Austin office building in prime urban core location trades to new investor

JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of and arranged the acquisition financing for Hartland Plaza, a 184,128-square-foot, Class A office asset located in the prime urban core of Austin, Texas.

JLL represented the seller, CIM Group. Additionally, JLL worked on behalf of the buyer to arrange acquisition financing for the transaction.

Built in 1984 and renovated in 2004 and 2017, the four-story Hartland Plaza is 92% leased with 4.4 years of WALT. The building is occupied by a diverse mix of 35 tenants that span 14 different sectors. Notable tenants include AQUILA, Zello, Rev, Munsch Hardt Kopft & Harr and Discovery Practice Management. The property includes a total of 633 parking spaces, which offers a ratio of 3.47 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

Situated at 1717 W. 6th St., Hartland Plaza sits at the intersection of West 5th and 6th Streets and MoPac (180,000 VPD), allowing convenient access to both the affluent neighborhoods of West Austin, including Tarrytown, Rollingwood and West Lake Hills, and Downtown Austin. It is within walking distance to over 15 bars and restaurants, Lady Bird Lake, the Roy and Ann Butler Hike and Bike and more first-class amenities. Additionally, Zilker Park, the University of Texas at Austin, Rainey Street and SOCO District are all within a 10-minute drive.

Mohr Capital closes on Tesla industrial facility in San Antonio

Mohr Capital, a privately held real estate investment firm, has added the 439,809-square-foot Foster Ridge II industrial property to its portfolio. The deal closed in March 2023. 

Foster Ridge II is located at 7015 Lancer Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78219 and was built in 2022. The building is fully leased to Tesla. 

The property is a 36-foot clear cross-dock warehouse in one of the best industrial submarkets of San Antonio, where rents have continued to grow past $6 per square foot. 

Mohr Capital purchased the property from Becknell Industrial. JLL’s Dustin Volz, Dom Espinosa and Trent Agnew represented the seller. Rodrigo Godoi negotiated the transaction on behalf of Mohr Capital. 

Partners Real Estate brokers sale of 387 acres of land in Briggs

Partners arranged the sale of 368 Acres of land located at N US Hwy 183 in Briggs, Texas.

Partners’ Aaron Gill and Todd Mahler represented the seller, Rex Douglas Michel, Jr. Substitute Trustee of The Wendell Rollins Hanson Trust, in the transaction.

San Antonio utility sells downtown event center for $5.3 million

CBRE has arranged the sale of the Villita Assembly Building, a 24,785-square-foot event center along San Antonio’s River Walk, to GrayStreet Partners, a local private-equity firm, for $5.3 million.

CBRE’s Andrew Price negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller, CPS Energy, San Antonio’s municipally-owned electric and natural gas utility.

Located at 401 Villita St., the free-standing building was constructed in 1958 and sits on a 1.113-acre parcel. The single-story, circular building was designed by architect O’Neil Ford and features a concave rotunda wrapped with administrative, service, and mechanical spaces and adorned with custom decorative tile and carved stained-wood entry doors. The property includes a banquet hall, kitchen and outdoor plaza area.

The building is situated along the River Walk and adjacent to La Villita Historic Arts Village in Downtown San Antonio. It is within walking distance of many amenities and points of interest, including the Alamo, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hemisfair, Tower of the Americas, Shops at Rivercenter, and numerous restaurants and hotels.

Partners arranges retail lease at 901 N. Vista Ridge near Austin

Partners Real Estate, one of the largest independent commercial real estate firms in Texas, arranged a 1,054-square-foot retail lease with KindFolk Apothecary + Wellness located at 901 N. Vista Ridge in Cedar Park.

Partners’  Todd Mahler represented the landlord, Schneider Tax & Bookeeping in the transaction.