CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Steelcase Inc., a manufacturer of furniture for the office, hospitality and education sectors, has signed a 618,000-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The company will occupy the entirety of the space at 1050 and 1150 Luna Road, a facility that Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners built on a speculative basis. Mark Miller and Dave Peterson of NAI Robert Lynn, along with Arie Saloman of NAI Puget Sound negotiated the transaction on behalf of Steelcase. Rick Medinis and Tyson Erwin, also with NAI Robert Lynn, represented the landlord. Steelcase expects to assume occupancy of the new space, which features 32- to 36-foot clear heights and proximity to several major thoroughfares, this summer. Steelcase also plans to hire approximately 400 seasonal employees this year and recently acquired manufacturing space in Plano that was occupied by one of its competitors, Smith System Manufacturing Co.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — The City of Mesquite, located east of Dallas, has approved a change in zoning for the development of Urban District 30, an 80-acre industrial park that will be located near Interstate 30 and Republic Parkway. The project, which will be built on spec by Urban Logistics Realty, will ultimately encompass more than 979,000 square feet of industrial space across five buildings. The developer also expects that the project, which carries a $71 million price tag, will generate more than 500 new jobs in Mesquite. Discussions for economic incentives between the developer and the city’s economic development department are still ongoing, but both sides hope to be able to break ground before the end of the year.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CWS Apartment Homes, a locally based multifamily developer and manager, will open The Clark, a new community located in downtown Austin, on June 15. Situated near an array of dining, shopping and entertainment venues, The Clark offers amenities including a pool, 24-hour fitness center with virtual classes, sky lounge, an outdoor kitchen and grill areas and a dog park with a grooming station. Units feature quartz countertops, marble tile backsplashes and smart front door locks and thermostats that can be controlled via smartphone. Oden Hughes Taylor Construction LLC served as the general contractor.
RICHWOOD, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co., a self-storage brokerage firm with offices in Houston and Austin, has arranged the sale of Richwood Self Storage, a 592-unit facility situated on 5.4 acres in Richwood, located about 50 miles south of downtown Houston. The facility spans 74,825 net rentable square feet and offers climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the New York City-based seller in the transaction. The buyer was Merit Hill Capital, a Brooklyn-based self-storage investment and development firm.
DALLAS — Triten Real Estate Partners has purchased Tollway Place, a 90,795-square-foot office building located at 15110 North Dallas Parkway in Dallas in an off-market transaction. Triten is underway on a renovation program at the six-story building and plans to add a ground-floor restaurant space that will be occupied by Velvet Taco. Additional renovation plans include upgrades to the lobby and elevators, as well as the addition of a corporate lounge and conference center. Perkins + Will is the architect for the renovation project, which is expected to be complete this fall. CBRE is marketing Tollway Place for lease.
Twenty years ago, if you were to make the 100-mile drive along Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to San Diego, you’d be driving through crop fields, ranchlands and vast tracts of undeveloped land. Today, that same corridor in southern California is defined by commercial and residential development, so much so that it’s hard to tell where one city ends and another one begins. In recent years, California has become a feeder of the growing Texas population as businesses and households alike seek the tax benefits of relocating from the West Coast to Texas. Central Texas has been the landing spot for many of those firms and families as well. Consequently, the region’s overall population growth is laying the groundwork for a similar type of transformation along the Interstate 35 corridor connecting Austin and San Antonio. While retail normally follows rooftops, in Central Texas we see retail developers and investors — as well as their counterparts in the industrial space — targeting these markets in advance of the residential building boom that they feel is sure to come. In addition, the remarkable population growth of both of the corridor’s anchoring cities has cemented its role as a rising star in terms …
CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS — Austin-based Oden Hughes LLC has begun construction on a multifamily project in Clear Lake that will deliver 360 apartments and 20 townhomes. Located southeast of Houston, the community will be situated on 21 acres near an array of employment hubs, including the NASA-Johnson Space Center, Boeing Space Exploration Headquarters, the University of Houston at Clear Lake and the Port Houston Bayport Terminal. Floor plans for the apartments will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with rents ranging between $1,100 and $2,300 per month. Amenities will include a pool with cold spas, jogging trails, playground, dog walking area and coworking space. The community is scheduled to open in mid-2020.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has broken ground on Phase II of Discovery at The Realm, a project that will expand the residential component within the company’s The Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development by 312 apartments. Located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville, Discovery at The Realm currently spans 423 units. With this phase, Bright Realty will also deliver new amenities, such as a dog park, a second fitness center and outdoor seating areas, as well as additional restaurant and retail space. The developer expects to deliver the first units in late 2020. 505Design is the architect for Phase II, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. First United Bank & Trust Co. and ORIX Public Finance LLC provided financing for the project.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired a 145,000-square-foot distribution center located five miles south of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in Grand Prairie. At the time of sale, the Class A property was fully leased to Fruit of the Earth, a producer of skin care products. The company’s lease runs through January 2027. This acquisition brings the trust’s total industrial allocation to about $670 million across 6.3 million square feet of space. The seller was not disclosed.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSM) has negotiated the sale of a 62,000-square-foot retail property in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The sale included a 4.5-acre parking lot. Frank Bullock and Martin Gaines of HSM represented the seller, Denver-based Jumpstreet Trampoline Parks, in the transaction. Home décor retailer LoneStar Mercantile will occupy the remaining 22,000 square feet. Moon Kim of Lifestyles Realty represented the buyer, a Houston-based investment firm.