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BOSTON — Oxford Properties Group has provided a $180 million loan for the refinancing of One Congress Street and the Government Center Garage in Boston. The 11-story, mixed-use asset includes a 1,960-space parking garage with 202,854 square feet of office space and 23,212 square feet of retail space. The borrower was a joint venture between National Real Estate Advisors LLC and its Boston-based development partner, The HYM Investment Group LLC. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower to arrange the short-term, floating-rate loan. The property is centered among many of Boston’s most popular neighborhoods and destinations, including the Financial District, TD Garden, Faneuil Hall Market District, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, North End, West End and Beacon Hill. The development draws a diverse set of parkers, ranging from commuters to event attendees to residents seeking overnight parking. This location also offers immediate access to entrance ramps for Interstate 93, as well as two on-site subway lines (MBTA Green Line and Orange Line), providing connectivity to greater Boston. The property is also the site of Bulfinch Crossing, a 2.9 million-square-foot mixed-use development project that will consist of residential, office, hotel and retail uses. Led by the borrower, the Bulfinch Crossing project …

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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) listed Pittsburgh among its top five markets to watch in the 2017 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report due to its low cost to do business; access to talent via four major universities; and its status as an emerging tech hub with the likes of Uber, Google, Facebook and most recently, Amazon, establishing regional research and development centers in the city. Citizens Bank announced that it would remain a tenant in 525 William Penn Place, where it occupies approximately 150,000 square feet, reporting that its management views Pittsburgh as a growth driver for the company. Ford Motor Company inked a $1 billion deal with Argo AI, a Pittsburgh start-up that focuses on artificial intelligence and robotics, to expand its research and development of self-driving cars. Ford now is surveying the Greater Downtown submarket for space to construct a 100,000-square-foot facility to hold the 200 employees it expects to hire over the next 24 months. Despite the region’s growing popularity as a tech hub, leasing activity in first quarter 2017 reported a 23.3 percent drop from the same period 2016, ending the quarter at just less than 600,000 square feet, while overall net absorption dropped an …

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ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired 90 East, a three-building, 573,000-square-foot office campus in greater Bellevue, for $153 million. Located in Issaquah, the campus was built between 1999 and 2001 and is fully leased to Microsoft and Costco. During the last 12 months, the property produced approximately $13 million in net operating income. Kennedy Wilson financed the purchase using a 10-year, interest-only, $77 million loan that features a fixed interest rate of 3.85 percent.

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ATLANTA — CBRE’s Debt & Structured team in Atlanta has secured $61.9 million in financing for 715 Peachtree, a 10-story, 318,450-square-foot office building in Midtown Atlanta. The property is leased to office tenants including Honeywell and Spaces and retail tenants including Land of a Thousand Hills, Stone Summit and Bareburger. Jonathan Rice and Jeff Ackemann of CBRE arranged the three-year bridge loan through KKR & Co. LP on behalf of the borrowers, Carter and PCCP LLC. The loan will enable Carter to pay an existing loan used for renovations and refurbishment to the property, and provides for tenant improvements and leasing capital. Eric Ross, Clark Gore and Sabrina Gibson of CBRE manage leasing for 715 Peachtree on behalf of Carter, and CBRE’s Asset Services team manages the building.

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CHICAGO — Snapsheet has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The company provides auto insurance carriers with a virtual claims technology that streamlines the claims process for customers. Snapsheet will be moving from 55 W. Monroe St., where it currently occupies 21,000 square feet. Snapsheet will occupy the new facility starting in January 2018. Brad Serot, Paul Reaumond and Todd Lippman of CBRE represented Snapsheet in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented the landlord, Beacon Capital Partners.

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BOSTON — Rockpoint Group has completed the disposition of Tower Point, an office building located in the Upper Seaport District of Boston. Germany-based Universal-Investment and an institutional account managed by Northwood Investors acquired the 157,067-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. The sellers rehabilitated the historic manufacturing facility into a first-class office building, which is 100 percent leased. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and James Tribble of NKF Capital Markets, along with Timothy Bianchi of Newmark Knight Frank, represented the seller in the transaction.

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ATLANTA — The Dilweg Cos. has acquired The Pointe, a two-building office development located in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The seller and sales price were not released, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that Dilweg purchased the project for $46 million. The buildings total 418,000 square feet and were built in 1981 and 1985. The Pointe was 66 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Cisco, Compass Group and Ecova. Dilweg plans to invest more than $3 million to improve the building’s operating systems, common areas and tenant amenities. The purchase of The Pointe brings Dilweg’s Atlanta office holdings to nearly 2 million square feet. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Kevin Hyneman Cos. plans to build a new 55,000-square-foot headquarters facility for Mueller Industries, a plumbing and HVAC parts manufacturer. The new headquarters building, which will house 125 Mueller employees, will cost approximately $11.4 million to develop. The facility will be situated within the 450-acre Boyle Schilling Farms mixed-use development, which is home to companies such as Helena Chemical, MCR Safety and Juice Plus. Mueller, a Fortune 1000 firm, expects to occupy the new office space in late 2018.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Onward Investors, a Minnesota-based investment and development firm, has sold Arbors at Brookhollow, a 114,421-square-foot office property located at 2201 E. Lamar Blvd. in Arlington. Built in 1999, the two-story building currently houses tenants such as Farmers Insurance Group, Ascension Capital and Weir & Associates. Mike Hardage and Matthew Otte of Transwestern represented Onward Investors in the transaction. Arbor Hui LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price.

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