Texas

HFF Secures $247.5M Refinancing of Retail Portfolio in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio

by Haisten Willis January 20, 2016

HOUSTON, DALLAS AND SAN ANTONIO — HFF has arranged a $247.5 million refinancing for a retail portfolio totaling 20 properties and 2.1 million square feet in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Global Fund Investments, to place the long-term, fixed-rate loan with TIAA-CREF. Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing debt and recapitalize the properties. The portfolio is 95 percent leased to 414 tenants, including H-E-B, Kroger, Kohl’s, LA Fitness, Petco, Golfsmith, 24 Hour Fitness, Starbucks and T.J. Maxx. Twelve of the retail centers are in Houston or Houston-area suburbs. The Dallas-Fort Worth area houses seven of the portfolio properties, and one of the retail centers is located in San Antonio. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Cameron Cureton led HFF’s debt placement team.

January 20, 2016

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Industrial Texas

Hillwood to Add 1.8M SF of Speculative Industrial Space at AllianceTexas

by Haisten Willis January 20, 2016

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood Properties will construct more than 1.8 million square feet of speculative industrial space at AllianceTexas, the 18,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use development in north Fort Worth. The new space includes two industrial buildings in Alliance Westport and a third facility located in Alliance Center North. Alliance Westport 18 and 19 will be located at the entrance to the BNSF Railway Alliance Intermodal Facility at the intersection of FM 156 and Intermodal Parkway. The larger of the two spec buildings, Westport 18, will span 800,000 square feet, with the ability to expand to 1.3 million square feet, while Westport 19 will total 360,000 square feet. Alliance Center North 15 will span 588,000 square feet, and is located at the interchange of I-35W and Eagle Parkway. All three facilities will offer 360-degree, on-site truck circulation and access to adjacent land for additional car and/or trailer parking expansion opportunities. Construction is slated for completion during the second quarter of 2016.

January 20, 2016

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Casey Development Secures Sale of Student Housing Property in San Marcos

by Haisten Willis January 20, 2016

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Casey Development has completed the sale of Uptown Square Apartments, a 512-bed student housing apartment community located in San Marcos. The buyer, Inland Real Estate Group, is a commercial real estate and finance firm specializing in commercial real estate acquisitions, brokerage, development and management. Developed and constructed in 2015 by Casey Development, Uptown Square is located near Texas State University, the fourth largest public university in Texas. Unit interiors at Uptown include nine-foot ceilings, granite countertops, oversized closets, stainless steel appliances, crown molding and private patios/balconies. Community amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, study rooms, computer lab, tanning bed, pool, volleyball court and an outdoor kitchen. Occupancy was above 97 percent at the time of the sale.

January 20, 2016

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LMI Secures Multifamily Acquisition Loans in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis January 20, 2016

GALVESTON AND HOUSTON, TEXAS — Jamie Safier of LMI Capital has procured financing for a two-phase complex in Galveston that includes a historic building component. The loan represented 84 percent of the purchase price and featured a five-year fixed term with one year of interest-only payments and no pre-payment restrictions. The borrower was a first-time buyer of commercial properties and plans to use a portion of the proceeds to enhance the property’s interior and exterior appeal. Brandon Brown of LMI originated a second transaction to close a $7 million loan for a garden-style community in west Houston containing nearly 300 units. An agency loan was assumed and closed simultaneously with a supplemental loan that reduced the borrower’s required equity needed for the acquisition.

January 20, 2016

Loans Multifamily Texas

BMC Capital Provides Trio of Loans for Texas Multifamily Properties

by Haisten Willis January 20, 2016

NACOGDOCHES, CORPUS CHRISTI AND TYLER, TEXAS — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a trio of loans for multifamily properties in Texas. In the first transaction, BMC arranged a $2.2 million loan for the refinancing of Northview Condominiums, a 72-unit multifamily property located in Nacogdoches. The loan featured a 10-year fixed term at 5 percent interest and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s corresponding agency relationships. In the second transaction, BMC arranged a $3.9 million loan for the purchase of Bordeaux Apartments, a 102-unit multifamily property located in Corpus Christi. The loan featured a 10-year fixed term at 4.7 percent interest and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s corresponding agency relationships. In the third transaction, BMC arranged a $3.6 million loan for the refinancing of Oxford Pointe Apartments, a 152-unit multifamily property located in Tyler. The loan featured a seven-year fixed term at 3.9 percent interest and a 30-year amortization schedule.

January 20, 2016

Office Texas

New College of Business Building Opens at University of Dallas

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2016

DALLAS — SB Hall, the new home of the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at The University of Dallas, is now open. The Beck Group built the 46,000-square-foot building, while Perkins+Will designed it. SB Hall is situated on the top of a hill on the northwest side of campus with views of Downtown Dallas and Las Colinas. The building includes nine lecture rooms, a production studio, financial markets lab and dozens of study nooks, alcoves, lounges and gathering places. A main floor atrium, which opens to the second level, includes a glass curtain wall system. The space is designed to allow reconfiguration as the campus population as its needs change. The facility is pursuing LEED certification.

January 19, 2016

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Henry Schein Expands at Heritage Business Park in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2016

SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — New York-based Henry Schein Inc. has expanded its footprint in Heritage Business Park, becoming the first tenant for a six-month-old industrial building in the 1.5 million-square-foot project in Tarrant County. The Fortune 500 company has signed a long-term lease for a 17,888-square-foot end cap in a 134,160-square-foot warehouse located at 1080 S. Kimball Ave. in Southlake. The tenant plans to relocate an existing division from Heritage Business Park 2, where it leases 241,000 square feet, to the new building, one of two that former owner KTR Capital Partners completed last summer. Michael Spain and Nick Talley of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease deal. The plan calls for a second-quarter move-in to Heritage Business Park 8, the smaller of the two new buildings. Jeremy Halback of USI Real Estate Brokerage Services represented the tenant in its expansion at the nine-building Heritage Business Park. Henry Schein is a provider of healthcare products and services for dental, animal health and medical practitioners.

January 19, 2016

Office Texas

SkyWalker Sells 75,679 SF Westpark Centre in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2016

EULESS, TEXAS — In an off-market transaction, SkyWalker Property Partners has sold the 75,679-square-foot Westpark Centre in Euless to an Atlanta-based fund targeting government-leased properties. It is the fund’s first acquisition in North Texas and second in the state. The GSA occupies 52 percent — 39,506 square feet — of the three-story office building located at 150 Westpark Way. Shane Benner of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance sourced the buyer, RP CBP Euless, and was the sole broker for the all-cash transaction. SkyWalker purchased Westpark Centre in 2008. The 4.3-acre property is located off Airport Freeway and TX 121, near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Westpark Centre has been leased and managed since 2008 by Arlington-based CBCA DFW, formerly SCM Real Estate Services.

January 19, 2016

Office Texas

Moody Rambin Arranges Sale of Office Property in Houston

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2016

HOUSTON — Jim Autenreith and Dan Nguyen of Moody Rambin represented a private seller in the sale of 3229 Navigation Blvd., a 20,898-square-foot freestanding office warehouse property in Houston. James Womack of Property Brokerage of Texas represented the purchaser, a private investor.

January 19, 2016

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Younger Partners Arranges Office Lease in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis January 19, 2016

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Presidio Inc. has extended its lease of 34,656 square feet and expanded by an additional 5,601 square feet at Waters Ridge Tech I in Lewisville, located at 1955 Lakeway Drive. Stuart Smith of DTZ represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Heather Shover, Kathy Permenter and Sean Dalton at Younger Partners represented the landlord.

January 19, 2016

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