EL PASO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based hospitality investment and management firm Peachtree Hotel Group has acquired Home2 Suites by Hilton El Paso Airport, a 111-room hotel located at 6308 Montana Ave. in El Paso. The property, which is located less than two miles from El Paso International Airport, features amenities such as a fitness center, business center, outdoor pool and an airport shuttle service. The seller was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — ESRP, a brokerage firm specializing in tenant representation, has negotiated a 114,500-square-foot office lease in Irving for biotechnology firm Caris Life Sciences. Greg Burns and Christopher Schafer of ESRP handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the tenant, which will relocate to a newly constructed facility that offers lab and office space. Myers & Crow Co. developed the property, which is owned by a fund managed by Kawa Capital Partners.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — American Tile & Stone has signed a 58,296-square-foot industrial lease extension at Luna Distribution Center, a 1.3 million-square-foot development in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. George Billingsley of Billingsley Co. represented the landlord on an internal basis. Ryan Boozer with Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.
Until about six years ago, the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) industrial market was considered a second-tier market, lagging behind the likes of New York-New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles in terms of investor interest and demand. Today, the metroplex is not only holding its own with the traditional gateway markets, but in some cases surpassing them, thanks to growth from an exceptionally diverse group of tenants and industries. Natural population growth throughout North Texas has prompted stronger demand for industrial space across a range of user bases: e-commerce, global logistics, consumer products, building materials, pharmaceuticals, food, furniture, aviation. Some notable, six-figure leases that have been executed in the metroplex over the last 12 months and which reflect the diversity of tenant demand — as well as the geographic range of submarkets seeing strong activity — include the following: Smuckers (1.1 million square feet in south Dallas), furniture provider Steelcase (618,000 square feet in Carrollton), marketing firm Taylor Communications (232,000 square feet in south Dallas), ITW Food Equipment (184,000 square feet in Fort Worth), Alliance Glazing (137,000 square feet in Garland), Panoramic Doors (127,500 square feet in Fort Worth) and CEVA Logistics U.S. (100,000 square feet in Coppell). As these deals illustrate, …
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based firm Concord Properties will break ground in mid-September on Concord Park III, a 101,000-square-foot office building that will be located on East Sonterra Boulevard in north-central San Antonio. Designed by Dallas-based HKS Architects, the four-story property will feature a conference center, outdoor seating areas and a deli. Concord Park III is expected to be available for occupancy in the first quarter of 2021. Endura Advisory Group LLC will handle leasing.
WACO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Village Square, a 205-unit multifamily community in Waco. Built in 1983, the property features amenities such as a pool, outdoor grilling area, volleyball court, onsite laundry facilities and access to walking and biking trails. Sean Scott, Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the San Antonio-based seller and procured the Dallas-based buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS — IPI Properties 25 LLC has acquired Cedar View Apartments, a 72-unit complex in Mineral Wells, located about 50 miles west of Fort Worth. Built in 2005, the property consists of 18 single-story residential building, a leasing/office building and a maintenance building. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, playground, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Dougherty Mortgage arranged $1.7 million in Fannie Mae financing on behalf of the new owner. The acquisition loan carried a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 42,750-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 357 N. Harvard Ave. in Oklahoma City for HDG Products, an entity doing business as Hunton Distribution Group. David Portman of CBRE represented the landlord, Crow-Oklahoma #10, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of the former Brookshire Grocery building, 37,000-square-foot retail property leased in Ennis, located south of Dallas. Tim Henson and Ben Hines of Venture Commercial represented owner and seller Brookshire Grocery Co. in the disposition of the asset to Avenue Church, which will renovate the property and begin services in the fall.
DALLAS — Hana, a subsidiary of CBRE, has opened Hana PwC Tower at Park District in downtown Dallas. The Hana brand is CBRE’s flagship flexible workspace concept. The space spans 67,000 square feet and two and a half floors of the 500,000-square-foot PwC Tower. CBRE expects to open additional Hana locations in the United States and the United Kingdom in the coming months.