HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 46,150-square-foot industrial lease at 1400 Kowis St. in north Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1974 and is zoned for manufacturing. Chris Caudill and Joel Michael of NAI Partners represented the landlord, NRE LLC, in the lease negotiations. Stephen Schneidau of Cushman & Wakefield and Bill Schneidau of Independent Real Estate Commercial represented the tenant, Flo Trend, a provider of specialty products for the industrial and energy sectors.
In 1987, Austin was a relatively quiet market where the major industries were higher education and state government, along with some large technology companies like IBM. Fast forward to 2019 where Austin continues to make national headlines, receiving high accolades as a top place to live and a leading city for millennial growth. This transformation — coupled with an increasing number of companies choosing to move or expand in Austin — begs the question: Why Austin? How did the Texas capital go from a fairly sleepy town to one of the hottest markets in the country? What really accounts for this seismic shift and what does the future hold? The Office Boom Begins In 2004, after the dot-com bust hit Austin, a group of private business leaders felt compelled to take the destiny of the city into their own hands with the creation of Opportunity Austin within the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. Opportunity Austin was launched with the goal of creating 72,000 regional jobs and increasing regional payrolls by $2.9 billion within five years. To do this, the regional business community invested $14.4 million in the program. These funds allowed the Austin Chamber to increase initiatives for corporate recruitment …
DALLAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily investment and development firm with offices around the country, has opened Alta Trinity Green, a 324-unit community in west Dallas. Alta Trinity Green features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 579 to 1,696 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling area, game room, dog park and a rooftop lounge. Wood Partners co-developed the project with Stonelake Capital Partners, the master developer of the surrounding Trinity Green neighborhood.
SAN ANTONIO — Urbana SA Property LLC has acquired Urbana Apartments, a 204-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. The market-rate property consists of seven two-story residential buildings offering one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, a business center and onsite laundry facilities. Dougherty Mortgage arranged an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the deal. The loan carried a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
DALLAS — Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, a law firm with offices in the United States, London and Shanghai, has signed a 56,340-square-foot office lease at PwC Tower at Park District, a 500,000-square-foot tower in Uptown Dallas. Matt Craft of Lincoln Property Co. represented the law firm, which plans to move in during the fourth quarter, in the lease negotiations. Dennis Barnes, Shannon Brown and Clay Gilbert of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and MetLife Investment Management.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 21,500-square-foot industrial lease at 2306 Sherwin St. in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Jason Finch and Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial represented the tenant, DFD Movers Inc., in the lease negotiations. The landlord was self-represented.
PALMVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,000-square-foot retail property net-leased to Advance Auto Parts in in the South Texas city of Palmview. Justin Miller and Davis Hansen of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Houston-based partnership. Hank Wolfer also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, an out-of-state personal trust.
JERSEY VILLAGE, TEXAS — Houston-based development firm Collaborate has entered into a partnership agreement with the City of Jersey Village, located about 20 miles northwest of downtown Houston, to develop Village Center, a 43-acre mixed-use project. According to Community Impact Newspaper, the project will include residential, retail, restaurant and hotel uses, with water features, green spaces and pedestrian trails interspersed throughout the property. Houston-based Page is leading design of the project, which has a development time frame of 36 to 48 months. Greatland Co., another local firm, will handle leasing and management of the retail and restaurant space.
PLANO, TEXAS — Florida-based TerraCap Management LLC has purchased Preston Park Financial Center, a 367,543-square-foot office property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. The Class A complex offers amenities such as a fitness center, deli, conference center and tenant lounge. Gary Carr and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Griffin Partners and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group, in the transaction. Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. has been hired to lease and manage the property. IberiaBank provided debt for the acquisition on behalf of TerraCap.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Multifamily investment firm ClearWorth Capital LLC has acquired Arbors on Saratoga, a 252-unit apartment community in Corpus Christi. Built in 1998, the Class B property offers amenities such as a clubhouse with a conference room and business center, fitness center, pool, outdoor kitchen, pet park and a sports court. The new ownership will upgrade the unit interiors, including the flooring, cabinetry, countertops and appliances, as well as the amenity spaces and landscaping. The seller was not disclosed.