DUNCAN, OKLA. — Houston-based oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. will lay off approximately 350 employees at its facility in Duncan, according to reports from several news outlets including The Houston Chronicle and Reuters. The Chronicle reports that the move was revealed via a filing with the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, and that the company has independently confirmed plans to reduce its workforce as oil prices continue to suffer. Several weeks ago in mid-March, Halliburton furloughed some 3,500 workers at its Houston headquarters via a program in which employees would work every other week for 60 days. As of Tuesday afternoon, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude stood at $25.61 per barrel, down from $63.98 per barrel a year ago.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Centurion American has provided rooms at The Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas for healthcare workers who are battling the COVID-19 pandemic. According to NBCDFW, Centurion American has designated two floors of the hotel for use by medical professionals from nearby hospitals, including Baylor Medical Center, Teas Health Presbyterian Hospital and Parkland Memorial Hospital. Centurion American is perhaps best known as the developer behind the repositioning of Collin Creek Mall in Plano.
LEANDER, TEXAS — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has arranged the sale of The Sarah Apartments, a 270-unit community located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Built in 2018, the property offers townhouse-style, two-story units with attached garages, walk-in closets and gourmet kitchens. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park and a pet washing station. Kevin Dufour and Kyle Peco of FourPoint represented the seller, CESM Real Estate, in the off-market transaction. A California-based investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Developer Gulf Corp. and equity partner Tailwind Real Estate Equities have completed I-35 Logistics Center, a 131,178-square-foot industrial project in the South Texas city of Laredo. The Class A facility features 4,000 square feet of office space, 32-foot clear heights, 46 dock-high doors, 73 trailer parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. Park Avenue Construction served as the general contractor for the project, construction of which began in August 2019. CBRE is handling leasing.
CROWLEY, TEXAS — Redline Athletics, which provides training and coaching services for a variety of sports, has signed a 21,000-square-foot retail lease at 320 E. Main St. in Crowley, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Chris Flesner of RESOLUT RE, formerly known as Retail Solutions, represented Redline Athletics in the lease negotiations. Jon McDaniel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Embrey Partners has received financing from Wells Fargo for the construction of a 338-unit multifamily community at the historic Borden Creamery property, located adjacent to the Pearl District in San Antonio. Construction is scheduled to begin in July with the demolition of a self-storage facility currently on the 5.1-acre site. Humphreys & Partners is designing the project, completion of which is slated for July 2023. The Borden building will be preserved in a separate project by AREA Real Estate LLC to include 60,000 square feet of office and retail commercial space. Embrey’s development pipeline currently includes more than 6,000 new units.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Multifamily Property Group, a California-based private equity firm, has acquired 2121 Apartments, a 128-unit community in Arlington. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with tile backsplashes, walk-in closets and private patios or balconies. Amenities include a pool, tennis court, fitness center and a lounge and café bar. Dougherty Mortgage arranged a 12-year acquisition loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending for the transaction.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 2703 Telecom, a 121,420-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Construction firm Hill & Wilkinson recently signed a 10-year lease as the anchor tenant at the building, which was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Dallas-based Pillar Commercial sold the asset to Goldenberg & Associates Inc. for an undisclosed price. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers handled the transaction.
DALLAS, GARLAND AND PLANO, TEXAS — Avison Young has brokered the $8.1 million sale of a trio of single-tenant healthcare properties occupied by DaVita Dialysis in the Dallas area. The portfolio included an 8,436-square-foot property in Plano that was built in 2008 and is adjacent to a senior living home; a 7,400-square-foot building in Garland that was built in 1992 and is situated within a major commercial corridor; and a 7,954-square-foot asset in Dallas that was built in 2007 within a mile of Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Patrick Barnes of Avison Young represented the seller, a California-based private investor. Christopher Goodman-Triolo of NLF Advisors represented the buyer, a Dallas-based investor.
IRVING, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 15,885-square-foot industrial lease at 2833 W. Airport Freeway in Irving. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Sealy Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, temperature-controlled logistics firm SCL Cold Chain.