ALLEN, TEXAS — Perdure Petroleum, an energy company that specializes in using carbon dioxide systems to boost production, has signed a 17,212-square-foot office lease in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. Perdure will relocate to 1101 Central Expressway S. in the fourth quarter, a move that expands the company’s office footprint by about 10,000 square feet. Jared Laake and Susan Singer of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, 1101 SCE LLC, in the lease negotiations. Jan Elwell of JE Commercial Realty LLC represented the tenant.
By Sam Greenblatt, CEO, Electra Capital Today, a growing number of risk-averse financial institutions are pulling back from the multifamily rental market, leaving owners and investors struggling to complete their transactions. Fortunately, however, private firms are stepping into the gap with alternative sources of debt and equity capital. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the national economy this spring, banks tightened their standards on all types of loans, according to a recent Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers. Nearly half the surveyed lenders reported that they had tightened standards on multifamily loans in the first quarter. That pullback can have a potentially crippling impact on multifamily transactions. Let’s say an investor seeking to purchase a $50 million multifamily asset has raised $12.5 million (25 percent) in equity with a bank loan due to provide $37.5 million (75 percent). But before the deal could close, the bank implements a tighter 60 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio limiting its senior financing to $30 million. Now, the investor or transaction sponsor needs to come up with an additional $7.5 million on short notice or the deal will fall apart. This is where alternative private capital firms can provide flexible, short-term financing solutions, including bridge …
ABILENE, TEXAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has provided a Freddie Mac loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Sedona, a 498-unit apartment community located in the West Texas city of Abilene. The garden-style property was built in phases in the mid-1970s. Units feature stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring, walk-in closets and patios or balconies. Amenities include two pools, a playground, fitness center, sports court, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Braden Harmon and Hank Glasgow of NKF originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, CapX Ventures LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — Sunwest Real Estate Group will redevelop 2901 Kinwest Parkway, a 160,000-square-foot office building in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The project will upgrade the tenant lounge, which will now feature a café, as well as the lobby area, conference center and various exterior spaces. Entos Design is the project architect. Completion is slated for late 2020.
DALLAS — New York City-based REIT Brookfield Properties has acquired a 95,440-square-foot industrial facility that is situated on a 15.2-acre site at 4444 Irving Blvd. in West Dallas. The property features a 57,000-square-foot terminal with 118 doors and ample car and trailer parking space. A national transportation company fully leases the asset, according to Brookfield. The seller was not disclosed.
STAFFORD, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 20,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 10101 Stafford Centre Drive in the southwestern Houston suburb of Stafford. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jarret Venghaus of JLL represented the tenant, educational software provider Intelliworks LLC.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of Hillstone at Wolf Ranch, a 332-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Built in 2018, the Class A property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park, game room and walking/biking trails. Patton Jones of NKF represented the seller, Dallas-based Leon Capital Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Virginia-based Weinstein Properties, which will rebrand the community as Bexley Wolf Ranch.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 126,100-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 500 Enterprise Drive in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Flower Mound. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2003 and spans 462,200 square feet. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, transportation and logistics firm BFS Services Inc., in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne and Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, New York-based Clarion Partners.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Texas Wholesale Computers, a supplier and distributor of finished computers, servers and accessories, has signed an 81,263-square-foot industrial lease at Miller Park North in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. Josh Barnes and Ben Wallace of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Boston-based TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. Andy Goldston of Citadel Partners represented the tenant.
SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm The Welcome Group has acquired a 38,072-square-foot office and industrial complex at 2400 Spring Stuebner Road in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The two-building property is situated on 11 acres and is leased to SES Foam, a provider of insulation products. The first building was built in 1984 and the second building was built in 1994.