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21-Pearl-Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between The Preiss Co. and Investcorp has purchased 21 Pearl, a 267-bed, 135-unit student housing property that is located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Built in 2013 and recently renovated, 21 Pearl was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett and Ben Harkrider of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between Crow Holdings Capital and Texla Housing Partners, in the transaction. Ben Roelke, Ian Walker, Trent Houchin and Jeff Barnwell of Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Western Pacific Building Materials has signed a 101,900-square-foot industrial lease at Prologis Freeport Distribution Center Building 2 in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building, which was constructed on 10.6 acres in 1985 and renovated in 1998. Joe Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners, along with internal agent Mitchell Pruitt, represented Prologis. The 227,394-square-foot building is now fully leased.

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Sleep-Inn-Mainstay-Suites-Lancaster

LANCASTER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 80-room dual-branded hotel in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. The three-story building houses Sleep Inn & Suites and Mainstay Suites and offers shared amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and outdoor picnic area. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based investment firm, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an out-of-state 1031 exchange investor.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 22,601-square-foot office lease in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 3660 Regent Blvd. was constructed in 2000 and totals 158,728 square feet. John Dickenson and Paul Hernandez of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Houston-based investment firm Wedge Group, in the lease negotiations. Brendan Kelley of Avison Young and Mike McElwee of Hughes Marino represented the tenant, Power Home Remodeling Group.

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1760-Market-St.-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Stockton Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of 1760 Market Street, a 126,000-square-foot office building in downtown Philadelphia. The building offers a tenant lounge and conference center, as well as indoor bike storage space. Stockton previously co-owned the building and repositioned the asset for sale in 2018 via renovation of the penthouse suite, which now features private rooftop decks and mezzanine space, as well as the introduction of new building systems. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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LOWELL, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $17 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 52-unit affordable housing project that will be located north of Boston in Lowell. The site formerly housed a Merrimack Valley Food Bank warehouse that will be demolished, although select areas of the historic façade will be retained and restored. The majority (41) of the units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), with the other 11 to be set aside for renters earning 30 percent or less of AMI. The borrower is an affiliate of Tremont Development Partners. Eastern Bank purchased the bond.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9 million sale of a five-story, 17,645-square-foot commercial building located at 216 E. 49th St. in Manhattan’s Turtle Bay area. The building currently houses office space on the upper floors but is zoned to accommodate residential conversion. The building also features a 3,800-square-foot ground-floor space that is vented for a restaurant with a fully built-out basement. Peter Dodge, Joe Koicim, Logan Markley and Zan Colin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family office that owned and operated the property for 25 years, in the transaction. The buyer was a local restaurateur that plans to occupy the space.

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NEW YORK CITY — Harvey, a San Francisco-based generative AI platform for professional services, has signed a 17,050-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire fifth floor of 315 Park Avenue S., a 20-story building in the Flatiron District. Todd Stracci and Hugh Scott of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin and Jonathan Fanuzzi of Newmark, in conjunction with internal agents Maria Blake and Ted Koltis, represented the landlord, Columbia Property Trust.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged a 15,379-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant, Kenneth Park Architects, will continue to occupy the entire seventh floor at 360 Lexington Avenue, a 24-story, 268,383-square-foot building. Steve Eynon of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Locally based investment firm Savanna owns the building.

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WICHITA, KAN. — Equity Bancshares Inc., the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, has completed its acquisition of KansasLand Bancshares Inc., the parent company of KansasLand Bank. With the acquisition, Equity has added to its existing presence in Quinter, Kan., and expanded into Americus, Kan. KansasLand locations opened as Equity Bank on July 2. The company expects to consolidate the core and digital banking systems late in the third quarter. Equity first announced the merger in April. Equity has approximately $5.3 billion in proforma consolidated assets and operates 74 locations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Equity’s Kansas franchise now includes 37 banks. 

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