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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A joint venture between Alex. Brown Realty Inc. (ABR), a privately owned real estate manager, and Lat Purser Associations Inc., a Charlotte-based investment firm, has purchased Ashley Oaks Plaza, a 58,720-square-foot shopping center in Charleston. The companies plan to redevelop the property, which was 81 percent leased at the time of sale. Built in 1985, the unanchored center is located less than six miles from downtown Charleston in the Ashley River Road retail corridor. ABR Chesapeake Fund V, a value-add real estate fund sponsored by ABR, invested $4 million in the joint venture.