GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 88,200-square-foot industrial lease at 2520 Esters Blvd. in Grapevine, located near Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, engineering and logistics firm Communications Test Design Inc., in the lease negotiations. Nathan Lawrence of CBRE represented the landlord, Valeo North America.
PLANO, TEXAS — After announcing on Monday, June 18, it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Vintage Capital Management, Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII) has seen its stock price increase steadily throughout the week. The company’s stock price opened at $14.78 per share on Thursday, June 21. This figure represents a nearly 23 percent increase in the span of just one week, but remains a far cry from the peak price of $40 per share in summer 2013. Vintage Capital agreed to acquire Rent-A-Center for $15 per share in a transaction that is valued at approximately $1.4 billion and which will take the Plano-based retailer private. The deal is expected to close before year’s end. The price represents a premium of approximately 49 percent over Rent-A-Center’s closing stock price of $10.07 per share on Oct. 30, 2017. According to one retail analyst, Rent-A-Center’s struggles stemmed from several factors, including a high number of new competitors in the home goods sector and the lack of financial resources to establish robust online sales. “Rent-A-Center is an interesting case because it kind of bleeds into that personal services category, yet it’s not especially resistant to e-commerce because of the physical goods …
OLD OCEAN, TEXAS — Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) will undertake a $1.5 billion expansion of its Sweeny Hub natural gas plant in Old Ocean, about 65 miles southeast of Houston. The project will include the construction of two fractionators capable of producing 150,000 barrels of natural gas per day, as well as additional storage facilities for the fossil fuel and various infrastructural upgrades to pipelines. The new facilities are expected to begin commercial operations in late 2020. Upon completion, the Sweeny Hub will have a fractionator capacity of 400,000 barrels per day and the capacity to store 15 million barrels.
DALLAS — The Legacy Senior Communities, a not-for-profit organization based in Plano, has broken ground on The Legacy Midtown Park, a $175 million seniors housing community in Dallas. Situated on 10 acres just off North Central Expressway, the property will consist of 184 independent living apartments, 50 assisted living units, 36 memory care residences and 54 suites for short-term rehabilitation or long-term care. Amenities will include multiple dining options and a fitness, aerobics and aquatic center. The project is expected to create approximately 350 jobs upon completion. The developer expects the community to begin opening for some services in fall 2019 with other levels of care becoming available in 2020. SunTrust Bank served as the lead lender for the project with Frost Bank as a participating lender.
ALICE, TEXAS — Cravey Real Estate Services Inc. has arranged the sale of a 103,338-square-foot industrial development located at 850 Commerce St. in Alice, about 45 miles west of Corpus Christi. The 17-building development is situated on 19.2 acres and features 22-foot clear heights. Matthew Cravey of Cravey Real Estate Services and Rafik Ibrahim of JLL represented the seller, Halliburton Energy Services Inc., in the transaction. Richard Perry, also of Cravey, represented the buyer, Alice Management Co. LLC.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A partnership between Denver-based developer Confluent Senior Living and Florida-based management firm Harbor Retirement Associates has broken ground on a 112-unit seniors housing community, HarborChase of South Oklahoma City. The property will be situated on six acres and feature 80 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Amenities will include a full-service bistro, chapel, clubrooms, beauty salon, library and a fitness and wellness center. The community is scheduled to open in fall 2019.
HOUSTON — The J. Beard Real Estate Co. has brokered the sale of three flex buildings totaling 13,850 square feet of office and warehouse space in Houston. Ryan Hutson of J. Beard represented the seller, Continuum Investments, in the transaction. Vicky Kuczbel-Rogers of Walzel Properties represented the buyer, G. Ramirez, which will also occupy the buildings.
SAN ANTONIO — Värde Partners, a Minneapolis-based global investment firm, has provided a $61.5 million loan for Brass Professional Center, a 15-building, 729,000-square-foot office park in San Antonio. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to finance existing debt and provide capital for recapitalizing the property or marketing it for sale over the next few years. Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital arranged the loan.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — VMInnovations, an online retailer of brand-name sports products, electronics and home goods, has signed an industrial lease in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas. The company will occupy 416,891 square feet at Core5 Logistics Center at Wintergreen, a 43-acre development. Mark Collins and Adam Campbell of Cushman & Wakefield represented VMInnovations in the lease negotiations. Matt Elliot of NAI Robert Lynn represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners.
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Karr Self-Storage, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Boulevard 26 Storage, a 305-unit facility located in Richland Hills, a northeastern suburb of Fort Worth. The property, which was built in 1950 and repurposed into a self-storage facility in 2007, features a nine-space, 8,500-square-foot retail center that was also included in the sale. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Karr Self-Storage represented the seller, an Austin-based private partnership, in the transaction. The team also secured the buyer, a Philadelphia-based self-storage owner/operator.
