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SARASOTA, FLA. — Sarasota-based Benderson Development has purchased Sarasota County’s administration building in downtown Sarasota for $25 million. The deal allows the seller, Sarasota County, to lease back the space in the building for another four years. Sarasota County will be the only tenant at the building. Paul Carr, Todd Tolbert, Ken Krasnow and Brooke Berkowitz of Colliers arranged the sale of the 158,149-square-foot office property. Located at 1660 Ringling Blvd., the building is situated one mile from downtown Sarasota, 6.4 miles from Sarasota Beach and 57.6 miles from Tampa. The property is also close the Sarasota Art Museum, Whole Foods Market and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota campus. Built in 1972, the property has been renovated several times over the years.

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CHICAGO — Spaulding Ridge has signed a 25,779-square-foot office lease at 203 N. LaSalle Drive within Chicago’s Central Loop. The cloud technology firm previously occupied space at 105 W. Madison St. Rising 27 stories, 203 N. LaSalle Drive spans 625,221 square feet. The office tower features a conference center, fitness center and tenant lounge. Jeff Mulder of Colliers represented Spaulding Ridge.

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SOUTH BEND, IND. — NAS Investment Solutions has purchased an 82,064-square-foot office building in South Bend for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2021, the building serves as the national headquarters for Press Ganey, a provider of performance measurement and improvement services to U.S. healthcare providers. The property includes 408 surface parking spaces and a 4,800-square-foot rooftop lounge. National Asset Services will serve as property manager.

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ST. LOUIS — Emerald Capital Strategic Advisors, an affiliate of Green Street Real Estate Ventures, has arranged financing for Elevation, an office and retail development in St. Louis. Funding includes $6 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) in addition to debt and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Matt Drinen and Luke Pope of Emerald Capital sourced and closed debt financing with Chicago-based IFF as well as Elm Tree Unity Debt Fund. St. Louis Development Corp. provided a $6 million allocation in NMTC, and US Bank was the NMTC investor. Kingsway Development is the project developer. Elevation will be situated at 4731 Delmar Blvd. within the Fountain Park neighborhood. The project serves as the first development within the planned 207-acre Kingsway District. Elevation will include 5,000 square feet of street-level retail space for Jamba Juice, UPS and The Original Hot Dog Factory, as well as 12,500 square feet of second-floor office space for the Ethical Society of Police and Park Central Development Corp. Simms Building Group is the general contractor and CASCO is the architect. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion slated for January 2023.

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LEHI, UTAH — Yama Point LLC has acquired 333 N. Digital Drive, an office building in Lehi, from Utah Community Credit Union. The price was not disclosed. Yama Point plans to rebrand the seven-story, 74,257-square-foot property as Drive Tower. Drive Wealth Advisers, which provides financial planning, will occupy 10,755 square feet on the building’s top floor. David Nixon of JLL represented the buyer, while Josh Martin of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.

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FREMONT, CALIF. — Square Mile Capital Management has originated a $73.9 million loan secured by Ardenwood Life Science Park, a Class A life sciences and office campus in Fremont. Square Mile Capital provided the acquisition financing to a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Lincoln Property Company West. Eastdil Secured’s San Francisco office arranged the financing. Originally developed in 2001, the property underwent a comprehensive renovation for lab and office use in 2006. Affiliates of Tyco Electronics Corp. fully occupy the 186,000-square-foot, two-building campus.

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WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — DPC Development Co. has completed the disposition of Wilmore Center, a mixed-use building located at 7615 and 7777 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. T-2 Ventures acquired the asset for $10.2 million. Originally built in the early 1980s, Wilmore Center features 52,743 square feet of retail and medical office space. At the time of sale, approximately 93 percent of the property was occupied by a mix of service and medical-oriented businesses. Jon Hendrickson and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.

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DETROIT — Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock has acquired The ICON, a 420,000-square-foot facility in Detroit that formerly served as the home of the UAW-GM training center. The purchase price was undisclosed, but the vacant property previously traded hands for $34 million in November 2020, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. In addition to office and training space, the property includes 880 parking spaces, a 375-seat auditorium and direct access to Detroit’s East Riverfront. Located at 200 Walker St., the facility is adjacent to a 500,000-square-foot office building at 300 River Place that Bedrock also owns.

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OMAHA, NEB. — A local family trust has sold a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 169,183 square feet in Omaha for $30.7 million. The portfolio includes: a 21,368-square-foot building at 2323 171st St.; a 47,815-square-foot property at 2425 S. 171st St.; and a 100,000-square-foot asset at 13609 California St. The properties are situated within Omaha’s Suburban West Dodge and Lakeside Hills submarkets. Steve Sheppard and Dan Fishburn of CBRE represented the seller. The portfolio sold to three undisclosed buyers.

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MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Miami-based Integra Investments, in partnership with Miami-based Constellation Group, has sold 1674 Meridian, a 31,979-square-foot office building in Miami Beach for $26.5 million or $828 price per square foot. The buyer was not disclosed. Integra Investments and Constellation Group acquired 1674 Meridian in August 2019 for $10.1 million. Over the course of their ownership, the firms completed building renovations including new HVAC systems, touchless elevators and face temperature camera telecoms. The Class A office building also includes 5,505 square feet of retail space. The five-story building is located one block from Lincoln Road, Miami Beach’s pedestrian-only, high street promenade with dining, retail and entertainment options.

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