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AVENTURA, FLA. — Newmark has arranged a $77.2 million loan for the refinancing of Onyx Tower, a 28-story office tower in Aventura, a northern suburb of Miami. The borrower, an entity doing business as Onyx Tower LLC, delivered the tower in 2023. The building is one of two towers on the site. Jordan Roeschlaub, Jonathan Firestone, Nick Scribani and Chris Lozinak of Newmark secured the financing from Barings. Onyx Tower’s amenities include a rooftop pool with ocean views, a fitness center, outdoor jogging trail, full-floor conference facilities, electric vehicle charging stations and onsite dining options. Miami-based Blanca Commercial Real Estate handles leasing at Onyx Tower, according to the property website.

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of a 202,601-square-foot office building located at 10101 Woodloch Forest Drive in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The eight-story building was completed in 2009 and was vacant at the time of sale. Kevin McConn and Jeff Hollinden of JLL represented the seller, Net Lease Office Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH). The sales price was not disclosed.

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SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — The City of Sugar Land, located southwest of Houston, has approved $12.5 million in funding for the renovation and modernization of the city’s downtown commercial center, known as Sugar Land Town Square. Under the terms of the funding agreement, Building B will receive upgrades to its communal office and amenity spaces, as well as its landscaping and streetscaping. In addition, Building H will see renovations to its entryway, lobby and signage, along with updates to the garden area and new furniture, fixtures and equipment. Sugar Land Town Square, which spans 32.8 acres and opened in 2003, is currently 73 percent leased across its office, retail and restaurant components.

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NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 222,000-square-foot office building located at 2101 E. Jefferson St. in North Bethesda. Jim Meisel, Dave Baker, Andrew Weir and Kevin Byrd of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity, and the sales price was also not disclosed. Meisel says that the buyer plans to reposition the vacant office building for another use, plans of which were not released. Built in 1985, the office property is situated on 4 acres near Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development by Federal Realty Investment Trust that features more than 50 shops and restaurants and more than 750 apartments.

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NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has purchased 148 Lafayette Street, a 12-story office building in Manhattan’s SoHo District, for $105.5 million. Constructed in 1913 and most recently renovated in 2017, the 153,000-square-foot building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as venture capital firm General Catalyst and beauty and cosmetics firm Charlotte Tilbury. The building’s retail space is also fully leased to boxing gym Five Points Academy and clothing store 260 Sample. Adam Spies and Avery Silverstein of Newmark represented the seller, EPIC, an investment firm with offices in New York City and London, in the transaction. Blackstone provided $68.3 million in acquisition financing for the deal.

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PHOENIX — Wespac Construction has broken ground for the construction of Sprouts Farmers Market headquarters, a mixed-use campus in north Phoenix. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the project, which was designed by RSP Architects. Keyser and JLL are handling brokerage services for the project. Located within CityNorth near 56th Street and Loop 101, the 180,000-square-foot campus will feature a four-story, 144,500-square-foot Class A office building, a 25,000-square-foot flagship Sprouts grocery store, 11,000 square feet of high-end retail and restaurant space and a three-story parking garage. The campus will also offer modern amenities, including an onsite gym, yoga studio, top-floor deck, Press Coffee café, culinary kitchens, tasting rooms and a garden for chef-driven meals and community events. Sprouts will transition from its current 96,000-square-foot space to the new location by August 2026.

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HOUSTON — JLL has secured an undisclosed amount of construction debt and joint venture equity for Autry Park One, a 127,651-square-foot office project that will be located along Allen Parkway and the Buffalo Bayou in West Houston. Autry Park One will offer private offices, meeting space, mid-building outdoor decks, an indoor/outdoor rooftop deck, fitness facility and 10,500 square feet of retail space. Colby Mueck, Cortney Cole and Kevin McConn of JLL worked with Hanover Co. and LOCAL to secure joint venture equity for the project and separately arrange a syndicated construction loan with two regional banks.

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SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Manova Partners has acquired Parallel on Fourth, a mixed-use property in downtown San Mateo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at 405 E. 4th Ave., the property offers 15 residential units above 62,338 square feet of office space and two levels of subterranean parking. Verkada, a provider of cloud-based security and operating systems, fully occupies the office space and master leases 13 of the residential units. The remaining units are offered at below market-rate rents. Eric Ramm of Manova negotiated the transaction on behalf of Manova Partners. Will Connors and Adam Lasoff of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Commercial Retail Advisors has arranged the sale of Oracle Gateway, an office property at 3870 N. Oracle Road in Tucson. Spotted Fawn LLC acquired the asset from 3838 Oracle Plaza Joint Venture LLC for an undisclosed price. The two-story, 22,901-square-foot building was vacant at the time of sale. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction. Ten-X facilitated the auction sale. Commercial Retail Advisors will represent Spotted Fawn LLC in the leasing of the property.

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BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 13,840-square-foot office building located at 421 Detroit Drive in Bloomington. The buyer, Wilber Group, is an insurance subrogation and claims recovery services provider. The property will serve as Wilber’s third campus in the Bloomington-Normal area. Laura Pritts of AXIS 360 represented the undisclosed seller, while Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski of AXIS 360 represented Wilber.

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