SVN|J. Beard Real Estate closes 16,390-square-foot MOB lease in Shenandoah

SVN | J. Beard Real Estate recently facilitated a 16,390-square-foot medical office lease with American Oncology Network at the now 75% occupied Physicians Centre at Vision Park at 18354 I-45 South, Shenandoah, Texas.

Developed in 2023 by i3, the Physicians Centre at Vision Park is comprised of approximately 48,000 square feet of Class-A medical space. Physicians Center provides easy access for physicians and patients alike due to its close proximity to all major hospital systems in The Woodlands area.

SVN | J. Beard Real Estate represented the owner, i3, and the tenant, American Oncology Network, represented their own interests in the signing of this ten-year lease. As recent affiliates of AON, Woodlands Cancer Institute will occupy a 6,395-square-foot suite on the first floor and an additional 9,995 square feet on the second, totaling 16,390 square feet.

American Oncology Network (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology at multiple care sites across the country. With additional resources and support from AON, Woodlands Cancer Institute will continue to provide treatment in the Woodlands Community for patients diagnosed with all types of cancer and blood disorders.

Matthews brokers sale of industrial outdoor storage property in Texas

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services completed the sale of an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) property at 15221 Market St. in Channelview, Texas.

Matthews associate Murphy Sloan and senior associate Andrew Wiesemann represented the seller in the transaction.

Alpha & Omega Equipment sold the property through a sale-leaseback. The industrial site featured 56,248 square feet on a 4.81-acre lot. Matthews agents secured a 30-day due diligence, a five-day close and a closing price within 5% of asking.

The property was acquired by Triten, a national IOS investment fund. The company plans to hold the investment after a seven-year lease with two five-year options to follow was negotiated with the seller.

DFW to ATX to HOU: Industrial markets flourish across Texas

Texas’ industrial sector is experiencing a sustained boom, with major cities like Dallas, Austin and Houston all witnessing significant growth. The Lone Star State’s individual markets paint a picture of vibrancy, innovation and expansion.
Dallas industrial sector is ‘incredibly blessed’ “I know it sounds like a cliché we hear over and over, but the DFW area is so much healthier and has so much more activity than almost every market in the country,” said Allen Gump, executive vice president at Colliers DallasFort Worth. “We are all incredibly blessed to be in a market that is this vibrant with the best real estate community of any in the world.” He attributed the vibrant market to a robust developer community, strong investor interest and record leasing activity.
“For the last several years there has been a great deal of money looking for great places to invest,” Gump said. “And since we were having record leasing and net absorption, that led to more projects coming to fruition. Depending on the submarket you’re looking at, developers are being more prudent and rather than building spec, they’re waiting for the tenants. So this will slow down the amount of speculative building for the time being.”
When selecting locations and project types, factors like competition, leasing trends, labor pools and highway access are crucial, Gump stressed. Project size alignment with market demand and profitability against construction costs are also vital considerations. “It’s important to know that if you’re going to build a 1 million square foot building, how many others are built or under construction vs. 1 million square foot deals in the market?” Gump said. “Sometimes it’s better to be ‘pad-ready’ and wait for the tenant to surface.”
The Texas CHIPS Act, which incentivizes semiconductor development, is impacting the Dallas market. The legislation not only stimulates chip production but also drives demand for ancillary industrial facilities from suppliers, further amplifying activity. “It truly has a multiplying effect on industrial demand even if these plants are being built by the companies that are going to occupy,” Gump said.
While he anticipated a natural slowdown in demand after years of rapid growth, Gump saw this as a temporary adjustment.

Managing principal of North American Data Centers lands top industrial investment transaction as ranked by SIOR

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors has released its list of top transactions completed by its members. Jim Kerrigan, Managing Principal of North American Data Centers in Chicago, was recognized as the number-one industrial and industrial investment transaction for a $278 million portfolio transaction in Northern Virginia.

In 2023, Kerrigan completed a portfolio of five complicated single-tenant net-lease transactions in power-based buildings that involved a Fortune 50 firm. The building sizes averaged more than 200,000 square feet and totaled 1.1 million square feet of building area in power base shells.

Kerrigan has focused exclusively on helping companies solve their data center challenges for more than 25 years. He provides a comprehensive suite of services that encompass his clients’ operational and financial needs with the goal of improving the overall economics of each transaction.

Over the past five years, Kerrigan has represented buyers and sellers in transactions totaling more than 4 million square feet of data center space and sales of more than $1.2 BN NNN single tenant properties. His position as a specialist and trusted advisor within the cloud-based, data center space is further demonstrated by being recognized by SIOR as completing the largest dollar volume transaction in the Industrial and investment sectors in 2016 and 2019. In 2022 he was the runner up in both those categories. He believes that success is unprecedented.

JLL Capital Markets sells 191-unit multifamily asset in San Antonio

JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of Jones & Rio, a 191-unit, 2017-vintage, trophy multifamily asset on the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas.

JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Benefit Street Partners.

Situated at 111 W. Jones Ave., Jones & Rio is perfectly located at the heart of the vibrant and growing River North mixed-use district in downtown San Antonio. Conveniently positioned near the Pearl, a 23-acre mixed-use project, and just one block off the thriving Broadway corridor, the property boasts direct River Walk access, countless walkable urban amenities and proximity to prominent employers. In addition, Jones & Rio is one of only five Class A multi-housing assets in the Downtown submarket with river frontage.

The JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team representing the seller was led by Managing Directors Robert Arzola and Ryan McBride and Senior Managing Director Robert Wooten.

MDH Partners acquires three-building industrial portfolio in El Paso

MDH Partners recently closed on its acquisition of Loop 375 Industrial, a three-building, 554,960-square-foot, Class-A industrial portfolio in El Paso, Texas.

MDH entered a forward agreement to acquire the development in February 2023. Georga Rowe served as the acquisition lead for MDH Partners and Bret Felberg and Jeff Morris with Colliers represented the seller. 

During construction, two leases have been signed at the project. Building 1, consisting of 107,943 square feet is fully leased. A second lease for 200,100 square feet of Building 3 was recently signed. Christian Perez Giese and Andre Roacha with CBRE are leasing the project.  

Loop 375 Industrial is situated on 36.68 acres of land and located at the northeast corner of Amesbury Avenue and Joe Battle Boulevard in El Paso. The buildings have premier frontage, visibility and access to Loop 375 leading to the Zaragoza Port of Entry. The property features 191 trailer parks, 230 car parking spaces and clear heights of 32-36 feet.

Loop 375 Industrial consists of Building One and Two, which are each 107,943-square-foot rear-load warehouses, and Building Three, an approximately 339,074-square-foot cross-dock warehouse. The development project is located along US Highway 375 – approximately three miles north of I-10, only 14 miles east of the El Paso International Airport and 7.5 miles away from the Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge, an international port of entry connecting El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. All three buildings were developed on a speculative basis.