LAREDO, TEXAS — Source Logistics, a supply chain operator for retail and e-commerce firms, has signed a 423,280-square-foot industrial lease at Port Grande Logistics Port in the South Texas city of Laredo. The company will occupy the entirety of Building 2, a spec project that is nearing completion. California-based Majestic Realty is the developer of Port Grande Logistics Port, which is located just off Interstate 35 and within 10 miles of the Port of Laredo border crossing.
AUSTIN, TEXAS —A partnership between C12 Capital Management LP and Sardis Developments is underway on construction of Loren at Lady Bird Lake, a 108-room luxury hotel in Austin that will be operated by New York-based Loren Hotel Group. The property will also feature 26 for-sale residences, including two penthouses. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, spa and a bar and lounge with an outdoor seating area. Site work has begun and completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. Rhode Partners is the project architect, and Hoar Construction is the general contractor. Michael Landon of CBRE arranged an $80 million first lien construction loan through Hall Structured Finance for the project.
DALLAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily development firm with offices around the country, has broken ground on Alta Midtown Park, a 307-unit apartment community located in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas. The property will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with high-end appliance packages. Amenities will include a pool with tanning ledges, outdoor kitchen area, fitness center, conference room and a sky lounge with views of downtown Dallas. Completion is scheduled for early 2021.
BUDA, TEXAS — A partnership between Fort Worth-based investment firm Olympus Property and RSE Capital Partners has acquired Carrington Oaks, a 303-unit apartment community located in the Central Texas city of Buda. Built in 2015, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, kitchen islands/breakfast bars and faux wood vinyl flooring. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, a fitness center with a spin room, resident clubhouse, game room, theater room, business center, outdoor grilling areas, a pet park and a playground. The seller was not disclosed.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Conor Commercial Real Estate has acquired 12.4 acres in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite for the development of Skyline Commerce Park, a 197,600-square-foot speculative industrial project. The site offers immediate proximity to Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 80. Skyline Commerce Park will consist of a 135,200-square-foot building with 32-foot clear heights and a 62,400-square-foot building with 28-foot clear heights, as well as 258 parking spaces and 12 trailer parking stalls. Cadence McShane is the general contractor for the project, construction of which is slated to begin this year and wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2020. Conor Commercial Real Estate and Cadence McShane are both divisions of The McShane Companies, a national development and investment firm headquartered in suburban Chicago.
PLANO, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Jupiter Business Park, a 141,200-square-foot light industrial park in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. Built on 8.1 acres, the property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Stephen Bailey of JLL represented the seller, Berkeley Partners, in the transaction. Campbell Roche, Steve Heldenfels and Jarrod McCabe of JLL placed acquisition financing for the buyer, locally based investment firm MoxieBridge, through Grant Street Funding. The loan carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate.
HOUSTON — Finial Group has negotiated a 15,000-square-foot industrial lease at 12989 Market Street Road in Houston. Jason Gibbons and Doc Perrier of Finial Group represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1982. The representative of the tenant, truck repair shop AM PM Diesel Services Inc., was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — M2G Ventures has begun construction on North Quarter 35, a 640,000-square-foot industrial development within the AllianceTexas master-planned community in Fort Worth. The Class A project will deliver an undisclosed number of buildings with cross-dock, rear-load and front-load configurations. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of the new buildings, completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. GSR Andrade is the project architect, and FCL Builders is the general contractor.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Black Creek Group, a Denver-based investment and development firm, has broken ground on a 569,000-square-foot industrial project within Carter Logistics Center in Fort Worth. The project will deliver three buildings with 32-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck court depths and proximity to Interstates 35 and 20. The buildings will range in size from 88,000 to 250,000 square feet and will be divisible down to 30,000 square feet to accommodate multiple tenants. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. CBRE is handling leasing of the project.
HOUSTON — Hartman Income REIT, a private real estate investment trust, has acquired a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 254,234 square feet in Houston. The first property is a 102,893-square-foot building located at 1400 Broadfield Blvd. in the Energy Corridor area. The second asset is an 83,760-square-foot property located at 16420 Park 10, and the third property is a 67,581-square-foot building located at 7915 FM 1960 in northwest Houston. The three properties were 55.2 percent leased on average at the time of sale. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
