RICHMOND, TEXAS — CIT Group has provided a $34 million loan for an assisted living community in Richmond, approximately 25 miles southwest of Houston. The loan will refinance construction debt on the Delaney at Parkway Lakes, a 207-unit community. The borrower is a joint venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners and Life Care Services (LCS).
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of High Plaza Shopping Center, a 58,377-square-foot retail center in the East Texas city of Longview. The property is located just north of Interstate 20 and sees traffic counts in excess of 16,500 vehicles per day. STRIVE represented the buyer and seller, both of which were Dallas-based investors, in the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Granite Properties, a commercial investment and development firm with five offices around the country, will develop Granite Park Six, an 18-story, 415,000-square-foot office building within the 90-acre Granite Park mixed-use development in Plano. Designed by BOKA Powell, the Class A property will front State Highway 121 and feature a market café, customer lounge with coffee service, a bar, golf simulator, lecture hall, three conference centers and an outdoor amenity deck on the fifth floor. Balfour Beatty is serving as the general contractor for the project, construction of which could begin as early as the first quarter of 2020.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate has acquired Stoneleigh Apartments, a 348-unit multifamily community in Corpus Christi. Built in phases between 2005 and 2008, the garden-style community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as three pools, a fitness center, communal kitchen and resident clubhouse. Stoneleigh was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. SWBC will implement a $3.5 million value-add program targeting unit interiors, amenity spaces and building exteriors.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Disney Investment Group (DIG) has brokered the sale of Bird Creek Crossing, a 129,941-square-foot retail power center located in the Central Texas city of Temple. Built in 2007 and shadow-anchored by Target and Home Depot, the property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, Michaels, PetSmart and SPEC’s Wine & Spirits. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the undisclosed seller and procured the private 1031 exchange buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $56 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Bridge at Asher Apartments, a 452-unit community in south Austin. The property is situated on 50 acres at 10505 South Interstate Highway 35 and features amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, game lounge and an outdoor fire pit. Approximately 51 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Bowen of Bellwether originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has placed two loans totaling $13.5 million for a pair of multifamily assets in the greater Houston area. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 100-unit property in Fort Bend County. The loan carried a fixed 3.52 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. In the second deal, Kurt Dennis of LMI Capital placed a $6 million loan for a 90-unit community in Texas City. That loan was structured with a fixed interest rate for seven years and three years of interest-only payments.
KATY, TEXAS — General contractor Allied Orion Group has broken ground on Territory at Greenhouse Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily project in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Developed by Dhanani Private Equity Group, the Class A community will be located near Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital and Cullen Park, as well as a multitude of dining, retail and entertainment options including LaCenterra in Cinco Ranch, City Centre, and Katy Mills Mall. Territory at Greenhouse’s units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring and private balconies. Communal amenities will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, outdoor movie amphitheater, resident clubhouse and lounge, a business center and a dog park. Completion is slated for February 2020 and preleasing will begin this fall.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Multifamily investment firm West Shore LLC has acquired Broadstone Traditions, a 261-unit residential community located in the Central Texas city of Bryan. Broadstone Traditions will be integrated into the adjacent 8085 at Traditions community, a 396-unit property owned and operated by West Shore since 2018. Units feature quartz or granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-size washing machines and dryers, walk-in closets, private patios or balconies and wine refrigerators and beverage centers in select units. Amenities include three pools with cabanas and sun decks, three fitness centers, outdoor kitchens and grilling stations, an outdoor putting green, three dog parks with pet washing stations, two business centers with private conference rooms and complimentary Starbucks coffee bars.
DALLAS — Aligned Energy, a data center developer and operator, will build a 360,000-square-foot colocation facility in Dallas. The project represents an expansion of the company’s 19-acre DFW-01 campus and will increase the development’s critical power capacity by eight megawatts. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete by late November.