SAN ANTONIO— Los Angeles-based TryperionPartners is investing in San Antonio. The private realestate investment firm has made its second area acquisition in lessthan a year, recently adding shopping center GatewayPlaza to its portfolio.

“San Antonio is experiencing positive economic fundamentals andpopulation growth, and offers more opportunities to invest inhigher yielding assets than primary markets in the southwest,” saidEliot Bencuya, Tryperion partner, toGlobeSt.com. “Properties in San Antonio align well with thetypical transaction size for Tryperion, which is ramping upacquisitions as it prepares to close its next $50 million fund inthe third quarter.”

The 138,510-square-foot complex is 97 percent occupied andlocated on the east side of the Interstate 35 and Loop 1604interchange, a burgeoning area in the northeast quadrant of thecity. Anchored by Burlington Coat Factory, tenantsinclude Ulta, Rack Room Shoes andHancock Fabrics.