SAN ANTONIO — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has secured a 6,800-square-foot industrial lease at 1053 Grubb St. in San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the property, which offers renovated office and warehouse space, was built in 1979 and features 14- to 18-foot clear heights. David Durham, Patrick Rubsamen and Jack Gaffney of Finial Group represented the landlord, Sea of Japan Holdco LLC, in the lease negotiations.
BELTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Tradition Holdings has broken ground on 14/35 Belton Crossing, a 343,371-square-foot industrial project in Belton, located outside of Temple in Central Texas. The development will consist of four buildings ranging in size from 70,000 to 115,000 square feet on a 27.5-acre site. Building features will include 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck court depths and parking for 74 trailers and roughly 400 cars. KBC Advisors will market the project for lease. Powers Brown Architecture is designing the project, and ARCO/Murray is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024.
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Rockwall Market, a 211,971-square-foot shopping center located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Rockwall. Built in 1999, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Burkes Outlet, Michaels, Old Navy and Petco. Adam Howells, Ryan Shore and Megan Babovec of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Dunhill Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Affordable Mini Storage, a 63-unit self-storage facility in Rockport, located just north of Corpus Christi. The three-building facility was constructed in 2018. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Sean Delaney, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
SACHSE, TEXAS — Locally based firm Foremark Development is nearing full completion of The Shops at Sachse, a 28,000-square-foot retail project located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The center’s two multi-tenant buildings totaling roughly 18,000 square feet are now complete, and construction of a 10,000-square-foot build-to-suit for The Learning Center is underway and slated for a mid-2024 delivery. Other tenants include Starbucks, Jake’s Burgers & Beer and Tropical Smoothie Café.
DALLAS — G2 Automated Technologies, a manufacturer that serves the healthcare, energy and food processing industries, has signed a 15,109-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Park Forest Business Center in northeast Dallas. Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Tyler Family Real Estate Investments LLC, in the lease negotiations. Dave Peterson of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant. The deal keeps the 200,500-square-foot industrial flex property at full occupancy.
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Single-Family Rental, Built-to-Rent Investment Sales Outlook Remains Positive Despite Economic Challenges
The multifamily sector is under general disruption from a variety of factors, such as falling valuations, financing difficulties, questions about forward net operating income, shifts in regulations and more. Chris Town, who works in commercial sales and leasing at NAI Latter & Blum in Baton Rouge, La., is an expert in single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) investment sales. Town says that there are challenges, but a solid future ahead for the sector. The overarching challenges take the form of the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “It’s the major factor behind the immediate slowdown of home construction and home buying,” Town explains. “Another factor, of course, is land. These are true whether you’re talking true multifamily or the submarkets of BTR and SFR.” A combination of factors has created a tug-of-war among incentives. High interest rates, with home prices at or near historical highs, mean millions of people need places to live. Many of these potential homeowners have families and want the ameliorations and amenities of a detached single-family housing. “Depending on the metric and organization’s research used, you could say the country is five to six million units short on single-family homes,” Town says. The Larger Economy’s Impact on …
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Lovett Industrial and Los Angeles-based PCCP LCC have acquired The Claymoore Portfolio, a collection of 10 buildings totaling roughly 1.4 million square feet in northwest Houston. The buildings comprise two developments, Claymoore Business Park and Northwest Business Park, and range in size from 12,000 to 275,000 square feet. Claymoore Business Park features 1 million square feet of space across eight cross-dock and front-load buildings with 18- to 24-foot clear heights and 960 parking spaces. Northwest Business Park consists of one cross-dock and one front-load building totaling 378,900 square feet that offer 24-foot clear heights and 746 parking spaces. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a roster of 21 tenants. Trent Agnew of JLL brokered the deal, the seller of which was not disclosed. Michael Johnson and Wally Reid, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing through Voya Financial.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Harbor Group International has purchased The Warner, a 336-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built in 2022, The Warner offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, pool with outdoor kitchens, lounge, dog park and a parking garage with EV charging stations. The Warner was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Patton Jones of Newmark brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Challenge Manufacturing Co., a Michigan-based provider of automotive structures, has signed a 91,364-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5101 Statesman Drive in Irving. According to commercialcafé.com, the building was constructed in 1984. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Oxford Properties, in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the tenant.