Author: Mia Goulart

The NRP Group celebrates groundbreaking for new affordable community in Schertz

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The NRP Group’s commitment to creating high-quality housing continues with a new 300-unit apartment community in Schertz, Texas, known as Aviator 1518. It is the first-ever affordable housing development created through a partnership between the Schertz Housing Authority and The NRP Group. 

Located at 9120 E. FM 1518 N., Aviator 1518 rent will range from $706 to $2,245 per month for one to four-bedroom floorplans. The development name is inspired by Randolph Air Force Base and its relationship to the rich history of Schertz. Amenities will include a playground, pool, clubhouse and fitness center. 

Units in the complex’s three-story central building are built with elevator-accessible design, and the community is located within the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District boundaries, ensuring families with children have access to quality education.

The project is financed by 4% housing tax credits allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Additional development partners include Bank of America, Bexar County, Texas Home Collaborative, Coats Rose, MTR Engineering and Alta Architects.

Aviator 1518 is slated for completion in 2026, with pre-leasing beginning in 2025.

New ownership and leasing team leads to a flurry of office leases at 5601 Executive Drive in Las Colinas

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Cushman & Wakefield announced that, representing Novel Office, the firm’s Dallas Agency Leasing team led by Cynthia Cowen and Rodney Helm has closed office-leasing transactions of nearly 50,000 square feet at 5601 Executive Drive in Las Colinas.

Novel acquired the eight-story, 166,592-square-foot building in 2022 and immediately renovated the property, adding a new 50-seat conference center, a new 10-seat boardroom, and a new tenant lounge, all designed to increase productivity and convenience. At the same time, Novel selected Cowen and Helm to lead leasing efforts.

Subsequently, leasing efforts at 5601 Executive Drive have yielded nearly 50,000 square feet of transactions, with new tenants accounting for approximately 45,000 square feet.

New tenants include HireWorks, with 2,894 square feet; International Association of Venue Managers, with 2,658 square feet; Yates Construction, with 6,978 square feet; along with eight more credit tenants.

In addition to recent renovations, 5601 Executive Drive’s features and amenities include: new spec suites, glass-wall options and customizable spaces for full and partial floors, complimentary 2D/3D space planning, best-in-market rates, and a 4/1,000-square-foot parking ratio.

New industrial park in Fort Worth fully leased; building sells to Dot Foods

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Stonemont Financial Group, a private real estate investment firm specializing in industrial development, acquisitions and net lease investments, announced that it sold a 218,000-square-foot industrial warehouse to Dot Foods and fully leased an additional 267,000-square-foot warehouse to Giti Tire USA at a new two-building industrial park in Fort Worth, Texas. Both transactions were finalized before completion of construction, which began in Q2 2022.

OmniCable, which was acquired by Dot Foods in 2019, will occupy Building 2 at the industrial center located at 2201 Stonemont Way off Harmon Road in North Fort Worth. OmniCable approached Stonemont to purchase the building during construction and will use the facility for its expansion into Texas, which is expected to become a key focus market for the company given the continued population and jobs boom occurring across the state.

Stonemont also leased the larger Building 1 to Giti Tire USA, which will move into the facility in November. Giti is a global tire manufacturing and distribution company headquartered in Singapore. Similar to OmniCable, Giti signed a lease for the warehouse well before construction was completed. 

According to CBRE, the Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market saw its 52nd consecutive quarter of positive net absorption in Q3 of this year, with developers delivering more than eight million square feet of new product. The pre-leased rate for development under construction also increased last quarter, from 17.4% to 21.2%. The CBRE report shows the majority of leasing interest comes from 3PLs, manufacturing and wholesale trade users.

Blaine Kelly with CBRE Atlanta represented OmniCable and Dot Foods in the purchase of Building 2. Becky Thompson with Lee & Associates represented Stonemont in the transactions. Clay Balch and David Eseke of Cushman & Wakefield Dallas and Andrew Morrow and Luke Rivera of Cushman & Wakefield Los Angeles represented Giti Tire USA.

Partners Real Estate arranges sale of 12,970-square-foot retail property in San Antonio

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Partners Real Estate (Partners), one of the largest independent commercial real estate firms in Texas, arranged the sale of a 12,970-square-foot retail property located at 2714 West Ave. in San Antonio.

Partners’ Landan Dory represented the seller, HW West Ave LP in the transaction. The buyer was represented by Roxana Tofan.

Newmark facilitates sale of 2.2 million-square-foot mixed-use corporate campus in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Newmark announced the sale of CityLine, a 2.2 million-square-foot mixed-use property comprised of four purpose-built office buildings, occupied by State Farm, 120,000 square feet of retail space and a 42,000-square-foot medical office building in Richardson, Texas.

Newmark Vice Chairmen Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Gary Carr, in cooperation with Co-Head, U.S. Capital Markets Kevin Shannon, Vice Chairman Ken White and Divisional Head of International Capital Markets Alex Foshay represented the seller, Mirae Asset Global Investments. Newmark Vice Chairman David Milestone and Directors Josh Francis and Henry Cassiday provided debt capital markets advisory in executing the sale.

The property, located at 1150, 1201, 1250, 1251 and 1415 State Street and 3661 N. Plano Road, in the City of Richardson, at the intersection of US-75 and President George Bush Turnpike, was thoughtfully developed to embody a live-work-play environment. The four office buildings, constructed in 2016, are the focal point of the master-planned, 186-acre suburban development located at the connection of two major Dart Rail Lines. Consisting of eight luxury apartment complexes, 30 restaurants and bars, a 148-key Aloft hotel and 21 acres of green space and walking trails, the project is the pinnacle of contemporary walkability and desirable amenities.

Dallas-Fort Worth office-using employment continues to remain near historical high at the end of August 2023. The metroplex reported 1.28 million office workers, an increase of 67.6% compared to 2010, and an increase of 21.5% compared to 2019 employment levels, according to Newmark Research. The continued strength and growth in the market’s office employment reflect an enduring appetite for office assets. The Dallas-Fort Worth office market’s long-term outlook remains positive and competitive given the market’s strong economic fundamentals, such as a diversified labor pool and continued office-using jobs growth.

Financing secured for Northwest San Antonio single-family build-to-rent

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JLL has arranged the refinancing for Farm Haus, a 142-unit, single-family, gated built-to-rent community located in San Antonio, Texas.

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, AHV Communities, to secure the four-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company.

Completed in 2022, the gated community features two-, three and four-bedroom homes with private yards, attached garages, smart home technology, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities include a lounge and community conference room, a resort-inspired pool with sun deck and bocce/game court, a 24-hour fitness center, a dog park, BBQ picnic areas and more.

Situated at 8150 W. Hausman Road, the community sits in the coveted Northwest San Antonio market. The property is minutes from Loop 1604 and San Antonio’s medical center, and residents are also just three miles from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Additionally, the location provides easy access to SeaWorld, Fiesta Texas, La Cantera Shopping Center and Historic Downtown San Antonio.

The JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team was led by Managing Director Matthew Putterman and Analyst John David Johnson.