FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Local investment firm M2G Ventures has purchased 55 acres in Fort Worth’s Alliance Corridor for the development of a 630,000-square-foot industrial project. The property will be situated on approximately 41 acres, with the remaining land to be reserved for future development. Construction is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2020 and to be complete by 2021. Stream Realty Partners will manage the property upon completion.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Houston-based Williamsburg Enterprises has broken ground on the latest phase of Sienna Crossing, a project in the southwestern Houston suburb of Missouri City that will deliver 60,000 square feet of retail space. Williamsburg acquired the 35-acre tract in 2014, and the property now houses retailers such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, IHOP and Chick-fil-A. This phase of the project, which is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2020, is preleased to retailers such as 24-Hour Fitness and Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Hospitality owner-operator Banyan Investment Group has acquired the 110-room Courtyard by Marriott Houston Pearland, located on the city’s southwestern outskirts. Banyan will assume operations of the property, which is situated within Pearland Town Center, a mixed-use development with 140 retail stores and restaurants, a 234-unit apartment complex and 50,000 square feet of office space. The hotel’s rooms were renovated in 2016 and its amenities include a fitness center, pool, coffee shop and meeting space for up to 60 people.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — A partnership between two Chicago-based investment firms, GlenStar and Singerman Real Estate, has acquired The Terraces at Solana, a 1.1 million-square-foot office campus located in Westlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The sale includes a 20-acre parcel for additional office development, as well as the Solana Fitness Club. The new ownership will either add or upgrade various amenities at the eight-building property, including the conference center, café, a tenant-only fitness center, outdoor lounge and patio and a flexible entertainment space. JLL will handle leasing of the campus, and GlenStar will handle management. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two multifamily communities totaling 588 units in the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. Villaggio was completed in 2016 and totals 274 units, and Main Street Lofts was built in 2018 and comprises 314 units. Steadfast Cos. purchased Villaggio from Carleton Residential Properties and M.R. Development Corp., and Virginia-based Weinstein Properties acquired Main Street Lofts from The NRP Group. Both communities feature standard Class A amenities such as pools and fitness centers. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Grant Raymond of IPA represented the sellers and procured the buyers in both transactions.
ABILENE, TEXAS — Arizona-based private investment firm Pillar Capital Group has sold The Shops at Abilene Village, a 145,000-square-foot retail power center in West Texas, for $20.1 million. Anchored by Academy Sports + Outdoors, the center also houses tenants such as Burlington, Petco, Party City and Five Below. Brandon Duff and Tom Fritz of Oklahoma-based net-lease brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. Texas-based Nooner Holdings Ltd. acquired the Abilene asset, which has a traffic count of more than 104,000 vehicles per day, via a 1031 exchange.
DALLAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 30,041-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 4949 Sharp St. in Dallas. Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, TA Associates, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Music & Arts Center, was not disclosed.
Today, San Antonio’s downtown office market gets the most media exposure because new office development was nonexistent since the late 1980s and is recently picking up speed with the Pearl office buildings and Frost Tower. San Antonio’s low cost of doing business and strong population growth should lead to continued expansion in the office market citywide. What isn’t getting the attention is the fact that new development in the suburbs is still holding strong. Many companies expanding or moving here find suburban properties to be attractive options, as these buildings frequently offer larger, more efficient floor plates, which can help investors extend their dollars. Parking availability alone gives the suburbs a major advantage over downtown properties, where parking ratios are considerably lower and premium parking and higher ratios are charged to tenants or their employees. Why the Suburbs? Office investors and users alike are finding the suburbs to be comparable to those in the central business district, but at much lower occupancy costs per employee. Case in point: CBD asking rents for new office space range from $32 to $42 per square foot on a triple-net basis with minimal parking while those in the suburbs range from $24 to $30 …
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — The Signorelli Company has opened Phase I of The Pointe at Valley Ranch Town Center, a project that delivered 336 multifamily units to the northeastern Houston suburb of New Caney. The waterfront property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and proximity to shopping and dining via nearby Valley Ranch Town Center. Residents will also have access to a 10-acre beach, a pool, outdoor kitchen and a fitness center, as well as package and concierge services. Signorelli expects to begin construction of Phase II, a 120-unit project, by year’s end.
HOUSTON — NIT Industrial LLC has purchased 12.8 acres within Cedar Port Industrial Park near Port Houston for the development of a 204,175-square-foot speculative industrial project. The project will encompass four buildings measuring between 50,250 and 51,925 square feet that will feature 32-foot clear heights, dock- and grade-level loading doors and ESFR sprinkler systems. Construction is slated to begin in October. Jason Tangen of Colliers International represented the buyer in the transaction. Joel Michael of NAI Partners represented the seller, TGS Cedar Port Partners LP. Colliers will also handle leasing of the new facility.