THE COLONY, TEXAS — Crescent Hotels & Resorts will manage a new Courtyard by Marriott hotel scheduled to open this spring in The Colony. Crescent Hotels & Resorts manages over 100 hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Jackson-Shaw is the developer of the 100-acre, master-planned development The Cascades at the Colony, which encompasses the hotel campus. The Courtyard will include 128 guest rooms, three meeting areas, a new restaurant with a full bar, a garden with a water feature and fire pit and a trail system.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Skylark Townhome Estates, a 16-unit apartment property located in Pasadena. Juan Cuevas and Lucas Fertitta of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Steven Carrell of the firm’s Houston office secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Skylark Townhome Estates is located at 1017 Skylark Road in Pasadena.
DALLAS — Greysteel has negotiated the sale of Walker Place, a 67-unit multifamily community in Dallas. Greysteel’s Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Ryan Hill served as advisor and agent to 12 Walker MGMT LLC in the sale to Walker Place Apartments LLC. Built in 1987, Walker Place features 17 efficiency units, 45 one-bedroom/ one-bathroom units and five two-bedroom/two-bathroom units. Community amenities include private fenced patios, in-unit washer and dryer connections, ceiling fans and an on-site laundry facility. The property is located along Highway Loop 12 giving access to major Dallas/Fort Worth thoroughfares such as SH-67 and SH-12.
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged two office leased in Dallas. In the first transaction, Condon Thornton Sladek has leased 10,502 square feet of office space at 8080 Park Lane. Mike Wyatt and Billy Gannon of Cushman & Wakefield represented Condon Thornton Sladek in the transaction. Trey Smith and Ward Eastman of Cushman &Wakefield represented the landlord, Northwood Investors. In the second transaction, Freese & Goss has leased 9,465 square feet of office space in Parkside Tower at 3500 Maple Ave. David Glasscock of CBRE represented Freese & Goss in the transaction. Johnny Johnson, Trey Smith and Layne Mayfield of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Champion Partners.
HOUSTON — TPMC Realty Corp. (TPMC) will lead a $16-plus million redevelopment of Park Towers, a set of two towers in uptown Houston located at 1233 W. Loop S. The renovation will include elevator bank corridors, restrooms, the lobby, fitness facilities and a conference center. Highlights include: Restrooms equipped with luxury hospitality-like finishes and automatic flushing, soap, water and hand towel dispensers; lobbies with welcoming concierge layout and four televisions, with updated security badge technology and Wi-Fi; conference center made of two interconnected rooms with Wi-Fi presentation technology connected to TVs in each room; New elevator cabs with Thyssen Krupp destination-based dispatch technology, touch screen kiosks and streaming TV monitors, and; lighting upgrades throughout tenant and common areas to incorporate LED bulbs. Bob Parsley of Principal of Colliers International is handling the leasing for Park Towers. The two towers combine for more than 300,000 square feet of Class A office space, with two blocks of 111,250 square feet spanning five floors and multiple options for exclusive tenant signage capabilities. The redevelopment should be finished by the end of the year. Ziegler Cooper Architects is the architect, and O’Donnell Snider Construction is the general contractor.
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors has arranged the sale and acquisition financing for Huntsville Crossing Shopping Center, a 23,760-square-foot retail center located in Huntsville. The property is located in front of a new power center anchored by Target, Kroger, Academy Sports + Outdoors, PetCo, Ross and Marshalls. In November 2014, Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged the construction debt and equity to build the project on behalf of a partnership between Dallas-based Brand Capital Partners and Loon Partners. The property was 100 percent pre-leased to Spec’s, Mattress One, Chipotle and Buffalo Wild Wings prior to breaking ground. The project was completed in October 2015 with the last tenant taking occupancy in February 2016. Metropolitan Capital Advisors and Marcus & Millichap co-brokered the sale of the property to a California-based buyer utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Metropolitan Capital Advisors also arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer with Longview-based Texas Bank & Trust.
BELLAIRE, TEXAS — KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, a non-traded real estate investment trust based in Newport Beach, Calif., has signed nine leases totaling 60,227 square feet at West Loop I & II in Bellaire with tenants in the medical and financial industries. Bellaire Dermatology and Eye Center of Texas signed the two largest leases, at 16,334 square feet and 15,120 square feet, respectively. Located three miles west of Houston’s central business district, West Loop I & II is a Class A, two-building office complex with 313,873 rentable square feet. It sits on a 5.6-acre office property with an eight-story parking garage and a covered walkway. The property is near the residential communities of Bellaire and West University with access to I-610. Amenities include structured parking, a deli, park and on-site security. John Spafford and Allie Hubbard of PM Realty Group represented KBS in the lease negotiations. Greg Hall with Greater Houston Commercial Properties represented Eye Center of Texas, and Jon Silberman and Dan Boyles of NAI Partners represented Bellaire Dermatology.
WALLER, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged a 34,220-square-foot office/warehouse lease for Cordyne Inc. at 1500 Alegacy Place in Waller. Walter Menuet and Tom Condon Jr. of Colliers represented the landlord, Alegacy Development, in the transaction. Colt Haack of Coldwell Banker Properties Unlimited represented the tenant.
PLEASANTON, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale and purchase of a 9,100-square-foot industrial property on a four-acre lot at 449 Corgey Road in Pleasanton. Chris Caudill and Wade Carter of NAI Partners represented the seller, Code Red Safety, during the negotiations. Dan Boyles Jr. and Clare Flesher of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Johnson Specialty Tools.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Drever Capital Management has acquired The Villages at Lake Jackson, a Class A, 174-unit garden apartment community in Lake Jackson. Drever Capital Management bought the 96 percent occupied multifamily property from Spyglass Capital Partners of Demarest, N.J. The new owner is launching a property improvement program whereby the kitchen bar tops will be lowered to counter height with granite added throughout the kitchen and bathrooms. Stainless steel appliances, plank flooring and two-inch wood blinds will also be added, and the exterior will receive new landscaping, painting, an improved lighted monument sign and enlarged pool area with two gas grills and pool furniture. Tom Cabibi, who rejoined Drever Capital to head up acquisitions, led Drever’s efforts toward the purchase. Ryan Epstein of Berkadia’s Houston office brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller. Brant Smith of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage in Austin arranged acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.