SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has secured $28.9 million in HUD construction financing for Abacus Alamo Ranch, a multifamily project in San Antonio that will deliver 320 market-rate units. Amenities will include two resort-style pools, a clubhouse with a fitness center, volleyball court, coffee bar, business center and a dog park. Casey Knust and Chad Ricks of CBRE secured the nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the 18-month construction period, through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the borrower, Heiser Development Corp.
WACO, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Saddle Brook West Apartment Homes, a 216-unit community in Waco. Built in 2001 on 11 acres, the property features a pool, playground, game room, fitness center, basketball court and a spa. TMG represented the owner and developer, Dallas-based Zidell Cos. and procured the buyer, Houston-based Juniper Investment Group. The property, which traded at a cap rate of just over 5 percent, has been rebranded Flats on Chapel.
DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Luau and Koko Apartments, a 138-unit multifamily portfolio in Dallas. Both properties have recently undergone capital improvements, including upgrades to the unit interiors and parking lots. Doug Banerjee, Boyan Radic, Andrew Mueller and Scott Simon of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer for the deal. Both parties requested anonymity. Daniel Hartnett of Greysteel arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction.
IRVING, TEXAS — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $6.1 million acquisition loan for The Village on West Irving, a 91-unit multifamily asset in Irving. The garden-style property is situated on 4.6 acres, consists of six two-story buildings and offers a pool, playground and onsite laundry services. Hunt provided the funds through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan (SBL) program on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between four limited liability companies. The seller was Elmstone Group TV LLC. The loan carries a 10-year term, fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and 36 months of interest-only payments.
SAN ANTONIO — Hartman vREIT XXI Inc. has purchased the Spectrum Building, a 10-story office asset located at 613 N.W. Loop 410 in San Antonio’s North Central submarket, for $16.5 million. The sales price, which included a buyer’s auction premium, equates to about $94 per square foot. The 175,314-square-foot office building was 87.7 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Dwight Capital has provided a $18 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Cadillac Lofts, a Class A apartment community located at 317 Lexington Ave. in San Antonio’s central business district. Originally built in 1922 and substantially rehabilitated in 1998, the property features 152 loft apartment residences. The undisclosed borrower renovated unit interiors in 2015 and 2016 and added a rooftop pool, terrace and fitness area. Cadillac Lofts is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the former Goad Motor Company Building.
NORTH ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Praedium Group has purchased Arlington Commons, a 353-unit apartment community in North Arlington. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but The Dallas Morning News reports Nehemiah Co. was the developer. Built in 2018, the four-story building features an attached parking garage, swimming pool with a tanning shelf, resident lounge and business center within the clubhouse, wellness center with fitness on-demand, valet trash, elevators, dog park with dog wash station, electronic parcel lockers and a lounge deck with barbecue grills. Arlington Commons’ unit mix consists of one- and two-bedroom residences ranging from 580 to 1,418 square feet. Unit interiors include 10- to 12-foot ceilings, granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, undermount sinks, designer backsplashes, chrome finishes, electronic door entry, vinyl plank wood flooring, custom track lighting, full-size washers and dryers and balconies or patios.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Transwestern Development Co. has sold The Arnold, a 346-unit apartment community located at 1621 E. Sixth St. in Austin. Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate purchased the property for an undisclosed amount. Transwestern Development delivered The Arnold in July 2016. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Arnold features a resort-style pool; activity courtyard with bocce ball court, dining area, outdoor fireplace and grilling area; roof deck with views of downtown Austin, fire pit, outdoor seating and grilling kitchen; indoor lounge with interactive cooking kitchen, TV and business meeting areas; lounge with vintage video games, TVs, catering kitchen and keg refrigerator; fitness center with yoga studio, cardio equipment, free weights and classes by FX Fitness; bike storage; on-site Bike Share Austin bike station; and private storage units. Unit interiors include Whirlpool stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom wood cabinets, kitchen island, full-sized washer and dryer connections, bike storage and private balconies.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Beach Street Business Park, an 11-building flex industrial park located near Interstate 35 in Fort Worth. Built in 2004, the complex was fully leased at the time of sale. Cody Payne of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office secured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $92 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC at Port Corpus Christi. The Illinois-based contractor will deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island as part of the port’s Channel Improvement Project. The dredging will increase the depth from 47 feet to 54 feet from the jetties at the entrance of the ship channel to Harbor Island and will deepen the ship channel into the Gulf of Mexico to 56 feet. As one of the larger dredging companies in the United States, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has worked on high-profile projects that include the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill cleanup and the deepening of the Port Miami harbor. Situated on the western Gulf of Mexico with a 36-mile channel, Port Corpus Christi is the fourth largest port in the United States in total tonnage and is the leading U.S. crude oil export port. Through the first three quarters of 2018, exports at Port Corpus Christi increased 5 percent year-over-year. No timeline was given for the completion of the dredging project.