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WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — NEI General Contracting has completed the construction of a new senior living community located in Winter Garden, a western suburb of Orlando. NEI acted as the general contractor on behalf of the developer, Leo Brown Group. Dubbed Mission Grove at Stoneybrook, the property totals 166 units, with independent living and assisted living apartments and a dedicated memory care space. Amenities at the community include a swimming pool, pickleball courts, fireside lounges and a grab-and-go café.

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CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CALIF. — Mahoney & Associates has arranged the sale of Carmel Rancho Shopping Center, a retail center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Montage Health acquired the asset for $37.5 million. Situated on a 295,335-square-foot land parcel, Carmel Rancho Shopping Center offers 77,002 square feet of retail space. Ryan Edwards, Josh Jones and Patrick Stafford of Mahoney & Associates represented the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Kane Realty Corp. has signed Couchbase Inc. to a roughly 20,000-square-foot lease at The Offices at North Hills in Raleigh’s North Hills district. The San Jose-based AI data platform operator has six offices internationally and will use the Raleigh office as a “center for excellence.” Couchbase will occupy a full floor at 4350 Lassiter, a three-story building within The Offices at North Hills complex. Ben Litke and Kristine Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented Couchbase in the lease negotiations. Hooker Manning and Alex Mikels represented Kane Realty internally.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Capstone Partners and PCCP have completed the sale of Grant Park Village Quimby, a multifamily community in Portland, to Laurel Property Group for $30.7 million. Joe Nydahl and Josh McDonald of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Scott Williams and Ryan Johnson of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance assisted with the deal. Grant Park Village Quimby in Portland, Ore., offers 161 apartments. Completed in 2018, the property features 167 studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 554 square feet. The mid-rise community features a fitness center, resident lounge, outdoor courtyard and pet spa.

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LAS VEGAS — Northcap Commercial has arranged the sale Bonanza Gardens Apartments, a multifamily property located at 2751 E. Bonanza Road in Las Vegas. The property sold for $20 million, or $116,959 per unit. Built in 1964, the community features 171 apartments. Robin Willett, Devin Lee and Jerad Roberts of Northcap Commercial represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the off-market transaction.

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WILMETTE, ILL. — Walker & Dunlop has provided nearly $60 million in construction take-out financing for Optima Verdana, a luxury multifamily community in Wilmette developed by Optima. Dave Hendrickson, Pat Modig, Jonathan Paine, Mo Beler, Will Crittenberger and Philippe LaPointe of Walker & Dunlop originated the Freddie Mac loan, which features a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments. Completed in 2023, Optima Verdana features 100 apartment units and 5,900 square feet of retail space. Residences average 1,499 square feet.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $27.7 million sale of Prairieview Center, a 113,601-square-foot shopping center in Eden Prairie anchored by grocer Lunds & Byerlys. Evan Halkias, David Matheis and Zander Fried of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, United Properties. Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. was the buyer. Prairieview Center was built in 1986 and renovated in 2018. Additional tenants include Chase Bank, Culver’s and Starbucks.

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Nicholas & Associates and Wingspan Development Group of the Nicholas Family of Cos. have opened the initial commercial phase of The VUE, a 10-acre mixed-use development in Elk Grove Village. The retail spaces are home to Tensuke Market and Food Court, 7 Mile Cycles, Jarosch Bakery and Vini’s Pizza. Plans for The VUE include a 271-unit apartment community, 16 rental townhomes, a multi-story clubhouse with a pool and other amenities for residents and 52,000 square feet of retail space. A newly constructed and nearly completed pedestrian overpass will connect the development with the 3,500-acre Ned Brown Forest Preserve.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Jamestown LP, a mixed-use developer and operator based in Atlanta, has sold Ghirardelli Square, a historic waterfront shopping center located at 900 N. Point St. in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf District. The property comprises 12 interconnected brick buildings fronting San Francisco Bay and includes the namesake 19-foot illuminated Ghirardelli sign that has been part of the city’s skyline since 1915. Miami-based investment firm Embrace Real Estate and its affiliate asset management company 1823 Partners purchased Ghirardelli Square from Jamestown for an undisclosed price. The new ownership has selected Denver-based Continuum Partners to manage the day-to-day operations and future business plan for the historic property. Ghirardelli Square’s origins date back to 1862 when it served as the world headquarters and primary chocolate factory for Ghirardelli Chocolate Co., which still keeps a flagship store at the development. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ghirardelli Square reopened in the early 1960s with various shops and restaurants, making the development one of the first major adaptive reuse projects in the United States. Today, Ghirardelli Square welcomes 9 million visitors annually. The project spans a little more than 100,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, as well as …

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By Jason Baker, principal at Baker Katz If you’re only following the national headlines, retail real estate can seem like it’s still defined by store closures and disruption. That’s still part of the story, but on the ground in Houston, the picture is more balanced. Fundamentals remain strong and occupancy remains high across the market. Even as new projects reach completion and new space comes on line, demand continues to keep pace. When space becomes available, it doesn’t sit for long — often with multiple deals competing for a single vacancy. What’s changing is what types of retailers are taking the space. That shift is just as important as the strength of the market. Service-oriented retail, in particular, is emerging as a stabilizing force in Houston. From Goods to Services According to recent data compiled by CoStar Group and analyzed by The Wall Street Journal, for the first time, service-oriented tenants now occupy more retail space nationally than traditional goods-based retailers. In Houston, that trend is clear in leasing activity. A significant share of the leasing activity today is driven by service categories such as health and wellness, medical, med spas, fitness, beauty and pet care. These are the tenants …

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