WASHINGTON, D.C. — SIOR Foundation has announced Aaron Barnard as its new president for the 2018-2019 term. The transition from current president Bill Ginder to Barnard occurred last week at the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) Fall World Conference in Denver. Barnard is a veteran broker in Minneapolis with Cushman & Wakefield and specializes in investment analysis, tenant and landlord representation. Additional 2018-2019 SIOR Foundation officers are President-Elect Chris Curtis (Nugent Curtis Real Estate), Vice President Albert McNeel (Endura Advisory Group) and Treasurer Stan Kleweno (Transpacific Investments). New SIOR Foundation Trustees who began three-year terms at the latest conference include Nancy Morse (Newmark Knight Frank), Jack O’Donoghue (Grant Street Associates/Cushman & Wakefield Alliance), Adrian Arriaga (AAA Real Estate & Investments), Robert Horn Jr. (JLL), Jesse Laikin (Lee & Associates) and Peter Richardson (Primera Cos.). As the largest association of commercial real estate brokers, Washington, D.C.-based SIOR Foundation promotes and funds programs that advance the real estate profession through educational scholarships, research projects, publishing and development of real estate curricula for higher education.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based Crow Holdings Industrial has purchased 45 acres in north Houston for the development of Layne Crossing, a 530,000-square-foot industrial project that will encompass six buildings ranging in size from 56,400 to 174,000 square feet. Building features will include 24- to 32-foot clear heights, large truck courts and ample trailer storage. The groundbreaking of Layne Crossing is scheduled for January and delivery is slated for the fourth quarter of 2019. Richard Quarles and Bubba Harkins of JLL represented the seller of the land, Dallas-based Sarofim Realty Advisors. Cory Driskill and Travis Covington represented Crow Holdings Industrial internally.
HOUSTON — Strategic Storage Trust IV, a self-storage REIT sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired a portfolio of six properties totaling approximately 3,600 units and recreation vehicle spaces in the greater Houston area. The properties were built between 2002 and 2007 and offer a total of roughly 483,000 net rentable square feet. Nick Walker, John Fenoglio and Trevor Roberts of CBRE represented the seller, Metro Mini Storage, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AQUILA Commercial is nearing completion of The Preserve at 620, a 225,000-square-foot speculative office building located at 8201 North FM 620 in northwest Austin. The single-story building is slated to be complete before year’s end and has roughly 185,000 square feet still available for lease. Amenities at The Preserve at 620 include a fitness center, sports court and open courtyard spaces. Tech firm Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS) has preleased 40,000 square feet at the property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood has broken ground on a 75,000-square-foot hangar facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport for aviation defense firm Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. (ATAC). The facility will support pilot training and professional development in addition to aircraft maintenance. The project is expected to be complete by summer 2019 and could employ as many as 200 personnel.
ALLEN, TEXAS — KWA Construction has completed Larkspur at Twin Creeks, a 243-unit seniors housing community situated on eight acres in the northeastern Dallas metro of Allen. California-based Drever Capital Management and Dallas-based The Alder Group developed the property, which offers 18,000 square feet of amenity space, including a fitness center, crafts studio, game room and private wine lockers. Plano-based Architettura designed the project.
DALLAS — Connecticut-based investment bank HJ Sims has closed on $186.5 million in financing for Legacy Midtown Park, a 325-unit continuing care retirement community in Dallas that broke ground over the summer. Individual components of the financing package include $69.9 million in underwritten bonds, $70.5 million in financing and $14 million in subordinate financing. The property will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The borrower was Legacy Senior Communities, a Plano-based not-for-profit organization that will also manage the property. Services at Legacy Midtown Park will become available in phases over 2019 and 2020
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group will develop 93 Red River, a 29-story mixed-use tower that will be located in the Rainey Street District near downtown Austin. According to austin.towers.net, the property will feature 18 floors of residential units, three floors of office space, seven levels of parking and 12,817 square feet of restaurant space. Austin-based Endeavor expects to complete the project by the third quarter of 2020.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Wildwood of Lubbock, a 1,005-bed student housing community serving Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Built in 2017, the 294-unit property is located less than two miles from campus and features a pool, fitness center, a study center and community green space. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE represented the developer and seller, Georgia-based Dovetail Development, in the transaction. The buyer was a private real estate fund advised by Dallas-based Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. The sales price was not disclosed.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Dallas-based Cawley Partners will develop The Braun on Belt Line, a 168,000-square-foot office building that will be located in Coppell, a northern suburb of Dallas. The four-story property, which marks Phase I of a larger office development, is being built on a speculative basis. Amenities will include a conference center, patio lounge and a fitness center. Gensler designed the project, which is slated for a third-quarter 2020 completion.