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SOUTH BEND, IND. — Mary Cook Associates (MCA) has completed the interiors of The 87, a luxury student housing community in South Bend near the campuses of the University of Notre Dame, Holy Cross College and St. Mary’s College. Developed by Toll Brothers Campus Living, the 810-bed community welcomed its first residents in the fall. The amenity spaces and common areas celebrate Notre Dame’s academic and athletic legacy. Situated east of the Notre Dame campus on the former site of the Turtle Creek and Campus View apartments, The 87 totals 431,000 square feet and features a mix of one- to four-bedroom units and townhomes. Amenities include a fitness center, tech-enabled study lounges, gaming areas, a content creation studio, social lounge, rideshare waiting area, meeting rooms and six resort-style courtyards. The “All-Pro Lounge” features a wall collage of vintage athletic equipment and memorabilia, including boxing gloves and a fencing helmet, as well as ceiling trim that mimics the end zone graphics of Notre Dame’s football field. The property is named for 1887, the year when Notre Dame established its first football team. The 87 marks MCA’s third collaboration with Toll Brothers Campus Living on student housing interiors.

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SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Community Housing Capital (CHC) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) have provided financing for John Grace Arms, an affordable seniors housing project in Southfield. Sourced from FHLBank Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) general fund and administered through CHC, a member of FHLBank, the financing totals $750,000 in grant funding. An adaptive redevelopment of a historic school building, John Grace Arms will total 60 rental units with 5,000 square feet of community space. MiSide is the developer of the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2026. 

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ALSIP, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a roughly 43,000-square-foot flex industrial property in Alsip for an undisclosed price. Located at 4800-4824 129th St., the property was fully leased to a mix of local tenants at the time of sale. Dan Waszak of Quantum represented the buyer, a Cincinnati-based investor. Joseph Coombes of Market Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, an Indianapolis-based group.

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6.8 million sale of a multi-tenant commercial flex center located at 165 E. Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino. The 44,290-square-foot property comprises two buildings with suites ranging in size from 950 square feet to 1,930 square feet. Originally built in 1980, the recently renovated center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to 24 tenants, including retail, restaurant, healthcare, education, fitness, finance and office businesses. Situated in the Tri-City Commons/Hospitality Lane District, the center is part of a larger Inland Empire commercial hub totaling more than 4.4 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and hospitality space. Greg Bedell and Lance Mordachini of Progressive represented the Los Angeles-based seller in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer was an Orange County-based private investor.

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ROSELLE, ILL. — Rieder NA, a manufacturer of concrete facades, has signed a 30,300-square-foot industrial lease at 20 Presidential Drive in Roselle within the North DuPage submarket. Jeff Janda and Mike Plumb of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented Tripar International Inc., which owns and occupies the rest of the 63,978-square-foot building. David Haigh of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant.

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TORRANCE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the $5.9 million sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant property in Torrance, a city in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Chipotle Mexican Grill occupies the building — which totals 3,570 square feet — on a 15-year, corporate guaranteed, triple-net lease. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Sean Cox of Hanley represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor, in the all-cash transaction. Christopher Huddleston of The Sher Group represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor.

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LOS ANGELES — Ware Malcomb has completed the interior design build-out of a pharmacy location at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. The firm provided interior architecture and design services for the tenant improvement project, totaling 2,819 square feet. HC Olson Construction served as general contractor for the project. The redesign enabled the university’s pharmacy services at the USC University Park Campus in Los Angeles to move into a larger location that is near other health services to better serve students, staff and the public. The pharmacy includes a retail area with product display, two consultation rooms, a waiting area, dedicated receiving area for deliveries, compliant staff restroom and a break room. Additionally, the building’s footprint can accommodate Script Pro, a pharmacy robot that fills prescriptions, and its infrastructure includes uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery backups for pharmacological systems and technology.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Cain International and Eldridge Industries have secured a $300 million investment from VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) for the development of One Beverly Hills, a luxury mixed-use development located in the Los Angeles County community of Beverly Hills.  Construction on One Beverly Hills, which was originally announced in 2021, is currently underway with recent local coverage valuing the development at $5 billion. Foster + Partners master-planned the 17.5-acre project, which will include hospitality, residential, retail and restaurant space.  One Beverly Hills will be anchored by a luxury Aman-branded hotel and two Aman-branded residential towers designed by Kerry Hill Architects. The hotel will offer 78 all-suite guest rooms overlooking the Los Angeles Country Club. The three towers will offer access to private gardens and a 100,000-square-foot Aman Club, the brand’s private membership club offering wellness, dining and social spaces.  The project will also include a full-scale refurbishment of The Beverly Hilton, an iconic hotel that hosts the Golden Globes awards show and Milken Institute conference annually. Renovations are being led by David Collins Studio and will integrate designs that play homage to the property’s legacy. One Beverly Hills will also include curated luxury retail and dining space to …

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By Randy Shearin Deals are getting done in the net lease retail sector, just not with the volume or velocity that industry veterans would like to see. Higher interest rates have hampered transactions in most commercial real estate sectors, leading to a slowdown in 1031 exchange deals, which this sector is extremely dependent upon.  Those in the industry are positive about 2025, however. With the Federal Reserve Bank cutting interest rates in late 2024 — and potentially embracing further cuts ahead — the winds appear to be in favor for the sector. To learn more, Shopping Center Business recently spoke with a number of net lease industry executives for its annual roundup. Putting Wind In The Sails For the past two years, the net lease retail market has been somewhat stymied by higher interest rates. Because most assets in the sector sell for under $15 million, the sector is heavily dependent on 1031 buyers — those selling from a commercial real estate asset and moving to another — and financing to lever those acquisitions. Because transaction volume has slowed in sectors like multifamily and office, 1031 transactions have slowed their pace. Higher interest rates directly impact an investor’s yield, often …

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ATLANTA — Battery manufacturer Duracell has selected Science Square in Midtown Atlanta for its new global headquarters for research-and-development (R&D). Trammell Crow Co. and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) jointly own the 18-acre Science Square development, which sits adjacent to Georgia Tech’s campus. Duracell plans to invest approximately $56 million into its new space at 101 Nerem St. NW and create 110 jobs. Civic and utility partners that helped Duracell in its site selection include the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team, Invest Atlanta, Select Fulton, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Power and the University System of Georgia. Duracell has had a footprint in Georgia for years. The company currently has a manufacturing facility in LaGrange that has been in operation since 1980 and a logistics and distribution plant in Fairburn that began operations in 2020.

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