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PHOENIX — Henderson Park, an international private equity real estate firm, has acquired the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix. Blackstone Real Estate sold the asset for $705 million. The 705-room luxury hotel recently underwent a substantial renovation. Originally opened in 1929, the property is situated on 39 acres and is located about 10 miles from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Amenities include more than 200,000 square feet of meeting space, seven swimming pools, multiple food-and-beverage outlets and a 28,000-square-foot spa. Pyramid Global Hospitality, a hotel management company with which Henderson Park previously acquired the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs in 2021, will serve as the hotel manager for the Arizona Biltmore. Morgan Stanley, along with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, provided a $460 million commercial mortgage to finance the acquisition. The resort purchase was completed through funds managed by Henderson Park, including a commitment from Cincinnati-based Western & Southern Financial Group Inc. and its real estate arm, Eagle Realty. “This transaction presents a rare and compelling opportunity to acquire a historic but newly refurbished hotel in one of the country’s premier hospitality markets, and to both immediately capitalize on accelerated performance and to further enhance the resort’s offering into …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Rockefeller Group and Stonebridge is underway on the development of 600 Fifth Street Northwest, a $375 million office building project in Washington, D.C. Upon completion, the building, which is situated at the site of the former Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) headquarters, will total 400,000 square feet. The property will feature 15-foot ceilings, open-air terraces on every other floor, an energy-efficient glass curtain wall and a ground-level public park. Law firm Crowell & Moring will occupy 199,000 square feet as an anchor tenant of the building, which was 50 percent preleased at the time of topping out, May 20. Stonebridge and Rockefeller signed a 99-year ground lease with Metro in June 2023, breaking ground the same month. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Clark Construction is serving as the general contractor on the project, which was designed by Pickard Chilton. Kendall Heaton Associates is the architect of record, and Scott Frankel, Carroll Cavanagh, Dimitri Hajimihalis, Emily Eppolito and D.J. Callahan of CBRE manage leasing at the property.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Joint venture partners The Bromley Cos. and Highwoods Properties have topped out Midtown East, an 18-story office tower situated within Bromley’s 23-acre Midtown Tampa mixed-use development in Tampa. Upon completion, the property will comprise 430,000 square feet of office and ground-floor retail space. Bromley and Highwoods will jointly own 143,000 square feet, and Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas will own and occupy the remainder of the building. Architecture firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio designed Midtown East, which will feature a heat-reflective roof, covered outdoor terraces, floor-to-ceiling glass, high-speed elevators and adaptable floorplans. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2025. Midtown East will serve as the anchor building of the $1 billion Midtown Tampa development, which also comprises residential, hospitality and retail space, as well as the Midtown Commons public space, a dog park, recreational trail and a lake.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brennan Investment Group, in a joint venture with RGA ReCap Inc., has acquired two distribution facilities totaling 221,000 square feet at 5006 Harding Place in Nashville. The two buildings were fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Associated Bank provided a $20 million acquisition loan to Brennan for the deal, which marks the investor’s fifth investment in the Nashville market since 2019, according to the company. Andrew Roberts of Associated Bank managed the loan closing on an internal basis.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has brokered the $36.5 million sale of Silver Star Commerce Center, a 254,915-square-foot industrial park located at 3600-3802 Silver Star Road and 3717-3763 Mercy Star Court in Orlando. The property comprises eight buildings situated on 20 acres and features 18- to 20-foot clear heights and rear-load capabilities. At the time of sale, the park was 92 percent leased to 27 tenants. Denholtz Properties and Long Wharf Capital acquired the property. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais and Taylor Osborne of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — BWE has secured $24 million for the construction and permanent financing of Barnett Villas, an affordable housing development in Orlando. Peter Borstelmann and Jim Gillespie of BWE arranged the financing in the form of the purchase of tax-exempt bonds issued by the Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC). The bonds feature a fixed interest rate, as well as three years of interest-only payments. Upon completion, Barnett Villas — which will be located at 1050 Barnett Villas Drive — will comprise 156 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Of the units, 78 will be reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), 39 will be designated for residents earning up to 50 percent of AMI and 39 will be reserved for residents earning up to 70 percent of the AMI. Amenities at the property will include a fitness center, lounge and surface parking. The total project cost is $44.9 million, including $18.2 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated by Enterprise Housing Credit Investments. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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EL PASO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has acquired Loop 375 Industrial, a 554,960-square-foot property in El Paso. The 36.7-acre development is located at the northeast corner of Amesbury Avenue and Joe Battle Boulevard and consists of three buildings, two of which span 107,943 square feet. The third building totals 339,074 square feet. Loop 375 Industrial features clear heights of 32 to 36 feet, a total of 191 dock doors and parking for 230 cars. Bret Felberg and Jeff Morris of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Georga Rowe led the acquisition for MDH Partners. Building 1 is fully leased, as is roughly 200,000 square feet in Building 3. CBRE leases the property.

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HOUSTON — Locally based developer McNair Interests has begun leasing Rowan on the Trails, a 221-unit apartment complex in Houston’s Westchase District. The project is part of a larger development, the first phase of which features the 330-unit Remy on the Trails. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 900 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, clubroom and walking trails. Rents start at $1,650 per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in July 2023.

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MIDLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 68-room Quality Inn Midland hotel in West Texas. The property offers amenities such as a hot breakfast bar and dining area, indoor pool, meeting room, business center, guest laundry facilities and a fitness center. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured a Texas-based limited liability company as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Asset manager Singer Equities has signed a 15,294-square-foot lease at Cottonwood Office Center in Irving. The three-building, 165,000-square-foot campus was previously home to Liberty Mutual. John Dickenson and Paul Hernandez of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Capital Commercial Investments, in the lease negotiations. Brad Lipton of Mohr Partners represented the tenant.

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