HOUSTON — David Z Mafrige Interests (DZMI) has acquired The Tower at 290, a 12-story, 245,846-square-foot office building located near the junction of U.S. Highway 290 and Loop 610 in northwest Houston. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program and has tapped Stream Realty Partners as the leasing agent. A renovation of the lobby is already underway, and enhancements of various common and amenity spaces are also forthcoming. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — TruCore Investments, a Tulsa-based firm specializing in Class B industrial deals, has acquired a 142,115-square-foot property in Oklahoma City in a sale-leaseback with an undisclosed tenant. The building sits on 8.5 acres at 13131 Broadway Extension. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was originally built in 1979 and features 22-foot clear heights and 12 dock-high loading doors. Rusty Smith and Allan Meadors of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. TruCore plans to implement a value-add program.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Terra Lounge has opened a 2,400-square-foot bar and restaurant at The Terraces, an eight-building, 1.1 million-square-foot office complex located north of Fort Worth in Westlake. Terra Lounge, which can accommodate about 100 people, offers beer, wine and cocktails, as well as appetizers, salads and gourmet pizzas. Chicago-based Glenstar purchased the property, which is home to office users like Goosehead Insurance and ECI Software Solutions, in 2019.
DALLAS — Miami-based developer Resia, formerly known as AHS Residential, has completed a 336-unit, garden-style multifamily project in West Dallas. Resia Dallas West features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including 17 affordable housing residences, across eight three-story buildings. All units feature private balconies or patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a business center. Leasing began in October 2023, at which points rents started at $1,280 per month for a one-bedroom unit. Fifth Third Bank and Chicago-based Pearlmark financed construction of the project.
DECATUR, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $32.9 million HUD-insured construction loan for Deer Park Apartments, a 204-unit multifamily property in Decatur, about 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, game room, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a dog park. Fritz Waldvogel of Colliers Mortgage originated the loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
TAYLOR, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Windmill Mini Storage, a 256-unit self-storage facility in Taylor, a northeastern suburb of Austin. The facility sits on 2.2 acres and spans 33,600 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Jon Danklefs and Arol Horkavy of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Horkavy also procured the buyer, a limited liability company that also requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Multifamily brokerage firm GREA has arranged the sale of 3311 at Vernon and La Madera, two apartment complexes totaling 178 units in South Dallas. According to Apartments.com, 3311 at Vernon property totals 118 units and was built in 1968, and La Madera totals 60 units and was constructed in 1962. Both properties offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and La Madera also includes some three-bedroom units. The buyer and seller both requested anonymity. Mark Allen of GREA brokered the deal.
DALLAS — Steelcase, a manufacturer of office furniture, has opened an 11,169-square-foot showroom in the Victory Park area of Dallas. The space is known as the WorkLife Center and is located within the 15-story, 352,000-square-foot Victory Commons One office building. Scott Hage of JLL represented Steelcase in the lease negotiations. Bill Brokaw and Karch Schreiner represented the landlord, Hillwood Urban, on an internal basis. BOKA Powell designed the WorkLife Center, and Balfour Beatty built out the showroom.
By Brett Merz, senior vice president of asset management, KBS Texas was one of the first states to experience the return of employees to the office post-pandemic. That trend continues today. Even as work-from-home and hybrid work become further entrenched in some parts of the country, Texas still leads the nation in terms of employees coming into the office. According to Kastle’s Workplace Barometer, office properties in Dallas, Houston and Austin have occupancy rates during peak times that are 10 percent higher than the national average. Kastle’s data cuts across all building classes, but in our experience, mid-week occupancy at our Class A office properties in Texas is even stronger. Kastle’s data and our experience contrast with the negativity surrounding the office market and point to the potential for greater opportunity throughout 2024 and beyond. According to JLL’s local market office reports for major Texas cities, vacancy rate increases are slowing down. With new construction in Dallas and Austin trending down, as well as zero new construction in San Antonio and Houston, occupancy rates may begin to grow through the rest of the year. Additionally, rents for Class A buildings are either stable or have seen slight increases over the …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Westside Real Estate Investors LLC, which is a partnership between Keystone Group and Larkspur Capital, has received approval from the Fort Worth Zoning Commission for a portion of a larger redevelopment project. The Dallas Business Journal and Fort Worth Report both state that the larger project is valued at $850 million. The latter publication reports that the ruling allows for 11.5 acres of the 35-acre site of the former Fort Worth Independent School District to be rezoned from industrial to mixed-use. The project was announced in January, and plans call for multifamily, hospitality, office, retail, restaurant and entertainment uses, as well as public green space. The DBJ reports that the combined footprint of these uses could be approximately 2 million square feet.
