AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Muskin Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of Retama Trace Apartments, a 42-unit asset located in north-central Austin. Muskin Commercial represented the seller, 3405 Dimond LLC, in the transaction. Ray Quezada of Q Realty Austin represented the buyer, California-based Retama Trace Apartments LLC.
JONESTOWN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Jonestown Center, a 6,500-square-foot retail property located on the outskirts of Austin. James Anderson of STRIVE represented the seller and worked with an outside broker to procure the buyer. Both parties were locally based investors. The population within a 10-mile radius of Jonestown Center has grown by 25 percent since 2010. The area also has an average household income of nearly $120,000.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 3,342-square-foot office lease at 3 Riverway in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans approximately 159,000 square feet and was built in 1982. Alex Taghi of NAI Partners represented the tenant, law firm Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP. CBRE handles leasing at Riverway on behalf of the landlord.
Despite the fact that demand for retail space in McAllen is at an all-time high, average asking rents are not rising at rates that preclude new users from entering and expanding within the market. According to the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, the retail occupancy rate currently stands at just under 95 percent. The user base is balanced between big box home furnishing and service tenants, neighborhood retailers providing essential services, entertainment concepts and both national and regional food and beverage users. As one might imagine in a market with 95 percent occupancy, there is considerable new development underway. And while rents, which currently max out at about $24 per square foot for new Class A product, have displayed a steady ascent, they also stand at levels that allow for both users and landlords to comfortably turn profits. Most retail real estate professionals in McAllen live in fear of being overbuilt. And indeed, there is new product of all varieties — freestanding, strip centers, power centers — coming out of the ground. A prominent example of new retail development lies in Shops at 29, a power center anchored by Dave & Buster’s and leased to other large-format users like Burlington and …
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based Olympus Property Group has sold The Tradewinds at Willowbrook, a 374-unit multifamily community in northwest Houston. The property was built in 2007 and consists of 14 three-story buildings. Floor plans comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 920 square feet, with select units offering wood floors, patios and fireplaces. Amenities include a resort-style pool, jogging trails, a business center, fitness center and outdoor picnic area with gas grills and lake views. Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Berkadia handled the sale on behalf of Olympus. The buyer was Cortland, an Atlanta-based multifamily owner-operator, which purchased the community for an undisclosed price.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of The Ace, a 330-unit multifamily community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. The Class A property is located near the corporate campuses of Dell, Apple and Samsung, as well as The Domain, a shopping and dining destination. Units at the property, which was built in 2018, average 918 square feet and offer wood-style flooring, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Amenities include a pool, multiple outdoor recreation areas, 24-hour fitness center and coworking facility with private offices and collaborative space. Patton Jones of NKF represented the seller, Birmingham-based LIV Development, which sold the property to Virginia-based Weinstein Properties for an undisclosed price. The Ace was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SHENANDOAH, TEXAS — Hospitality developer Sam Moon Group has broken ground on a 148-room Hyatt House hotel within the Metropark Square mixed-use development in Shenandoah, located north of Houston. The five-story property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens and separate living guestrooms. Communal amenities will include a pool and a fitness center, a bar and a lounge. VCC is the general contractor for the project, and Type Six is the architect. Veritex Community Bank provided construction financing for the hotel, which is slated to open in November 2020.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — National fitness chain Crunch will open a $2.5 million, 25,000-square-foot gym in Corpus Christi. The facility will be located within the Carmel Village Shopping Center and will be open 24 hours a day beginning in fall 2019. The gym will offer more than 70 classes per week, a training area with indoor turf and tanning beds. Crunch also plans to open 21 more gyms throughout Central Texas over the next five years.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Heatherwilde Assisted Living, located in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. A local partnership looking to exit the seniors housing industry sold the property to a Fort Worth-based owner-operator for an undisclosed price. Heatherwilde features 40 units on a 2.6-acre lot. The community is situated adjacent to Pflugerville Health Care Center and Pflugerville Middle School. Matthew Alley of SLIB arranged the sale as a value-add opportunity for the buyer.
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based Trademark Property Co. has been tapped by MetroNational, the owner of Memorial City Mall in Houston, to redevelop the 1.7 million-square-foot shopping center. Redevelopment plans include reimagining the south side of the mall, which recently saw its anchor tenant Sears close its doors, as well as creating additional public spaces and adding more entertainment uses. The mall is located along the Interstate 10 corridor, just inside Beltway 8, and is part of the 265-acre Memorial City mixed-use development. A timeline for construction has not yet been established.