HOUSTON — Hines has begun construction on Phase II of Boulevard Oaks Business Park, a project that will deliver approximately 1.1 million square feet of industrial space across six buildings. Boulevard Oaks Business Park spans 120 acres and is located in southwest Houston. Phase I of the project delivered 450,000 square feet of new industrial space across four buildings that is now 95 percent occupied. Phase II is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. Burton Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Powers Brown is the architect of record. Cushman & Wakefield handles leasing of the property.
Hartman Income REIT Acquires Three Office Buildings Totaling 222,043 SF in Houston’s Energy Corridor
HOUSTON — Subsidiaries of Hartman Income REIT have acquired three office buildings totaling 222,043 square feet in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. Timberway II is a 130,828-square-foot building that was 64.2 percent occupied at the time of sale; One Park Ten Place is a 34,089-square-foot asset that was 34.6 percent occupied at the time of sale; and Two Park Ten Place is a 57,125-square-foot property that was 89.1 percent occupied at the time of sale. All three properties were built between 1979 and 1983 and have subsequently been renovated. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 213,630-square-foot industrial building leased to Ashley Furniture in Grand Prairie, located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The property was built on 11.5 acres in 1979 and renovated in 1995. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marriott International has opened a 170-room Springhill Suites hotel at 2315 N. Main St. in Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards district. The six-story property features a fitness center, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast and 11,500 square feet of meeting and event space. In addition, a food and beverage concept from local chef Tim Love is scheduled to open at the hotel in early 2020. OGC Main Street LP owns the hotel, and Oldham Goodwin Group manages it.
PLANO, TEXAS — CIT Group Inc., a publicly traded national bank, has provided a $36.2 million acquisition loan for Park Center, a 236,000-square-foot office building in Plano. The five-story, Class A building houses tenants in the sports marketing, insurance and title industries. The borrower was an affiliate of New York-based Innovatus Capital Partners. Park Center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Locally based multifamily developer JPI has secured an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Jefferson Central, a 430-unit community in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. Scheduled to open in fall 2021, the property’s units will feature a minimum of 10-foot ceilings in every unit, island kitchens and hardwood-style flooring. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center with spin and yoga studios, business center, demonstration kitchen, a pet park with grooming station and a 1,675-square-foot lounge with views of downtown Dallas. BB&T served as the senior lender on the construction loan, specific terms of which were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Leasing activity is underway at Broadstone Summer Street, a 375-unit apartment community by Alliance Residential that is located in the Washington Arts District of Houston. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 793 square feet and featuring stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and wood-plank flooring. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, gaming area and theater screening room. The property also offers 536 parking spaces.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 60,000-square-foot industrial facility in Austin. The single-tenant facility is leased to ABC Supply Co., a distributor of building exteriors. Colin Couch and Jason Powell of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. A private investor based in Alaska purchased the asset at a cap rate of approximately 5.5 percent.
ROUND ROCK AND SAN ANTONIO — JLL has negotiated the sale of two healthcare facilities totaling 35,000 square feet in Round Rock, a northern suburb of Austin, and San Antonio. The properties serve as post-acute neuro-rehabilitation facilities for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries. Rick Goings and Kevin McConn of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Houston-based Simpkins Group, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Virginia-based Capital Square 1031.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — New York-based Trevian Capital has provided a $7.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of two apartment communities totaling 173 units in the West Texas city of Lubbock. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund capital improvements at both properties. The borrower was a partnership between three undisclosed investors. The sellers and property names were also undisclosed.