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HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment firm ECI Group has sold The Columns at Westchase, a 318-unit apartment community in Houston, to Mosaic Residential for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999, The Columns at Westchase offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. ECI acquired the property in 2018 and implemented capital improvements to unit interiors, building exteriors, landscaping and amenity spaces. David Mitchell of Newmark represented ECI Group in the transaction.

HOUSTON — A partnership between Maryland-based investment firm RailField and Washington, D.C.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners has acquired Dolce Midtown, a 201-unit multifamily property located at 180 W. Gray St. in Houston. The property comprises two five-story buildings that were constructed in 2020. Dolce Midtown offers one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, built-in desks, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, game room, business center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

MIDLAND, TEXAS — Churchill Forge Properties has acquired The Clusters, a 352-unit apartment community located in the West Texas city of Midland. Built on 14 acres in 1982, The Clusters offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as multiple pools, a fitness center, sport courts, walking trails and a clubhouse. An out-of-state partnership sold the property to Churchill Forge for an undisclosed price. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), along with Tommy Lovell III and Richard Robson of IPA parent company Marcus & Millichap, represented both parties in the deal.

AUSTIN, KATY AND STAFFORD, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 673 units in the Austin and Houston metro areas. The portfolio consists of Treehouse, a 297-unit community that sits on a 12.4-acre site in Austin’s East Riverside area; the 208-unit Stonecreek in the western Houston suburb of Katy; and Waterstone Place, a 168-unit apartment complex located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. All three properties offer value-add potential. Zach Springer, Jim Young and Carter Mizell of Newmark represented the seller, Houston-based investment firm Nitya Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was Houston-based Disrupt Equity.