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LOS ANGELES — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of The Mint, a 42-unit multifamily property in downtown Los Angeles. A local investor acquired the asset for $17.5 million.  The community is located at 1136 W. 6th St. Originally constructed in 1923 as an office building, it underwent a $12 million renovation in 2016. The project included structural upgrades, seismic retrofit work, and significant building system upgrades to electrical, elevators, and plumbing.  Kidder Mathews’ Janet Neman and Angelica Gotzev represented the seller, a real estate investment firm managing assets throughout the U.S. and Europe. Jason Aftalion of Teva Properties was an advisor to the seller and provided management services for the asset.

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HAYWARD, CALIF. — EAH Housing has broken ground on Mission Paradise, an affordable seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Hayward. DAHLIN Group designed the property, which J.H. Fitzmaurice Inc. is building.  The two-tower Mission Paradise is an apartment community for seniors with income levels ranging from 20 percent to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The property will include a total of 76 apartments, with 15 units specifically reserved for formerly homeless individuals and families, 11 of which are designated ‘No Place Like Home’ units reserved for households with an individual with a severe mental illness.  Financing participants include Chase, City of Hayward, County of Alameda, CA Department of Housing and Community Development – Accelerator, and MHP.

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DENVER — Pivot Energy has signed a 22,628-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 1601 Wewatta St. in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) district. The solar energy company occupies three-quarters of the seventh floor.  Pivot Energy will add an adjacent, 4,000-square-foot space for hybrid and traveling employees. The new headquarters will feature a private patio with a green roof feature, outdoor seating and grills.  Newmark’s Andrew Blaustein and Josh Pons represented the tenant in the transaction. CBRE’s Chris Phenicie and Allison Berry represented the landlord, Morgan Stanley. 

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RIALTO, CALIF. — CBRE and NewMark Merrill Cos. have completed the preleasing of Rialto Village, a 96,000-square-foot shopping center currently under construction in the Inland Empire city of Rialto.  Everytable will occupy the final, 1,400-square-foot space at the development, which the companies broke ground on in August of last year. Other tenants include Mattress Firm, Arrowhead Credit Union, Quick Quack Car Wash, In-N-Out Burger, Cold Stone Creamery, The Joint, Nekter Juice Bar, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and West Coast Dental.  Brian McDonald, Walter Pagel and Hannah Curran of CBRE and Greg Giacopuzzi of NewMark Merrill led leasing efforts for the property.

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IOWA, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA AND WISCONSIN — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 22-property portfolio occupied by Arby’s in the Midwest for $35.1 million. The net-leased assets are located in Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Drew Isaac and Brian Bailey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Arby’s franchisee. As part of the sale, new leases were executed for the properties. The buyer was undisclosed.

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BRISTOL, WIS. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 396,508-square-foot distribution center in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. Zebra Technologies, a digital solutions, hardware and software company, fully leases the Class A facility. Built in 2021, the property features a clear height of 36 feet and 74 trailer parking spots. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, Janko Group. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed.

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CHICAGO — Skender has completed an 81,000-square-foot office headquarters build-out for Avant at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The financial technology company’s new office features open workstations, multiple cafes and a mix of collaboration, conferencing andfocus spaces. The new workspace doubles Avant’s presence in Chicago. The firm relocated from 222 N. LaSalle St. The project team included CBRE as tenant representative, Gensler as architect and Syska Hennessy Group as engineer. Skender is currently working with Merchandise Mart owner Vornado Realty Trust on a repositioning initiative for the property. 

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OAK BROOK, ILL. — Krusinski Construction has completed a renovation of Comcast’s office in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. The renovated space features new carpeting, quartz countertops, multiple offices, conference rooms and a wellness area. The office also features technology that reduces energy consumption, such as wireless lighting controls and occupancy sensors. Krusinski also implemented new security features.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Riddle’s Jewelry has signed a 1,732-square-foot lease to open a new store at Eden Prairie Center in the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie. Opened in 1976, Eden Prairie Center totals 1.4 million square feet and features more than 100 shops and restaurants. Slated to open in May, Riddle’s Jewelry will occupy space on the upper level near the center court. In addition to the company’s U.S.-made jewelry, the Eden Prairie Center location will also feature a Pandora counter that will open at a later date. Riddle’s Jewelry is a family-owned and operated company with locations across nine states. 

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UNION, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and will close all remaining stores nationwide. At the time of the filing, the company operated 360 stores across the country under its Bed Bath & Beyond brand and 120 stores under its children-centric buybuy Baby brand. All of those locations, as well as their accompanying e-commerce platforms, will remain open temporarily as the company gradually winds down operations and conducts limited marketing campaigns for some of its assets. To facilitate this process, Bed Bath & Beyond has secured $240 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Dallas-based global investment firm Sixth Street Specialty Lending. The financing will provide liquidity for operational obligations, such as paying employee wages and benefits, maintaining customer programs and honoring commitments to critical vendors. The Union-based home goods retailer announced plans in August 2022 to shutter 150 of its “lower-producing” stores, laying off about 20 percent of its corporate staff in the process. At that time, Bed Bath & Beyond was focused on restructuring its existing debt and had received more than $500 million in new financing to bring that …

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