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LOMBARD, ILL. — M & J Wilkow has sold a 174,098-square-foot office complex in Lombard, 20 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. A joint venture between Red Rock and Lincoln Property Co. purchased the property, which is located at 701 E. 22nd St. M & J Wilkow acquired the office complex in September 2014 with a fund managed by DRA Advisors. The property was 81 percent leased at the time. The company renovated the lobby atrium, corridors and fitness center. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.

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HOUSTON — Hartman Income REIT has secured three office leases totaling 31,679 square feet at properties it owns in Houston. Property management firm Chaparral Management Co. Inc. signed a 12-month, 7,948 square feet at 14550 Torrey Chase Blvd.; Amegy Bank of Texas renewed a 13,912-square-foot lease at 400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E. for five years; and Greensheet Media leased 9,819 square feet at 2020 N. Loop West for five years. Hartman was represented internally by Rod Hale, Richard Maloof and Kacie Skeen, respectively, in each transaction.  

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Newcor Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 26,819-square-foot office sublease at 8401 New Trails Drive in The Woodlands on behalf of Louisiana-based oil and gas firm Hunt Guillot & Associates LLC. Rob Banzhaf and Ryan Dierket of Newcor represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Scott Covington of S.E. Covington represented the subtenant, Axiom Medical Consulting LLC.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired Biltmore Station, an 85,401-square-foot office and retail center in Asheville, roughly one mile from the Biltmore Estate. Alex Quarrier of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. At the time of sale, Biltmore Station was 78 percent leased to a variety of office and retail tenants, including The Biltmore Co., Coram Healthcare, Image Dental Arts, Jimmy Johns, Pour Taproom, PT Solutions, Edward Jones, Virgola Wine Bar, Ichiban Japanese Restaurant and Fhiit Life.

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SAYREVILLE, N.J. — A joint venture between North American Properties (NAP) and PGIM Real Estate is set to break ground on Riverton, a $2.5 billion, 418-acre, mixed-use development located roughly 33 miles south of Manhattan along the Raritan River in Sayreville. Upon completion, the project is set to include residential, retail, entertainment, office and hotel space alongside a marina. The development will also incorporate passive recreation and open space along the riverfront, programmed gathering spaces and street-level commercial space. Key approvals for the site were initially obtained in 2014. NAP has updated the redevelopment plan for the property, and is in the process of securing the necessary state and local approvals required to begin development. A critical component of the project’s financing will be support from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority through the Economic Redevelopment & Growth Program, which the EDA approved in 2014 and will be asked to reaffirm for the updated development plan. Pending approvals and financing, the project is scheduled for completion in 2021. NAP recently appointed David Weinert as partner and senior vice president of leasing. Weinert will lead the leasing efforts for Riverton, alongside the other properties in NAP’s development pipeline. North American Properties …

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DANBURY, CONN. — A joint venture between Quincy, Mass.-based The Grossman Cos. and Southport, Conn.-based Summit Development has completed the disposition of Lee Farm Corporate Office Park in Danbury. CT Property Realty LLC acquired the property for $31.7 million. The five-story building features 215,649 square feet of Class A office space. The joint venture originally purchased the property in 2013.

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BOSTON — Related Beal has placed the final beam in the redevelopment of 40 Water Street, which formerly served as the Fidelity Investment headquarters. The redeveloped property, called Congress Square, will create a 24-hour mixed-use environment connecting Government Center, Faneuil Hall, Post Office Square and Downtown Crossing. The building features a glass curtainwall addition on top of the more than 320,000-square-foot office building. The redevelopment also includes preserving the landmarked property’s efficient and versatile floor plates, active rooftops and retail and restaurant space on the lower and ground floor. The redevelopment plan for the building includes office, residential, hospitality and more than 43,000 square feet of retail space, as well as the transformation of Quaker Lane into a pedestrian-oriented food and beverage destination with boutiques and cafés. Related Beal Construction and Consigli Construction Co. are general contractors for the project and Arrowstreet is serving as architect. Congress Square is slated to open in 2018.

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DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a 68,263-square-foot office lease renewal at One McKinney Plaza, a 263,921-square-foot, Class A office property located at 3232 McKinney Ave. in Uptown Dallas. Craig Wilson, Randy Cooper, Dan Harris, and Wills Bauer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, ISNetworld, a Dallas-based human resources firm. The landlord, Gaedeke Group, was represented internally by Elliot Prieur.

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HILLSBORO, ORE. — National Financial Realty (NFR) has sold the 211,863-square-foot Wells Fargo Bank office building in Hillsboro for $39.7 million. The building is located at 18700 N.W. Walker Road. The buyer was not named. The transaction represents the final sale and investment exit of a 3.6 million-square-foot portfolio that contained 41 office and retail buildings in nine states. NFR originally purchased the Hillsboro property in 2010. In March 2013, the firm acquired a 40-building, 3.3 million-square-foot portfolio with 90 percent of the buildings leased to Wells Fargo. NFR and its capital partners invested several million dollars in capital improvements throughout the portfolio.

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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — C.W. Driver has broken ground on Newport Harbor Medical Plaza, a 26,500-square-foot medical facility in Newport Beach. The Class A facility will be located at 330 Old Newport Blvd. It is situated near Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital Newport Beach. The facility is scheduled for completion in fall 2018. Office spaces will range from 2,000 square feet to 16,500 square feet. The property will offer second-floor patio deck amenities, two levels of below-grade parking and gurney-accessible elevators. Shaoulian Properties is developing Newport Harbor Medical Plaza, which Bundy-Finkel Architects is designing.

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