FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Younger Partners has arranged the sale of a 58-acre industrial development site in Fort Worth. The site at 5921 South Freeway is located on the city’s southwest side near the junction of Interstates 20 and 35. Carter Crow and Michael Ytem of Younger Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Justin Toon of Industrial Reserve represented the buyer, which plans to start construction in 2025. Both parties requested anonymity.
HUTTO, TEXAS — A partnership between regional firm Titan Development and St. Louis-based Sansone Group will develop a 208,560-square-foot speculative cold storage facility in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto. The facility will be located within Titan’s Innovation Business Park and will feature 50-foot clear heights. Construction is slated to begin in the second quarter. CBRE and locally based brokerage firm AQUILA Commercial have been tapped as co-leasing agents for the facility.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Colliers has negotiated a 142,100-square-foot industrial lease in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. The tenant, 84 Lumber Co., will occupy the entirety of Barker Cypress Distribution Center. According to commercialsearch.com, the building sits on 12 acres and features 149 parking spaces and 3,574 square feet of office space. Wes Williams of Colliers and Conrad Bernard of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, Molto Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
DALLAS — Preziosa Stone has signed a 23,874-square-foot industrial lease in the Brookhollow neighborhood of northwest Dallas. The tenant is taking space at PROTO Park, a 250,000-square-foot industrial redevelopment by North Texas-based M2G Ventures. Sheenu George of KW Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne and Lena Pierce of Stream Realty Partners represented M2G Ventures. The deal brings PROTO Park to full occupancy.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of an industrial flex building located at 3611 Gulf Freeway, just southeast of downtown Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was constructed in 1969 and renovated in 2022. Travis Land, Cole Popper and Braedon Emde of Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Zachary Green of Chodrow Realty Advisors represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
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LIHTC Program Offers Lifeline to Struggling Multifamily Developers
It’s a tough time for much of multifamily development, but the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program offers incentives that make much-needed affordable housing comparatively easier to achieve under the current economic conditions. Building is expensive and financing is tight in the current multifamily market. However, as it has for the last 30 years, the LIHTC program provides solutions that increase the ease of creating and sustaining affordable housing, even when the overall multifamily market faces challenges. The program not only promotes the construction and acquisition of housing but also enforces conditions that help maintain the stability and preservation of affordable properties. The program is also needed to address the demand for affordable housing. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates that extremely low-income households represent 25 percent of the nation’s 44.1 million renters and reports a shortage of 7.3 million affordable and available rental homes. Historical Financial Resilience “The LIHTC asset class is resilient, if not countercyclical, under challenging economic times,” says Katie Balderrama, executive vice president of affordable equity at Walker & Dunlop. The firm typically sees a foreclosure rate of under 1 percent on properties supported by LIHTC. “Overall, our affordable housing assets tend to perform fairly …
STAFFORD, TEXAS — A partnership between locally based developer Lovett Industrial and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has broken ground on Stafford Logistics Park, a 785,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. The development will consist of a 520,000-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse and a 265,000-square-foot, front-load warehouse. Building features will include 36- and 32-foot clear heights, respectively, as well as parking for 190 trailers and 380 cars. JLL will market the development for lease.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm NewQuest Properties has arranged the sale of a 139,538-square-foot retail building in West Houston. The vacant building, which is part of a larger development anchored by Target, Burlington and Marshalls, sits on 12 acres and was formerly owned and occupied by Sam’s Club. John Nguyen of NewQuest Properties represented the buyer, an entity doing business as SSS Marketplace on Eldridge LLC, in the transaction. James Namken and Kyle Knight of Weitzman represented the seller.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Three Pillars Capital has acquired Shops at The Gate, a 16,000-square-foot shopping center located north of Dallas in Frisco. The center was built on two acres in 2021 and consists of two buildings that were both fully occupied at the time of sale. The center is an outparcel to Domain at The Gate, a luxury apartment development fronting John Hickman Parkway. Mike Kennedy and Darrell Betts of Avison Young represented the seller, an undisclosed foreign investment group, in the transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 5,500-square-foot industrial lease in South Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the newly renovated building at 9727-9733 South Freeway was built in 1978 and totals 16,060 square feet. Taylor Stell and Schaefer Amos of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Bleecker Partners, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.