Center, a 581,000-square-foot building located at 1401 McKinney St. in downtown Houston. The company is doubling the size of its footprint at the Class A building, which was renovated in 2019 and features a coffee bar, fitness center and tenant lounge. Beau Bellow and Jay Farmer of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Spear Street Capital.
SEGUIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Ol’ 90 RV Park, a 40-site property in Seguin, a city located northeast of San Antonio. Robert Denninger and Brad Dorsey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. A local lender provided acquisition financing for the deal.
DALLAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated a 27,672-square-foot office lease at 4 Park Central, located just inside the Interstate 635 loop in North Dallas. John Beach of NKF represented the tenant, payment processing firm FPT Operating Co. LLC, in the lease negotiations. Younger Partners represented the landlord, McKnight Park Central LLC.
KATY, TEXAS — National Property Holdings (NPH), a Houston-based industrial developer and owner, is underway with Katy Prairie Business Park, an 87-acre industrial project located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. At full buildout, the project will span approximately 1.1 million square feet across three tilt-wall buildings. The development’s first facility has been underway for a few months. Dallas-based design-build firm ARCO Design/Build Inc. broke ground last December on a 59,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center within the park for Domino’s Pizza, progress of which can be seen here. The facility is expected to be complete in the fourth quarter and support more than 300 Domino’s Pizza restaurants across South Texas. “We are delighted Domino’s selected National Property Holdings to develop its new supply chain center and fresh pizza dough production line in our first building at Katy Prairie Business Park,” says Ryan Lovell, vice president of real estate for NPH. In addition to building the Domino’s facility, NPH is now expanding the park’s infrastructure to make way for the other two buildings. This work includes excavating detention ponds totaling approximately 20 acres, extending the public water line by half a mile, implementing a wastewater collection system and lift station …
DENTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed The Village at Rayzor Ranch, a 300-unit multifamily community located within the 400-acre Rayzor Ranch Town Center development in Denton. The property offers amenities such as complimentary concierge services, a pool with cabanas, fitness center with a yoga studio, pickleball and bocce ball courts and a dog park with a grooming station. EPC Real Estate Group developed the community, and Studio A Architecture designed it.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Ridgeline Capital Partners has acquired 10 medical office buildings totaling 99,072 square feet throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Ridgeline raised $5.3 million in equity for the deal from sources on Oregon-based investment platform CrowdStreet. All buildings were fully leased at the time of sale, with dialysis provider U.S. Renal Care being the sole or primary tenant at each property. CIT Group Inc. arranged $21 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Ridgeline.
TYLER, TEXAS — Alabama-based Johnson Development will build a VA Outpatient Clinic in Tyler, a city located about 100 miles east of Dallas. BL Harbert is the general contractor for the project, which is expected to carry a construction timeline of 16 to 22 months. Gabriel Silverstein and Louis D’Lando of SVN | Angelic structured and placed construction financing for the project, which will be developed as part of a quintet of VA Outpatient Clinics in Texas, Florida, Michigan and Missouri that will collectively span more than 303,000 square feet.