IRVING, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners, in partnership with Saigebrook Development and O-SDA Industries, has obtained $8.4 million in federal low-income housing tax credits for the development of Canova Palms, an affordable seniors housing project in Irving. The three-story property will feature 58 units. Of those, 50 will be reserved for seniors who earn up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Maker Bros. is the general contractor, and Miller Slayton Architects Inc. is the architect for the project. Construction began in mid-May and is slated for completion in May 2020.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — The Port of Corpus Christi, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, has begun work on its $92 million Channel Improvement Project. Specifically, the project will deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island. The project will also increase the depth from 47 feet to 54 feet from the jetties at the entrance of the ship channel to Harbor Island and will deepen the ship channel into the Gulf of Mexico to 56 feet. As one of the larger dredging companies in the United States, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has worked on high-profile projects that include the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill cleanup and the deepening of the Port Miami harbor. Situated on the western Gulf of Mexico with a 36-mile channel, Port Corpus Christi is the fourth-largest port in the United States in total tonnage and is the leading U.S. crude oil export port. Throughout 2018, the port shipped more than $10.8 billion worth of crude to U.S. trading partners.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Equus Capital Partners Ltd., a Philadelphia-based private equity firm with five other offices around the country, has sold One Sugar Creek Center, a 193,998-square-foot office building located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The asset was sold to Glazer Properties, an investment firm headed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-owner Kevin Glazer. The 11-story, Class A property was built in 1983 on 4.5 acres and was renovated in 2017 to feature a new lobby, added security systems, elevator cab upgrades, a new conference center and refreshed landscaping. Additional amenities include a deli, bank branch and an outdoor patio and cornhole court. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Comerica Bank, Wholesome Sweeteners and Amerex Brokers Natural Gas. Christopher Locatell, Mark Ledger and Greg Chapin of Equus handled the transaction for their firm along with Dan Miller, Marty Hogan and Johnny Kight of HFF.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The ITEX Group, in partnership with the Housing Authority City of Austin (HACA), has reopened Pathways at Gaston Place, an affordable seniors housing community in Austin. HACA owns the property, which was initially built in 1978 to provide housing to the elderly (62 or older), disabled or those displaced by natural disasters. ITEX provided development and construction services for the redevelopment project. Gaston Place was in need of repairs, renovations and upgrades to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These changes, along with several common area upgrades throughout the community, will help provide improved homes for residents just north of downtown Austin. Gaston Place is currently 100 percent occupied.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kirksey Architecture, which has more than $500 million worth of projects underway throughout Central Texas, has opened a new, 2,500-square-foot office at 1701 Directors Blvd. in south Austin. The company’s main office is located in Houston. Executive vice president Benito Guerrier and vice presidents David Dalton and Kathleen Jircik will head the company’s Austin office. Kirksey officially took occupancy of the space in June 2018.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Metro Dallas-based Bright Realty has brokered the sale of a 2,144-square-foot office condominium located at 501 Medical Center in McKinney, a northern suburb of Dallas. The property offers access to both U.S. Highway 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway. Britton Lankford and Nick Miller of Bright Realty represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — iSports Cedar Park Ltd., an entity formed by a coalition of local real estate professionals and led by developer Eric Perardi, has broken ground on a 206,000-square-foot athletic complex in the northern Austin suburb of Cedar Park. Situated on 15.4 acres at the corner of U.S. Highway 183 and Scottsdale Drive, the complex will house tenants dedicated to elevating athletic performance. These include Austin-based Chaparral Ice, which will operate the facility’s two regulation-sized hockey rinks, and Nashville-based D1 Training, which has trained and rehabilitated famous athletes such as Tim Tebow, Von Miller and Peyton Manning. iSports is also seeking tenants that can operate the complex’s private gym, competitive cheerleading and gymnastics programs, sand volleyball courts, rehabilitation facilities and sports retail stores. Construction is expected to last a little more than a year, with the development team hoping to open the complex by next summer.
HOUSTON — The Jenkins Organization, a locally based developer and manager of self-storage properties, has opened EaDo Storage, an 850-unit facility located at 1025 Sampson St. in downtown Houston. The Class A property spans 110,000 square feet and offers climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Additional features will include gated entry, electronic security monitoring throughout and space for a live-in, onsite manager.
DALLAS — A partnership between Houston-based Finial Group and Dallas-based TriGate Capital LLC has acquired Westwood Business Park, a 227,709-square-foot industrial property in Dallas. The development spans 12 buildings and offers proximity to Interstates 35 and 635. Finial Group, which will handle leasing and management of Westwood Business Park, recently acquired another industrial property in the DFW metroplex and is actively seeking additional investment opportunities in the region. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
KYLE, TEXAS — SPI Oaks 254 LLC has acquired Oaks on Marketplace, a 254-unit multifamily community located in the Central Texas city of Kyle. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with hardwood-style floors, private patios or balconies and individual washer and dryer connections. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, media room and outdoor kitchen. Dougherty Mortgage arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal. That loan carried a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.