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Subject: Southcentral Regional Digest (SCDIG)
Venture Buys Norman, Okla., Shopping Center for $82.25Mln
Norman Journal Record A venture of Mazaheri Properties and Champion Hotels has paid $82.25 million, or $197.43/sf, for University Town Center, a 416,766‑square‑foot retail property in Norman, Okla. The venture purchased the shopping center from Rainier Cos. of Dallas in ...
823 Congress Office Building in Austin, Texas, Gets New Owner
Austin Business Journal Brick Row has acquired the 181,000‑square‑foot office building at 823 Congress Ave. in downtown Austin, Texas. The local investor purchased the 16-story property from an affiliate of DRA Advisors of New York, which had bought it in 2022 ...
Sade Real Estate Secures $128.5Mln Loan for Houston Apartment Buy
Houston Business Journal Sade Real Estate has lined up $128.5 million of financing for its purchase of The Arno, a 168‑unit apartment building in Houston. Hudson Bay Capital of New York provided the loan, which was arranged by Walker & ...
Platte Canyon Buys 2 San Antonio-Area Apartment Properties for $45Mln
San Antonio Business Journal Platte Canyon Capital has paid about $45 million, or $86,538/unit, for a pair of apartment properties totaling 520 units in the San Antonio area. The properties are the Allure Apartments, with 268 units at 7770 Pipers ...
Bank to Sell Distressed Loan Against Fort Worth, Texas, Office Building
Dallas Business Journal B1Bank is offering for sale a $21.3 million loan against the 275,000‑square‑foot office building that once was home to the Fort Worth Star‑Telegram newspaper in Fort Worth, Texas. Mission Capital has been tapped to market the loan ...
Japanese Company Believed to Be Leasing 280,000-SF Industrial Building in Hutto, Texas
Austin Business Journal The buzz is SoftBank Group Corp. has leased a 280,000‑square‑foot industrial building within the Hutto Crossing industrial park in suburban Austin, Texas. The Tokyo-based investment conglomerate is said to be occupying the 662,000-sf property's Building 3, according ...
Hillwood Urban, Vanderbilt Increase Ownership Stakes in Suburban Dallas Office Complex
Dallas Business Journal Hillwood Urban and Vanderbilt Office Properties have increased their ownership interests in Towers at Williams Square, a 1.4 million‑square‑foot office complex in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas. Hillwood, of Dallas, and Vanderbilt, of Chicago, have formed ...
San Antonio Hotel Buy Financed with $16.5Mln Loan
San Antonio Business Journal Gresham James Hotels has lined up $16.5 million of financing for its acquisition of the 128-room Home2 Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk at 603 Navarro St. in San Antonio. The lender, seller, and purchase price ...
Dallas’s Lake Highlands Tower Office for Sale
Dallas Business Journal An affiliate of Malouf Interests Inc. has listed the 330,000‑square‑foot Lake Highlands Tower in Dallas for sale. The Dallas real estate investment and development firm has tapped Younger Partners to market the 15‑story office building at 9330 Lyndon ...
Fortress Takes San Antonio Office Portfolio Through Foreclosure
San Antonio Business Journal Fortress Investment Group has taken through foreclosure a portfolio of four office buildings with about 415,000 square feet in San Antonio. The New York investor took the properties after placing a credit bid of $14.5 million. ...
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