ALLEN, TEXAS — Florida-based finance firm Churchill Stateside Group LLC (CSG) has provided a $12.9 million HUD construction loan for Springwood at Allen, a 92-unit community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen that will serve seniors aged 62 and above. CSG closed the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. Construction of the community began in December 2018.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.4 million sale of Gessner Plaza, a 51,400-square-foot retail center located at 8703 W. Bellfort St. in southwest Houston. Derek Hargrove and Riley Sharman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Houston-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — JLL has secured a $52.8 million loan for the refinancing of Esperson, a historic property in downtown Houston that currently provides office space to firms in the energy, law and banking industries. MetLife Investment Management provided the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Contrarian Capital Management and Cameron Management, which acquired the property in 2012. Tom Melody, Paul House, John Ream and Connor Harrell of JLL placed the debt for Esperson, which spans about 600,000 square feet across two buildings.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Kalkan Real Estate Investment has acquired a three-property multifamily portfolio totaling 962 units in Houston for $50 million. The properties include Timbers of Cranbrook, Monticello on Cranbrook and Pecan Square Village on Cranbrook. Jerad Rector of Frisco-based Worldwide Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Villa Bonita, a 232-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. The property was built in 1969 and is located near a variety of public transportation outlets, schools and retail centers. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, California-based Bellaire Partners, in the transaction. Silva and Braly also procured the buyer, a New York-based investment firm. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements to the unit interiors and exteriors.
SPRING AND CLUTE, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Williamsburg Enterprises has purchased two retail centers totaling 178,977 square feet in metro Houston. The assets include Klein Square, an 80,836-square-foot property located in the northern suburb of Spring, and Plantation Plaza, a 98,141-square-foot property located in Clute, about 55 miles south of Houston. Williamsburg plans to renovate the properties, which were both less than 50 percent occupied at the time of sale, during the first half of 2019. The seller was Brixmor Property Group.
DALLAS — SVN | Investment Sales Group has negotiated the sale of Park Lane Terrace, a 152-unit multifamily community in Dallas. The Class C property was built in the late 1960s. Mark Allen of SVN represented the Dallas-based seller and the California-based buyer in the transaction. The buyer acquired the asset using a 1031 exchange. The sales price was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Varidesk, a provider of adjustable desks, has acquired a 424,000-square-foot office building located at 901 W. Walnut Hill Lane in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The three-story building was built in 1983 and formerly served as the headquarters of jewelry retailer Zales. Amenities include a fitness center, cafeteria and conferencing facilities. The new ownership will reposition the building with a design that activates the entry plaza, promotes connectivity to the outdoors and modernizes the amenity spaces. Cushman & Wakefield is working with Varidesk on the redevelopment and lease up of the building. Corgan is the architect and interior designer for the new office space, which is expected to open this summer as VARISPACE Las Colinas.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has secured $28.9 million in HUD construction financing for Abacus Alamo Ranch, a multifamily project in San Antonio that will deliver 320 market-rate units. Amenities will include two resort-style pools, a clubhouse with a fitness center, volleyball court, coffee bar, business center and a dog park. Casey Knust and Chad Ricks of CBRE secured the nonrecourse loan, which features interest-only payments for the 18-month construction period, through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the borrower, Heiser Development Corp.
WACO, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Saddle Brook West Apartment Homes, a 216-unit community in Waco. Built in 2001 on 11 acres, the property features a pool, playground, game room, fitness center, basketball court and a spa. TMG represented the owner and developer, Dallas-based Zidell Cos. and procured the buyer, Houston-based Juniper Investment Group. The property, which traded at a cap rate of just over 5 percent, has been rebranded Flats on Chapel.