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MARQUETTE, IOWA — Bally’s Marquette has opened its new 31,280-square-foot gaming and entertainment destination in northeast Iowa. The $26.2 million project transformed the historic riverboat casino into a permanent landside facility at 100 Anti Monopoly St. The property features more than 400 slot machines and electronic table games, live blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em as well as a sportsbook. Dining and beverage concepts include 1994 Sports Bar, Sidecar Bar, Benchfront Coffee and Riverside Grill. The landside move created nearly 80 new jobs. Bally’s operates 19 casinos across 11 states.

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BUCHANAN, MICH. — AutoZone has leased an 8,000-square-foot former Rite Aid store located at 715 E. Front St. in Buchanan within southwest Michigan. Construction is underway at the building. Joshua Jacobs of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan and Brandon Hanna of Encore Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed landlord. Mike Murray of Advantage Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, which operates more than 6,000 stores nationwide.

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MIAMI — Miami-Dade County and Related Urban Development Group, the affordable and workforce housing arm of Related Group, has opened the Gallery at Marti Park, a 176-unit mixed-income community located in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Residences are reserved for low-income seniors under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, as well as workforce households earning 80 and 120 percent of the area median income (AMI). The project was developed utilizing a 75-year ground lease with Miami-Dade County. Spanning 12 floors, Gallery at Marti Park offers two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 893 to 1,064 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Monthly rental rates begin at $2,995. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, coworking space, package room, outdoor grilling areas, private bike storage, a fourth-level recreational deck and a ground-level senior center that will serve residents and the public. The site also sits adjacent to Joe Moretti Phase 2B, a 96-unit affordable housing project redeveloped by Related Urban in 2022.

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OWENS CROSS ROADS, ALA.— Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Hampton Cove Shops, a 41,681-square-foot retail center located in Owens Cross Roads, approximately 15 miles southeast of Huntsville. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the seller, Birmingham, Ala.-based Fairway Investments, in the transaction. Prudent Growth Partners purchased the property for $7.6 million. Built in 2008, Hampton Cove Shops was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree, H&R Block, sports bar Jefferson’s, We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym and ALFA Insurance.

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — BWE has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing, a 142-unit seniors housing community located in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE arranged the loan through an unnamed national bank on behalf of the borrower, Chicago-based GEM Realty Capital. Opened in 2022, The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing is an independent living, assisted living and memory care community. The complex includes salon services and social spaces, restaurant-style dining and wellness and fitness amenities, along with a heated, zero-depth swimming pool, golf simulator, covered parking garage and a fitness and yoga studio.

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FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — The Taylor McMinn Retail Group, a retail investment sales team within Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a restaurant in Flowery Branch leased to 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee concept based in Arkansas. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a repeat developer for the 7 Brew chain, and the all-cash local buyer, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. 7 Brew has 14 years remaining on its ground lease, which features rental increases in the initial term, as well as extension options. “This marks our second sale within the multi-parcel development in Flowery Branch,” says McMinn. “The property traded at 99 percent of the asking price after receiving an accepted offer within one week of listing. The transaction highlights the continued investor demand for lower rent and lower price-point assets, as well as the momentum behind the drive-thru coffee kiosk concept.”

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Mixed-use development across the Southeast continues to change and evolve. What was once as straightforward as building residential apartments located above a street-level retail component has become something far more sophisticated and intentional. Today’s mixed-use communities offer integrated, experience-driven environments where all elements of living, working, shopping, dining and recreation are thoughtfully curated, with connectivity as a primary focus. The North Georgia region, located approximately 40 miles north of Atlanta, is where residential demand is rising, incomes are growing and consumer preferences are changing. As these trends converge, developers seek the opportunity to create true neighborhood hubs in the area. The Crossing at Coal Mountain, located in Forsyth County, is a new 140-acre mixed-use destination by Atlantic Residential that reflects how development strategies are evolving in response to these market shifts. The project will feature walkable streets, activated green spaces, local dining, daily lifestyle services and a carefully programmed retail plaza alongside luxury homes being developed in partnership with national homebuilder Toll Brothers. Each of the project’s planned elements is designed to support a true live-work-play environment. Phase I of the project’s retail district is on track to open this year, positioning the development to contribute to the region’s broader …

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Victoria Gardens-Rancho Cucamonga

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Southern California-based firms Redwood West and Panattoni, in partnership with Prime Finance and Prism Places, have acquired Victoria Gardens, a 1.2 million-square-foot lifestyle retail center located in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. New York City-based Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN), sold the open-air mall for $530 million. Ares Real Estate (NYSE: ARES) provided debt financing for the transaction. “We see tremendous opportunity with Victoria Gardens,” says John Pomer, co-founder and managing partner at Redwood West, “It is a one-of-a-kind, highly productive asset with deep roots in the region.” Built in 2004, Victoria Gardens is one of the largest regional malls in Southern California, with more than 30 buildings on 12 blocks, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Victoria Gardens was 98 percent leased at the time of sale and attracts more than 14 million visitors a year, according to Redwood West. The center is home to 160 specialty retailers and restaurants including Apple, lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack, Tecovas, The Cheesecake Factory, Warby Parker, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Sweetgreen and Macy’s. In addition to retail and dining, Victoria Gardens features a cultural center, public library, performance venue, multiple …

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FRISCO, TEXAS — Miami-based lender BridgeInvest has provided a $57 million construction loan for Freemont Frisco Apartments, a 313-unit multifamily project that will be located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Freemont Frisco will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and will include an affordable housing component. Amenities will include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center and multiple courtyards. The sponsor is a partnership between Stryker Properties and Griffon Capital Management, and 25 Capital Partners is also a preferred equity investor in Frisco Freemont. BBL Building Co. is the general contractor for the project, construction of which is scheduled to be complete in mid-2028. Dallas-based Humphreys & Partners Architects is the project architect.

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ODESSA, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 578-unit facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The facility, which is operated under the Lone Star Storage brand, comprises 70,210 net rentable square feet of space across 389 non-climate-controlled units and 189 climate-controlled units. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Texas Lone Star Storage Centers Ltd., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between AVAD Capital and Etude Capital.

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