PASADENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Morningstar of Pasadena, an 88,011-square-foot self-storage facility located in Pasadena. The asset had a list price of $4.3 million. Chico LeClaire and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Knobler and LeClaire also represented the buyer, a limited liability company from the Pacific Northwest.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based fast casual restaurant Vertskebap will open two locations in San Antonio, with a third location in the works. This is the chain’s first expansion into San Antonio after successful expansions into Dallas and Houston and growth in Austin in 2014. The first location will open in May in the Park North Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Loop 410 and San Pedro Avenue. The second location will open this fall in Alamo Ranch Culebra Market, located at the intersection of Loop 1604 and Culebra Road. Vertskebap is built around döner kebap, a European street food, and is one of the first restaurants to bring döner kebap to the United States. Vertskebap restaurants are designed by Austin-based architect Michael Hsu. CBRE represented Vertskebap on site selection and lease negotiations in San Antonio. John Heffington of CBRE’s Austin office is the master broker for Vertskebap.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Ridge Development plans to construct a two-building industrial park on 47 acres in north Fort Worth. A joint venture between Ridge Development and LaSalle Investment Management will own the development, known as Railhead Industrial Park. Construction on the project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2015. The first structure is a speculative building totaling 299,000 square feet, which should be finished by the end of this year. The second building is being marketed as a build-to-suit potentially spanning 343,000 square feet. Railhead Industrial Park has the ability to provide service from the BNSF Railway and has additional capacity for secondary service from the Union Pacific Railroad. The first building is planned for the southeast corner of North Main Street and East Industrial Road and will offer flexibility for single- or multi-tenant usage with storage and distribution space from 75,000 square feet to 299,000 square feet.
DENTON, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $2.6 million refinancing loan for a 72-unit apartment complex located in Denton. The seven-year loan includes a 4 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured acquisition financing for Cityside Crossing, a 360-unit apartment complex in southeast Houston near the University of Houston main campus. HFF worked on behalf of Commerce Capital Partners LLC (ComCapp) to secure the 12-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan through M&T Realty Capital Corp. Cityside Crossing is located at 5514 Griggs Road near the South Loop East Freeway and the newly completed METRORail Southeast/Purple line. The asset was 95 percent occupied at the time of financing. Robert Wooten led the HFF debt placement team representing ComCapp.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged $16 million in acquisition financing for Southwest Medical Village, a fully occupied Class A medical office building in Austin. Working on behalf of an undisclosed borrower, CBRE Capital Markets secured a 10-year loan with eight years of interest-only payments and a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. The loan was originated through CBRE Capital Markets’ relationship with PNC Bank. Built in January 2014, the fully leased asset includes 70,000 square feet of medical office space and offers a parking ratio of 5.1 per 1,000 net rentable square feet. The property, located at 5625 Eiger Road, is anchored by Premier Family Physicians, an independent, physician-owned family medicine practice, and also includes 18 other specialty practices. Kornberg, Doug Seylar, Scott Larson, Ben Bastian, Greg Greene, Scott Lewis and Taylor Pearce of CBRE arranged the loan for the borrower.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Regency Centers has signed several new tenants that will open in 2016 at CityLine Market located in Richardson. Anchored by Whole Foods Market, the new tenant lineup at CityLine includes Taco Diner, Luna Grill, Modmarket, Pei Wei, Smashburger, 18|8 Fine Men’s Salon, Massage Envy Spa, CityLine Dental, The Joint Chiropractic and Luxx Lash’s beauty studio. CityLine Market will serve as the second-largest employment center in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area with major employers including State Farm Insurance, Raytheon, AT&T, The University of Texas at Dallas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Verizon and Cisco Systems. The mixed-use development will join several million square feet of office space, an Aloft hotel, LOOK Cinema and nearly 4,000 new residential units. The project is located near the George Bush turnpike and within walking distance of the DART light rail stop.
PROSPER, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of 26 acres near Windsong Ranch for a 300-unit, townhome-style apartment development located within the Prosper Independent School District. Terre Verde Group, the developer of Windsong Ranch, sold the land tract to Atlanta-based Davis Development. The property is located at the northeast quadrant of Highway 380 and Gee Road, adjacent to a new 300,000-square-foot, Kroger-anchored retail development expected to break ground in December. Ken Reimer, Edward Bogel and David Davidson Jr. of Venture represented the seller, Terra Verde Group, in the transaction. Bogel and Davidson represented the buyer, Davis Development. The $1.2 billion Windsong Ranch master-planned development is located a little more than two miles west of the Dallas North Tollway on Highway 380. The property will include 3,100 single-family residential lots, 150 acres of mixed-use development along U.S Highway 380 and 600 acres of open space with native preserves, trails and parks. The first three phases have been completed and are now open.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Castle Lanterra Properties has acquired Stonegate Apartments, a 452-unit, class A property in Austin. An institutional ownership group was the seller. The property was built in 2003 and is located just off I-35. Stonegate consists of 24 two- and three-story buildings in a variety of floor plans. Amenities include a clubhouse with a leasing office, business center, fitness center and recreation room. The property also features two swimming pools and barbeque grilling stations. Planned unit upgrades will include new lighting and plumbing fixtures, stainless steel appliances and wood vinyl plank flooring. Castle Lanterra Properties acquires, improves, repositions and manages a portfolio of multifamily properties.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA) has arranged the sale of Nogalitos Shopping Center, a 16,279-square-foot shopping center located at 3002 Nogalitos St. in San Antonio. Brent Smith and Bradley Suttle of SACA represented the seller in the transaction and also procured the Houston-based buyer. Built in 1963, Nogalitos Shopping Center is fully leased with 66 percent of the square footage on a long-term lease with O’Reilly Auto Parts. SACA is an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance.
