BELLAIRE, TEXAS — Jacob White Construction has broken ground on Bissonnet Medical Plaza, a 52,000-square-foot healthcare project in Bellaire, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Building features will include a patient drop-off area, gurney-sized elevators and both surface level and garage parking. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. JLL will handle leasing of the property.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 46,950-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Clay Road in Houston for Imperial Wholesale Inc., a provider of ceramic and tile products. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1980 and totals 160,275 square feet. Jim Autenreith and Sam Rayburn of Moody Rambin represented the building owner in the lease negotiations. Preston Yaggi of Lee & Associates represented Imperial Wholesale.
While Austin is the Texas city that has become most synonymous with a tech-heavy office market over the last decade, the remarkable amount of overall job growth in the metroplex is allowing Dallas to slowly grab a larger piece of the tech pie. While some of the fastest-growing tech firms in the market right now — Google, Facebook, Indeed — have committed to larger office footprints in Austin, many of these firms still retain offices in Dallas due to its strong supply of qualified labor and relatively cheaper cost of doing business. However, in addition to having offices in Dallas, these firms have contributed to commercial real estate growth in the metroplex through build-to-suit data center developments and large colocation leases with established data center operators in the market. Facebook’s $1 billion data center development in Fort Worth is among the largest in the country, and construction recently began on Google’s $600 million data center campus in the southern suburb of Midlothian. IBM SoftLayer, Rackspace, and LinkedIn are other examples of technology firms taking large data center leases in the Dallas metroplex, North America’s third-largest data center market, according to 2019 figures from DataCenter Hawk. Outside of the context of …
SPRING, TEXAS — Cypressbrook Development Co. has broken ground on Ariza Gosling, a 316-unit multifamily project that will be situated on 12.1 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property will feature a pool, fitness center, game room, business center, dog park and walking trails. An expected construction completion date was not provided, but it is anticipated to coincide with the arrival of more than 5,000 new jobs in the nearby Springwoods Village development. Arroyo Energy Investors recently announced its relocation to Springwoods Village, the first office lease executed at the new property.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Multifamily investment firm ClearWorth Capital has acquired The Palm on South Padre, a 299-unit apartment community in Corpus Christi. Built in 1973, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, dog park and outdoor grilling areas. ClearWorth will implement a value-add program that will deliver new flooring, cabinetry, backsplashes, lighting and plumbing to unit interiors, as well as upgraded signage and landscaping.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Paint supplier Benjamin Moore & Co. has signed a 237,926-square-foot industrial lease at 121 Lakepointe Crossing Building 1 in Lewisville. The property is located along State Highway 121 on the north side of the metroplex. Blake Kendrick and Mac Hall of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Stockbridge Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Mark Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented Benjamin Moore.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Local office developer Cawley Partners will build a 150,000-square-foot office building at 161 Toll Road in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The property will be located within the Mayfield Groves mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in late 2020.
DENTON, TEXAS — Health club chain Fitness Connection has signed a 55,606-square-foot lease at Golden Triangle Mall, a 765,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination in Denton. GTM Development Ltd. has redeveloped the mall, which now houses anchors such as Macy’s, JC Penney, Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and H&M. Steve Greenwood and Byron Howard of Weitzman represented building ownership in the lease negotiations. Susan Ridley and Sherman Hinkebein with The Retail Connection represented Fitness Connection, which will backfill a space currently occupied by Designer Shoe Warehouse, whose lease expires in September.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a $55.5 million loan for the refinancing of The Village of River Oaks, a Class A, 198-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Houston. The borrower was a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Co. and Harrison Street. A national bank provided the loan, which features a four-year term, floating interest rate and 30 months of interest-only payments. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the transaction. CBRE also arranged the development financing for the property in 2015. Retirement Center Management, Bridgewood’s wholly owned management affiliate, will continue to operate the property.
IRVING, TEXAS — Facility Solutions Group Inc., an Austin-based provider of lighting, electrical and energy management products, has signed a 72,900-square-foot industrial lease at 2800 Valley View Lane in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2018 and totals 294,795 square feet. Jeremy Kelly and Sarah Ozanne of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Alpha Industrial Properties, in the transaction. NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant.
