SPRING, TEXAS — Newport Real Estate Partners LLC has acquired Haven at Louetta, a 150-unit apartment community located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property was developed in 2018 and features 90 one-bedroom units and 60 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, grilling area, fitness center and a dog park. Guefen Development sold the property for an undisclosed price. Newport plans to develop an additional 30 units at the property over the next 36 months.
DALLAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Bishop Highline, a 118-unit apartment community in the Bishop Arts District in Dallas. The property was built in 2018 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bishop Highline is located across the street from Bishop Arts Village. Chris Deuillet and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the seller, Houston-based Urban Genesis, in the transaction. Dallas-based Exxir purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
CONROE, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of 336 Marketplace, a 471,752-square-foot retail power center in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The center is situated on 72 acres and houses tenants such as Kroger, Michaels, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls, Five Below, Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Ulta Beauty, DSW and Burlington. Colby Mueck, Molly Leinsdorf and Tolu Akindele of JLL arranged the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan through The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America on behalf of the borrower, Fidelis Realty Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — Winston Hotels LLC has purchased Riverview Towers, a 20-story- building in downtown San Antonio that previously served as a 298,000-square-foot office property. The new ownership will convert the building into a mixed-use development with 342 hotel rooms, 60,000 square feet of office space and 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The hotels will carry the dual brands of AC by Marriott and Element by Westin. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Whit Jordan of CBRE represented Winston Hotels in the acquisition. Bart Wilson of Primera Partners represented the seller.
TERRELL, TEXAS — Ventures Development Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) have broken ground on a 270-unit multifamily project in Terrell, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property will be situated on 10.8 acres within the Crossroads at Terrell mixed-use development and will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, playground, dog park, fitness center, demonstration kitchen and multiple lounge areas. Hodges Architecture is designing the project, and Construction Enterprises Inc. is serving as general contractor. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter.
WIMBERLEY, TEXAS — Civitas Senior Living has opened Alexis Pointe Senior Living, an 83-unit seniors housing community in Wimberley, located outside San Marcos in Central Texas. The property is located near Wimberley Town Square, the Cypress Creek Nature Preserve and Blue Hole Regional Park. Alexis Pointe Senior Living features 49 assisted living apartments, 24 memory care suites and 10 independent living cottages, as well as resort-style amenities.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Ready Capital has closed a $4.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 72-unit apartment community in the South Brazoria County submarket. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will address deferred maintenance and upgrade existing units. Ready Capital closed the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures. The property name and sponsor were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: PDM) is under contract to acquire Galleria Office Towers in Dallas for $400 million. Situated at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and the LBJ Freeway in the Far North Dallas neighborhood, the three office buildings total 1.5 million square feet and were built between 1982 and 1991. The properties are also attached to Galleria Dallas, a shopping destination with over 140 stores and 40 restaurants, as well as the 432-room Westin Galleria Hotel. The seller, CBRE Global Investors, spent more than $20 million in capital improvements at the properties. Amenities include lounges, conference centers, a fitness center and rooftop terrace. Piedmont, an Atlanta-based REIT, listed the transaction in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing but did not disclose the property name. However, multiple local media reports identified the acquired asset. The transaction is expected to close this quarter. JLL marketed the Galleria portfolio for sale. It is nearly 90 percent leased to tenants such as Amazon, Ryan LLC, Ansira Partners, Kimley-Horn and Hospital Corp. of America. Piedmont owns several office buildings in the Dallas market, including Park Place on Turtle Creek and One Lincoln Park. Other markets the firm targets …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged $72 million in debt and equity capital for the development of 701 Rio, a 120,000-square-foot speculative office project in downtown Austin. Mike Landon and Griffin Papaila of CBRE arranged a construction loan through Bank of Texas and BancFirst and delivered Barings as an equity partner to the borrower, B&Z Investments LLC. B&Z and Hensel Phelps, the co-developer and general contractor, broke ground on the project in January and expect to complete it in June 2021. BGK Architects designed the project, which will include 12,000 square feet of retail space and five stories of underground parking.
HOUSTON — Ready Capital has closed a loan of an undisclosed amount for the acquisition and stabilization of a 219-unit apartment community in Houston’s Greenway Plaza submarket. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will use a portion of the loan proceeds to renovate units and achieve market-rent premiums. The nonrecourse loan carried a fixed interest rate, a 60-year term and a declining prepayment schedule. The sponsor and property name were not disclosed.