DALLAS — Colliers International has acquired Conger and Sutherland Enterprises (CASE) Commercial Real Estate Partners. Dallas-based CASE was formed when Tom Sutherland and John Conger acquired GVA Cawley from Dallas real estate investor and developer Bill Cawley in April of 2008. Sutherland and Conger have grown the company to 50 employees, serving both tenants and investors, since the acquisition. Both firms are active in investment sales, but CASE caters more to private capital, according to Colliers’ regional manager David Pinsel. The deal takes Colliers from about 45 local brokers to about 80, with more than 180 total employees in Dallas and Fort Worth. CASE will be rebranded as Colliers International, and its Dallas team will move to Colliers’ Uptown office at 1717 McKinney Ave. in the coming months. Colliers International is a subsidiary of FirstService Corp., which generates about $2.7 billion in annual revenue and has more than 24,000 employees worldwide.
DALLAS — Ridgeline Property Group (RPG) and its capital partner Stockbridge Capital Group have purchased a 29.5-acre parcel in the South Dallas industrial submarket. The property will serve as the site of a 453,600-square-foot distribution facility. Construction on Eagle Park 20\35, named for its location at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 35, will begin in June and is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2016. RPG and Stockbridge Capital Group purchased the site, which is located within the Eagle Business and Industrial Park at Centre Park Drive, from Danieldale/35E No. 2 Ltd. Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Eagle Park 20\35 will feature 32-foot ceiling heights, 185-foot dual truck courts and abundant trailer storage. The 400-acre Eagle Business and Industrial Park is home to tenants including Solar Turbines, Kohl’s, Sam’s Club and Kauffman Tire. The business park also offers access to air travel from Dallas Executive Airport.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Majestic Realty Co. has purchased a 2000-acre site from a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz. Majestic plans to redevelop the site with warehouse distribution space to support commerce between Mexico and the United States. Laredo is a customs district with annual U.S-Mexico trade totaling $230 billion. Majestic executives have begun master-planning the development with the aim of putting the first phase of development into production immediately.
HURST, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has secured a $2.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Valencia Park Apartments, a 112-unit apartment property located in Hurst. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule and was arranged by Dougherty’s Minneapolis office for borrower DCP Skyline One LLC. Valencia Park Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with air conditioning, assigned parking and dishwashers.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Best Western Plus College Station Inn & Suites is now open at 950 Arrington Road in College Station. The 64-room hotel is located within the Tower Point mixed-use development. Rooms include mini-fridges, microwaves, coffee and tea makers, work desks and 42-inch televisions. Community amenities include a fitness room and outdoor swimming pool.
THE WOODLANDS — Newcor Commercial Real Estate has relocated its headquarters to Grogan’s Mill in The Woodlands. Rob Banzhaf and Ryan Dierker of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the company in negotiating the lease of the 2,415-square-foot office space located in 10200 Grogans Mill Road. Michelle Ellis-Felder with Rosemont Realty represented the landlord, BIG Woodstead Grogan TIC LLC. The company’s previous headquarters was also located in The Woodlands.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, a public, non-traded real estate investment trust based in Newport Beach, Calif., has signed two lease renewals at its Richardson Office Portfolio property totaling 22,511 square feet. Cheryl Mullin & Associates, a law firm, and National Write Your Congressman, an organization dedicated to facilitating communication between elected officials and their constituents, have both renewed their leases. Cheryl Mullin & Associates renewed a 9,340-square-foot lease, while National Write Your Congressman renewed a 13,171-square-foot lease. The buildings are located near the intersection of US-75 Central Expressway and the President George Bush Turnpike. Mark Jordan of Sooner National Property Management LP represented KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT in the transactions.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Lancaster Pollard and MRC have arranged the refinance of Happy Harbor Apartments, a 51-unit affordable seniors housing community in La Porte. Originally built in 1983, Methodist Retirement Community (MRC) owns and manages the site that is part of its healthy living communities. The $2.2 million loan is insured by the FHA Sec. 223(f) program. The transaction provided for nearly $930,000 in repairs for the foundation, plumbing fixtures, drywall repair, painting and other related damage at the property.
Fort Worth, which makes up the core of the western side of the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex, has seen expansive growth both economically and in its resident base, making it an attractive destination for businesses and consumers alike. The population of the Fort Worth- Arlington Metropolitan Division has grown by more than 35 percent since 2000, according to estimates from Moody’s Analytics. Forecast data from Moody’s indicates a continuation of this trend, with projections through 2030 anticipating a total population of over 3.1 million, which is the current size of Iowa. Personal income is another demographic that has experienced a strong growth rate in recent years. Moody’s Analytics forecasts the fourth quarter to have been the strongest quarter of year-over-year growth in 2014, with 8.7 percent growth for personal disposable income and 7.9 percent growth for total personal income. This may be a telling sign that the impact of lower oil prices has accelerated consumer spending at the onset of the oil price decline in June 2014. Furthermore, retail sales growth steadily increased throughout 2014 in the Fort Worth metropolitan division, with the most recent figure for Fort Worth (4.9 percent) outpacing the national rate (4.1 percent) at the close …
HOUSTON — Trammell Crow Co. has completed construction on Medical Plaza II at the Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital campus in Houston. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot building is the second building to be developed by Trammell Crow on the 66-acre campus. Memorial Hermann decided to add a new patient tower and additional medical office space in order to accommodate physicians at the hospital. Powers Brown Architecture designed the building. Trammell Crow Co. is developing a similar building to accompany its Medical Plaza I at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, which is expected to be completed this fall.