NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Havertys Furniture will open a 41,500-square-foot showroom at Valley Ranch, a master-planned development located northeast of Houston in New Caney. The space will feature an open layout and will be the third in the greater Houston area for the Atlanta-based retailer. The opening is slated for the fall. Signorelli Co. owns Valley Ranch.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of New York City-based Dwight Capital, has provided a $36 million bridge loan for the refinancing of La Joya by Azali, a 336-unit waterfront apartment community in Corpus Christi. The property comprises 14 three-story residential buildings that house 120 one-bedroom units, 192 two-bedroom residences and 24 three-bedroom apartments. Units feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and private patios/balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, dog park, playground, media/game room, demonstration kitchen, conference room, billiards lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The borrower was Azali Homes.
MONTGOMERY, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Harbor Shores, a 284-unit apartment community located north of Houston in Montgomery. The property, which was built in phases between 2016 and 2023, is located on the shores of Lake Conroe and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include two pools, pickleball courts, a fitness center, clubhouse, and business center. Greg Austin, Travis Austin, Jackson Hart and Will Balthrope of IPA, along with Kyle Devillier of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, an entity doing business as NRG Conroe Villas LP, in the transaction. The quintet also procured the buyer, CEG Multifamily.
WYLIE, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 23,900-square-foot warehouse in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1141 Bozman Road comprises four buildings that were delivered in phases over the past several years, with Phase I completed in 2022 and Phase II completed in early 2024. Bryan Meyer and Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were California-based investors that requested anonymity.
ALVARADO, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 16,000-square-foot lease at an industrial flex building in Alvarado, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. The tenant, Legend Conversion, which provides custom automotive build-outs, will occupy the entire building at 4209 Longhorn Drive, which features 25-foot clear heights, four grade-level doors and two dock-high doors. Todd Lambeth and Cade Navarro of Bradford represented the landlord, AAN Development LLC, in the lease negotiations.
DALLAS — Clear Technologies Inc., a provider of data storage and management services, has signed an 8,286-square-foot office lease at The Quorum, a five-story, 86,750-square-foot building in North Dallas. Michael Doherty of Lincoln Property Co. represented the tenant, which is relocating from the nearby building at 16415 Addison Road, in the lease negotiations. Sunwest Real Estate Group owns The Quorum.
By Taylor Williams Sometimes you just have to keep it real. In the world of mixed-use retail, featuring a blend of shops, restaurants and entertainment venues that is both unique in its totality and true to its surrounding market on individual levels is crucial to placemaking. As a concept, placemaking is somewhat difficult to define on paper but fairly easy to identify in the moment — the undeniable sense that the combination of what you are buying, eating, drinking and experiencing is simply not replicable anywhere else. Placemaking is, ironically, an idea that is very difficult to quantify, yet is intrinsically worth every dollar spent on design, construction and marketing — and then some. A longtime developer of mixed-use properties in Dallas once told this writer that the idea of bringing together a critical mass of residential, office and hospitality uses within one site — threaded and connected by retail, restaurants, green spaces and walkable infrastructure — is only novel to American consumers. Europeans have lived, worked and played that way for decades. And thanks to rolling swaths of land, surging population growth, rapidly evolving public infrastructure and the good-ole pro-business mindset, Texas has positioned itself as a leader in …
HOUSTON — Locally based developer McGrath Real Estate Partners has completed a 400-unit multifamily project in Houston’s Design District. Artistry Design District offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, built-in desks, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident lounges, a communal kitchen, coworking spaces and a pet park. Artistry Design District also features a stage for live music and other entertainment events. Move-ins are underway, and the property is now 57 percent occupied.
DENTON, TEXAS — S3 Capital, the lending arm of New York City-based investment firm Spruce Capital Partners, has provided a $46.5 million construction loan for a 306-unit multifamily project in the North Texas city of Denton. Phase I of the garden-style development will consist of three 12-story buildings, and the property will ultimately offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a dog park. Mauricio Ordoñez, Gastón Schneider and Carlos Vázquez of Florida-based Q Kapital Group arranged the loan on behalf of the sponsor, national developer Landmark Cos. Information on floor plans and a construction timeline was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Cresa has arranged the sale of a 124,480-square-foot office building in North Houston. The building sits on a 10-acre site at 785 Greens Parkway in the city’s Greenspoint neighborhood. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was originally constructed in 2002 and recently underwent capital improvements that upgraded select areas and systems, such as lighting and restrooms. Brandon Wuntch and Drew Altmann of Cresa represented the seller, GK Investments Group LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Leva Patidar Samaj.