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BALTIMORE — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of The American Building, an 81,750-square-foot office building located at 231 E. Baltimore St. in downtown Baltimore. Built in 1905, the property served as the The Baltimore American newspaper’s headquarters until 1986. The office building was 51 percent leased at the time of sale to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, law firms and retailers. Robert Filley and Christian Beck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.

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SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged an $8 million loan for the acquisition of 1933 N. Meacham Road in Schaumburg. The 142,164-square-foot office property is located at the intersection of Meacham and Algonquin roads. Cohen Financial arranged the five-year loan with Chicago-based First Midwest Bank. The borrower was St. Louis-based Integris Ventures.

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NEWTON, MASS. — Boston Realty Advisors has arranged the $20.9 million sale of Paragon Towers in Newton. The 60,826-square-foot property at 233 Needham St. sold to Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corp. (MSIC), which purchased it from KS Partners. Boston Realty Advisors’ Jeremy Freid and Adam Meixner represented KS Partners in the transaction. Jason Weisman, Nick Herz, and Michael D’Hemecourt of Boston Realty Advisors were also involved in the sale process.

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WAYNE, PA. — A joint venture between Keystone Property Group and Argosy Real Estate Partners has sold Devon Square in Wayne. The two-building, 140,000-square-foot office complex is located at 724-744 W. Lancaster Ave. and sold for $33.5 million. Doug Rodio and Ben Appel of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction. After acquiring the property in 2005, Keystone conducted a capital improvement campaign updating the interiors and exteriors and remodeling common areas. The office buildings are 95 percent occupied with tenants including Merrill Lynch, Penn Liberty Bank, Keller Williams and Main Line Surgery Center. Situated on Route 30, the property is located near I-76, I-476, Route 202 and SEPTA train lines. Across Lancaster Avenue from Devon Square is Devon Village, a Whole Foods-anchored shopping center.

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DENVER — Union Investment has purchased the Triangle Building, a 21,000-square-foot office building in Denver, for $154 million. The building is situated directly opposite Union Station in the Lower Downtown district. The Triangle Building is 98 percent leased to tenants like media firm Liberty Global, WeWork and software company AutoDesk. The seller was a joint venture between an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group and East West Partners.

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SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Buchanan Street Partners has purchased the Bayland Building, a 116,000-square-foot office building in Santa Clara, for $32 million. The property is located at 2953 Bunker Hill Lane, near Levi’s Stadium. The Bayland Building is fully leased to four tenants, including Inphi Corp. Buchanan plans to modernize the building systems, update common areas and increase on-site amenities to attract and retain Silicon Valley’s innovative workforce. The firm represented itself, while Eastdil Secured represented the seller, Sleepy Hollow Investment Co., in the transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $3.6 million non-recourse loan for an 8,500-square-foot office asset in Los Angeles. The property is located at 2818 La Cienega Ave. in Culver City. The borrower plans to renovate the property, which features open floor plans and an outdoor courtyard on the second floor. The interest-only loan features a 24-month term with one extension option and flexible pre-payment options. It includes a facility to provide for capital expenditures, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and interest and carry reserves.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $11.9 million acquisition loan for Courthouse Place, a 66,260-square-foot, eight-story office building located at 12 S.E. 7th St. in Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. Built in 2007 near the 20-story Broward County Courthouse, the office building features three stories of office space atop a five-story parking garage. The asset was 88 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman, Legacy Bank of Florida and Apex Reporting Group. Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the fixed-rate, three-year loan through Ready Capital Structured Finance. HRE/SEFIREA Courthouse Place LLC purchased the office building from an affiliate of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Morning Calm Management LLC known as Courthouse Place Building Owner LLC for $13.7 million. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Deanna Lobinsky and Travis Herring of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

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MIAMI — JLL has arranged a 17,000-square-foot lease on behalf of Banco do Brasil Americas, the U.S. branch of the Brasilia, Brazil-based bank, for its new corporate headquarters at 1221 Brickell Ave. in Miami’s Brickell district. The bank has leased the entire 22nd floor for its relocation from One Biscayne Tower in downtown Miami. Gavin Macphail and Randy Carballo of JLL represented Banco do Brasil Americas in the lease negotiations.

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HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has negotiated a 15,856-square-foot lease renewal at Woodlake Office Park, a medical/office complex located at 2500 Tanglewilde St. in Houston. Terri Torregrossa of Moody Rambin represented the landlord, Woodlake Properties Ltd., in the lease negotiations. Tim Relyea of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Texas ENT Specialists.

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