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LA MESA, CALIF.  — Pacific Coast Commercial has arranged the sale of a 12,215-square-foot retail/flex building located at 7575 University Ave. in La Mesa. La Mesa Retail LLC sold the property to MY & RY Enterprises LLC for $2.3 million. Constructed in 1993 for Fountain’s Aquarium, the showroom that was dedicated to tropical fish was remodeled and re-sold to an owner-user. Tommas Golia and Jason Vieira of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the seller, while Brandon Keith of Voit Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $34.4 million acquisition loan for Trade Centre South, a 10-story, 216,038-square-foot office property in Fort Lauderdale. The floating-rate loan has a four-year term plus an extension option with interest-only payments. The asset is situated about six miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale, HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Cardinal Point Management and Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hamilton EQ has purchased seven buildings within Parkway Plaza, a 12-building business park in Charlotte’s Airport submarket. Hamilton’s purchase spans 368,871 square feet across 44.1 acres. The office park houses tenants such as Xylem Inc., a water technology provider; Roundpoint Financial; and Jack Henry & Associates, a payment processing services provider. The property is situated about six miles south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport and about six miles southwest of downtown Charlotte. New York City-based Hamilton will handle onsite management, while Trinity Partners will handle leasing efforts. The sales price was not disclosed.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $16.8 million sale of a 152,000-square-foot office building in Lexington. The building was constructed in 2009 at 1648 McGrathiana Parkway on the University of Kentucky’s 735-acre Coldstream Research Campus. The asset was 90 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants such as The American Family Board of Medicine, the University of Kentucky, FBI, the Secret Service, Komatsu Mining and A&W Restaurants. Chris Vitori and James McHale of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Starwood Capital Group, in the transaction. The buyer was a private family investment office.

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SAN DIEGO — HFF has arranged the sale of Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I, a medical office building in North County San Diego. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital acquired the 75,000-square-foot property from JRMC Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The three-story, built-to-suit, Class A facility is fully leased to Palomar Health, which plans to offer high-acuity services, including radiation, oncology, express care/outpatient clinical services and a Palomar-Rady Children’s Hospital. The first phase was delivered in April 2018. Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I is located on the 56-acre Palomar Medical Center Escondido campus, a 288-bed hospital with the only trauma center within 20 miles. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne and Trent Jemmett of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Tim Wright and Zack Holderman of HFF’s debt advisory team were also involved in the transaction.

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PEABODY, MASS. —  Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $2.5 million loan to refinance a four-story office building in Peabody. Located at 1R Newbury St., the 40,861-square-foot property is currently occupied by 22 tenants. The building is part of Peabody Corporate Center. Derek Coulombe and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga secured the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was not disclosed. 

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of 1827 W. Hubbard, a 33,000-square-foot flex office building in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners LLC paid $3.9 million to acquire the structure located within the Kinzie Industrial Corridor. Interra’s Colin O’Malley and Jon Morgan represented the private seller.  Built in 1960, the 33,000-square-foot building is currently leased to a single tenant, Tablescapes Chicago Party Rentals. The property features 6,320 square feet of fully conditioned showroom space, two loading docks and a paved parking lot with space for 34 vehicles. The city’s proposed rezoning of the Kinzie Industrial Corridor is attracting strong interest from investors and developers as they look to move west of Fulton Market, according to Interra Realty. The property is located less than a mile from Metra’s Western Avenue station and the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green/Pink Line station at Ashland/Lake. The planned Green Line stop at Damen/Lake, scheduled for completion in 2020, is expected to further enhance accessibility in the immediate area, which is approximately one mile from both the Kennedy and Eisenhower expressways.

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Long before the emergence of Fulton Market, local real estate professionals referred to the West Loop as the office submarket between Wells Street and immediately west of the Chicago River. But today some also refer to the Fulton Market area, an area one mile west and across a natural boundary of the Kennedy Expressway, as the West Loop. So which is it? The West Loop is the leading — and by far the largest — office submarket in Chicago with over 50 million square feet of office space inventory. Its proximity to public transportation and wide setbacks along Wacker Drive and the Chicago River offer better view corridors and more access to natural light — key competitive advantages in an area that permits more buildable density than the periphery of the central business district (CBD).   On the other hand, Fulton Market has its own distinct “edgy” identity that some area office tenants consider the antithesis of the Loop (recall that the original reference to the Loop meant the area surrounded by the Elevated CTA tracks, the “El,” that loops around the CBD).   The West Loop proper has witnessed significant change in the last 10 to 15 years. The …

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DALLAS — JP Morgan Chase has signed a 41,906-square-foot office lease renewal at Preston Commons, a three-building office park located in the University Park area of Dallas. The 427,799-square-foot property, which is owned by California-based KBS, features an outdoor patio, fitness center and an onsite restaurant and bar. Russell Cosby and Torrey Littlejohn of JLL represented JP Morgan Chase in the lease negotiations.

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PHOENIX — George Oliver has unveiled plans for its redevelopment of CASA, an office building in Phoenix’s Uptown neighborhood. The company plans to implement a $17 million renovation to re-establish CASA from a 1989-built project, previously known as Catalina Terraces, into a modern Class A office space focused on community, health and wellness. Renovations will keep the 181,188-square-foot building’s Spanish architectural roots, including natural wood elements and smooth stucco finishes, as well as updated modern lobbies, updated restrooms, an exterior facelift and new landscaping. Tenant amenities will include a tenant lounge and café operated by Kaleidoscope Juice and a training center with the ability to host approximately 60 guests. The property will feature two centralized courtyards with water features and seating, as well as an on-site co-working facility operated by the ownership accommodating users ranging from one to 10 desks. CASA will also include a wellness center with a yoga room, new fitness center with showers, on-site meditation room, salon with hair stylist and dog park. The ownership also plans to include a two-story dining experience with dedicated food truck parking, climate-controlled space, a shaded outdoor dining area, and outdoor games and lounge space. Phoenix-based George Oliver purchased the CASA …

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