NEWS AND NOTABLES

DALLAS—Knightvest Management's multifamily community, Everton at Bellmar, was recently ranked second in J Turner Research's 2016 Elite 1% ORA Power Rankings for online reputation management. The list spotlights the 50 highest performing US properties, management companies and real estate investment trusts regarding online reputation management. Everton received an ORA score of 96 out of 100, compared to the national average of 57.5.

DALLAS—Christopher M. Gibbons has joined JLL as senior vice president of the Dallas retail brokerage group. In his new role, he will focus on business development and disposition services.

DEAL TRACKER

AUSTIN, TX—The top deal of the week is The Apartment Gardens on South Congress. Andrew Joblon with City View SoCo purchased the garden-style multifamily property at 1005 S. Congress Ave. The property was purchased from The Connor Group Foundation for $72.8 million. The financing institution on this multi-million dollar deal was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, according to enricheddata.com.

CENTENNIAL, CO—Triumph Properties Group has acquired Villas at Holly, a 144 unit apartment community. The $26.2 million acquisition is Triumph's first in the Denver market. The property will continue to be improved via unit interior upgrades, and exterior and common area additions. The Villas at Holly transaction was closed on an all-cash basis in 37 days. Located on the corner of Arapahoe Road and Holly Street, the property benefits from excellent drive by visibility. Median income within a 1 mile radius exceeds $90,000.

HOUSTON—Colvill Office Properties has closed on four new office leases at 811 Louisiana, a 577,735-square-foot office tower located in the CBD. The recently completed transactions include a 19,222-square-foot lease to Willis Towers Watson, a 6,150-square-foot lease to McFarland PLLC,  a  4,433-square-foot lease to EVX Midstream Partners and a 3,362-square-foot lease to Booking.com. Paula Bruns, Damon Thames and Chip Colvill of Colvill Office Properties represented the building's ownership, Busycon Properties LLC in each lease transaction. Jeff Cairns, Bob Denney and Brandon Clarke of CBRE represented Willis Towers Watson, Kevin Kushner and William Padon of CBRE represented McFarland, Alex Taghi of NAI Partners represented EVX and Weldon Martin of CBRE represented Booking.com. In addition, Hines professionally manages the property.

HOUSTON—Cafe Ginger will relocate its River Oaks Shopping Center location later this year or early next year to the former Mama Fu's and Verts spaces at River Oaks Plaza at 1574 West Gray St. Both spaces are being combined and renovated for Cafe Ginger's new 5,005-square-foot restaurant. Eric Lestin and Kyle Golding of CBRE represented Café Ginger in negotiations with the landlord, Anbil II-Ro LP, which was represented by Carson Wilson of Fidelis Realty Partners.

KENNEDALE, TX—Westbrook Development Properties sold a 22,175-square-foot industrial building at 4130 Eden Road South to Rudy and Associates. Principal Todd Hawpe with Transwestern represented the buyer and Cameron Pope with Invest DFW CRE represented the seller.

FORT WORTH—RCI Holdings Inc. sold an 11,367-square-foot retail building at 2200 N.E. Loop 820 to DFJK JV also known as FieldTech Avionics & Instruments Inc. Principal Todd Hawpe with Transwestern represented the seller.

FORT WORTH—Victory Temple Ministries signed a new 24,808-square-foot retail sublease at 5116 River Oaks Blvd. with sublandlord Khaled Properties LLC. Principal Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the subtenant.

FORT WORTH—Bassham Wholesale Egg Co. Inc. signed a new 9,600-square-foot flex lease in Flex Business Park at 120 E. Felix St. with Adder Felix. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Grant Air Conditioning Company signed a new 7,250-square-foot industrial lease at 250 Roberts Cut Off Rd. with Carol Barnes GST Trust UWD95. Associate Gibson Duwe with Transwestern represented the tenant and principals Todd Hawpe and Kirk Kelly with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Jose Romero signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—KCS Group Inc. signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Diesel Works LLC signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease expansion at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—The PlaySpace LLC signed a new 2,819-square-foot office lease at 3206 Collinsworth St. with Sangalli Real Estate Ltd. Vice president Trey Neville and associate Amber Calhoun with Transwestern represented the tenant.

FORT WORTH—The law firm of Decker Poole signed a new 1,770-square-foot office lease in Ridglea Bank Building at 6300 Ridglea Place with Michael McBride PC. Principal Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the tenant.

BUILDING BLOCKS

AUSTIN, TX—EcoSmart Solution, a subsidiary of Taurus Investment Holdings, named its strategic partners for the $2 billion Whisper Valley development. The list includes global powerhouses Bosch, Google Fiber, Google Nest, Geo-Enterprises, REHAU and FRE Renewable Solutions. At 7,500 homes on build out, Whisper Valley is being lauded as the largest zero-energy capable housing community in the nation.

