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CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has broken ground on 1040 West Fulton, a five-story, 29,000-square-foot boutique office building in Chicago. Summit plans to occupy the top two floors of the property following its completion next fall. This leaves roughly 14,000 square feet of office space and 2,800 square feet of retail space for lease. The property will include 17 indoor parking spaces, a fifth-floor outdoor terrace and a sixth-floor rooftop. The project team includes architect Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, owner’s representative Carr Realty Advisors, structural engineer IMEG Corporation, civil engineer Weaver Consultants Group and MEP engineer WT Engineering. Chad Schroedl, Scott Maesel and Drew Dillon of SVN Commercial Chicago will market the available space for lease. First Bank of Highland Park is providing construction financing.

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BLUE ASH, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the $2.9 million sale of the Corporate Centre of Blue Ash, a 57,722-square-foot flex office building in suburban Cincinnati. Built in 1990, the property is located at 11101 Kenwood Road. Tenants include Fastsigns, Handyman Connection, Ohio State Auditor, Parallel Technologies Inc., Sellyourmac.com, Sheppard Insurance and Financial and IT support company 4bis.com. Steve Timmel, Jeff Johnston, Chris Prosser, Will Roberts and Matt Smyth of Colliers brokered the transaction. Midwest Properties Corp. purchased the asset from LNR Partners.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Tampa City Center, an office tower located at 201 N. Franklin St. in downtown Tampa. A partnership between affiliates of Miami-based Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management acquired the 38-story property for $110 million. An affiliate of Alliance Partners HSP, the East Coast operating arm of the Shilder Group, sold the property. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Masonite, Morgan & Morgan, FieldCore (a division of GE), CDW, PNC Bank and The University Club are tenants at the 757,425-square-foot, Class A office building. Via a skybridge, the tower is connected to the 520-room Hilton Tampa Downtown, with 30,000 square feet of meeting and conference space; 211 Restaurant; Starbucks Coffee; and Fort Brooke parking garage, a covered parking facility owned by the City of Tampa. Jason Hochman, Chris Lentz, Michael Ryan and Brian Linnihan of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance Group assisted the buyer in securing an $84 million acquisition loan. Funded by HSBC Bank, the loan includes proceeds at acquisition plus future funding for capital improvements to …

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LOS ANGELES — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of Gateway Towers, an office property located at 970 and 990 190th St. in Los Angeles. Equity Office Properties sold the asset to The Ruth Group, along with Roxborough Group as its capital partner, for $106.5 million. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Scott Schumacher and Guillermo Boisson of NKF represented the seller in transaction. Additionally, David Milestone and Brett Green, also of NKF, secured financing for the buyer. At the time of sale, the 443,517-square-foot asset was 91 percent leased. Herbalife International of America is the anchor tenant at the twin nine-story towers. The buyer plans to develop the land between the towers, creating restaurant, amenity and creative office space.

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — GM Properties has brokered the sale of Imperial Square, a multi-tenant office park located at 12631 E. Imperial Highway in Santa Fe Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $12.5 million. Situated on 5.8 acres, the five-building, 104,000-square-foot office complex features more than 100 suites. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent occupied. Ben Greer and Dustin Wheelan of GM Properties represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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MARLTON, N.J. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of an 88,000-square-foot office building in Marlton. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 50 Lake Center, the Class A office building was built in 2006 and features a two-story granite atrium. The property is located three miles from the New Jersey Turnpike. Steven M. Schultz and John Howley represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Twenty Lake Holdings.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of a 68,794-square-foot office building located at 1155 Brittmoore Road in Houston. The property was built in 1978, according to LoopNet Inc. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Endeavor Behavioral, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

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ATLANTA — Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Carter, an Atlanta-based developer, have broken ground for the first phase of Lee Street Campus, a $52 million mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Historic West End. The $52 million development will include MSM’s first on-campus graduate student housing, offering 187 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts; a 25,000-square-foot ambulatory health facility; 9,000-square-foot fitness/wellness center; 2,500 square feet of retail space; and a four-level parking deck at the corner of Lee Street and Westview Drive. The ownership joint venture for the project includes equity investments by MSM, Carter and Campus Life Fund, sponsored by Atlantic American Partners. Patterson Real Estate Advisors Group secured construction financing, which was provided by First Citizens Bank. Construction is slated for completion in time for the 2020 school year.

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MELBOURNE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has secured the $24 million refinancing of an office and manufacturing property located at 100 N. Babcock St. in Melbourne. Leonardo DRS Inc. occupies the 311,287-square-foot facility. The company is a developer of mission-critical products and services that support military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors. Robert Hernandez and Lauren Hanley of NorthMarq’s Tampa office arranged the 11-year loan through an unnamed life insurance company.

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CLEVELAND — Zamir Equities LLC has acquired 1111 Superior Avenue, a 559,299-square-foot office tower in downtown Cleveland. While the purchase price is not available, The Plain Dealer reports that Zamir took out a $46 million mortgage on the property. The property is positioned along the city’s main thoroughfare and overlooks Lake Erie. The 28-story tower was renovated in 2014. Amenities include a conference facility, fitness facility, yoga room and David’s Deli. Anchored by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, the property is 83.4 percent leased to tenants such as Asurint and MetLife Services & Solutions. Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, John Merrill, Bryan Rosenberg and Patrick Shields of HFF represented the seller, American Landmark Properties Corp. The team also procured the buyer.

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