HOUSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of a 118,905- square-foot office building located at 12700 Northborough Drive in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981. Eva Horton, Greg Marconi and Albert Spiers of NKF represented the seller, Veritex Community Bank, in the transaction. The buyer was Cepideh Investments LLC.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — TIG Real Estate Services has sold Sunrise Lake, a 74,612-square-foot retail and medical office property located in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. Sunrise Lake offers roughly 50,000 square feet of office/medical office space and approximately 24,500 square feet of retail space, which was a combined 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Miller, John Indelli and Bryan Strode of JLL represented TIG in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has expanded its senior living portfolio to the tune of 15 properties worth $949 million across the country. Simultaneously, the healthcare REIT giant exited its partnership with seniors housing operator Benchmark Senior Living, selling its 48-property portfolio to an undisclosed buyer for $1.8 billion. The 48 properties that Benchmark operates total 4,137 units and are located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. As part of the recapitalization, Benchmark will invest in improvements at the properties. Benchmark will continue to manage the portfolio under a new management agreement with the new capital partner. Ted Flagg of the JLL Capital Markets team represented Welltower in the Benchmark transaction. With the new acquisitions, Welltower expanded its footprint by entering into or expanding partner agreements with senior living operators Balfour Senior Living, Sunrise Senior Living and Discovery Senior Living. The three partnerships yielded 14 properties in Maryland, Colorado, California and Texas. Welltower acquired six properties from Balfour, including Balfour’s flagship Balfour at Riverfront in Denver and the recently opened Lavender Farms, for $308 million. The other four properties are situated in the Denver and Boulder metro areas. Additionally, Welltower has the option to …
PLANO, TEXAS — 3650 REIT, a Miami-based balance-sheet lender, has provided a $90 million, 10-year loan for the refinancing of Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West, a 304-room hotel in Plano. Completed in 2017 by borrower and developer Sam Moon Group, the property offers 26,000 square feet of conference and meeting space, as well as a pool deck and bar, spa and a fitness center. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based developer Virgata Property Co. will build Virgata Commons, a 14-acre retail and office project in Friendswood, located south of Houston. Phase I will deliver 20,000 square feet of retail space that is currently 85 percent preleased to tenants such as Orangetheory Fitness, MOD Pizza, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chick-fil-A. Construction of Phase II is scheduled to begin in early 2020 and will feature an additional 30,000 square feet of retail and office space.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investors has acquired two apartment communities totaling 630 units in Dallas and Fort Worth. South Pointe Apartments in Dallas features 372 units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, spa, playground and a racquetball court. Lofton Place in Fort Worth totals 258 units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, playground and a tennis court. Both properties were built in the 1980s and subsequently renovated. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — WoodSpring Suites, a franchised brand of Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE: CHH), has opened a 123-room hotel at 7335 Northwest Loop 410 in San Antonio. The property is located near the University of Texas at San Antonio, Sea World and Ingram Park Mall. The hotel will feature three different types of suites, all equipped with refrigerators, dishwashers and stoves. Amenities will include a fitness center and a guest laundry room.
MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Mount Vernon House, a 50-unit assisted living community in Mount Vernon, approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. The 41,000-square-foot property sits on 2.5 acres and was constructed in 1994. A local doctor acquired the community from an independent owner-operator for $2.8 million, or $56,000 per unit. The community was approximately 58 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Alley of SLIB arranged the transaction.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Saxony Capital Management has acquired Pine Knoll, a 310-unit multifamily community in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas. Built in 1983, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, a spa and onsite laundry facilities. Mark Brandenburg of JLL originated an undisclosed amount of fixed-rate acquisition financing through Freddie Mac for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has sold 8820 Ambassador Row, an industrial property located near Love Field Airport and Interstate 35 in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1966 on 5.9 acres and totals 129,061 square feet. The building serves as the corporate headquarters of Delivery Limited and houses all of its storage, logistics and administrative functions. The buyer was not disclosed.
