DALLAS — HFF has arranged the sale of a three-property hotel portfolio totaling 313 rooms in San Antonio. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Barshop & Oles Co. Silverwest Hotels LLC purchased the assets for an undisclosed amount. The hotels in the portfolio are the 118-room Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio NE/Schertz, located at 5008 Corridor Loop in Schertz; the 98-room Hampton Inn & Suites San Antonio/Schertz, located at 17702 IH-35 North in Schertz; and the 97-room Hampton Inn San Antonio – Northwoods, located at 2127 Gold Canyon Drive in San Antonio. All of the hotels, which opened between 2000 and 2009, feature a business center, fitness room, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast and meeting space. All of the assets are located along major traffic arteries in the San Antonio/Austin corridor. John Bourret and Brooks led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
ALLEN, TEXAS — TIG Real Estate Services Inc. plans to build Ridgeview Business Center, a $31 million, 154,000-square-foot, six-story office building in Allen. Located on eight acres along the Sam Rayburn Tollway between Stacy and North Watters roads, Ridgeview Business Center will be the first office building developed in the corridor, which includes 1,300 acres of developable land stretching six miles from U.S. 75 southwest to Custer Road between the Sam Rayburn Tollway south service road and Ridgeview Drive. Future land-use plans show office, entertainment and mixed-use development along the corridor. Construction will begin once 25 percent of the space has been pre-leased. International architectural firm Gensler has designed the exterior.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Broadway Square Apartments, a 2,470-unit apartment complex adjacent to the William P. Hobby Airport in in Houston. The property is the largest single multifamily asset in Texas. Jeffrey Fript of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office represented the buyer, an out-of-state investment entity. The seller is an out-of-state investment group specializing in multifamily real estate investments. Located on the Houston metropolitan bus line at 8751 Broadway St., Broadway Square Apartments was constructed in phases from 1976 to 1979 on 69 acres. The unit mix features one- and two-bedroom floor plans, 80 of which are townhomes, ranging in size from 504 square feet to 1,206 square feet. Community amenities include controlled access gates, four separate management offices, one main leasing office, 11 swimming pools, 28 laundry rooms, outdoor pavilions and courtyards, after-school programs and a community playground. Unit amenities include private patios and balconies in select apartments, ceiling fans, walk-in closets, mini blinds and dishwashers. Select units have washer/dryer connections.
SAN ANTONIO — Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital’s San Antonio office has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for Fairview Shopping Center, a 28,662-square-foot retail property located at 24200 Interstate 10 W. in San Antonio. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with Nationwide. The property’s tenant roster includes Fiddlin’ Frogs, Willie’s Grill and Phyllis Browning Co.
CARROLLTON AND COPPELL, TEXAS — ML Realty Partners LLC has arranged 182,764 square feet in lease transactions in its recently delivered industrial developments in Carrollton and Coppell that total 603,276 square feet. Crosby Trade Center, a two-building development in Carrollton, has leased 90,705 square feet to Cashion Home Services LLC, Gunder Associates Inc., Pacific Coast Transportation Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing Co. Park West Crossing, a four-building development located in Coppell, has leased 92,056 square feet to JAS Forwarding Inc., Southwestern Carpets Ltd. and J.C. Ehrlich Co.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — NorthStar Energy Services Inc. will relocate and expand to Copeland Tower in Arlington’s Entertainment District, signing a full-floor lease for Class A office space with views of the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. Houston-based NorthStar is the largest of three new tenants to sign direct deals for office space at 1250 E. Copeland Road. The company will relocate from nearby Grand Prairie. The other new tenants are Lake of Dallas Inc., a structural engineering firm that has leased 1,458 square feet, and Los Angeles-based Apartment Service Management Co., which has leased 1,534 square feet. Both will occupy space in Copeland Tower beginning July 1. Richmond Collinsworth, Erik Blais and Clint Manning of Bradford Commercial represented the Houston-based landlord, Aque Investment Group, in the transactions. The 126,602-square-foot office tower is now 90 percent leased.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Northwest – Arboretum is now open in Austin. The hotel is located less than a mile from the Arboretum shopping mall and one block from the MoPac Expressway and I-183 intersection. The former Holiday Inn underwent a multi-million dollar transformation that included a redesign of the lobby, updated guest rooms, new furniture, a new restaurant and bar and expanded meeting and event space. The hotel is owned by 8901 Austin Hotel LLC and managed by Driftwood Hospitality Management. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, business center, outdoor pool and WiFi.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village by the Bay, a 79-unit apartment property located in La Porte. Juan Cuevas of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. John Susank of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach, Calif., office secured the exchange buyer, a limited liability company. Village by the Bay is located at 1026 S. 6th St. in La Porte.
HOUSTON — First Industrial Realty Trust has arranged two long-term leases totaling 273,018 square feet at its 351,672-square-foot First Northwest Commerce Center development in Houston. The leases bring the facility to 78 percent leased. A leading global supplier to the energy industry will use 194,364 square feet of the facility for distribution and assemblage, and an international technology and manufacturing company will occupy a 78,654 square-foot space that will serve as a design, production and distribution center. Both leases will commence Sept. 1, 2015. Located in the Northwest submarket of Houston at 4800 W. Greens Road, First Northwest Commerce Center features 32-foot clear heights, a sprinkler system, truck courts and excess trailer storage, as well as access to major transportation systems via Beltway 8. Royal Pratt and Chad Parrish lead First Industrial’s development and leasing efforts for First Northwest Commerce Center.
DALLAS — Brennan Investment Group LLC has purchased and leased back to Arbor Metals an industrial property located at 811 Regal Row in Dallas. Arbor is an international trader, processor and stocking metal service center for stainless steel and aluminum strip and coil. The building serves as the company’s headquarters and sole manufacturing facility. This acquisition increases Brennan’s Southwest regional portfolio to 21 buildings.