HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Holliday Boat & RV Storage, a 292-unit facility that is situated on a two-parcel, 5.2-acre site in Houston. The property, which was constructed in phases between 1990 and 1994, consists of 243 non-climate-controlled units and 49 outdoor parking spaces for a total of 73,993 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 50,769-square-foot industrial building located at 1440 Corporate Drive in Irving’s Las Colinas district. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to JVCKenwood, a Japanese multinational electronics company. Parker Tims and Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller, a Pennsylvania-based investor, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Flix Brewhouse has signed a 15-year lease to open a 40,000-square-foot theater at The Shops at Broad, a retail center located in the southern metroplex suburb of Mansfield. Scheduled to open this fall, the venue will feature nine auditoriums and offer in-theater dining service. Sam Kartalis of Younger Partners and John Weber of Weber & Co. negotiated the lease on behalf of the landlord, Trez Capital. The venue will be the fifth in Texas and 10th nationwide for Flix Brewhouse.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has negotiated a 15,000-square-foot industrial lease in the southwestern Houston suburb of Missouri City. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1519 Industrial Drive was built in 2019 and features 28-foot clear heights and 2,000 square feet of office space. Darren O’Conor of Partners represented the landlord, Bison Warehouse LLC, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was nutritional supplements provider Ekkovision LLC.
Shopping center owners and property managers throughout the United States are exploring opportunities to increase foot traffic by transforming excess parking into restaurants, entertainment venues, neighborhood amenities and even multifamily uses. “In our experience, nearly every shopping center that’s not grocery-anchored is going through a process to reassess the amount of parking they have, the amount of parking they need and alternative ways to develop those parking areas to add value,” says Cornelius Brown, a principal in the Pennsylvania offices of Bohler, a land development consulting and site design firm. With more than 30 offices across the Eastern and Central United States, Bohler has helped many of its clients with parking conversions ranging from single pad site creation to comprehensive, property-wide redevelopment. Municipalities Onboard Landlords have been carving out parcels for standalone retailers, restaurants and other uses for years, but the trend is accelerating as more and more municipalities ease minimum parking requirements. Parking-reduction advocates have argued that offering fewer spaces reduces environmental impacts associated with heat islands and stormwater runoff. Others contend it promotes the use of mass transit and ridesharing, which can reduce vehicle emissions and, in the case of bars and restaurants, may reduce incidents of impaired …
TERRELL, TEXAS — Kansas City-based developer VanTrust Real Estate has acquired two industrial development sites totaling 60.4 acres in Terrell, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The company plans to develop two speculative buildings totaling 702,000 square feet. Building 1 will be a 196,560-square-foot, rear-load facility. Building 2 will total 505,440 square feet and feature a cross-dock configuration. Both buildings will be marketed to e-commerce and third-party logistics users alike. Demian Salmon of Stream Realty Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the land deal. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
TAYLOR, TEXAS — Forman Capital, a direct lender based in Florida, has provided a $19.5 million construction loan and a preferred equity investment for Castlewood Townhomes. The 64-unit multifamily project will be located in Taylor, about 35 miles northwest of Austin. The borrower, Townbridge Capital, plans to develop three- and four-bedroom townhomes that will range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet. Residences will feature detached two-car garages, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and various pieces of smart technology. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Sugar Land RV/Boat & Self Storage, a facility located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. Built on six acres in 1999, the property consists of 304 non-climate-controlled units, one warehouse/workshop space, eight covered parking spots and six outdoor parking spaces for a total of 95,942 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a New York-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6 million sale of a single-tenant, 5,000-square-foot medical retail property in South Dallas that is net-leased to Total Point Urgent Care. Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a Kansas-based investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a Florida-based private investor that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange. The property traded at a cap rate of 6.6 percent.
DALLAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 49,280-square-foot industrial lease renewal in West Dallas. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, AEW Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. Jim Svidron with NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, Production & Rigging Resources Inc., which provides logistical services for the entertainment industry.