HOUSTON — Ilan Investments has broken ground on Arella on Jones, a 229-unit seniors housing community in northwest Houston. The property will offer units averaging 975 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, dog park, outdoor putting green, gaming area, theater room, fitness center, library, salon, business center and a library. Meeks + Partners is the architect for the project, and Spring Valley Construction is the general contractor. The opening is scheduled for summer 2022.
SAN ANTONIO — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc., a Dallas-based REIT, has sold the 251-room Marriott Plaza San Antonio for $34 million. The sales price represents a capitalization rate of 4.9 percent. Located near the city’s RiverWalk area, the hotel features a fitness center, pool and meeting and event space. The buyer was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment and management firm Waterton has acquired a three-property, 950-unit multifamily portfolio in Austin. The garden-style properties include the 390-unit Madison at Stone Creek, the 300-unit Madison at Wells Branch and the 260-unit Madison at Scofield Farms. All properties were built in the 1990s and offer amenities such as pools, fitness centers, dog parks and clubhouses. Waterton will implement a value-add program focused on unit interiors, utility systems and amenity spaces. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Axio Apartments, a 360-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 1982 and renovated in 2016, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and a fitness center, as well as tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. Mike Miller, Will Caruth and Chris Ross of Berkadia represented the seller, Texas-based investment firm Presidium Group, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 143,332-square-foot industrial property located at 9411 Alcorn St. in Houston. Mike Spears, Derek Riggleman and Robert LaCoure of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Abbas Rajabi of Mohegan Capital LLC represented the buyer, Mohegan Alcorn LP.
HOUSTON — NewcrestImage, a Dallas-based hospitality development firm, has completed the 195-room AC Hotel by Marriott Houston Downtown. The 10-story hotel represents an adaptive reuse of the historic, former Gulf Oil headquarters building that was originally constructed in 1914. The hotel houses a restaurant, bar and lounge, as well as a fitness center, business center, a media salon, Starbucks Coffee and a 3,600-square-foot event space. Mitchell Carlson Stone served as the project architect, and Arch-Con served as the general contractor.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated a 55,826-square-foot industrial lease at 8575 Volta Drive in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2016 and totals 168,400 square feet. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. Jim Stark of CBRE represented the tenant, Neutron Holdings Inc., the company behind Lime electric scooters.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate, a Dallas-based multifamily development and investment firm, has purchased Falconhead Apartments, a 248-unit community in Austin. Built in 2003, the property is located near Lake Travis and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Floor plans consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor pavilion, playground and a dog park. Kelly Witherspoon, Ryan Epstein and Justin Cole of Berkadia represented the seller, Connell Real Estate & Development Co., which invested roughly $4 million in capital improvements to the property over the last several years.
DALLAS — Harwood International, a locally based investment and development firm, has acquired Citymark on the Katy Trail, a 226,344-square-foot office building located at 3100 McKinnon St. in Uptown Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class A property was built in 1987 and features a food court and a fitness center. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers, along with internal representatives Morgan Staub and Rob Steinwedell represented Harwood in the transaction. The seller was Bradford Cos. The building is situated just off the Katy Trail, a jogging and biking path that runs through the Uptown and Oak Lawn areas.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Chelsea Manor, a 187-unit apartment community in Oklahoma City. The sales price was approximately $8.7 million. Built on 7.2 acres in 1971, the property offers several different floor plans and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Derek Wilson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership that recently implemented a $500,000 renovation program, in the transaction. Wilson also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.