HOUSTON — Solar power provider Chariot Energy has signed a 16,192-square-foot office lease at Galleria Tower 2 in Houston. The tenant plans to relocate from Williams Tower to the entire 14th floor early next year. Brad Beasley and Win Haggard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Unilev Management, in the lease negotiations. Nick Bockhorn and Cameran Lindee of CBRE represented the tenant.
Texas
DALLAS — Locally based hospitality development firm Sava Holdings has purchased Stemmons Towers, a 285,312-square-foot office complex in West Dallas, with plans to convert the property to multifamily use. Stemmons Towers consists of two 12-story buildings that were originally developed in the 1960s by Trammell Crow and John Stemmons, and Sava plans to add a 13th floor to each building as part of the project. The 13-acre site also includes open space for a residential pocket park and greenbelt area. Sava will rebrand the property as Lumiere. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid- to late 2024. John St. Clair and Trae Anderson of Dallas-based brokerage firm Younger Partners represented the seller in the disposition of the property.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Accelerated Solutions Group, a supplier of automotive accessories, has opened an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the northwestern Houston suburb of Tomball. The company plans to hire about 50 people to work at the facility. The seven-acre site is located within Interchange 249, a 250-acre development that comprises 3.1 million square feet across 10 buildings. Powers Brown Architecture designed the facility, which features 30-foot clear heights and 100 parking spaces. A partnership between Houston-based Lovett Industrial and New York-based Clarion Partners owns Interchange 249.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of 5 Points Plaza Shopping Center, a 23,300-square-foot retail property in El Paso. The center, which was vacant for the previous two decades, is currently in the midst of being renovated and will have a new anchor tenant, Mexican restaurant Morra Mia, beginning in the second quarter of next year. Rebecca Rojas of CBRE, who serves as the leasing agent, represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 2900 Pershing LLC, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Levcor has added five new tenants at MarqE Entertainment Center in West Houston. Experiential concepts Sloomoo Institute and Immersive Gamebox now occupy 23,000 square feet and 3,404 square feet, respectively. Glownar Aesthetics has signed a 1,200-square-foot lease, while restaurants Aviator Pizza & Drafthouse and Seaside Poke have committed to 4,504 and 1,600-square-foot spaces, respectively. Regal Cinemas also recently completed renovations to its 23-screen cinema at the center.
DALLAS — Global architecture firm Arcadis has signed a 19,605-square-foot office lease at 300 S. Pearl St., a mixed-use building in downtown Dallas. The building consists of 336 apartments, 200,000 square feet of office space and 25,000 square feet of retail space. Robbie Baty, Dean Collins and Alexandra Boury of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Ben Davis, Jackie Marshall and Fletcher Cordell of CBRE represented the landlord, Todd Interests.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — Sila Realty Trust, a nontraded real estate investment trust based in Tampa, has sold the 199-bed UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston, for $258.1 million. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), which is part of the larger UT healthcare system, occupies the 373,000-square-foot, acute-care hospital. The buyer was the Board of Regents of the University of Texas, which exercised a purchase option in the lease agreement. In addition to multiple onsite dining options, a family lounge and a children’s play area, the hospital offers: Sila Realty Trust is using proceeds from the sale to pay down existing debt and to fund other general corporate costs. “We are pleased to have executed the sale of the UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital, which was a significant asset within our portfolio and one of our few owned short-term, acute-care hospitals,” says Michael Seton, president and CEO of Sila Realty Trust. “We anticipate expanding our high-quality, diversified healthcare portfolio into more outpatient and post-acute healthcare assets.” — Taylor Williams
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has broken ground on Presidium 183, a 374-unit multifamily project in North Austin. Designed by O’Brien Architects, Presidium 183 will offer several different floor plans, and units will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz-style countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a coworking lounge with private offices, fitness center with yoga and spin studios, a speakeasy-style bar, entertainment room with a theater and golf simulator, outdoor game lawn, pool and a dog run. Completion is slated for mid-2025.
CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of Clear Lake Apartments, a 244-unit multifamily complex located on the southeastern outskirts of Houston. Built in 1979, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Chip Nash, Bob Heard and Jaleel Adatia of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Costco will open a 154,648-square-foot store at The Grand at Aliana, a 400,000-square-foot, 80-acre mixed-used development in the southwestern Houston suburb of Richmond. The Washington-based discount retailer purchased the 20-acre site on which the store will be located. The opening is slated for next summer. The store will be Costco’s 39th in Texas and third in the Houston area. Locally based developer NewQuest Properties owns The Grand at Aliana.