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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Amalfi at Tuscan Lakes, a 328-unit apartment community located in the southeastern Houston suburb of League City. Built in 2008, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center, coffee bar, fitness center, game room, multiple lounges and courtyards and a pet play area. John Carr, Jennifer Campbell, Ben Fuller, Josh Hoffman, Avery Klatt, Asher Hall and Grant Raymond of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, New York City-based Sachs Cos., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. has acquired Four Oaks Distribution Center, a 170,000-square-foot industrial facility located northeast of San Antonio in Schertz. Rosewood co-developed the 6.5-acre property on a speculative basis with Phelan Bennett Development and is now purchasing the California-based investment firm’s interest. Four Oaks Distribution Center, which features 30-foot clear heights, 32 dock doors and 147-foot truck court depths, was fully leased at the time of sale to building materials provider MSI (65,000 square feet) and shipping company OnTrac (104,000 square feet). John Brownlee and John Bauman of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Lincoln Financial Group for the deal.

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DALLAS — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) has unveiled its new, 58,644-square-foot global headquarters at 8111 Douglas Ave., in the University Park neighborhood of Dallas. The site consists of two 13-story buildings, one of which houses 225,000 square feet of office and retail space and the other housing 128 multifamily units and 1,400 square feet of retail space. LPC delivered the property in 2023. Office and residential amenities include indoor and outdoor fitness spaces, a ground-floor park and an amenity deck with a putting green and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Including its Dallas headquarters, LPC now operates 35 offices worldwide.

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NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Hope Media Group, a provider of religious content, will open its global headquarters office within Valley Ranch, a 1,400-acre master-planned development in the northeastern Houston suburb of New Caney. The facility will house video and podcast production space, studios with noise isolation features and modern collaborative spaces. Gensler is the project architect, and Houston-based Tellepsen is the general contractor. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year. Signorelli Co. owns Valley Ranch.

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CARMEL, IND. — Indiana-based Merchants Capital has completed a $303 million securitization of 11 multifamily loans via its fourth Freddie Mac-sponsored Q-Series transaction. The loans, ranging from $4 million to $62 million, were used for the acquisition or refinancing of multifamily properties spanning eight states. Florida, Indiana, Colorado and New Jersey make up 81 percent of the loan balance. Most of the properties are workforce housing developments, with a significant portion of the units’ composition comprising less than 80 percent of the area median income. According to Freddie Mac, Q transactions are structured pass-through securities backed by multifamily mortgage loans. They are backed by an underlying trust that holds multifamily mortgage loans that were not underwritten by Freddie Mac at the time they were originated, and the loans may not have been purchased by Freddie Mac prior to securitization. Merchants Capital has been the loan seller in four of the last nine Freddie Mac Q transactions. The transaction supports financing of affordable housing in underserved markets, qualifying as social bonds within the social bonds framework published on Freddie Mac’s website. Proceeds from social bonds are used to provide liquidity to social impact financial institutions, including parent company Merchants Bank of …

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INDIANA, ARIZONA, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS AND UTAH — Newmark has brokered the sale-leaseback of a nine-building industrial portfolio totaling 754,795 square feet across five states. The tenant, Novae Corp., sold the portfolio for an eight-figure price. Four of the properties are in Indiana, while two are in Pennsylvania, one is in Arizona, one is in Utah and one is in Texas. Andrew Sandquist, Daniel Katcher, Adam Petrillo, JC Asensio and Briggs Goldberg of Newmark represented Novae, which is a manufacturer and exporter of utility trailers. According to Newmark, the sale-leaseback transaction provided capital liquidity for several initiatives, including organic growth opportunities and future acquisitions. The buyer was undisclosed.

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ELGIN, ROMEOVILLE AND BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 541,283 square feet in metro Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties are located at 277 Alft Court in Elgin, 1881 Normantown Road in Romeoville and 351-355 Hastings St. in Buffalo Grove. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Ares Industrial Management. Venture One Real Estate was the buyer.

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YORKVILLE, ILL. — Moda Homes has completed Phase I of Bristol Bay of Yorkville, a 240-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Yorkville, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Moda has completed 61 of the homes and is underway on Phase II. RMK Management Corp. is the property manager. Units at Bristol Bay range from 1,469 to 1,724 square feet, while monthly rents range from $2,325 to $2,700. All floor plans feature a main level with an open-concept kitchen and family room, powder room, coat closet, private patio and attached two-car garage. The second level of each home features a primary suite with a bath and walk-in closet, along with one or two secondary bedrooms, a full hall bath and laundry room with full-size washer and dryer.

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CREVE COEUR, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has topped out the new 87,000-square-foot headquarters for First Bank in Creve Coeur, a suburb of St. Louis. The four-story building will feature multiple outdoor workspaces and a multipurpose “innovation hub” for team collaboration and social events. The project also includes a two-story, 82,000-square-foot parking garage for both employees and visitors. The new headquarters is situated near the site of the bank’s original headquarters on Olive Boulevard. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024. First Bank, which maintains locations in Missouri, Illinois and California as well as mortgage offices in Kansas, is temporarily operating out of an office branch adjacent to the new headquarters.

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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities has begun leasing The Metropolitan, a 270-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Springfield. The property consists of 223 one- and two-bedroom apartments, 47 two- and three-bedroom townhomes and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, community room, coworking spaces and an outdoor kitchen with grilling and dining stations. Leasing for the townhomes is underway, with rents starting at $6,945 per month. Leasing of the apartments will commence early next year.

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