PFLUGERVILLE — Tarantino Properties has arranged the sale of the 85,268-square-foot Three Points Plaza, a shopping center located at 2700 W. Pecan St. in Pflugerville. The property is currently 56 percent leased. Nick Tarantino of Tarantino's Austin office represented the seller in the transaction. Steve Portnoy of Carlson Commercial Properties represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — Apache Corp. has purchased 6.4 acres of land at BLVD Place, a new mixed-use development located on Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe Street in Houston. The property is located on the southwest corner of Post Oak Boulevard and the future BLVD Place Drive and includes frontage on Post Oak Lane and Ambassador Way. The Pavilion, a former shopping complex located on the site, is undergoing demolition with a completion date by year's end. Upon completion, BLVD Place will feature 388,000 square feet of retail and office space, as well as 1,000 high-rise multifamily units. Tim Relyea and Scott Wegmann of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Ed Wulfe and Bob Sellingsloh of Wulfe & Co. represented BLVD Place.
AUSTIN — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 12.27-acre tract of land, located at 2631 S. Capital of Texas Highway in Austin. Greg Gaynor of Marcus & Millichap's Austin office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
AUSTIN — KBS Realty Advisors has signed leases with two tenants totaling 23,119 square feet of office space at its 260,112-square-foot SouthTech Business Center, a 99 percent leased office complex located at Freidrich Lane and East St. Elmo Road in Austin. Houston-based Suntronic has leased 10,731 square feet at SouthTech Business Center, Building 3. Dillon Mao of Katy-based FIRM Properties represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Virtuoso Selections is expanding its headquarters in Building 3 to a new 12,388-square-foot office in the same building. Carson Jones of Partners National Corporate Real Estate Services represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Ace Schlameus of HPI Real Estate represented the landlord in both lease transactions. Other tenants at SouthTech Business Center include Republic Beverage, New Era Publishing and JS International Shipping Corp.
PORT ARTHUR — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed $23.5 million in first mortgage financing for the 372-unit Willow Lakes Apartments, a Class A property located in Port Arthur. Greg Young of Grandbridge's Houston office arranged the 5-year loan with a 20-year amortization schedule through American Real Estate Capital.
TULSA, OKLA. — Steadfast Income REIT has acquired the 336-unit Sonoma Grande, an apartment community located in Tulsa, for $32.2 million. The property is 91 percent occupied and features a resort-style swimming pool with cabanas, an outdoor gourmet kitchen, fitness center, a tanning salon, playground and detached garages. Steadfast now has more than $200 million invested in 13 apartment communities in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Oklahoma.
SAN ANTONIO — Kotel Investments has purchased a 40,330-square-foot industrial property, located at 12066 Starcrest Drive in north central San Antonio. The property consists of five tenants, including Soccer Factory and Ducati of San Antonio. Joshua Swank of Alamo Real Estate Brokers represented the buyer in the transaction.
KILLEEN — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of the 10,200-square-foot Shops in Killeen, a shopping center located at 1100 Lowe's Blvd. in Killeen. The shopping center is fully leased. Jason Middlebrook of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN — Oxford Commercial has arranged the lease of 31,298 square feet of industrial space at Tuscany 2, located at 9011 Tuscany Way in Austin. Joe Brockman of Oxford Commercial represented the tenant, Sherri Hill, in the lease transaction. Ace Schlameus of HPI represented the landlord. Oxford Commercial is a Cushman & Wakefield Alliance member.
HOUSTON — Triple Tap Ventures, owner and operator of the Houston-area Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations, has plans to bring two new locations to Houston in 2013. The first will open in early 2013 in the Vintage Park Shopping Village in northwest Houston. The shopping center is owned by Dunhill Partners. The second theater will be located at 2901 Louisiana St. in Houston's Midtown area on top of a three-story parking garage. The theater will feature a lobby bar with a panoramic view of Houston's skyline. In addition, Triple Tap has plans to close the older Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at West Oaks Mall this year.
