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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Arkansas-based BSR REIT has acquired Aura Castle Hills, a 276-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville, for $51.8 million. Built in 2019, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and private patios and balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse with a coffee bar, courtyards with grilling areas, business center and a pet park. The seller was not disclosed.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties has acquired The Triangle, a 529-unit apartment community in downtown Austin for $129 million, or roughly $244,000 per unit. The property, which was built between 2006 and 2008, is part of a mixed-use development that offers retail and restaurant space and proximity to the city’s education and technology hubs. Units come in studio, loft, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and are equipped with stainless steel appliances, granite or quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies. Residential amenities include three pools, a fitness center, communal kitchen, conference center, coffee bar, dog park and fire pits. The seller was not disclosed.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has sold Villas Tech Ridge, a 350-unit apartment community in Austin. Built in 2008, the property is part of the 236-acre Tech Ridge master-planned community and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. CLP acquired the asset in 2016 and implemented a value-add program that upgraded unit interiors and amenity spaces. Villas Tech Ridge was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.