MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of McKinney Self Storage, a 586-unit facility located about 25 miles north of Dallas. The 72,485-square-foot property features 402 climate-controlled units and 184 drive-up units. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Karr Self Storage, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a private investor. A California-based self-storage owner/operator purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Arlington-based 180 Multifamily Capital has acquired Surrey Oaks, a 152-unit apartment community in Bedford, located on the northeastern outskirts of Fort Worth. Built in 1983, the community is situated directly off State Highway 121 next to Glade Parks, a shopping and dining destination. Floor plans consist of one- and two-bedroom units and amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, tennis court and onsite storage space. The seller was not disclosed. The new ownership will rebrand and renovate the property.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Energy giants Entergy and ExxonMobil have both signed office leases at Lake Front North in Hughes Landing, a mixed-use development by The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC). The property is located in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. Entergy’s new lease totals 54,010 square feet and ExxonMobil’s new lease spans 26,103 square feet. Entergy assumed occupancy in November 2018 and ExxonMobil expects to move in this month.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CNK) will open CUT! by Cinemark, a 10-screen theater that will be located at 6969 U.S. Highway 380 in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. The venue will offer original cuisine, a full-service bar with handcrafted cocktails and oversized recliners, as well as patio and lounge space. The opening is scheduled for Thursday, March 7.
DALLAS — Southern Land Co., a Nashville-based developer, has topped off Novē at Knox, a 19-story luxury apartment community in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood of Dallas. The property, which is expected to open in 2020, will consist of 41 junior units, 159 one-bedroom residences, 90 two-bedroom apartments and 16 penthouses. Amenities will include a pool with cabanas, fitness center, a residents’ lounge, dog park, outdoor grilling areas and a 10,000-square-foot private open space that connects to McKinney Avenue. Local architecture firm GDA Architects designed the project.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between multifamily investment and management firm Fogelman Properties and New York-based DRA Advisors has acquired Artesian on Westheimer, a 660-unit multifamily community in Houston. The property was built in phases between 2006 and 2009 and was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Floor plans feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The new ownership will upgrade the property’s unit interiors and amenity spaces, including adding a new fitness center. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Avenue, a local nonprofit affordable housing developer, has received $3.4 million in project financing for the development of a community resource center in Houston. The property, which will be located at 3527 Irvington Blvd. in the city’s Moody Park area, will feature a health clinic and an early childhood education center. The groundbreaking is slated for the second quarter, and completion is scheduled for early 2020.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 26,000-square-foot warehouse situated on 2.2 acres at 4303 South Drive in Houston. The property is located within Southbelt Industrial Park on the city’s south side, just outside the Sam Houston Tollway. Christopher Winters and Walter Menuet of Colliers represented the buyer, Glenmorangie LLC, in the sale. Coy Wheeler of Keller Williams Commercial represented the seller, BL Fielder Investments LLC.
KATY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 5,000-square-foot retail property located at 9333 Spring Green Blvd. in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The property is currently leased to Starbucks Coffee and fast casual restaurant chain Salata. James Bell and Watt Harrison of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange. Other terms of sale were not released.
Our borrowers’ favorite question is, “Where should we build next?” As a lender specializing in financing Texas apartment communities, it’s hard to get the answer wrong. Our state is full of cities adding jobs and people at faster rates than the nation as a whole. As we drill down to help our clients differentiate between “good markets” and “good opportunities,” we focus on several factors including the current rental market, supply and demand and location. When considering these factors, the city of Arlington stands out as an overlooked “good opportunity.” It’s surprising how little attention this city of 400,000 in the middle of the metroplex has received from multifamily developers in recent years. Even as home to an ever-expanding General Motors assembly plant, one of the state’s largest universities, an entertainment district featuring two $1 billion stadiums, an extensive highway system, easy access to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport and a pro-growth local government, we haven’t worked with a developer yet that had Arlington on its list before we talked. Yet the selling points are obvious. Current Rental Market Overall, market-rate properties in Arlington show steady occupancy at 93 percent with average rents of $1.20 per square foot and annual …