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BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart has unveiled its plans to build a 350-acre office campus in Bentonville that will serve as the company’s home office. Demolition of the retailer’s existing buildings will begin this summer with delivery expected in phases from 2020 to 2024. Reuters reports the campus will house nearly 17,000 employees at full build-out. The campus will include office buildings, expanded food offerings, convenient parking, fitness options, a child care facility, bike paths, green space and lake views. The campus will also feature solar panels atop parking decks and energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems, as well as regionally sourced building materials. A price for construction was not disclosed.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — HFF has arranged a $24.5 million acquisition loan for Rexford Park I and II, two office buildings in Charlotte totaling 136,812 square feet. The borrower, a partnership between Childress Klein and Gottesman Real Estate Partners, will use the funds to acquire, renovate and re-lease the buildings. Cory Fowler of HFF represented the borrower to secure the six-year, floating-rate loan through Atlantic Union Bank. Planned renovations include new interior common spaces, major improvements to the exterior façade and significant upgrades to building systems. Rexford Park I and II are located at 2100 and 2115 Rexford Road within Charlotte’s SouthPark submarket.

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SEATTLE — Unico Properties, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group, has acquired the Colman Building on Seattle’s waterfront from Goodman Real Estate for an undisclosed price. With this purchase, Unico’s presence on the waterfront now exceeds 1 million square feet. The six-story Colman Building features 160,164 square feet of office space with ground-level retail encircling the entire property. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied. The historic building was commissioned by Scottish immigrant and master machinist James Colman and constructed in several stages between 1889 and 1906. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and considered a City of Seattle landmark. Nick Kucha, Kevin Shannon, Cavan O’Keefe, Michael Moll, Bill DeLacy, Jakob Nicolls and Jeff Hodson of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.

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PLANO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Cawley Partners will develop HQ53, a 200,000-square-foot office building that will be located at 5300 Headquarters Drive in Plano. The Class A building will offer collaborative gathering spaces, as well as a 6:1 parking ratio and access to a variety of nearby retail and dining options. The groundbreaking is slated for September and completion is scheduled for September 2020. BOKA Powell is the project architect.

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FRISCO, TEXAS — Complexity Gaming, an esports organization, has opened its 11,000-square-foot office headquarters at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys 91-acre mixed-use campus in Frisco. Designed by ICRAVE, the space features a public area and retail space, as well as training rooms and innovation labs for esports players, which compete professionally in video games. A GameStop Performance Center will also open this summer and will carry merchandise from Complexity Gaming.

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MCALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of McAllen Commerce Center, a 32,864-square-foot office building located in the Rio Grande Valley region. Gustavo Torres of Marcus & Millichap’s San Antonio office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Joshua Murphy of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, also a private investor. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has expanded its footprint to 165,323 square feet within CME Center in Chicago. The property, located on South Wacker, is now 95 percent occupied. CME Center consists of two 40-story office towers connected by a 10-story center structure. The property totals 2.3 million square feet. Completed in phases during the 1980s, the asset was recently redeveloped with redesigned lobbies and common area enhancements. Tishman Speyer owns the property. Joe Gordon and Justin Lewis of Tishman Speyer represented ownership in the lease transaction with RSM. Rick Schuham of Savills represented RSM, which has 10,000 employees in 86 offices across the United States.

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TYSONS, VA. — Rubenstein Partners and Griffith Properties have signed a tenant to a full-building, 150,000-square-foot office lease within Centerstone at Tysons. The name of the tenant was not disclosed, however, multiple news outlets report the tenant is government-sponsored enterprise Freddie Mac. Centerstone at Tysons is located near two stops along the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WAMTA), as well as Interstate 495 and several retail and dining options. A timeline for Freddie Mac’s move into the space was not disclosed.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 3,342-square-foot office lease at 3 Riverway in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans approximately 159,000 square feet and was built in 1982. Alex Taghi of NAI Partners represented the tenant, law firm Sico Hoelscher Harris LLP. CBRE handles leasing at Riverway on behalf of the landlord.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Chicago-based investment management firm Harrison Street has acquired Osborn Triangle, a 676,917-square-foot life sciences property situated adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge. The complex encompasses three buildings, all of which were either recently built or renovated. The sale included a 650-space parking garage. Harrison Street partnered with Bulfinch Cos., a subsidiary of MIT that retains a partial interest in the property, for the acquisition. Osborn Triangle was fully leased at the time of sale to seven tenants, including anchors Pfizer, Novartis International AG and LabCentral, an incubator for life science and biotech startups. MIT will retain long-term ownership of the land. The sales price was not disclosed.  

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