KYLE, TEXAS — MDH Partners has acquired Kyle 35 Logistics Park, a newly built, 1.4 million-square-foot industrial park located in Kyle, approximately 20 miles southwest of Austin. Houston-based Alliance Industrial Co. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Delivered in 2023, Kyle 35 Logistics Park comprises five Class A industrial buildings ranging in size from 140,300 to 474,397 square feet. Electric vehicle manufacturer and technology company Tesla Inc. fully occupies the development. Situated along I-35, the buildings feature 35- to 40-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample parking. The property offers connectivity between Mexico, San Antonio, Austin and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. According to a press release issued by JLL, the city of Kyle has roughly doubled in population over the past decade, with more than 25 million people located within a five-hour drive of the industrial park. Trent Agnew, Witt Westbrook, Kyle Mueller, Charlie Strauss and Tom Weber of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. “Kyle 35 Logistics Park represented an exceptional opportunity to acquire a newly built, fully leased industrial asset in one of the fastest growing corridors in Central Texas,” says Agnew. “The property’s high-quality construction, investment grade tenancy and strategic location generated …
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WILMER, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $99.8 million loan for the refinancing of Core45, a 1.6 million-square-foot industrial campus located in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The development was completed earlier this year and comprises two buildings totaling approximately 1 million and 616,000 square feet on an 88.4-acre site. Building features include cross-dock configurations, 40-foot clear heights, 900 car parking spots, ESFR sprinkler systems and speculative office space. In addition, roofing, insulation and composite materials provider Owens Corning has already signed a 292,680-square-foot lease at Core45. Rob Rubano, Brian Share, Michael Zelin, Max Schafer, Billy Coyle and Nikola Kretschman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Grandview Partners and TRG Development. Benefit Street Partners provided the loan, which retires existing construction debt.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based developer VanTrust Real Estate has completed Cornerstone Commerce Center, an approximately 413,000-square-foot industrial project in northeast San Antonio. Cornerstone Commerce Center comprises two buildings that span 222,439 and 190,734 square feet on a 60-acre site. An undisclosed manufacturer of automotive accessories has leased 104,514 square feet at the first building, with CBRE representing both the tenant and landlord in the lease negotiations. VanTrust also purchased an additional 33 acres for Phase II of the project, which can accommodate up to an additional 400,000 square feet of new development. The project was first announced in April 2022.
DENTON, TEXAS — Rael Development Corp. has broken ground on Charme on Eagle, a student housing project that will be located near the University of North Texas campus in Denton. Set for delivery in fall 2026, the community will offer a total of 463 beds across 192 units that will feature studio through four-bedroom configurations. Amenities will include a pool, grilling stations, speakeasy lounge and game room, private study and community spaces and a fitness center with designated spin/yoga studio. The development is Rael’s second in the Denton market, following CityParc at Fry Street.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Biltmore, a 186-unit apartment complex in Arlington. The garden-style property was built in 1978 and offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 765 square feet. Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and William Hubbard of IPA represented the seller, Legacy REI Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Lynba Holdings.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — FUSE Workspace, a Texas-based provider of flexible workspace solutions, has opened a 33,000-square-foot space at 2105 E. MLK Blvd. in East Austin. The space is the company’s fourth in Austin and offers an array of private offices, dedicated individual desks, enterprise suites and meeting rooms. CB Capital owns the building. Work on the project began in April.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $55.5 million loan for the refinancing of Urban East, a 381-unit apartment community in Austin. The newly built property, which includes an affordable housing component, is located southeast of the downtown area near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Urban East offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, granite countertops, walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private patios/balconies. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, private conference rooms, a rooftop lounge, resident clubhouse and kitchen, dog park and a game room with a bowling alley. JLL arranged the floating-rate debt on behalf of the owner, a partnership between Battery Global Advisors, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, River City Capital Partners and LDG Development. The direct lender was Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
SAN ANTONIO — Developer DXD Capital has broken ground on an 870-unit self-storage project in San Antonio. The multi-story facility at 11202 Misty Woods St. will feature 80,490 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Reliable Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is being financed by Illinois-based financial holding company Wintrust. Extra Space Storage will manage the facility, which is slated for a third-quarter 2025 opening.
PLANO, TEXAS — Orlando-based Foundry Commercial will undertake a 323,000-square-foot industrial conversion project in Plano. The 22-acre site at 2700 W. Plano Parkway houses a 250,000-square-foot office building that will soon be demolished to construct two industrial buildings. These buildings will total 226,900 and 96,100 square feet and have 32-foot clear heights. JLL arranged construction financing for the redevelopment, which will be known as Plano Midpoint and is slated for an early 2026 completion. Holt Lunsford Commercial has been appointed as the leasing agent.
FORNEY, TEXAS — Grocer H-E-B will open a 131,000-square-foot store in Forney, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The site is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 80 and Gateway Boulevard. Details on specific store features and offerings were not disclosed. Construction is underway, and the opening is scheduled for early 2026. The San Antonio-based grocer operates about 435 stores throughout Texas and Mexico.