SAN ANTONIO — Worth & Associates has broken ground on Farinon Business Park III, an 84,890-square-foot office building in San Antonio. The two-story, Class A property is located within Worth’s master-planned business community at 5818 Farinon Drive on the city’s northwest side. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2019.
DALLAS — MedCore Partners, a Dallas-based developer specializing in healthcare and seniors housing properties, will develop a 65,000-square-foot medical office building in Dallas. The Class A property will be located on the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance campus and will house an ambulatory spine surgery center operated by Spine Team Texas. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy during the first quarter of 2020.
KYLE, TEXAS — Majestic Realty Co. has begun work on Kyle Crossing Business Park, a two-building, 535,113-square-foot industrial project in Kyle, a city located off Interstate 35 in between Austin and San Antonio. The first building will total 307,840 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights, 89 dock-high doors, 383 auto parking spaces and 136 trailer parking spaces. The second building will span 227,273 square feet and feature 32-foot clear heights, 56 dock-high doors, 269 auto parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. Both buildings are expected to be complete by the third quarter of 2019. JLL is serving as the exclusive leasing partner on this project, with senior vice presidents Ace Schlameus and Zane Cole leading the effort.
DALLAS — New York City-based investment firm JMC Holdings LLC has acquired Lakeside Square, a 410,000-square-foot office tower located along the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in north Dallas. The Class A, 18-story property was built in 1985 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, a deli and multiple conference rooms. JMC Holdings will invest more than $20 million in capital improvements to the building. The seller was California-based Younan Properties. The sales price was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Koontz Corp., a San Antonio-based developer, has broken ground on Palmetto Pointe, a 328-unit apartment community in San Antonio. The community will be situated on 15.2 acres on the northwest side near the city’s two largest private employers, USAA and South Texas Medical Center. Floor plans call for one- and two-bedroom units. Koontz aims to complete the entire 13-building complex in approximately 24 months. The leasing office and clubhouse are expected to open in July 2019, when the first units become available for occupancy.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Arel Capital has completed the $10 million renovation of Bayou on the Bend, a 242-unit high-rise multifamily property in Houston. The project upgraded 152 units that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey, as well as both the interior and exterior amenity spaces. Arel Capital acquired Bayou on the Bend in May 2017, three months before the storm. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center and a game room.
DALLAS — Taylor Communications, a provider of labels, packaging and corporate branding services, has signed a 241,931-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Autobahn Drive in south Dallas. The lease represents an expansion from the company’s previous footprint of 220,110 square feet. John Gorman and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, TA Associates, in the lease negotiations. Ann Huntington of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK — New York-based Greystone has provided a $31.5 million bridge loan for four skilled nursing facilities located across Texas. The undisclosed borrower is using the loan proceeds to refinance Heritage Oaks Residence & Rehabilitation Center, a 204-bed facility in Arlington, and the 202-bed Quality Care of Waco in Waco. The funds will allow the borrower to expand clinical services at the two properties. Two other facilities, the 186-bed Westview Manor & Rehabilitation Center in McGregor and the 112-bed Galleria Residence & Rehabilitation Center in Houston, will also be acquired as part of the deal. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the financing. The non-recourse loan carries an initial term of 24 months with two six-month extension options, as well as a floating interest rate and interest-only payments for the entire term.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has negotiated the sale of Whispering Hills, a 164-unit multifamily property located in northeast San Antonio. According to apartments.com, the property was built in 1983 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, business center, outdoor picnic areas and a dog park. Moses Siller and Zar Haro of JLL represented the seller, Houston-based Triad Real Estate Consulting Group, in the transaction. The buyer was GVA Pro LLC.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Southern Properties Capital, a subsidiary of Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE: TCI), has acquired Chelsea Apartments, a 144-unit multifamily community in Beaumont. Built in 1999, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 618 to 1,239 square feet, as well as a pool, business center and a clubhouse. The seller was not disclosed.
