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NEW YORK CITY — CIM Group has provided a $120 million construction loan for the redevelopment of 685 Fifth Avenue, a 115,330-square-foot multifamily and retail property in Manhattan. The borrower, a partnership of developer-owners SHVO, Bilgili Group and Deutsche Finance, will redevelop and rebrand the residences as 69 Mandarin Oriental and will construct 10 additional floors for the tower. Originally built in 1928, the 20-story building was the former headquarters of Gucci, and current retail tenants include apparel and accessory retailers Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Tag Heuer. Construction is slated for completion in 2021.

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PORTLAND, MAINE — A partnership between Capstone Development Partners and the University of Maine System will develop a 577-bed residence hall and student center on the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) campus in Portland. The proposed 209,000-square-foot community will offer apartment-style units alongside academic support space. The partnership hopes to break ground on the project in spring 2020, with Capstone providing financing for the student housing component and the university providing financing for the student center. The design-build team for the community includes architectural and engineering firm SMRT Architects and Engineers, architectural firm Elkus Manfredi Architects and general contractor PC Construction. Capstone Management Partners, the management subsidiary of Capstone Development, is the proposed maintenance and operations provider for the community upon completion.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of the Rockler Fur building in downtown Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The buyer, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, plans to convert the property into 48 units of affordable housing. The seven-story, 38,305-square-foot building was originally built as a Printer’s Exchange building in 1915 with a Gothic Revival style. Rockler Fur has occupied the property since the 1940s. Upland will also represent Rockler in its relocation process in spring 2020.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Iron Rock Ranch, a 300-unit apartment community in south Austin. Built on 22 acres in 2002, the property consists of 216 apartments and 84 townhomes. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, playground, pet park, basketball court and a volleyball court. Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. John Fenoglio of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Domain Communities.

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From 2009 through 2015, Las Vegas renters were afforded the luxury of renting many of the high-rise condominiums around the Strip and Downtown Las Vegas. This was due to the massive amount of short sales and foreclosures during that time. There were about 7,876 condo units completed between 2006 and 2009. Shortly after the crash, these developments shifted to luxury rentals. During 2011, we tracked 785 condos that were rented with an average of $1.31 per square foot, or $1,838 per month. During that same time, we tracked sales prices of these high condos at an average of $154 per square foot, or $239,411 per unit. We also tracked 904 sales during 2011 that typically involved investors putting their inventory back into the “shadow inventory.” Fast forward to 2015, and resales of this same inventory were trading at an average of $238 per square foot. Rents of this inventory were at $1.45 per square foot, or $2,000 per month. The higher-end buildings like Mandarin Oriental (now Waldorf Astoria) were at $2.70 per square foot. The trend continues to today as sales prices continue to rise. Rents continue to go up and no new for-sale inventory is being delivered. Most of …

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CLEARWATER, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of The Vue at Belleair, a 339-unit multifamily community in Clearwater, 20 miles west of Tampa. Located at 1551 Flournoy Circle W., the property sold for $78 million, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Luis Elorza, Brad Capas, Robert Given and Michael Mulkern of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group represented the seller and developer, Columbus, Ga.-based Flournoy Development Co., in the transaction. Suffern, N.Y.-based Castle Lanterra Properties acquired the community, which consists of 11 two- and four-story residential buildings. Built in 2019, Vue at Belleair offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as gated access, elevators, a rooftop terrace, clubhouse, coffee bar, two dog parks, car care center, saltwater pool, fitness center, fire pits and a business center with a conference room, video game room and a billiards table. The property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Vue at Belleair is located on the east side of U.S. Route 19.

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HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Met Apartments, a 288-unit multifamily property in Hattiesburg, approximately 70 miles north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. David Oakley, David Wilson, Jay Briley and Gregg Cordaro of Berkadia completed the sale on behalf of the seller, Texas-based NNI Development. Mississippi-based Heritage Properties Inc. bought the property for an undisclosed amount. Located at 27 Lake Forgetful, The Met Apartments was completed in 2018. The complex has convenient access to U.S. Route 98, Shadow Ridge Golf Club and Turtle Creek Mall. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with a fitness center, pool, pet park, entertainment lounge, office space and elevator access in each building.

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AURORA, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of 2000 Illinois, a 128-unit apartment property in Aurora. The sales price was undisclosed, but the cap rate was 5.64 percent. Constructed in 1973, the property includes parking and an outdoor pool. In 2014, the seller entered into a land use restriction agreement with the Illinois Housing Development Authority that stipulated 25 percent of the units be income-restricted to 60 percent of the area median income for a 10-year period. Matt Halper and Danny Mantis of Kiser represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.

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SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based developer Fein has acquired 17.4 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Spring for the development of The Canopy at Springwoods Village, a 332-unit apartment community. The property will be located within the 2,000-acre Springwoods Village mixed-use development, which is situated at the confluence of Interstate 45, Hardy Toll Road and the Grand Parkway. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative, the community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 552 to 1,705 square feet. Unit interiors will feature stone countertops, tile backsplashes, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities will include a clubroom with a golf simulator and billiard and ping pong tables, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, pool with tanning ledges and cabanas and a 1.5-acre lake with surrounding walking trails. The groundbreaking is scheduled for January 2020, and completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021.

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DALLAS — Truist Financial Corp., the entity formed by the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, has provided a $39.1 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Reserve at White Rock, a 312-unit apartment community in Dallas. The Class A property was built in 2000 in multiple phases and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, social area with a lounge and kitchen, theater room, business center, outdoor grilling stations, conference room and a jogging trail. Evan Hom of Truist originated the loan, which carries a 10-year term, four years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of a New York-based private equity firm. Reserve at White Rock was 95 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.

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