ARLINGTON AND ODESSA, TEXAS —Gordon Partners, a Houston-based full-service firm, has purchased two shopping centers totaling 170,000 square feet. Green Oaks Plaza in Arlington totals 100,000 square feet and Sherwood Village in Odessa totals 70,000 square feet. The company plans to remodel both properties beginning in the first quarter of 2019. The sellers were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Commercial mortgage brokerage firm Eastern Union has arranged a $24 million acquisition loan for Magnolia Creek, a 430-unit multifamily community located at 7272 Marvin D. Love Freeway in Dallas. The transit-oriented property features a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling area and a playground. Marc Belsky of Eastern Union arranged the financing through Arbor Realty Trust Inc. on behalf of the borrower, Ashcroft Capital.
HOUSTON — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Cullen Plaza, an 84,717-square-foot retail center in Houston. Fiesta Mart anchors the property, which also houses a mix of national and regional retailers such as Family Dollar, Taco Bell, T-Mobile and Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken. Kevin Holland of EDGE represented AEW/Weingarten in the disposition of the property. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
As industrial development ramps up across the country in an effort to keep pace with demand, developers are eyeing Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for new projects, forcing existing players to get more creative with their site selections and design elements. The DFW metroplex has experienced millions of square feet of industrial development over the past year. The market currently has more than 27.9 million square feet of space under construction. If DFW continues to expand at this pace, year-over-year industrial growth will outpace that of 2017. As infill sites become more scarce, developers revisit land that was once looked over for previous projects. Some of these sites include closed landfills, shuttered golf courses and tracts that may have had unusual hurdles such as drainage, utility or environmental issues. Going South Of all the submarkets that comprise the metroplex, South Dallas enjoys the largest share of development. Over 7 million square feet of product is currently under construction in this submarket, which may puzzle those familiar with the area, as it has historically been less attractive to smaller, more regional tenants. Location is partly to blame for this pattern. South Dallas can be quite a drive for local business owners. In addition, …
PASADENA, TEXAS — Multinational chemicals firm LyondellBasell has begun work on a $2.4 billion manufacturing plant in Pasadena, a suburb of Houston located near the port. Spanning 140 acres, the plant will manufacture propylene oxide and tertiary butyl alcohol, two chemicals used in the production of a variety of consumer goods, including bedding, furniture, carpeting, building materials and adhesives. The plant is expected to begin operations by 2021. An analysis from the Greater Houston Partnership states that the project will have more than $450 million in economic impact on the region.
IRVING, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. and Elm Tree Funds will build a 259,947-square-foot government office building on a 27-acre tract in Irving. The project is a build-to-suit for the General Services Administration, which has signed a 20-year lease. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the property as its Texas Service Center. Construction is scheduled to begin in August and to be completed in early 2020. Gensler is serving as the project architect and Manhattan Construction Co. is the general contractor.
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest Properties will develop a 66,000-square-foot expansion project at Grand Morton Town Center, located in the western Houston metro of Katy. Several retailers, including HomeGoods, Michaels, Petco and Hallmark have already preleased space at the property. NewQuest plans to break ground in the coming months, with the first stores opening in early summer 2019.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Pioneer Plaza, a 51,390-square-foot retail center in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale to mix of national, regional and local tenants. The seller was a group of investors based in California and Canada, and the buyer was a Texas-based investor.
GARLAND, TEXAS — TIG Real Estate Services Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 15,000-square-foot industrial building located at 3640 Marquis Drive in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The Class B property was built in 1972 and includes eight drive-in doors. Matt Spellman of TIG represented the buyer in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
CUERO, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 336,000-square-foot industrial complex in Cuero, located about 90 miles east of San Antonio. The property formerly served as a cotton weaving facility but will now function as the main Texas distribution center for the buyer, OHS Resources Corp., a Houston-based supplier of oil and gas drilling products. Jason Scholtz of Colliers represented the seller, MV Cuero Partners LLC, in the transaction.