NEWS AND NOTABLES

DALLAS—Knightvest Management's multifamily community, Everton at Bellmar, was recently ranked second in J Turner Research's 2016 Elite 1% ORA Power Rankings for online reputation management. The list spotlights the 50 highest performing US properties, management companies and real estate investment trusts regarding online reputation management. Everton received an ORA score of 96 out of 100, compared to the national average of 57.5.

DALLAS—Christopher M. Gibbons has joined JLL as senior vice president of the Dallas retail brokerage group. In his new role, he will focus on business development and disposition services.

DEAL TRACKER

AUSTIN, TX—The top deal of the week is The Apartment Gardens on South Congress. Andrew Joblon with City View SoCo purchased the garden-style multifamily property at 1005 S. Congress Ave. The property was purchased from The Connor Group Foundation for $72.8 million. The financing institution on this multi-million dollar deal was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, according to enricheddata.com.

CENTENNIAL, CO—Triumph Properties Group has acquired Villas at Holly, a 144 unit apartment community. The $26.2 million acquisition is Triumph's first in the Denver market. The property will continue to be improved via unit interior upgrades, and exterior and common area additions. The Villas at Holly transaction was closed on an all-cash basis in 37 days. Located on the corner of Arapahoe Road and Holly Street, the property benefits from excellent drive by visibility. Median income within a 1 mile radius exceeds $90,000.

HOUSTON—Colvill Office Properties has closed on four new office leases at 811 Louisiana, a 577,735-square-foot office tower located in the CBD. The recently completed transactions include a 19,222-square-foot lease to Willis Towers Watson, a 6,150-square-foot lease to McFarland PLLC,  a  4,433-square-foot lease to EVX Midstream Partners and a 3,362-square-foot lease to Booking.com. Paula Bruns, Damon Thames and Chip Colvill of Colvill Office Properties represented the building's ownership, Busycon Properties LLC in each lease transaction. Jeff Cairns, Bob Denney and Brandon Clarke of CBRE represented Willis Towers Watson, Kevin Kushner and William Padon of CBRE represented McFarland, Alex Taghi of NAI Partners represented EVX and Weldon Martin of CBRE represented Booking.com. In addition, Hines professionally manages the property.

HOUSTON—Cafe Ginger will relocate its River Oaks Shopping Center location later this year or early next year to the former Mama Fu's and Verts spaces at River Oaks Plaza at 1574 West Gray St. Both spaces are being combined and renovated for Cafe Ginger's new 5,005-square-foot restaurant. Eric Lestin and Kyle Golding of CBRE represented Café Ginger in negotiations with the landlord, Anbil II-Ro LP, which was represented by Carson Wilson of Fidelis Realty Partners.

KENNEDALE, TX—Westbrook Development Properties sold a 22,175-square-foot industrial building at 4130 Eden Road South to Rudy and Associates. Principal Todd Hawpe with Transwestern represented the buyer and Cameron Pope with Invest DFW CRE represented the seller.

FORT WORTH—RCI Holdings Inc. sold an 11,367-square-foot retail building at 2200 N.E. Loop 820 to DFJK JV also known as FieldTech Avionics & Instruments Inc. Principal Todd Hawpe with Transwestern represented the seller.

FORT WORTH—Victory Temple Ministries signed a new 24,808-square-foot retail sublease at 5116 River Oaks Blvd. with sublandlord Khaled Properties LLC. Principal Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the subtenant.

FORT WORTH—Bassham Wholesale Egg Co. Inc. signed a new 9,600-square-foot flex lease in Flex Business Park at 120 E. Felix St. with Adder Felix. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Grant Air Conditioning Company signed a new 7,250-square-foot industrial lease at 250 Roberts Cut Off Rd. with Carol Barnes GST Trust UWD95. Associate Gibson Duwe with Transwestern represented the tenant and principals Todd Hawpe and Kirk Kelly with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Jose Romero signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—KCS Group Inc. signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—Diesel Works LLC signed a 3,375-square-foot industrial lease expansion at 5309 Superior Parkway with CH Realty IV/USTC Mark IV LP. Principals Todd Hawpe and Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the landlord.

FORT WORTH—The PlaySpace LLC signed a new 2,819-square-foot office lease at 3206 Collinsworth St. with Sangalli Real Estate Ltd. Vice president Trey Neville and associate Amber Calhoun with Transwestern represented the tenant.

FORT WORTH—The law firm of Decker Poole signed a new 1,770-square-foot office lease in Ridglea Bank Building at 6300 Ridglea Place with Michael McBride PC. Principal Jeff Givens with Transwestern represented the tenant.

BUILDING BLOCKS

AUSTIN, TX—EcoSmart Solution, a subsidiary of Taurus Investment Holdings, named its strategic partners for the $2 billion Whisper Valley development. The list includes global powerhouses Bosch, Google Fiber, Google Nest, Geo-Enterprises, REHAU and FRE Renewable Solutions. At 7,500 homes on build out, Whisper Valley is being lauded as the largest zero-energy capable housing community in the nation.