RICHMOND AND ALLEN, TEXAS — Canadian investment firm BSR REIT has purchased two multifamily assets in Texas for $92.8 million. Satori at Long Meadow is a 300-unit community in the Houston suburb of Richmond and Auberry at Twin Creeks is 216-unit property in the Dallas suburb of Allen. Both properties feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units, pools and dog parks. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Cohen-Esrey Development Group has received $26 million in financing for the rehabilitation of Hotel Grim in downtown Texarkana, a project that will convert the historic hotel into a 93-unit multifamily building. Hotel Grim Apartments will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The project is expected to be complete in the spring of 2021. The lender was not disclosed.
In both Austin and San Antonio, consistent job creation and in-migration contributed to solid household formation and rental demand over the 12-month period ending in June. Many of these new households comprise younger professionals that favor the renter lifestyle. Following stretches of rampant construction, solid apartment demand from this demographic was met with fewer project deliveries in both markets over the past year. The decline in supply additions, coupled with strong absorption, reduced vacancy to near cycle-low levels in both metros during the second quarter. Robust leasing activity across all classes of apartments allowed the average effective rent to rise by more than 5 percent in each locale. These market conditions, paired with projected economic expansion and above-average first-year returns, boosted out-of-state buyer interest in Austin and San Antonio over the past four quarters, equating to notable spikes in transaction velocity. Austin: Class A Demand Austin’s reputation as a tech hub with a well-educated workforce has influenced many professional and business services-related companies to expand in the area, increasing the number of higher-earning residents in the metro. This has strengthened demand for luxury apartments, lowering Class A vacancy by 90 basis points over the 12-month period ending in June amid …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between multifamily developer The NRP Group and New York-based Willton Investment Group has broken ground on Lucent, a 368-unit multifamily project in Austin’s Tech Ridge neighborhood. Nearby employers include Dell, General Motors, Applied Materials, Samsung and Apple. The community will consist of 16 residential buildings that feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with attached garages and a standalone clubhouse. Amenities will include a resort-style pool with a sundeck, fire pits, a fitness center, bike storage and package concierge services. BMO Harris provided construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete in early 2021.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate LLC, in partnership with International Capital LLC, has begun construction on The Royalton at Grand Prairie, a 300-unit multifamily community situated along President George Bush Turnpike and Interstate 20 in Grand Prairie. Located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, the property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 886 square feet. Residences will be equipped with hardwood-style floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center a with spin and yoga studio, dog park, package lockers and outdoor grilling and gathering areas.. The general contractor for the project is Galaxy Builders; the architect is Cross Architects and the engineering firm is G&A Consultants. Bank of Texas provided financing for the project, which has a construction timeline of 20 months.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of More Space Storage Center, a 611-unit self-storage facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The property sits on approximately five acres, spans 92,562 net rentable square feet and was 53 percent occupied at the time of sale. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — ClearWorth Capital has acquired Steeplecrest, a 260-unit apartment community located at 11220 West Road in northwest Houston. Built in 1993, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor picnic area, business center, storage space and a conference room. ClearWorth will implement a value-add program to the property’s unit interiors, clubhouse, building exteriors and landscaping. Chris Curry, Todd Marix and Estee Ibanez of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between WillMax Multifamily Investors LP and Thackeray Partners, in the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — PowerSecure Lighting, a provider of LED lighting products, has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at the 216-acre Star Corporate Center development in Frisco. PowerSecure Lighting will serve as the anchor tenant at a 160,000-square-foot, rear-load building that will also function as the company’s new corporate headquarters. Cabot Properties and Stream Realty Partners originally broke ground on the building, which is now fully occupied, in January 2018.
HOUSTON — Tampa, Fla.-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has purchased two assets totaling 484 units in Houston. The company acquired the 234-unit Newport on the Lake in West Houston and the 250-unit Harbor View Apartments in the northeastern suburb of Kingwood. The properties were built in 2008 and 2010, respectively, and will undergo a combined $5.9 million capital improvement program and be respectively rebranded as Lakefront Villas and The JaXon. Both assets feature granite countertops and walk-in closets but have different amenity packages. With this transaction, American Landmark now owns 38 properties in Texas, including 14 in Houston.
PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 154,097-square-foot industrial and office lease at 600 Shiloh Road in Plano for Inogen, a manufacturer of oxygen therapy products and services. The company will consolidate its existing Texas facilities into the new space, which allows for approximately 90,000 square feet for manufacturing operations and 60,000 square feet for the call center. The property’s current tenant, Flextronics, will vacate the space at the end of the year. Inogen plans to occupy the facility in early 2020. Baron Aldrine, Campbell Puckett, Dennis Hearst and Bryan Bazzi of CBRE represented Inogen in the lease negotiations. John Hendricks, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Trident Capital Group.