CYPRESS, TEXAS — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 6,000-square-foot industrial property located at 16643 Telge Road in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. Travis Land and A.J. Williams of NAI Partners represented the seller, JDFM Telge LLC, in the transaction. Jared Clayton represented the buyer, GKCG Properties.
HOUSTON — Post Oak ER will open a 5,575-square-foot healthcare clinic at Tanglewood Shopping Center, a 48,306-square-foot property located in Houston’s Uptown neighborhood. Chadd Bolding of Colliers International represented the tenant, which expects to open in October, in the lease negotiations. Josh Friedlander of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord, RPI Management Co. LLC.
DALLAS — A partnership between Texas-based Triten Real Estate Partners and Catlyn Capital will develop Work/Shop, a 216,500-square-foot office and retail project in the Prestonwood neighborhood of Dallas. The project will consist of two office buildings totaling 135,000 square feet and 81,500 square feet of ground-level retail space fronting Belt Line Road. The office and retail components will be connected by an outdoor plaza and green space totaling 30,000 square feet. O’Brien Architects is the project architect, and Venture Commercial Real Estate and Holt Lunsford Commercial will handle leasing for the retail and office portions of the project, respectively. Funding is in place, and the development team is in the process of securing various permits.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 35,154-square-foot industrial building located at 2027 Presidential Row in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. An undisclosed owner-operator purchased the building, which was originally constructed in 1982. Taylor Stell and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates brokered the deal.
HOUSTON — PCS Software Inc., a Houston-based software management firm that serves the transportation and logistics industries, has signed a 25,772-square-foot office lease at the 35-acre CityWest campus in Houston. J.P. Hutcheson represented the landlord, Parkway, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Jay Kyle and Bob Parsley of Colliers International represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 7,613-square-foot retail lease for Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. at Cypress Landing Shopping Center, located at 3040 FM 1960 E. in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 29.1 acres in 1980. Patrick Keegan and Jason Gaines of NAI Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 1,875-square-foot retail property in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land that is net-leased to Starbucks Coffee. Justin Miller and Davis Hansen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an out-of-state private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured the locally based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
By Darlene Sullivan, Popp Hutcheson PLLC As if a global economic contraction and an unfolding recession across the United States were not enough, many commercial real estate owners across Texas have seen their taxable property values increase this year. While many of these owners are calling for property tax relief to offset the financial burden they are suffering due to stay-at-home orders and business closures triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, they may be unsure of potential remedies to pursue or arguments to make. Given that the date of valuation is Jan. 1, 2020, property owners searching for relief are limited as to the information that appraisal districts will consider for this tax year. Potentially limited relief in 2020 does not mean taxpayers lack options, however. There are three key strategies that commercial property owners need to implement in 2020 if they want to maximize reductions in taxable value for this and future years. 1. Consider filing a 2020 appeal — even if the taxable value did not increase from the prior year. The state was already shutting down nonessential activities as appraisal districts were preparing to mail out their 2020 Notices of Appraised Value. Most appraisal districts delayed the mailings …
HOUSTON —Midway has launched a commercial leasing and advisory services division. The Houston-based developer has hired Lacee Jacobs to run the new branch of the company, which will focus on creating strategic leasing initiatives for the company’s portfolio of mixed-use properties. Jacobs began her career at Midway and has since worked at CBRE, EDGE Realty and Waterman Steele. Midway is the developer behind mixed-use projects in Houston such as CityCentre and Buffalo Heights.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Gardner Capital has completed construction of Gala at Four Corners, a 93-unit active adult community in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Gardner Capital developed Provision at Gala at Four Corners with the city of Sugar Land, partnering with RBC Capital Markets and the Fort Bend Housing Finance Corp. GCRE Construction was the general contractor for the project. Houston-based Allied Orion Group will manage the community.