SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio-based developer StrEat Park LLC has broken ground on Brooklyn StrEat Food Park, a $2.5 million project located at 201 Burnet St. in San Antonio. Scheduled to open in January 2018, according to Rivard Report, the food park will feature nine food trucks and a full-service bar, provide indoor and outdoor seating for about 450 people and stage live music.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Clay Development & Construction has broken ground on Phase II of Energy Commerce Business Park, a 45-acre industrial park located along Sam Houston Parkway near Highway 225 in the Port Houston submarket. Phase II will deliver two buildings: a 101,400-square-foot, rear load facility and a 232,960-square-foot cross-dock warehouse/distribution center. Both buildings are slated for an early 2018 completion. Phase I of construction, which was completed in 2016, delivered two buildings totaling 287,560 square feet that are 70 percent leased to tenants such as DNA Motoring, Cintas First Aid & Safety and JGB Enterprises.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Mason Joseph Co. Inc. has closed a $29.5 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of The Residence at Oakmont, a 256-unit apartment community in Bryan. Parkcrest Builders Ltd. and Parkgreen Living LLC will develop the Class A, garden-style community, which will be located at the intersection of Boonville Road and Pendleton Drive. HUD provided the non-recourse loan, which offers a fixed interest rate for the 18-month construction period and subsequent 40-year term.
DALLAS — Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of La Bella Palms, a 117-unit apartment complex located at 9450 Royal Lane in Dallas. Situated near Northpark Center Mall, Southern Methodist University and Richland College, the property features a swimming pool and on-site laundry services. Caleb Jones, Tammy Shaffer and David Shaffer of Wellington procured the buyer, a partnership between Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC and a private equity investor, in the transaction.
GARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has negotiated an 114,515-square-foot office/warehouse lease at 3901 W. Miller Road in the Dallas metro of Garland. Stephen Cooper of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction. Ann Huntington of CBRE represented the tenant, Stonecrop Technologies LLC, a California-based communications deployment firm.
IRVING, TEXAS — STRIVE has brokered the sale of Riverside Retail Strip, a 14,030-square-foot, Class A retail center located at 6421 Riverside Drive in Irving. Built in 2016, the center was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Wayback Burgers, Donut House and Yummy Thai. Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller, a Dallas-based developer, in the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Monogram Residential Trust Inc. (NYSE: MORE), an owner and developer of high-end apartment communities, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be purchased by a newly formed perpetual life fund led by Greystar Real Estate Partners. The purchase price is $3 billion, including debt. Other principals of the fund, known as Greystar Growth and Income Fund LP, include affiliates of APG Asset Management, GIC and Ivanhoe Cambridge. Monogram’s stockholders will receive $12 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 22 percent to Monogram’s unaffected closing stock price on July 3, the last trading day prior to the public announcement of the transaction. The ownership group has retained Walker & Dunlop to secure acquisition financing for the transaction, which includes Monogram’s share of its two joint ventures with PGGM and NPS. The PGGM joint venture will be restructured, and Greystar will purchase the joint venture interests held by NPS pursuant to a separate assignable purchase and sale agreement for approximately $500 million. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. has provided a commitment letter to Greystar Growth and Income Fund for $2 billion in debt financing for the transaction. The deal is expected to close in the …
FORT WORTH AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. has entered into a merger agreement with Austin-based residential and mixed-use developer Forestar Group Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, D.R. Horton will acquire 75 percent of Forestar’s outstanding shares for $17.75 per share in cash. Forestar has approximately 42 million outstanding shares, according to The Wall Street Journal, giving the transaction a value of roughly $558 million.
AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO — The QuikTrip Corp. will open more than 100 new gas and convenience store locations in the Austin and San Antonio areas beginning in the summer of 2018, according to a social media announcement from the company. Exact locations were not disclosed. The Tulsa-based chain, which first entered Texas in 1999, currently operates 134 locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
SPRING, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Modera Spring Town Center, a 396-unit multifamily asset located at 21801 Northcrest Drive in Spring. Developed in 2014, the garden-style property offers a mix of one, two- and three-bedroom units. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray, Wes Breeding and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller and developer, Mill Creek Residential, in the transaction. Abbey Residential Services Inc. purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
