Texas

Honeywell Signs 114,068 SF Office Lease in Houston’s Westchase District

by Taylor Williams May 1, 2019

HOUSTON — Charlotte-based multinational conglomerate Honeywell has signed a 114,068-square-foot office lease at CityWestPlace, a four-building office campus in Houston’s Westchase district that spans more than 1.4 million square feet. Amenities at the property include three dining outlets, two fitness centers and access to recreational facilities such as basketball and volleyball courts, a soccer field and an outdoor track. Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company, will assume occupancy of Building 1 for its primary base of operations in Houston beginning in late 2019. Rich Pancioli and John Morris of CBRE represented Honeywell in the lease negotiations. J.P. Hutcheson represented the landlord, office REIT Parkway Property Investments LLC, on an internal basis.

May 1, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

NAI Partners Arranges 67,000 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams May 1, 2019

STAFFORD, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged a 67,000-square-foot industrial lease at 13125 Royal Drive in Stafford, a southwestern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1960 and is zoned for manufacturing uses. Nick Peterson of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Specialty TRP LLC, a Pennsylvania-based supplier of piping and tubing for the energy sector. John Ferruzzo and Ryan Searle, also with NAI Partners, represented the undisclosed landlord.

May 1, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Coworking Concept to Open 22,530 SF Office Space in Downtown Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams May 1, 2019

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CityCentral, a Dallas-based coworking office concept, will open a 22,530-square-foot space at Cantey Hanger Plaza in downtown Fort Worth. The space, which is scheduled to open this fall and will be the company’s fourth in the metroplex, will offer more than 70 private offices, as well as meeting rooms and event spaces. Matthew Hickey and Kristin Grammar of TIG Real Estate Services represented CityCentral in the lease negotiations. Red Oak Realty represented the landlord.

May 1, 2019

Loans Multifamily Texas

3650 REIT Originates $87.9M Construction Loan for Austin Residential Project

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Miami-based balance sheet lender 3650 REIT has originated an $87.9 million construction loan for 48 East, a 33-story condominium project that will be located in the Rainey Street district of Austin. The property will feature 249 units ranging in size from 456 to 851 square feet. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, viewing deck and a fitness center. The borrower was a joint venture between Austin-based Pearlstone Partners and Miami-based Newgard Development Partners. Mike Guterman of Highland Realty Capital and John Ghiselli of Waterloo Real Estate Investments placed the nonrecourse loan, which carried a 75 percent loan-to-cost structure.

April 30, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Texas

Alight Solutions Signs 180,000 SF Office Lease in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Wealth and human resources consulting firm Alight Solutions has signed a 180,000-square-foot office lease within The Woodlands, a master-planned community located north of Houston. The company’s new office space will offer access to walking trails and other outdoor amenities. The build-to-suit lease is for a building in The Woodlands that is currently under construction and is expected to be complete by spring 2020. Ronnie Deyo and David Bale of JLL represented Alight Solutions in the lease negotiations. Robert Parsley, Norm Munoz and Jillian Fredericks of Colliers International represented the landlord and developer, The Howard Hughes Corp.

April 30, 2019

Acquisitions Healthcare Texas

Henry S. Miller Arranges Sale of 15,000 SF Medical Office Building in Bedford, Texas

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

BEDFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Cos. has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot medical office building in Bedford, located northeast of Fort Worth near DFW International Airport. The property was built in 2001 and was triple-net-leased to Texas Health Family Care at the time of sale. Darrell Hurmis and Lily Chang of Henry S. Miller represented the seller and buyer, respectively, in the transaction. The sale included a 19,800-square-foot adjacent tract that will be used to provide additional parking.

April 30, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

Bradford Commercial Brokers Sale of 9,358 SF Office Building in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Bardin Professional Center, a 9,358-square-foot office building in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The two-story property, which was built in 2003, is situated just off Interstate 20 and was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Leigh Richter of Bradford Commercial represented the seller, IM Bardin LLC, in the deal. The buyer, Nabua Property Holdings LLC, plans to renovate the building.

April 30, 2019

Leasing Activity Office Texas

CBRE Negotiates 8,828 SF Office Lease in Richardson, Texas

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

RICHARDSON, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated an 8,828-square-foot office lease at 3001 E. George Bush Turnpike in Richardson, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Tommy Nelson and Ben Davis of CBRE represented the landlord, Buchanan Street Partners, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Smith of Transwestern represented the tenant, Cardiovascular Provider Resources LLC.

April 30, 2019

Industrial Market Reports Texas Texas Market Reports

Manufacturing Activity in Juarez Fuels Industrial Absorption in El Paso

by Taylor Williams April 30, 2019

The current pace of development and absorption of manufacturing and warehousing space in El Paso reveals just how closely the local economy is linked to that of its sister city across the border, Ciudad Juárez. Mexico’s maquiladora system allows foreign companies to produce and export materials to that company’s home country, largely on a duty- and tariff-free basis. When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in the mid-1990s, maquiladora activity saw its largest historical increase while still facing considerable competition from China for foreign investment. But when American manufacturers realized that outsourcing production to China didn’t translate to more efficient supply chains, they once again looked toward Mexico, which also boasted strong supplies of affordable labor. With the United States now locked in a trade dispute with China, the economic development initiatives offered by the current Mexican Presidential Administration and the threat of a drastically renegotiated NAFTA agreement having passed, American companies are beginning to return to Mexico. Ciudad Juárez is among the Mexican cities benefitting most from this activity, and it is translating to greater demand for storage and distribution space in El Paso. Many maquiladora companies count end users in southwestern U.S. markets as significant …

April 30, 2019

Conference Coverage Features Multifamily Student Housing Texas

Low Interest Rates, Favorable Demographics Set Real Estate Industry Up to Win, Says Nadji

by John Nelson April 30, 2019

What is the economic outlook for the year, and what does that mean for the student housing industry? Hessam Nadji, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap/Institutional Property Advisors, answered just that in the keynote speech that kicked off the 2019 InterFace Student Housing Conference, which was held in Austin earlier this month and drew approximately 1,400 attendees. Nadji began by laying out the basics on where the industry is today economically in comparison to before and during The Great Recession. “We’ve added 21 million jobs since the bottom of The Great Recession, and that has caused a 120 basis point reduction in the unemployment rate at a time when inflation is 200 basis points below where we were in 2007,” he says. “That is the crux of why everything in our industry as a whole — commercial real estate, and student housing in particular — has done so well. The combination of really good growth with very little inflation, and therefore low interest rates. “We have 7.6 million job openings today,” continues Nadji. “That is a record number of employers looking for qualified employees and about one-third of those employers are having a hard time finding qualified workers. That …

April 30, 2019

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