TULSA, OKLA. — Arlington-based SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 56,497-square-foot educational campus leased to Platt College in Tulsa. Platt College’s parent company, North Texas-based Ancora Education, provides vocational training in healthcare, technology and other skilled trades. Angela West of CBRE represented the seller, CMS EDU Tulsa LP, in the transaction. Gary Walker and Clint Holland of SkyWalker Property Partners negotiated the acquisition for the buyer of record, Cooking with Gas LLC.
HOUSTON — Urban developer Oxberry Group will redevelop the former Quality Laundry building located at 1110 W. Gray St. in Houston into a 23,500-square-foot mixed-use property. Oxberry purchased the building, which originally opened in 1932, in 2017. The new property, branded Rêve at Montrose, will feature ground-floor retail and restaurant space and second-story office space. The development team, which includes Tipps Architecture and general contractor Arch-Con Corp., expects to complete shell construction of the property early this summer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of 3208 Red River Street, a 20,762-square-foot office building in Austin. Walter Saad, Cathy Nabours and Drew Fuller of HFF represented the seller, San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty, which acquired the property in 2013 and performed a complete redevelopment. Avison Young represented the buyer, an undisclosed private real estate trust. Tenants at the property include Xeris Pharmaceutical and YMCA.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based financial intermediary Pioneer Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $7 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial building in Fort Worth occupied by Apex Tires, which also owns the building. Proceeds from the loan were used to finance existing construction debt that had gone into default and to cover costs of relocating. The direct lender was not disclosed.
DALLAS — ML Realty has acquired two industrial buildings totaling 205,471 square feet at 1144-1188 Quaker St. in Dallas. Situated on a 10-acre site, the two properties offer proximity to Interstate 35 and the Central Business District. Adam Herrin and Stephen Bailey of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not released.
KATY, TEXAS — Dallas-based Venture Commercial has arranged the sale of a 97,761-square-foot retail asset located within the Cinco Ranch at Market Center development in the western Houston metro of Katy. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Don Miller and Lawrence Wilson of Venture Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. has brokered the sale of Preston Stonebriar Shopping Center, a 27,638-square-foot retail center located along Preston Road in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. The newly built property is situated on 3.6 acres and was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Burning Rice, Finley’s Barbershop and Cosmo Nails & Spa. Tommy Tucker, Tim Axilrod and Cameron Burk of SHOP Cos. represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 46,104-square-foot industrial lease at 14275 Welch Road in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Missouri-based Don Smith & Associates, in the lease negotiations. Barry Stokes of Exeter Property Group represented the landlord, Finlayson Logistic Assets LLC.
CHICKASHA, OKLA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) has provided a $1.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Winding Creek Apartments, a 50-unit multifamily asset in Chickasha, a southwestern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property was built in 1974 on eight acres. Eric Regenbogen of Arbor Realty originated the loan through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
DALLAS — Colony Industrial has sold a light industrial portfolio spanning 2.3 million square feet across four states for $136 million. Nuveen Real Estate, a subsidiary of TIAA, purchased the properties. The sale includes 18 buildings in Atlanta, five in Dallas, five in Houston and six buildings spread across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. CBRE National Partners represented Dallas-based Colony Industrial in the sale. Colony Industrial is the industrial platform of Colony Capital Inc. (NYSE: CLNY), a real estate investment firm with $44 billion of assets under management. “We’ve owned and operated these assets for some time and the portfolio value had achieved Colony Industrial’s targets,” says Lew Friedland, managing director at Colony Capital and head of Colony Industrial. “We reevaluate the portfolio as opportunities arise, and this sale to Nuveen enables us to rebalance our property mix to align with our long-term strategic plans.” Nuveen is an investment manager that maintains its international headquarters in New York. — Kristin Hiller