FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between New York-based Clarion Partners, investment management firm Crow Holdings Capital and developer Rob Riner Cos. has acquired 556 acres in Fort Worth for the development of a 7 million-square-foot industrial park that will be branded Carter Park East. The site is located on the city’s south side near Interstates 20 and 35 and will house both speculative and build-to-suit structures for various industrial and logistics users. Site work is scheduled to begin this month, and the first speculative buildings are expected to be complete in summer 2021. The largest area of the site will be marketed as a build-to-suit opportunity that can accommodate a user with a requirement as large as 1.8 million square feet. Stream Realty Partners is leasing the property.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on a 231,000-square-foot industrial complex in McKinney, a northern suburb of Dallas. The property will be located near McKinney National Airport and will consist of two buildings spanning approximately 107,000 and 124,000 square feet. Building features will include 28- to 30-foot clear heights, 24 dock doors and more than 230 combined parking spaces. Bob Moore Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Callaway Architecture is designing it. Lee & Associates will handle leasing, and Dallas-based Somervell Commercial Realty is serving as the development manager. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2021.
EULESS, TEXAS — Phoenix-based Paragon Mortgage Corp. has provided a $38.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of The Franciscan at Bear Creek, a 264-unit multifamily asset located in the western Dallas suburb of Euless. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling areas and a resident clubhouse. Jim Swanson of Paragon Mortgage placed the nonrecourse loan through HUD’s 223(f) program, a product that carries a loan term of up to 35 years, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Infrastructure design firm HNTB Corp. has signed an office lease at Frost Tower, a 314,879-square-foot building in downtown Fort Worth. The property was completed in 2018 and offers a full-service restaurant, conference and event center, elevated outdoor patio areas and wine lockers. Seth Koschak and Cullen Donohue of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Anthracite Realty Partners, in the lease negotiations. Sven Sykes, Brad Balke, Daniel Rudd and Billy Vahrenkamp of Colliers International represented the tenant
DALLAS — NAI Robert Lynn has negotiated a 26,418-square-foot office sublease for Texas-based Veritex Community Bank at 12750 Merit Drive, a newly renovated building in North Dallas. Veritex Bank is expanding its footprint in Dallas, and the new space will accommodate about 150 of the company’s 700 total employees. Amenities at the property include a conference center, fitness center, tenant lounges and a deli. Kent Smith of NAI Robert Lynn and Dan Boyles of NAI Partners’ Houston office represented Veritex Bank in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the original tenant and landlord were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $20 million in Freddie Mac financing for Heritage Estates at Owen Tech, a 174-unit affordable housing project coming to Austin. The property will be situated on five acres and will consist of 102 one-bedroom units and 72 two-bedroom units ranging in size from 614 to 1,131 square feet. The majority (85 percent) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income, and about 10 percent of the units are restricted to renters earning 40 percent of the AMI. Construction is scheduled to be complete by early 2022. Robbie Lynn of KeyBank structured the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate, 17-year term and a 40-year amortization schedule. The borrower is a partnership between Dallas-based Generation Housing Development, developer Hill Tide Partners and the Austin Affordable Housing Corp. The borrowers also secured low-income housing tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and tax-exempt bonds issued by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund the development of Heritage Estates at Owen Tech.
DALLAS — Developer Todd Interests is nearing completion of the redevelopment of the former First National Bank Tower in downtown Dallas, a project that will add 219 hotel rooms under Hyatt’s Thompson brand to the local supply. The new hotel will feature two rooftop restaurant and bar concepts, a pool, fitness center, spa and pet parks, as well as 22,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The hotel is slated to open in November.
DALLAS — Tricon Precast, a provider of concrete products, has signed a 98,259-square-foot industrial lease at 5200 E. Grand Ave., a few miles east of downtown Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property features 19-foot clear heights and 200 parking spaces. Josh Barnes and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, HLC Investments, in the lease negotiations. Matthew Perry-Miller of Laughlin Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided a $3.9 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Summer Meadows, a 115-bed skilled nursing facility in Longview, about 100 miles east of Dallas. Hymie Barber of Cambridge originated the loan through HUD’s 223(a)(7) program for the borrower, a New York-based limited liability company. The 223(a)(7) product is used exclusively for the refinancing of existing HUD debt on multifamily and healthcare properties.
SAN ANTONIO — NAI Partners has negotiated an 11,380-square-foot industrial lease at Isom Business Center, a 175,000-square-foot development in north central San Antonio. The property consists of three buildings that offer 18-foot clear heights and both grade-level and dock-high loading doors. Carlos Marquez and Colten Courtney of NAI Partners represented the tenant, solar products distributor Solwel, in the lease negotiations.