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LEHI, UTAH — Thanksgiving Holdings has received a $52.6 million loan for two office buildings in Lehi. The buildings are known as Thanksgiving Park V and Thanksgiving Park VI. They contain a total of 291,040 square feet. Fred Dockweiler and Mike Keach of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the non-recourse, first-mortgage loan for the five-story, Class A office buildings through a correspondent life-company relationship. The loan was used to refinance two existing KeyBank construction loans

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 55,829-square-foot office property in Oakbrook Terrace, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. A limited liability company sold Terrace Oaks to a developer for over $5 million. Located at 17W645 Butterfield Road, the building features a marble lobby, three-story glass atrium, ample parking and conference room. John Abuja of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller and represented the buyer in the transaction.

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JOLIET, ILL. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a 143,560-square-foot corporate headquarters and warehouse facility for Cadence Premier Logistics. The building will be located at 2250 Chicago St. within the Laraway Crossings Business Park in Joliet, approximately 45 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility will be situated on 44.5 acres and is slated for completion by the end of the year. The facility will feature 22,050 square feet of office space, an additional 22,050 square feet of mezzanine office space for future growth and expansion, 74,620 square feet of warehouse space and 24,840 square feet of breakout area. The building, which is expandable by approximately 94,500 square feet, will be a steel structure with precast concrete wall panels. The facility will also include 184 car stalls, 442 tractor-trailer spaces and an indoor soccer field. Harris Architects Inc. will serve as the architect of record, and Hefner Associates is the civil engineer.

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NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities is developing a waterfront office project located in Brooklyn’s Red Hook district. Designed by Foster + Partners, the 7.7-acre property will include two heavy timber frame buildings totaling more than 600,000 square feet of creative office space and 23,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Additionally, the design will feature 100,000-square-foot open floor plates. Surrounded by water on three sides, the campus will feature a public waterfront esplanade designed by SCAPE/Landscape Architecture and a central open courtyard and rooftop space for future tenants. The project is being built to fit the needs of a TAMI (technology, advertising, media and information) tenant or other appropriate user of the space.

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FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Fischer Real Estate Inc. has negotiated the sale of a commercial building located at 2060 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield. An undisclosed investor purchased the property from TPSJ LLC for $1.4 million. The 4,440-square-foot property is fully occupied by retail and medical office tenants. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate represented both parties in the off-market transaction.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Olen Properties Corp. has acquired Main & Redhill Business Center, a 203,946-square-foot, low-rise office campus in Irvine, for $44.8 million. The 15-building campus is situated on 17 acres adjacent to the Interstate 405/State Route 55 Freeway interchange in Orange County’s airport area submarket. It is 97 percent leased. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Mike McCann, Tim Geiman and Derreck Barker represented the seller, a global real estate investment management firm, in this transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — ING Capital LLC, part of Dutch global financial institution ING Group (NYSE: ING), has originated a $570 million bridge loan for the acquisition a 37-story skyscraper located at 550 Madison Ave. in Manhattan. ING Capital provided the financing to Olayan America, the U.S. investment arm of The Olayan Group, an international real estate investor based in Saudi Arabia. Olayan America will purchase the office tower, also known as the Sony Building, from The Chetrit Group for $1.3 billion, according to The Real Deal. Ron Cohen of JLL represented Olayan America in the transaction, and Doug Harmon of Eastdil Secured represented The Chetrit Group. Located within the Plaza District of Manhattan, the tower features 852,830 square feet of rentable mixed-use space, including approximately 776,000 square feet of office space, retail frontage on Madison Avenue, and exhibition and museum space. One restaurant tenant currently occupies 5,000 square feet at the tower, which is nearly 100 percent vacant, according to ING Capital. “The property has been maintained to a high standard and has never previously been available to the open market for office leasing,” says Tony Fusco, head of real estate at Olayan America. According to The Real Deal, …

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TEMECULA, CALIF. — The University of Redlands has signed a 66-month lease for 9,561 square feet of office space at Garrett Corporate Center in Temecula. The Class A building is located at 1 Betterworld Circle. The university will open its new space on July 1. Corey Martin and Matt Shaw of Legacy Properties Group represented the landlord.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — CapRidge Partners has acquired Lakewood on the Park, a 180,558-square-foot office campus in Austin’s northwest submarket, from Equity Commonwealth. Los Angeles-based Mesa West Capital provided financing for the acquisition and repositioning of the property. Located at 7600 Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360), the property features two, three-story Class A office buildings on a 9.9-acre site overlooking Bull Creek. Lakewood on the Park includes both structured and surface parking. Built in 1998 by local developer HPI, the complex received the 2012-2013 TOBY Award from Building Owners and Managers Association for best low-rise suburban office park in Austin. Lakewood on the Park was 77 percent leased at closing. Tenants include Centaur Technology, Bulldog Solutions and USA Southwest. Mesa West’s $32.1 million non-recourse, floating-rate loan includes future funding for a capital improvement program and leasing costs associated with the repositioning and stabilization of the property. CapRidge’s renovation plans call for a redesign of all common areas including lobbies, corridors and restrooms, plus a new fitness center, tenant lounge, coffee bar and shared conference center. Exterior improvements will include new landscaping, signage and lighting. Andy Scott and Jim Curtin in the Dallas office of HFF arranged the financing. HFF also represented …

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 175,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for MC Machinery Systems Inc. in Elk Grove, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. MC Machinery Systems, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., sells high-tech manufacturing equipment used for metalworking and fabrication. The building will feature 50,000 square feet of office space, 75,000 square feet of ancillary office and storage areas and a 50,000-square-foot showroom. The facility will also include spaces for customer product demonstrations, research and development, machine refurbishment and a customer support call center. Construction is slated for completion by this December.

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