FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS — Chicago-based Mag Mile Capital has provided a $5.5 million CMBS loan for the 78-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel in Fredericksburg, about 80 miles west of Austin. The property offers a pool and a fitness center. The loan carried a sub-5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.
Elevated consumer spending tied to a strong job market in the greater Houston area is driving retail investment and tenant demand in suburban and urban submarkets alike. As a result, it’s one of the nation’s top MSAs for retail development, with more than 3 million-plus square feet under construction market-wide. From an investment perspective, single-tenant and ground-leased assets remain favorable with investors. E-commerce-resistant tenants like fitness, restaurants, automotive service centers, car washes/detailing and dialysis facilities command the most attention with cap rates between the mid-5 to mid-6 percent range. Cap rates tend to be 25 to 50 basis points lower for ground leases because there is no landlord responsibility. Credit, guarantee, location, lease term and landlord responsibility are the biggest factors affecting value. Following Grand Parkway In greater Houston, the majority of retail development recently has been in high-growth submarkets along the 180-mile Grand Parkway/TX 99, which loops through seven counties. National brands like Target, Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx, Burlington, Ulta Beauty and Five Below are continually scouting sites in high-density suburban markets along the Grand Parkway. The exponential growth in the entertainment, fitness, dining and medical/healthcare sectors is an equally strong catalyst for retail and mixed-use development …
DALLAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has completed Offices at The Realm, a 235,000-square-foot office project with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Lewisville, located north of downtown Dallas. The project represents Phase I of Bright Realty’s 324-acre Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development. Amenities at Offices at The Realm include a fitness center, conference center and a rooftop terrace. Coworking firm Venture X has also signed a lease to occupy 30,371 square feet at the nine-story building. BOKA Powell designed the project, and Hill & Wilkinson served as the general contractor. Phase II of The Realm at Castle Hills will deliver a 260-unit apartment community with ground-floor retail and restaurant space in fall 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based multifamily investment and development firm Presidium has sold Ascent at Lake Worth, a 265-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property features studio, one, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 935 square feet. Communal amenities include two pools, a fitness center, dog park, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and fire pit, media room, playground, coffee bar and a business center. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegand and James Roberts of NorthMarq represented Presidium in the transaction. Stephen Whitehead, Lauren Bresky and Will Hancock of NorthMarq arranged a permanent, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the transaction. Both the buyer and the amount of the loan were undisclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Legacy REI Group has acquired Silverado Apartments, a 185-unit multifamily community in Irving. The property was built in 1970, features an average unit size of 780 square feet and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chris Deuillet and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the seller, Plano-based Elmstone Group, in the transaction. The new ownership will implement a value-add program.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Meadows, a 120-unit multifamily community located in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster. The property was built in 1981 and offers amenities such as a pool and an office/clubhouse. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Washington-based investment firm, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company that will implement a value-add program. Both parties requested anonymity.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Retail Solutions has arranged the sale of Crosspointe Shopping Center, a 42,084-square-foot retail property located at 4717 Hondo Pass Drive in El Paso. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1987 and is situated on 2.5 acres. Chris Duncan of Retail Solutions represented the seller in the transaction. Patrick Gordon of Vista Star Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and Hana Alternative Asset Management have provided a $102 million loan for the refinancing of Intercontinental Houston-Medical Center, a 354-room hotel in Houston. The 22-story luxury hotel opened in March and features food and beverage offerings, a lobby bar, outdoor pool, fitness center, workstations and more than 11,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space. The borrower was Texas-based developer Medistar Corp.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Florida-based investment firm Advenir LLC has acquired Advenir at Legado Ranch, a 360-unit apartment community located in the West Texas city of Odessa. Built in 2018, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 908 square feet per unit and offering granite countertops, hardwood floors, walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers and patios. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, media center, fitness center and a dog park. Eric Tupler, Josh Simon and Matthew Putterman of JLL originated an undisclosed amount of Freddie Mac fixed-rate acquisition financing for the deal. The property was more than 91 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 270,000-square-foot commercial portfolio in Austin. The portfolio consists of 618 Tillery Street, an office building currently under construction; 507 Calles Street, a former warehouse that has been converted into office space; and 1300 East 5th Street, a warehouse building also slated for redevelopment. Corey Martin, Andrew Alizzi and Jason Hellberg of Avison Young handled the transaction on behalf of the buyer, CIM Group. The seller was Peter Barlin, a local investor.