Texas

HFF Secures Financing for Ventana Apartments in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis June 4, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — HFF has secured fixed-rate financing for Ventana Apartments, a 390-unit, Class A apartment complex in San Antonio. Working on behalf of the borrower, Venterra Realty, HFF placed the five-year, 3 percent fixed-rate loan with a life company correspondent lender. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the asset. Ventana Apartments consists of 25 two- and three-story residential buildings containing one-, two- and three-bedroom units totaling 380,076 rentable square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools with cabanas, a fitness center, clubhouse and gated access. The property is located at 11020 Huebner Oaks and is 95 percent leased. Cortney Cole and Jordan Finch led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.

June 4, 2015

Hospitality Texas

Woolley’s Classic Suites to Build in Avion Business Park in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis June 3, 2015

IRVING, TEXAS — Woolley’s Classic Suites is set to build in Avion Business Park, a 50-acre tract of land located along State Highway 114 and Royal Lane in Irving. KDC is developing the business park. The 250-room, full-service hotel offers amenities including an on-site restaurant and lounge, in-suite dining, 24-hour gift shop and business center, meeting spaces, laundry, fitness center and complimentary airport shuttle. Avion Business Park is the second location in the United States for the Woolley’s Classic Suites hotel brand. The first Woolley’s opened in Denver in May of 2014. Construction on Woolley’s Classic Suites will begin in fall of 2015 with completion scheduled for winter 2016.

June 3, 2015

Office Texas

Cousins Properties Arranges Lease Renewal in Houston

by Haisten Willis June 3, 2015

HOUSTON — Cousins Properties Inc. has arranged a lease renewal with Transocean Ltd. for 255,413 square feet at Greenway Plaza in Houston. Transocean, the fourth largest customer in Cousins’ Houston portfolio, currently occupies 4 Greenway Plaza in its entirety. The 255,413-square-foot transaction renews 100 percent of the company’s current space and extends their expiration from January 2017 to January 2023. Greenway Plaza is a 4.5 million-square-foot Class A office complex located in the Greenway submarket of Houston. With the Transocean renewal, leasing at Greenway Plaza now stands at 90 percent. Bob Boykin, Warren Savery, Bubba Harkins and Will Hightower represented Cousins in the transaction.

June 3, 2015

Retail Texas

Trademark Property Begins Renovation of The Shops At Highland Village in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis June 3, 2015

HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has begun renovation work on the 389,090-square-foot Shops at Highland Village shopping center. Enhancements will include upgraded building facades, common area and landscaping improvements, public art, new amenities for adults and children, and new signage throughout the property. Located at 1701 Shoal Creek on the corner of FM 2499 and FM 407 in Highland Village, The Shops at Highland Village is anchored by AMC Highland Village 12, Whole Foods Market and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The center includes 11 restaurants and 60 shops including Banana Republic, White House Black Market, Chico’s and Jos. A. Bank. The center is owned by AEW Capital Management and operated by Trademark Property Co.

June 3, 2015

Retail Texas

Ashley Furniture Signs Lease Renewal at Retail Center in Houston

by Haisten Willis June 3, 2015

HOUSTON — Ashley Furniture has signed a 10-year, 52,360-square-foot lease renewal at Deerbrook Corner located at 20050 Highway 59 North in Houston. Mickey Meyer-Sturgis represented the tenant and landlord, The Richland Cos., in the transaction.

June 3, 2015

Loans Retail Texas

HFF Arranges $18.3M Refinancing for Retail Center in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis June 3, 2015

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — HFF has arranged an $18.3 million refinancing for Grapevine Towne Center, a 207,004-square-foot retail center in Grapevine. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture managed by Cencor Realty Service, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Morgan Stanley Bank. HFF will service the securitized loan. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the borrower’s existing debt. Grapevine Towne Center is located along State Highway 114 between William D. Tate and Ira E. Woods Avenues (State Highway 26). Grapevine Towne Center’s main building and five outparcel pads are 87.5 percent leased. Tenants at the property include Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less and Big Lots in addition to Vision Works, Weight Watchers, Hallmark Creations and Bealls. Steve Heldenfels, Travis Anderson and Joe Lerer led the HFF team representing the borrower.

June 3, 2015

Retail Texas

Venture Investment Partners Acquires Retail Center in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis June 2, 2015

FRISCO, TEXAS — Venture Investment Partners, a newly formed investment group of Venture Commercial Real Estate, has acquired Preston Stonebrook, a 58,594-square-foot specialty center located on the southwest corner of Preston Road and Stonebrook Parkway in Frisco. The deal marks the second acquisition by Venture Investment Partners, an investment platform. Bo Brownlee and Easley Waggoner Jr. represented Venture Investment Partners in the Preston Stonebrook transaction. JLL represented the seller, Dunhill Partners. Venture will handle leasing and management for the center, which is currently 100 percent leased. Tenants include Hallmark, Le Peep, PrimaCare, Republic Title and Taco Bell.

June 2, 2015

Loans Multifamily Texas

NXT Capital Provides $30M Mortgage for Apartment Complex in Oklahoma City

by Haisten Willis June 2, 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY — NXT Capital has provided a $30 million first mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of Warwick West Apartments, a Class B, 424-unit property in Oklahoma City. Proceeds from NXT’s loan will fund a renovation plan. The property is adjacent to Integris Baptist Hospital and located near the headquarters of Chesapeake Energy. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, three swimming pools and a tennis court

June 2, 2015

Multifamily Texas

SACA Arranges Sale of Sir Winston Villas Apartments in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis June 2, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged the sale of Sir Winston Villas Apartments, a 32-unit apartment complex in San Antonio. A California-based private investor was the buyer.

June 2, 2015

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Hospitality Texas

DoubleTree by Hilton Opens New Hotel in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis June 2, 2015

MCALLEN, TEXAS — DoubleTree Suites by Hilton McAllen is now open. The property is a renovated nine-story, 262-room hotel located one mile from the McAllen International Airport. The former Embassy Suites hotel reopens following a $10 million renovation that includes updates to the lobby, atrium, restaurant, lounge, guest rooms, meeting rooms and indoor pool. DoubleTree Suites by Hilton McAllen is owned by Calmac Suites LTD and managed by Phoenix Hospitality Group. The hotel’s guestrooms include new furnishings, a microwave, mini refrigerator, coffee maker and two TVs. The hotel features more than 6,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including six meeting rooms and one boardroom.

June 2, 2015

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