MCKINNEY, TEXAS — New York-based GFI Capital Resources Group has acquired Venue Craig Ranch, a 277-unit multifamily community located within the Craig Ranch master-planned community in McKinney. Developed by Davis Development, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across seven buildings. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, a game room, putting green and pet park. The property was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has arranged $9.6 million in refinancing for three apartment communities in Houston. The company secured a $4.5 million loan for the 180-unit Whispering Oaks Apartments on the city’s southwestern side; a $2.8 million loan for the 90-unit Coventry North Apartments on the city’s southeastern side; and a $2.3 million loan for the 80-unit Leawood Plaza Apartments, also on the city’s southwestern side. All three loans were placed through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program and feature seven-year terms, fixed interest rates and 30-year amortization schedules.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 57,000-square-foot industrial lease at 13615 S. Gessner Road in the southwestern Houston metro of Missouri City. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the tenant, 2020 Exhibits Inc., a provider of trade show and event management services, in the lease negotiations. Justin Robinson and Jeremy Lumbreras of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Western C REIT TX LLC.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on Innovation Business Park, a 72-acre industrial development that will be located in Hutto, a northern suburb of Austin. Phase I of the project will deliver a facility measuring approximately 150,000 square feet, which will have the capacity to house one to four tenants. The project will feature more than 1 million square feet of rentable space at full build-out. Titan will invest about $100 million in the development of the park, according to Community Impact Newspaper.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged $64.4 million in financing for Amber Oaks, a 543,544-square-foot, Class A office campus in Austin. The nine-building property is located adjacent to State Highway 45 and offers access to U.S. Highway 183 and Interstate 35. The campus was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Oracle, Office Depot and Toshiba America. Kevin MacKenzie, Casey Wenzel, Jamie Kline and Nick Lench of HFF arranged the financing through Wells Fargo on behalf of California-based investment firm Menlo Equities.
DENTON, PLANO AND MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm CA Senior Living LLC has acquired three seniors housing communities totaling 308 units in northern Dallas suburbs. The company acquired The Village Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 108-unit community in Denton; The Village at Mapleshade, a 92-unit property in Plano; and The Village at Stonebridge, a 108-unit asset in McKinney. All three properties offer assisted living units and the Denton and McKinney communities also offer memory care units. CA Senior Living now owns 14 communities totaling roughly 1,700 units in various stages of development throughout Texas.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 152,086-square-foot office lease at 6011 Connection Drive within the Las Colinas district in Irving. Gartner Inc., a Connecticut-based technology research and advisory firm will occupy the entire building through 2034. Andy May, Matt Heidelbaugh and Amber Roberts of Cushman & Wakefield represented Gartner in the lease negotiations. Joel Pustmueller and Sarah Hinkley of Peloton Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, Piedmont Office Realty Trust.
RED OAK, TEXAS — STRIVE has brokered the sale of Sierra Marketplace, a 45,804-square-foot shopping center located at 132 E. Ovilla Road in Red Oak, about 20 miles south of Dallas. The center was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Dollar Tree and Jackson Hewitt Tax Services. The buyer and seller were not disclosed, but both parties are based in Texas.
PLANO, TEXAS — Washington, D.C.-based investment firm PRP LLC has acquired a 264,000-square-foot office building located at 7900 Legacy Drive in Plano. Situated within the 250-acre Legacy West development, the Class A property is fully leased to FedEx and serves as the company’s office and print services global headquarters. PRP acquired the asset in a joint venture with AXA Investment Managers — Real Assets, a subsidiary of French multinational firm AXA. Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Eric Mackey, Evan Stone, Jared Chua and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, KDC Real Estate Developments and Investments, in the disposition of the asset.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A joint venture between Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners and HC2 Capital LLC will develop 8FOUR8 Mitchell, a 687-bed student housing property that will be located on West Mitchell Street just west of Cooper Street near the University of Texas at Arlington. The property’s 298 units will consist of a mix of one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, a 9,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center and multiple private study rooms. Stuart Roosth Architects designed the property. The general contractor, Temple-based MW Builders Inc., expects to complete the project in time for the fall 2019 semester.
