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MIAMI — JLL has arranged the sale of Deerwood Town Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center spanning 205,853 square feet in Miami. Core Investment Management purchased the property from Courtelis Co. for nearly $44.9 million. Courtelis has owned the center since it delivered the first phase in 1985, according to JLL. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams and Kim Flores of JLL brokered the transaction. Deerwood Town Center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Fresco y Mas, Amped Fitness, Pet Supermarket and TD Bank. The center is located at 12095 SW 152nd St., which is situated across from the Zoo Miami.

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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Melville-based A&G Real Estate Partners has secured the sales of 21 properties in Maryland, Delaware and Florida at a real estate bankruptcy auction. All assets were formerly owned by the late Zebulon J. and Beatrice Brodie. In the Aug. 16 bankruptcy auction, 19 properties in Maryland and one each in Delaware and Florida fetched a total of $18.4 million. The transactions included: the $6.7 million sale to different buyers of four contiguous, largely undeveloped properties in a busy commercial district on Legion Road in Denton, Md.; the $1.5 million sale of the Carter Building at 300 Market St. in downtown Denton; the $2.1 million sale of the Alexander Building at 315 High St. in Chestertown, Md.; and the $2.2 million sale of 300 Bulle Rock Farm Lane in Centreville, Md., which is a family compound formerly owned by John Raskob, builder of the Empire State Building in Manhattan. “A&G’s comprehensive marketing campaign for this middle-market disposition triggered inquiries from more than 560 prospective buyers across the country, and nearly 50 of those interested parties eventually placed baseline, qualifying and/or prevailing bids, some for multiple properties,” says Emilio Amendola, co-president of A&G. After two rounds of bidding, 13 …

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FREEPORT, TEXAS — Volkswagen Group of America will open a $114 million importation facility in Freeport, located south of Houston on the Texas coastline. The site spans 120 acres and represents a consolidation of the German automaker’s port operations in Houston and Midlothian. Volkswagen has entered into a 20-year ground lease with a partnership between the two developers leading the project, Washington, D.C.-based PRP and Dallas-based KDC. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year, and the facility is expected to be operational in early 2024. JLL represented Volkswagen in its site selection process. Volkswagen anticipates that at full capacity, the facility will be able to handle as many as 140,000 vehicle imports per year, primarily from its production hubs in Mexico and Europe.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has sold Waterloo Innovation Center, a 198,972-square-foot office complex located at 1000 Red River St. in downtown Austin that houses the organization’s headquarters. Russell Ingrum, Peter Jansen, Troy Holme, Jennifer Joseph, Patrick Benoist and Jared Chua of CBRE represented TRS, which will continue to operate out of the building for two more years until its new facility in northeast Austin is complete. The Austin Business Journal reports that Alexandria Real Estate Equities purchased the property for $108 million.

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MCALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.8 million acquisition loan for Casa de Palmas Hotel, a 165-room property located in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. The property was built in 1918 and renovated in 2020. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio, a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.

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KILLEEN, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Hoodview Apartment Homes, a 150-unit property in the Central Texas city of Killeen. Built in 1975, the property primarily offers two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 973 square feet and amenities such as a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Will Clarke of TMG represented the seller in the transaction, and Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.

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SAN ANTONIO — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Brooks Townhomes, a 135-unit multifamily property in San Antonio. Built in 1974 on the city’s south side, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, playground, basketball court, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Zar Haro, Moses Siller, Bryan VanCura and Phil Grafe of Northmarq represented the seller, Austin-based Achieve Investment Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Los Angeles-based Convergence Capital Management, which plans to implement a value-add program.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged the $387.5 million sale of 685 1st Avenue, a 408-unit multifamily property in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. Built in 2018, the property rises 43 stories and houses 408 market-rate residential units, 148 condominiums and 9,693 square feet of commercial space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, media room and a children’s play area. Rob Hinckley, Jeff Julien, Scott Panzer, Andrew Scandalios, Steve Rutman, John Taylor, Jon Faxon and Joy Ryoo of JLL represented the seller, Solow Building Co., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, GO Partners, which is a joint venture between two private investors.

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ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. — Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust has inked a 1.1 million-square-foot lease with boohoo, an online fashion retailer based in the United Kingdom, at First Logistics Center @ 283 in Elizabethtown, a southeastern suburb of Harrisburg. Jeff Lockard, Paul Torosian, Ryan Barros and Kyle Lockard of JLL represented the landlord  in the lease negotiations. First Industrial has also broken ground on a 700,000-square-foot building at the site that will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 143 loading doors, 194 trailer parking stalls and 318 car parking spaces. Completion of that building is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — A partnership between locally based firm Keystone Development + Investment and Concord Hospitality has completed Hotel West & Main, a 127-room project in Conshohocken, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The hotel, which will be operated under the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand, is located within the $340 million SORA West mixed-use development. The property houses two food and beverage options and is the first new hotel to open in Conshohocken in 22 years, according to the development team. SORA West is also home to AmerisourceBergen’s corporate headquarters campus.

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