AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Francisco-based investment firm Drawbridge Realty has sold a fully repositioned corporate office campus located at 3100 Alvin Devane Blvd. in Austin for $18.5 million. Drawbridge originally acquired the two-building property, formerly known as Sierra Technology Center, in 2012 via a joint venture with Austin-based HPI. The redevelopment plan upgraded the office lobby, common areas, roof, mechanical systems and parking areas, as well as interior tenant spaces. Todd Mills, Carrie Caesar and Hunter Mills of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal on behalf of Drawbridge. The buyer was not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 24,000-square-foot office lease in Plano for Samsung SDS, a division of the South Korean tech giant that provides IT services. The tenant will occupy space at APEX, a 186,244-square-foot, Class A building located at 3033 George Bush Highway. Scott Hobbs, Kim Lyon and Ashley Tanton of Cushman & Wakefield represented Samsung SDS in its property search and lease negotiations. Duane Henley and Nathan Durham of Transwestern represented the property’s landlords, Champion Partners and Cross Harbor Capital.
HOUSTON — GID Development Group has broken ground on Phase II of Regent Square, a mixed-use project located at West Dallas and Dunlavy streets near Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston. Designed by Boston-based architecture firm CBT, Phase II will consist of 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 600-unit apartment building and activated community space. The retail space is expected to be available for occupancy by the first quarter of 2021, and the residential component is slated to be complete by the third quarter of 2021. Phase I of the project was completed in 2014. Arch-Con is the general contractor, and JLL is handling leasing of the retail space.
TULSA, OKLA. — Covenant Living Communities and Services has acquired Inverness Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Tulsa, for an undisclosed price. As part of the transition, the community will be rebranded as Covenant Living at Inverness. The community opened in 2003 and features 196 independent living apartments, 40 cottages, 20 garden homes, 31 assisted living apartments, 12 memory care units and 44 skilled nursing rooms. The property sits on 192 acres. Covenant Living also owns and operates a senior living rental independent and assisted living community in Bixby, Okla. Covenant Living at Bixby has been in operation for five years.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — New York-based Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided five loans totaling $68.6 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of multifamily properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The portfolio spans approximately 1,100 units. Vincent Chiodo of Arbor Realty Trust provided the loans, all of which carried 12-year terms, fixed interest rates and six years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae. The property names and borrowers were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Worth & Associates has begun leasing Austin Highway Business Center, an 83,713-square-foot office conversion project situated on 10.5 acres in northeast San Antonio. Worth acquired the property, which formerly served as a data center for Frost Bank, in spring 2018 and upgraded its entrance, lobby, break room and outdoor recreational areas. Austin Highway Business Center, which is being marketed to call center and back-office users, also includes 162 covered parking spaces.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — NAPCO Bag & Film, a provider of bags to a variety of industries, has signed an 81,535-square-foot industrial lease at 2908 Commodore Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Greg Nelson of Paladin Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michelle Hudson and Tom Hudson of Hudson Peters Commercial represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Bent Tree Tower II, a 166,000-square-foot office building located in the northern Dallas suburb of Addison. Los Angeles-based Regent Properties sold the eight-story building to a partnership that was formed by Dallas-based Hudson Peters Commercial for an undisclosed amount. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers brokered the deal. Prior to disposing of the asset, Regent invested $4.7 million in capital improvements to the building, which included a remodel of the property’s entrance, an update of the building’s lobby and common areas, the addition of a large monument sign and a modernization of the building’s mechanical systems. Energy firm Forney Corp. is Bent Tree’s anchor tenant.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — A joint venture between Texla Housing Partners and a private equity real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital has acquired University Trails, a 828-bed student housing community serving students at Texas A&M University in College Station. The property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, sand volleyball court, basketball court, two fitness centers and a 24-hour study lounge and cafe. The joint venture plans to renovate the community’s interior, exterior and office/clubhouse building. A timeline for renovations was not announced. Ryan Lang, Brandon Buell and Jack Brett of Newmark Knight Frank brokered the transaction.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — SRH Hospitality will develop a 261-room Westin-branded hotel on 6.8 acres in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. SRH originally owned the land on which the property will be constructed and sold the tract to a Florida-based hedge fund in the form of a ground lease, proceeds from which will be used to finance construction of the hotel. The property will feature a 25,000-square-foot conference center with a ballroom, full-service restaurant and bar and a rooftop lounge area. SRH will operate the hotel and make monthly ground lease payments to the Florida-based hedge fund for a term of 99 years.