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CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has received a $181.5 million loan for the construction of 333 N. Green St., a 548,932-square-foot office tower in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The Class A office tower will rise 19 stories, with floor plates ranging from 13,634 to 40,589 square feet. The property will feature 31,521 square feet of street-level retail space and a four-floor parking garage. Amenities will include a fitness center, conference area, tenant lounge and private rooftop. The LEED Silver-certified building is 47.2 percent preleased to GroupM and will serve as the advertising media company’s North American headquarters. The building will also serve as the regional headquarters for GroupM’s parent company, WPP. Other big-name companies that have chosen to open offices in the bustling Fulton Market district include Google, McDonald’s and Dyson. Timothy Joyce, Danny Kaufman and Christopher Knight of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Wells Fargo. Sterling Bay is a real estate investment and development firm with over 10 million square feet in its portfolio. The Chicago-based company currently has a pipeline of over $10 billion in development. — Kristin Hiller

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DALLAS — Billingsley Co. has refinanced 9111 Cypress Waters Boulevard, a newly built, 223,319-square-foot office building that Billingsley developed in Dallas. Trey Morsbach and Jim Curtin of HFF placed the 15-year loan through Lincoln Financial Group on behalf of the borrower, Billingsley. The building is located within the 1,000-acre Cypress Waters development, which upon completion will feature 8 million square feet of office space, 45,000 square feet of retail space and up to 10,000 multifamily units. 9111 Cypress Waters, which houses 7-Eleven’s North American headquarters, was 94 percent leased at the time of the placement of the loan. Proceeds were used to take out a construction loan.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — NAI Realvest has brokered the $7.9 million sale of a 36,426-square-foot office building located at 622 E. Washington St. in Orlando. Jeff Bloom of NAI Realvest arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, OM Star Properties LLC, d/b/a Orchid Medical Equipment Co. The company will occupy 50 percent of the building for its new headquarters. John Worrell of Cite Partners arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, ThorntonPark Central LLC. The sale also included a 134,681-square-foot parking garage.  

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NEW YORK CITY – Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of three mixed-use buildings located at 119-123 Kent Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The Shariati family acquired the contiguous properties for $22.3 million, or $1,441 per square foot. The sellers were Cheskie Weisz of CW Realty, Joyland Group and Meral Property Group. The buildings offer a total of 17 apartments, three ground-floor retail units and one office space. Nat Rockett and Steven Dweck of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction.

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PENNSBURG, PENN. – Colliers International has arranged the sale of a commercially zoned land located at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania Route 663 and Northgate Boulevard in Pennsburg. PB Northgate purchased the 7.2-acre property, which is approximately 17 miles south of Allentown, for $2.1 million. The buyer plans to develop a medical office building and retail pad site on the land parcel. Derek Zerfass of Colliers International’s office in Allentown, Penn., represented the undisclosed seller, while Markward Group represented the buyer in the transaction.

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RACINE, WIS. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 31,638-square-foot office building in Racine, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. Built in 2002, the two-story property is located at 5439 Durand Ave., across from Regency Mall. Multiple tenants occupy the building, including Associated Bank, Advanced Medical Imaging, CleanSlate Medical Group of Wisconsin and Habush, Habush & Rottier. The buyer, Gateway Investment Partners, plans to upgrade the common areas, restrooms, parking lot, signage and landscaping. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Spirit Lake Acquisition II LLC.

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KENOSHA, WIS. — Morgan/Harbour Construction is expanding operations and opening an office in Kenosha. This will be the third office and first outside of Illinois for the general contractor. Slated to open in May, the office is located at 6905 Green Bay Road. The new location will house both permanent staff as well as provide work stations for those traveling from other offices. Morgan/Harbour currently maintains an office in downtown Chicago and its headquarters in Willowbrook, Ill.

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SAN DIEGO — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged a $44.7 million loan for the refinancing of Manchester Financial Centre. The office property located at 2550 Fifth Ave. in San Diego’s Bankers Hill submarket. Mark McGovern, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan for the borrower, Manchester Financial Group. Originally built in 1965, the 12-story, 160,000-square-foot features a fitness center, an on-site coffee shop, valet parking, storage and bicycle racks. Tenants include Bertrand at Mister’s A, a fine dining restaurant, and Manchester Financial Group.

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SAN DIEGO — BLT Enterprises has completed the renovation of a two-story, 77,000-square-foot office building located at 5454 Ruffin Road in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. The company originally acquired the property in 2017 and has converted it back to its original 54,000-square-foot footprint by removing the dated addition of a second-story office space constructed in the late 1980s. The renovated space features modern office, research and development, and flex space, as well as an enhanced parking ratio. Additional renovations include an updated exterior, new HVAC equipment and a new roof membrane. Ware Malcomb provided architectural services and Bycor General Contracting served as the contractor for the project.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has secured approximately $19.9 million in financing for a project to convert 81,711 square feet of warehouse space in Austin into a creative office property. Branded UpCycle, the new office property will be located on Sixth Street in East Austin and will feature conference space, bike storage and a coffee bar. Robert Wooten and Eric Tupler of HFF placed the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between EverWest Real Estate Investors and WHI Real Estate Partners. An entity affiliated with Marathon Asset Management LP originated the loan, which features a three-year term and a floating interest rate. Proceeds from the loan will be used to complete the conversion by May.

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