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NEW YORK CITY AND CHICAGO — A partnership between New York City-based Arch Street Capital Advisors and Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has sold a national portfolio of 11 industrial properties totaling approximately 2 million square feet. The sales price and buyer were not disclosed. The partnership acquired the portfolio in 2017 for $100 million and implemented a value-add program. The assets are primarily located throughout major markets in the Midwest and Southeast, including Chicago; Minneapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Birmingham, Ala. Arch Street and Brennan launched their partnership in 2011. Since that time, the duo of investment firms has executed seven such ventures in which it acquires, operates and disposes of a portfolio of industrial assets. The partnership will continue to primarily target single-tenant, net-leased industrial assets and/or portfolios as the cornerstone of its investment strategy. “The success of this portfolio demonstrates the unique benefits of this strategy, which provides both residual upside and consistent yield,” says Christopher Collins, vice president of asset management at Arch Street. “We continue to remain bullish on warehouse, distribution and manufacturing assets in both the U.S. and Europe.” Arch Street is a full-service real estate investment and advisory firm that specializes in advising investors on …

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JACKSON COUNTY, GA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), with joint venture partner CBRE Investment Management, has broken ground on the first phase of Jackson 85 North Business Park, an industrial park in Jackson County. Situated roughly 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, the industrial development will comprise 2.3 million square feet upon completion. The first phase will feature two buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet. Building 1 will comprise 538,450 square feet, and Building 2 will include 1 million square feet, with delivery scheduled for the first quarter of 2024. Construction of the second phase is expected to begin midway through 2024 and will include a single 713,050-square-foot facility, completion of which is scheduled for 2025. All three buildings will feature 40-foot clear heights, ample power, ESFR fire sprinklers and R-19 roof insulation. Wilson Hull & Neal Real Estate is handling the leasing assignment for Jackson 85 North Business Park.

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MIAMI — Related Group and Merrimac Ventures have broken ground on Crosby Residences, a 33-story residential tower in downtown Miami. Upon completion, the property, which is fully preleased, will feature 450 fully furnished rental units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and 22,000 square feet of amenity space. The development is located with the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter, a master-planned community featuring 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. All of Crosby’s ready-to-rent homes will be licensed to allow for listing on all leading homeshare platforms (subject to applicable laws and restrictions). Cohen Freedman Encinosa acted as architect on the project, with interiors by AVRO|KO. Amenities will include saunas, Jacuzzis, cold plunge pools, dedicated yoga space, a gaming lounge, rooftop restaurant and bar and a coworking center with a juice and coffee bar. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — MRP Realty and LaSalle Investment Management are nearing completion of the redevelopment and rebranding of Crystal & Clark, previously known as Century Center, in the National Landing neighborhood of metro Washington, D.C. Located at 2450 Crystal Drive and 2461 S. Clark St. in Arlington, the mixed-use development comprises two buildings and spans 639,621 square feet. 2450 Crystal Drive features 336,229 square feet of office space and 51,443 square feet of retail space, 36,000 square feet of which is leased or under negotiation. 2461 South Clark comprises 232,969 square feet of office space and 23,980 square feet of retail space, 5,000 square feet of which is currently leased. Aerospace and defense manufacturing giant Raytheon recently renewed its lease at the development in 2021 for 120,000 square feet of office space across both buildings. The redevelopment has included new access to outdoor seating and gathering areas, the addition of ground-level retail and restaurant space, a pedestrian plaza, streetscape improvements and office improvements including lobby updates, a new conference center, fitness and locker rooms, second- and third-floor terraces and amenity space. Plans for the property also include the construction of a 334,270-square-foot residential tower comprising 302 units and 21,863 square …

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DURHAM, N.C. — MEAG, in cooperation with CBRE Investment Management, has acquired Liberty Warehouse, a 247-unit residential community in downtown Durham, on behalf of Munich Re Group. Located at 530 Foster St., the property features 20,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space that was fully leased at the time of sale. Amenities at the community include a 24-hour fitness center, saltwater pool, tenant lounge and club room, pet run and pet spa, electric vehicle charging stations and 376 parking spaces. Charleston-based Greystar manages the property. The investment is part of a separate account mandate that MEAG recently signed with CBRE Investment Management to invest in the U.S. residential market. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a newly developed manufacturing and distribution facility located at 11675 S.W. Tom Mackie Blvd. in the South Florida city of Port St. Lucie. Bridge Net Lease, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group, acquired the 411,852-square-foot property, which is situated within Tradition Center for Commerce, a 1,247-acre master-planned development with office, retail, industrial, multifamily, recreational and entertainment space. Jason DeWitt, Luis Castillo, Brian Shanfeld, Cody Brais and Josh Katlin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

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KATY, TEXAS — Virginia-based investment firm 37th Parallel Properties has acquired Grand Reserve, a 291-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 933 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, coffee bar, package lockers and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.

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HOUSTON — Dallas-based REIT NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. (NYSE: NXRT) has sold Hollister Place, a 260-unit apartment community in northwest Houston that was built in 1997. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, lounge and onsite laundry facilities. NexPoint acquired Hollister Place, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale, in 2017 and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was not disclosed.

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WILMER, TEXAS — ALTO Real Estate Investments, a developer with three offices in the United States and one in Israel, will build a 271,339-square-foot industrial project in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The development, named ALTO Intermodal 45, will be located less than a mile from I-45 and the Union Pacific Intermodal railway and will feature 40-foot clear heights. Construction is scheduled to begin during the first quarter and to be complete by the end of the year. Colliers will market the development for lease.

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BERKELEY AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Provender Partners and StepStone Real Estate (SRE), the real estate arm of private markets investment firm StepStone Group, have completed a $158 million recapitalization of a 1 million-square-foot cold storage portfolio. Provender acquired the properties over the last three years in a joint venture with an investment management firm that recently sold its interests to SRE. Two of the properties are located in the Illinois cities of Berkeley and Bolingbrook. Additional buildings are in California, Nevada and Alabama. Tenants include local and regional wholesale food logistics companies, food service providers and frozen food packagers with a remaining average lease term of approximately six years. Michael Leggett, Sher Hafeez and Josh Lieberman of JLL advised Provender on the formation of the joint venture. Brian Torp and Peter Thompson of JLL sourced the debt financing.

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