LA PORTE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Fairporte Green Shopping Center, a 48,229-square-foot retail property located in La Porte. Jerry Goldstein of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership in Washington D.C. It was sold to a 1031 exchange buyer from Southern California who assumed an existing CMBS loan. The property is 80 percent occupied and features national medical tenants including U.S. HealthWorks and Fresenius as well as a freestanding Burger King. Its physical address is located at 1309 Fairmont Parkway in La Porte.
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HOUSTON — The University of Houston (UH) is getting a second Health and Biomedical Sciences Building (HBSB2). The nine-story, 300,000-square-foot facility will be the next phase of the development of UH’s biomedical district. With a project budget of $145 million, HBSB2 will be home to specialized research and teaching labs, faculty and staff offices, an expanded health sciences library and a mix of teaching spaces, including auditoriums and smaller learning spaces for group and individual study. While construction is already underway, a ceremonial groundbreaking will take place at 10 a.m. on Feb. 29. HBSB2 will be the new home of the UH College of Pharmacy and will consolidate faculty and students currently housed in the Texas Medical Center and Science and Research 2 buildings. The consolidation will help integrate teaching, research and clinical programs. Shepley Bulfinch, the architectural firm that completed HBSB1 in 2013, is the architect of HBSB2.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — WinCo Foods plans to develop an 82,077-square-foot anchor store at Trinity Valley Shopping Center located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike and Josey Lane in Carrollton. The new WinCo will be developed at the site of a former Target, which closed in January 2015. Josey Trinity Mills Ltd. acquired the building in October. The site will be demolished in April, and the new WinCo is scheduled to open in early 2017. The project’s leasing team, Matt Luedtke and Steve Gray with The Weitzman Group, along with Cencor Realty Services’ Randy Stebbins and Joe Lea, worked on behalf of the center’s ownership to negotiate the acquisition of the vacant Target and bring in WinCo for the new anchor store. DWC Commercial and Venture Commercial represented the grocer. Trinity Valley Shopping Center opened in the 1970s and remains a retail destination in the trade area. The center incorporates nearly 300,000 square feet of retail space leased to Ulta Beauty, Ross Dress for Less, rue21, Petco, Chili’s, Lane Bryant and Dress Barn. Stebbins will direct the development of the new anchor store on behalf of the center’s ownership. Cencor’s Kathy Detrick is managing the construction of …
ALLEN, TEXAS — Development firm JaRyCo has begun construction on Tech Center One, Phase I of an office/warehouse complex at Greenville Avenue and Bethany Drive in Allen. Completion of the 38,000-square-foot office/warehouse hybrid building is expected in August. Two additional building phases are planned for a total of 94,000 square feet. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project is set for Feb. 25. at 2 p.m. This will be the 10th project in Allen for JaRyCo in the last 15 years. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office are marketing the property.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Good Union Urban BBQ has opened its first location at CityLine, a 186-acre mixed-use project located in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. The restaurant is located on the street level of One CityLine at 1150 State Street, and serves Texas barbecue favorites like USDA prime brisket, pork, sausage, ham, turkey and ribs. Patio seating is available facing the central plaza of the development, allowing guests to enjoy live music and events planned by CityLine. Other recent openings at the development include Nestle Toll House Café by Chip, Top Pot Doughnuts & Coffee, Red Mango, Starbucks Coffee and Tom+Chee. Whole Foods Market, Bite City Grill, Coal Vines, Edoko Sushi and Robata, Fernando’s, Jasper’s and Tricky Fish are scheduled to open at the CityLine later this year.
IRVING, TEXAS — Greysteel, a real estate investment services firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, has arranged the sale of Rock Island Apartments in Irving. Greysteel’s multifamily investment sales team, led by Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Ryan Hill, served as advisor to Progressive Island LLC in the sale of Rock Island Apartments to Katz Rock Island LLC. The property is an 11-building community totaling 154 units. Rock Island Apartments features a barbecue area, swimming pool, on-site laundry, private balconies and patios and 316 surface parking spaces.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has acquired Villas Tech Ridge, a 350-unit apartment community in Austin. CLP’s managing director Austin Alexander has relocated to Austin to oversee the company’s operations in the market. Villas Tech Ridge is located just off I-35 and offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Built in 2008, the property was developed as part of the Austin Energy Green Builder Program, an environmentally driven program that requires special consideration for “green” and energy-saving opportunities. Units include open floor plans with nine-foot or vaulted ceilings along with granite countertops, mahogany cabinets, ceramic tile and vinyl plank flooring. The property features a pool with cabana, clubhouse, fitness center and pet park.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Terraces on the Parkway, a 297-unit multifamily community in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie. EB Real Estate Group purchased the asset from Terraces on the Parkway LP for an undisclosed price. Chris Deuillet and Nita Stewart of CBRE’s Dallas office represented the seller. The 263,555-square-foot asset, located at 1109 N. Carrier Parkway, was built in 1972. The complex includes 20 two-story residential buildings and offers efficiency, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. The community was 97 percent occupied at closing. Tenants have access to two pools with outdoor kitchens, a fitness center, updated resident center, dog park and soccer field. Interiors include black-on-black appliances, faux-wood flooring, faux granite countertops, glass tile kitchen backsplashes and two-inch blinds. Monument Real Estate Services will manage the property.
DALLAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed a $3.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Carpenters Cove Apartments, a 164-unit, market-rate multifamily apartment property located in Dallas. Property amenities include laundry facilities and a children’s playground. Dougherty’s Vienna, Va., office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Dallas Carpenters Cover Apartments Ltd.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has sold a two-acre pad site in the Castle Hills area just off State Highway 121 in Lewisville. The pad site is located at the southeast corner of Josey Lane and Windhaven Parkway. The corner will be anchored by an ALDI grocery store and is adjacent to Nebraska Furniture Mart and The Realm, a planned 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use Bright Realty development. An unnamed buyer purchased the pad site. Bright Realty was self-represented in the sale by Tim McNutt and Britton Lankford.