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ORLANDO, FLA. — Landmark Properties has acquired Knightshade, a student housing community located near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando. Landmark originally developed the property in 2014 and will rebrand it as The Retreat West. The community offers two-, three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units. Shared amenities include tennis, volleyball and basketball courts; green space; a dog park; golf simulator; sauna; technology center; fitness center; clubroom; and a resort-style swimming pool. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE’s National Student Housing team and Chip Wooten and Jeff Gray of CBRE’s Multifamily Investment Sales team in Orlando arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The sales price was not disclosed.

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DALLAS AND RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm Tides Equities has acquired three apartment communities totaling 966 units in the Dallas area. Belterra and Estancia are both located in the northeastern suburb of Richardson, were respectively built in 1984 and 1981 and respectively total 314 and 220 units. Solaris is located in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas, was constructed in 1983 and comprises 432 apartments. Units at Belterra, Estancia and Solaris respectively feature an average size of 584, 934 and 762 square feet, and all three properties offer assorted outdoor amenities. Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Will Balthrope of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, The ValCap Group, in the transaction. The team also procured Tides Equities as the buyer.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Southpark Meadows, a 938,103-square-foot retail power center in Austin. Built in phases between 2004 and 2008, the center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Dave & Busters, Best Buy, Five Below and Rooms To Go. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Ryan Shore, Robby Westerfield and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Chris McColpin and Chris Drew, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the  buyer, Charlotte-based Big V Property Group.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based investment firm Trademark Property Co. has acquired Lincoln Square, a 470,000-square-foot regional shopping center in Arlington, with plans to redevelop the 45-acre site into a mixed-use destination with office and multifamily components. To that end, Trademark has entered into a 30-year public-private partnership agreement with the City of Arlington to invest $150 million into the property over the next six years, with the city committing $14.2 million under the terms of the agreement. Current tenants at Lincoln Square include Studio Movie Grill, Ulta Beauty, Michaels and PetSmart. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Chris Harden and Kris Von Hohn of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. Beth Lambert, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Trademark Property Co.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Bill Foose Co. has negotiated the sale of a 7.4-acre multifamily development site on Bobtown Road in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Bill Foose of Bill Foose Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tom Youngblood of Youngblood Realty represented the buyer, Dallas-based Stonehawk Capital, which plans to develop a 232-unit project on the site.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Vesper Holdings has acquired Sol y Luna, a 972-bed student housing community located near the University of Arizona in Tucson, for $203 million. The acquisition ranks among the five largest single-asset purchases in student housing history and is the largest not involving institutional capital, according to Vesper. Brad Cooke of Colliers represented the seller, Nelson Partners Student Housing, in the transaction. Tim Bradley of TSB Capital Advisors provided guidance to Vesper on the acquisition. The property comprises a 15-story tower and a 13-story tower, which were developed in 2014. The community offers 340 units in studio to five-bedroom configurations across 344,760 square feet of rentable space. The property also includes 7,640 square feet of ground-floor retail and a 200-stall parking garage. Campus Life & Style, Vesper’s in-house management arm, will operate the property following the acquisition.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — An affiliate of Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners has purchased Epic One, a Class A office building in Colorado Springs. Terms of the transaction were not released. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Located at 10807 New Allegiance Drive, Epic One features 146,099 square feet of office space. Constructed in 2009, the multi-tenant office building features LEED Silver design; flexible, efficient floor plates; high-end finishes throughout; an on-site fitness facility; and a 5/1,000 parking ratio.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS — VanTrust Real Estate has broken ground on the first two buildings at Vantage North, an industrial project offering upward of 4.5 million square feet of logistics and distribution facilities at full build out. Situated on 350 acres, the asset is in North Las Vegas offering visibility along Interstate 5. Infrastructure and site work commenced in January at Vantage North. VanTrust has already preleased one of the buildings to Saddle Creek Logistics, which will occupy 580,000 square feet in fourth-quarter 2023. The first two buildings will total more than 1 million square feet and are scheduled for completion in November 2023. Kevin Higgins and Jake Higgins of CBRE are marketing the development for lease.

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PINAL COUNTY, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Empire Group has acquired a 27-acre land parcel in Pinal County from Galeb Cos. and Borgata Ventures for $13.8 million. The company plans to develop Village at Borgata, a build-to-rent community on the site, which is situated at the southwest corner of Hunt Highway and Thompson Road near the foothills of the San Tan mountains. The gated community will feature 287 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes for rent, ranging in size from 680 square feet to 1,300 square feet. The single-story homes will offer modern designs and finishes and include private landscaped backyards with doggie door access, smart technology packages and security. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool and hot tub, walking paths, a community clubhouse with kitchen, a fitness center, barbecue area and fire pits areas. Empire Group plans to break ground on the project in spring 2023, with leasing slated to start by fall 2024. Village at Bortaga is part of the larger master-planned Borgata at San Tan, a 100-acre development with mixed-use commercial space, apartments, condominiums and single-family residences. Brett Rinehart of Land Advisors Organization represented Empire Group in the land acquisition.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between two Dallas-area firms, Miyama USA Texas and Dodson Commercial Real Estate, has completed The Rosedale, a 59-unit student housing project that will serve students at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. The three-story building will house one- and two-bedroom units with a total 100 beds and amenities such as a lounge, fitness center, conference room, rooftop patio and a study lab.

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