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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Boise Cascade Co., a publicly traded producer of engineered wood products and plywood, has purchased a new 120,000-square-foot distribution facility in West Palm Beach. Locally based Brown Distributing Co. sold the property for $31 million. The buyer’s Building Materials Distribution division will occupy the property, which is situated on an infill site totaling 9.8 acres at 1300 Allendale Road. Robert Smith, Kirk Nelson and Jeff Kelly of CBRE’s Industrial & Logistics team represented the seller in the transaction. NAI Miami represented the buyer. Built in 1987 along I-95, the facility includes 91,120 square feet of climate-controlled warehouse space and 20,000 square feet of office space across two stories.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Locally based developer Halpern Real Estate Ventures is nearing completion of a 337-unit apartment community located at 49 Fisk St. in Jersey City’s West Side neighborhood. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners, the six-story building, which was recently branded The Birch House, houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units and roughly 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. Other project partners included JRM Construction Management and The Corcoran Group, which is marketing the property for lease. Leasing will begin in January. Construction began in late 2021 and topped out this spring.

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ATHENS, GA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Connection at Athens, an 876-bed student housing community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Kevin Geiger and Shea Campbell of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Pierce Education Properties and Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. Priderock Capital Partners acquired the community for an undisclosed price. The Connection at Athens offers shared amenities including a resort-style pool pavilion with four pools, clubhouse, private study rooms, grilling stations, a fire pit, basketball court, sand volleyball court, game room and a dog park.

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BLUE BELL, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 199,532-square-foot office building located at 1400 Union Meeting Road in Blue Bell, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The two-story building was originally constructed on 18.6 acres in 1961 and is now zoned for scientific, agricultural, industrial or research or development uses. Brett Segal and Matthew Blumberg of JLL represented the seller, Bridge Investment Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a foreign private investor. Specific plans for repositioning were not disclosed.

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox has arranged a $30.5 million construction loan for a 152,000-square-foot, speculative industrial project in Northern New Jersey. The exact location was not disclosed, but the site is situated in Middlesex County within 20 miles of the Port of Newark/Elizabeth. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 22 dock doors and excess car and trailer parking space. Bridget Wilcox and Albert Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the financing through an undisclosed, West Coast-based bank. The borrower also requested anonymity.

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ALLENTOWN, PA. — Locally based firm Waterfront Development Co. has completed Six Fifteen Waterfront, a 120,000-square-foot office project in the Lehigh Valley community of Allentown. The six-story, waterfront building consists of 100,000 square feet of Class A office space and 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and features a two-story lobby, floor-to-ceiling windows and a variety of outdoor gathering and lounge spaces. A grand opening ceremony was held on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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LIVINGSTON, N.J. —  RWJBarnabas, a network of New Jersey-based independent providers, has signed a 11,667-square-foot healthcare lease at The Eisenhower, a 384,000-square-foot campus located in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. Richel Commercial Brokerage represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jonathan Meisel, Dan Casey and Erin Wenzler of CBRE, along with internal agent Eric Maurer, represented the landlord, Eastman Cos.

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SKOKIE, ILL. — A joint venture between Wingspan Development Group and Tucker Development has received a $100 million construction loan for The Henry at Harms Woods in Skokie. The project at 5400 Old Orchard Road will feature 245 luxury apartment units, 49 rental townhomes and roughly 10,000 square feet of commercial space. Kennedy Wilson and a national insurance company provided the financing. The project architect is HKM Architects + Planners, and Nicholas & Associates will serve as general contractor. Demolition of an existing office structure at the site is scheduled for this winter. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring. The Henry at Harms Woods will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment units as well as three-story townhomes. Amenities will include a courtyard, pool, sun deck, grilling areas, fitness center and coworking stations. The project is situated near the 350-acre Harms Woods Nature Preserve as well as Westfield Old Orchard shopping mall. Plans for the project were first announced earlier this year.

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FRIDLEY, EAGAN AND BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an eight-building industrial portfolio totaling 941,564 square feet in metro Minneapolis for $88.5 million. The buildings, which range in size from 72,268 to 207,558 square feet, are located in Fridley, Eagan and Brooklyn Center. Judd Welliver, Bentley Smith, Mike Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain and Joe Horrigan of CBRE represented the seller, PCCP. The portfolio, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, sold to a joint venture between Minnesota-based Capital Partners and Cincinnati-based Eagle Realty Group. Bill Mork led a JLL Capital Markets team that arranged $57.3 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which featured a loan to value ratio of 65 percent.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Morgan Properties has acquired Astoria Park Apartments in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The 470-unit multifamily community features amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, playground, dog park and pet washing station. Morgan plans to invest $4 million in renovations, including upgrading unit interiors, expanding amenities and integrating smart home technology. The acquisition brings Morgan’s Indianapolis-area portfolio to more than 2,500 units.

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