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LEAWOOD, KAN. — KBS has sold Park Place Village, a 10-building, 484,980-square-foot office and retail property in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood, for $100 million. DFW Land, a development company that specializes in the acquisition, development and sale of land in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, was the buyer. Park Place Village was owned by KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III and purchased in 2015. Developed in phases between 2007 and 2013, the property features amenities such as boutique shops, upscale restaurants, a fitness center, bike storage, electric vehicle charging stations, onsite parking and a rooftop terrace. The surrounding area is home to shopping and entertainment venues, parking garages, the Aloft Hotel, 201 apartment units, 30 townhouses and 27 lofts. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. Derek Fohl and Gary Carr of Newmark represented KBS in the sale with support from the brokerage firm’s Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood, Jack Trager, Jake Paschen, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy and Austin Sheehan. Attorneys Bruce Fischer and Howard Chu along with paralegal Amanda Kennedy of Greenberg Traurig LLP represented KBS as legal counsel in the disposition. Ari Schwartzbard and Bill Weber of Newmark arranged a $62 million acquisition loan on …

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EDINA, MINN. — Opus has broken ground on Arcadia, a 115,000-square-foot speculative office building at 5100 Eden Ave. in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. The building will also serve as the developer’s headquarters. Arcadia is located in Edina’s Grandview District on the site of the former Eden 100 building. The development will include a six-story, multi-tenant office building with amenities such as a lobby with fireplace, gathering spaces, conference rooms, an employee training room, private tenant clubroom, workout facility and outdoor terrace. Opus is the developer and design-builder and will occupy Arcadia’s top floor, taking approximately 28,000 square feet. Joe Conzemius, Larissa Bodine, Anne Rinde and Elle Westphal of CBRE are marketing the remaining space for lease. ESG Architecture & Design is the architect of record.

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CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group LLC has arranged the $11.1 million sale of 2407 W. Eastwood Avenue, a 40-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Completed in 2017, the property features ground-floor retail space and studio and one-bedroom apartments. Amenities include garage parking, bike storage and shared laundry facilities. Jim Darrow and Jordan Gottlieb of Essex represented the undisclosed seller.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated a 53,854-square-foot industrial lease at 2685 N. Eagle Way in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. The tenant, FCA Packaging, is expanding into an additional location in Chicagoland. Candace Scurto of Brown Commercial represented FCA Packaging, which provides customized packaging products and services for businesses in the warehouse and logistics sectors. The leased space is within the Ninety Logistics Center, which features I-90 tollway visibility and connectivity to the O’Hare submarket. Mike Sedjo and Ben Dickey of CBRE represented the landlord, Brennan Investment Group.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gilmore & Bell PC, a public finance law firm, has renewed its office headquarters lease for approximately 18,000 square feet within the 2405 Grand Boulevard Building at Crown Center in Kansas City. Michael VanBuskirk, Richard Chamberlain and Raegen Kersey of Newmark Zimmer provided real estate consulting services and represented Gilmore Bell in the lease negotiations. GastingerWalker& is providing architectural and interior design services for the remodel of the entire 11th floor. The 14-story office tower totals 245,000 square feet.

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BOSTON — JLL has negotiated the $83 million sale of a 28,856-square-foot retail property in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Known as the Mandarin Oriental Retail Collection, the spaces are located at 772 and 776-778 Boylston St. at the base of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and within the Prudential Center. Citizens Bank anchors the space, which was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Frette, MiniLuxe and Lunette Optic. Chris Angelone, Zach Nitsche, Sam Wiesman and Anthony Cutone of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, The Hennick Group.

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WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Accordia has received final site plan approval for The Vail, a 92-unit multifamily project that will be located in West Caldwell, about 25 miles outside of New York City. Accordia has closed on the land at 780 Passaic Ave. and plans to break ground on the project in the first quarter of next year. Plans for The Vail call for a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will feature individual washers and dryers in all units and private balconies in select residences. Amenities will include a fitness center, community room and coworking spaces. Accordia tapped local firm Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners for the design of The Vail.

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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — PGIM has provided a $19.2 million mezzanine loan for the construction of Carriage House, a 262-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Long Island community of Patchogue. Carriage House will be a two-building development in which 20 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. The development will also include the construction of a 30,000-square-foot riverwalk and park area. The borrower is a partnership between Asia Capital Real Estate and Nord Development.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $9.2 million sale of a 50,600-square-foot office and industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. The facility at 5 Vreeland Road was originally built in 1976 and formerly housed the operations of Tropar Trophy until the plaque-making company was sold last year. Tom Mallaney, Elli Klapper and Denise Kokulak of CBRE represented the seller, the Ilaria Family Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Faropoint, which has retained CBRE as the leasing agent.

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LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $57 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Astor Sound at Lake Worth, a 230-unit apartment community in South Florida’s Palm Beach County that is nearing completion. Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler, Brad Williamson, Matt Robbins and Patrick Johnson of Berkadia secured the two-year loan through Infinity Collective on behalf of the borrower, Midtown Capital Partners. Located at 2201 Tenth Ave. in Lake Worth, Astor Sound is situated on a 6.5-acre site next to a canal. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans that range in size from 715 to 1,160 square feet. Amenities will include a resort-style pool and pavilion with a summer kitchen, fitness center, outdoor entertainment area, dog park/spa, resident coworking lounge, coffee bar, game room, conference room and an outdoor trail.

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