HOUSTON — Locally based retail developer Levcor Inc. has received a loan for the refinancing of the Marq*E Entertainment Center, a Houston venue that houses an array of restaurants bars and entertainment concepts, including Dave & Buster’s and Edwards Cinema. Levcor purchased the center, which was originally developed in 2003 and 94 percent occupied at the time of sale, in 2014. Jimmy Board, Tom Melody, Tom Fish and Wes Wallace of JLL handled the debt placement on behalf of Levcor. LoanCore provided the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan, a portion of which will be used to fund property improvements.
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DALLAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of the 160-room Doubletree Dallas-Farmers Branch hotel. The property, which offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center, recently underwent an $8 million renovation program. The buyer was an undisclosed 1031 exchange investor. This was the first sale from the 15-property portfolio Berkadia exclusively listed throughout the West and Southwest. The entire portfolio could fetch a sales price of $375 million.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of La Privada and Terrace Hill, two multifamily communities totaling 550 units in El Paso. La Privada is a 240-unit property that features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 703 square feet. Terrace Hill spans 310 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with an average unit size of 752 square feet. Jack Stone, Doug Banerjee and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller, a private investment firm, and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Starwood Capital Group, a Connecticut-based private investment firm, has acquired land in one of East Austin’s opportunity zones for the development of a 342-unit multifamily project. The garden-style property will be located at 500 U.S. Highway 183 S. within close proximity to Austin’s central business district (CBD), entertainment district and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Completion is slated for spring 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greenwater, a Miami-based asset management firm, has acquired Manzana Grove, a 236-unit multifamily property situated on roughly 10 acres in Fort Worth. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units. The new ownership will implement a capital improvements program that will add new amenities, including a soccer court, fitness center and a pet park. The seller was an undisclosed, Utah-based investor.
HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of 20 Greenway Plaza, a 433,132-square-foot office building in Houston. The 10-story property was renovated in 2014 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Merrill Lynch, Sunnova Energy Corp., REALEC Technologies, Mitsubishi and Koch Industries. Dan Miller and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Stockdale Capital Partners. Wally Reid of HFF arranged acquisition financing through Cigna Realty Investors on behalf of the buyer. The loan was structured with a seven-year term and a fixed interest rate.
HOUSTON — Strategic Storage Growth Trust II Inc., a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired a 637-unit facility in Houston. The property, the name of which was not disclosed, features climate-controlled and drive-up units. The new ownership also notes that the facility is located within an area with a high concentration of multifamily and retail development. The transaction marks the REIT’s third acquisition.
SPICEWOOD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of A-Max Self Storage, a 320-unit facility in Spicewood, about 35 miles west of Austin. The property is located along State Highway 71 and features 47,530 square feet of rentable space. Jon Danklefs and Mark Diebold of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corp. has broken ground on a 163-unit multifamily project within The Woodlands, a master-planned community located about 30 miles north of Houston. The seven-story building will be situated within The Woodlands Town Center and offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,100 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, outdoor cooking area and coworking office space. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Local investment firm Fort Capital is underway on Phase II of Nursery Lane Office Park, a project that will add 21,283 square feet of new space to Fort Worth’s office supply. Phase I spanned 16,800 square feet and was completed in March 2017, and Phase II is expected to be complete by August. Construction on a third and final phase is also slated to occur this year. JLL is handling leasing of the new space.