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HOUSTON — Bank of America has reached an agreement to lease six-and-a-half floors spanning 210,000 square feet of space at Capitol Tower, a 35-story, Class A office development located at 800 Capitol St. in downtown Houston. JLL represented Bank of America in the lease negotiations, which call for the company to lease 205,000 square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of retail space, beginning in the first half of 2019. CBRE represented the building owner and developer, Skanska, in the transaction. Construction is scheduled to begin this month.

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CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Billingsley Co., a Dallas-based developer, will break ground this month on a 40-acre campus in Carrollton for Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, according to The Dallas Business Journal. The project is expected to allow the company to add more than 1,000 jobs in 10 years, starting in 2019. AmerisourceBergen has secured a 300,000–square-foot lease at the master-planned development, which has been branded as Offices at Austin Ranch. The 700-acre office park, situated near State Highway 121 and the Dallas North Tollway, will ultimately span 16 million square feet and accommodate 43,000 employees, according to the property website.

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LANSING, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of One Michigan Avenue in Lansing for $16.5 million. The 10-story, 154,000-square-foot office building is located at the southeast corner of Washington Square and Ottawa Street. The building was constructed in 1983. At the time of sale, One Michigan Avenue was 98 percent occupied by law firms, a bank, an insurance company and government tenants. John Godwin and Richard O’Connor of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Lansing-based partnership. Godwin procured the buyer, a regional investment group.

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WHITEHALL, PA. — Derek Zerfass of Colliers International’s Allentown office represented BB&T in the $1.2 million sale of a 3,061-square-foot former bank branch building at 2545 Mickley Ave. in Whitehall. The building will be demolished to make way for a Wendy’s restaurant. Steve Clipman of ROCK Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer.

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LANCASTER, CALIF. — Fident Capital has provided a $9.5 million permanent loan for the recently constructed Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Lancaster. The 29,000-square-foot facility is located at 721 W. Ave L6. The State of California signed a 20-year lease for the space once the loan was closed. Magnon Cos. developed the property.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Warner Courtyards, a 113,586-square-foot flex office building in Tempe, is now fully leased due to Cenlar FSB’s recent agreement to occupy 60,103 square feet. The building is located at 301 W. Warner Road. Other tenants to lease space at the property include CEC Educational Services and Yokowo American Corp. Cenlar, a loan servicing provider, originally occupied the building in August 2016 before expanding to its larger space. NGKF’s Jerry Jacobs represented Cenlar. Matt Nebeker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Hannay Realty Advisors, in all three lease transactions.

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BRIGHTON, MASS. — Transwestern Consulting Group (TCG) has arranged a construction and permanent financing loan on behalf of NB Development Group for 40 Guest St. in Brighton. According to public records, the loan amount was $76 million. TCG’s Chris Skeffington and Andrew Stone, along with NB Development’s Jim Halliday and Kevin Doyle, arranged the loan with East Boston Savings Bank. Part of the Boston Landing mixed-use development, 40 Guest St. is a planned 160,000-square-foot facility that will house the Boston Celtics’ new training and practice facility known as the Auerbach Center at New Balance World Headquarters. The project also includes two floors of Class A laboratory and office space totaling 83,500 square feet, plus 5,700 square feet of retail space. The project broke ground in November 2016, with completion expected in mid-2018. TCG provides leasing and property management services for Boston Landing.

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NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has provided a $250 million first mortgage CMBS loan to JEMB Realty for the refinancing of 75 Broad St. in Manhattan. JEMB Realty purchased the office tower in 1999, and has renovated it into a property geared toward high-tech tenants. More than $50 million in improvements have been made to the 34-story, 650,000-square-foot property in recent years. Steve Kohn and Alex Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield advised the borrower in the transaction.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Colliers International Inc. has arranged the sale of University Centre, a two-building, 59,792-square-foot office complex located at 1701 and 1801 Gateway Blvd. in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Richardson. John Bowles, Bruce Butler and Susan Gwin Burks of Colliers represented the buyers, Symphony Gateway LLC and CIG Retail Properties Inc., in the transaction. Dallas UNC LLC sold the property, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale.

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TYLER, TEXAS — KP Engineering, a Texas-based firm specializing in chemical and energy solutions, has released details of its newest project, a 25,000-square-foot office building. The property will be located at 5555 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler, a city approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. Construction is expected to begin this month.

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