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NEW YORK CITY — Rubenstein Partners has secured a $197 million first mortgage construction loan for 25 Kent Avenue, a mixed-use property in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Serving as co-lead arrangers and co-bookrunners, Wells Fargo Bank and Natixis Real Estate Capital committed $197 million for the project. The new loan provides for all future construction costs and fully capitalizes the project. Being developed by Rubenstein Partners and Heritage Equity Partners, the eight-story building will feature 500,000 square feet of office and industrial space tailored to the creative and tech sectors.

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ANDOVER, MASS. — Enel Green Power North America (EGP-NA) has leased 66,000 square feet of space at Andover Landing at Brickstone in Andover for its new North American headquarters location. Located at 100 Brickstone Square, the facility features a renovated full-service cafeteria, flexible conference facilities, a coffee/juice bar, fitness center with yoga room, shower and locker facilities, a Bright Horizons Day Care facility, outdoor seating, on-site property management and ample parking. EGP-NA is an operator of more than 100 renewable energy plants in North America, and its parent company, Enel Group, is a multinational power company headquartered in Rome, Italy. Kerry Hawkins, Jason Levendusky and Jake Borden of CBRE/New England represented the landlords, KS Partners and Oaktree Capital, while Brooks Murphy and Brian Morrissey of JLL represented the tenant in the lease.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors DFW has brokered the sale of the 31,960-square-foot Offices at Forest Hills property to California-based RAB Properties, which utilized a 1031 tax-deferred exchange to purchase the Class A, two-building project in Arlington. The single-story structures, located at 2001 and 2005 N.E. Green Oaks Blvd., were 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Joe Hamilton and Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors DFW represented the local seller, WCII-1 LLC. Negotiating for the buyer was Sam Owen of OGH Real Estate LLC, who has assumed leasing and management duties for the property. The Offices at Forest Hills was developed in 2007 on 3.4 acres near TX 360, I-30 and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The buildings, totaling 11,967 square feet and 19,993 square feet, include private balconies for each office and shared conference space. The asset also features a 120-space parking lot with 10 covered spaces. The smaller building is fully leased to Lima USA for its headquarters. The wholly owned subsidiary of Italy-based Lima Corporate S.P.A. manufactures and distributes shoulder, knee and hip products and technology to surgeons. The larger building houses Insala Ltd., Endeavor Wall Homes, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Commission …

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SAN FRANCISCO — Thor Equities has sold the Phelan Building, an 11-story office building in San Francisco, to the Hong Kong-based Hotung family for a reported $375 million. The building is located at 760 Market St. The Phelan Buiding contains 250,000 square feet of office space and 52,000 square feet of retail space. Thor paid $130 million for the asset in 2008. Notable tenants at the property include Credit Karma and Medium. The retail portion includes Starbucks, Orogold Cosmetics, Walgreens, Verizon and Marshalls. The building was originally constructed in 1907.

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DEERFIELD, ILL. — CIT Real Estate Finance has arranged $61.8 million in acquisition financing for three office properties totaling 480,000 square feet in Deerfield, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. A joint venture between True North Management Group and Fulcrum Asset Advisors, TNREF III Parkway JV LLC, acquired the Class A buildings. The properties are 3 Parkway North, 6 Parkway North and 9 Parkway North, which are all located within the Parkway North Center Office Park, an 85.5-acre office complex consisting of six office buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet, a daycare center, a 250-room hotel and a recently built luxury apartment complex. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the café and winter garden, as well as develop additional parking. The seller in the transactions was not disclosed.

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SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Scannell Properties has broken ground on a 102,125-square-foot industrial and office facility for Kollege Town Sports in Sun Prairie, approximately 15 miles northwest of Madison. Kollege Town Sports is a division of Riddell, a designer and developer of athletic apparel and equipment. The building, situated on 13 acres, will support operations such as sales, production and warehousing. Kollege Town will transition to the new facility from its current location in Windsor in spring 2017. The project team includes Avison Young, real estate consultant and construction manager; Incentis Group, public incentives consultant; Scannell Properties, developer; Heitman Architects, architect; Sullivan designBUILD, general contractor; and Quam Engineering, civil engineer.

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HOUSTON — Wellington Fisher Ltd., a subsidiary of Houston-based Wellington Development Co., has sold 17 acres located at the corner of North Main Street and I-1 to the University of Houston. The partnership originally purchased the property from former Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon. The site has since been used for parking. The University of Houston—Downtown plans to build a science and technology building on the site. Brendan Lynch of CBRE and Rudy Hubbard of JLL represented the seller.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners has represented Pac-Van Inc. in leasing a freestanding office/warehouse facility situated on 3.1 acres at 12206 Beaumont Highway in Houston. Founded in 1993 in Indianapolis, Pac-Van specializes in providing portable storage and office space solutions. The company provides 14-gauge steel storage containers. Michael Keegan of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Pac-Van, during lease negotiations, while Fausto Nolassco of Realty Associates represented the landlord, Gabriel Valeriano.

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NORWICH, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has arranged the lease of a 6,400-square-foot office building located at 550-558 W. Thames St. in Norwich. Mindscape Industries, which provides acquired brain injury rehabilitation services, signed a five-year lease for the building. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlords in the transaction.

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CHICAGO — Hertz Investment Group has purchased four office buildings in the Midwest for $416.9 million. Equity Commonwealth sold the 3.1 million-square-foot portfolio. The transaction includes 111 Monument Circle and 101-115 West Washington Street in Indianapolis, North Point Office Complex in Cleveland, and 100 East Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The portfolio was 86.5 percent leased at closing. Formerly known as Chase Tower, 111 Monument Circle is now referred to as Salesforce Tower in honor of its newest tenant. At 48 stories high, it is the tallest building in Indianapolis. The PNC Center sits at 101-115 W. Washington St. It features a 16-story atrium. The center houses the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis hotel, along with PNC Bank. North Point Office Complex includes a five-story and a 19-story office building connected through a nine-story atrium. It is home to Jones Day law firm, among other tenants. The Faison Building sits at 100 East Wisconsin Ave. The 37-story tower is the second highest building in Wisconsin, behind the U.S. Bank Center. It’s home to Wells Fargo Bank, Michael Best & Friedrich, Marcus Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Equity Commonwealth, a Chicago-based REIT, also sold a 121,901-square-foot office property at 8701 North Mopac in Austin, Texas, earlier this …

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