RICHARDSON, TEXAS — The Weitzman Group has negotiated the sale of The Shire, an 83,000-square-foot mixed-use retail and office project located at President George Bush Turnpike and Jupiter Road in Richardson. A local investment group formed by Huey Investments and Standridge Cos. was the buyer. Restaurateur Dale Wamstad was the seller. Eddie Liebman and Joey Keffler with The Weitzman Group handled negotiations. The Shire features restaurants as well as service and office users. Restaurants in the retail space include Silver Fox Steakhouse, Ye Shire Tavern, Main Street Bistro/Bakery, Thai’s Thumbz Urban Kitchen and Apollonia’s Italian Kitchen. Other tenants include Bright Horizons Child Care and Republic Title.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Block 300, a 14,425-square-foot retail property located in Arlington. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Levy also secured the buyer, a private investor. Block 300 is located at 300 E. Abram St. The subject property is a 14,425-square-foot multitenant retail center that is 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Flying Fish restaurant, CearnalCo, Mijo’s restaurant, J. McIntyre Interiors, Twisted Root Burger Co. and Hooligans Pub. The building was constructed in 1956 and sits on 0.9 acres. The subject property is located in a recently revitalized downtown area of the city. It is two blocks east of the University of Texas at Arlington and less than two miles from the Dallas Cowboys stadium, The Ballpark in Arlington and a General Motors assembly plant.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Kite Realty Group Trust has acquired Chapel Hill Shopping Center, a 200,000-square-foot power center located in Fort Worth. The center is 96 percent leased and anchored by Central Market, The Container Store and Cost Plus World Market. Other tenants include Ann Taylor, Beauty Brands, New Balance and Men’s Wearhouse. The purchase price was funded using 1031 sale proceeds and other cash and liquidity sources. Chapel Hill Shopping Center is located at the intersection of I-30 and Hulen Street. The area has an estimated population of 275,000 residents within a five-mile radius. David Disney and Adam Crockett of Disney Investment Group represented the seller and also procured the buyer in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged financing for Falcon Ridge, a 296-unit apartment complex in Austin. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Griffis Residential, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with TIAA-CREF. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the property. Built in 2000, Falcon Ridge has 12 residential buildings consisting of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 901 square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, tanning room, sand volleyball court, barbecue area with grills, dog park, jogging trail, car wash and clubroom/business center. The property is situated on 23 acres at 500 E. Stassney Lane, immediately southeast of the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 71. The asset is 94 percent occupied. Eric Tupler, Josh Simon and Casey Wenzel led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Chase Motor Bank, a net leased property located in Arlington. Philip Levy and Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Chase Motor Bank is located at 745 W. Lamar Blvd. The property has a corporate guarantee from JPMorgan Chase Bank. The tenant recently exercised a three-year lease extension to coincide with the lease expiration date of the adjacent Chase Banking Center. There are 10 years remaining on the term, with two, five-year options for renewal. The motor bank was constructed in 1982 and served as a motor bank to The American Bank of Arlington, which was later acquired by Chase. The lot size is 30,100 square feet.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of Silver Rock Apartments, which is located on the northwest side of San Antonio. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Harbor Group International, in the transaction for the ranch-style value-add property. Regional Investment and Management LLC purchased the 328-unit complex. Scott LaMontagne and Moses Siller led the JLL team on the transaction. Silver Rock Apartments is a Class A apartment community with amenities including a fitness center, pool and spa, picnic area and club room.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A ribbon cutting ceremony has been held for the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building in Fort Worth. Yates Construction provided preconstruction and construction services for the project. The downtown development consists of a public plaza and six levels, including 13 courtrooms spanning nearly 235,000 square feet. The finished building mirrors the architecture of other buildings downtown using local and regional materials. Historic elements from the original civil courts building were salvaged and are now featured on the front facade of the new civil courts building. The design and construction team utilized BIM for clash detection, verified and worked with several design models and incorporated sustainable features to pursue LEED Silver certification.
HOUSTON — Transwestern’s Houston office has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio totaling 117 units in Houston’s Spring Branch District. Ed Cummins and Ryan Mendez of Transwestern represented the seller, OSD Ltd., in the transaction. The off-market deal involved the sale of Spring Gardens, a 79-unit apartment complex located at 1714 Wirt Road, and Johanna Square, a 38-unit complex located at 1715 Johanna Drive. An unnamed buyer purchased both properties.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented Rockwell Management in the lease of 8,200 square feet at the 1900 St. James Building in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Sam Hansen of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Rockwell Management, in the transaction. Connor Tamlyn of CBRE represented the tenant, ioMosaic.
HOUSTON — Rent Recover has leased 4,840 square feet at the Park Plaza Business Park building located at 11104 W. Airport Blvd. in Houston. Spencer Starkey, Kurt Kistler and Griffin Jaggard of Moody Rambin represented the building owner, Stafford Office Park II LP, in the transaction. Brian Strait with Lincoln Property Co. represented the tenant in negotiations.