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LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the sale of Echo Park Village, a 21,876-square-foot retail center located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park. The buyer is Optimus Properties LLC. Built in 1921 and renovated in 2019, tenants at the property include Gra Pizzeria, Clark Street Bread, One Down Dog yoga studio, Butchr Bar, The Strength Shoppe, Henrietta and A Good Used Book. Echo Park Village was 78 percent leased at the time of sale. IPA represented the seller.

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YUCAIPA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of Tower Plaza Commercial Center, a retail and office property located at 34590-34664 County Line Road in Yucaipa. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, a private Inland Empire-based investor and the original developer of the property, while Tricia Cerda of REMAX Redlands represented the buyer, an Inland Empire-based private investor. Built in 1995, Tower Plaza Commercial Center offers 39,422 square feet of commercial space spread across three buildings. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by 27 tenants, including food, healthcare, beauty, finance, office and retail users. The units range in size from 240 square feet to 2,200 square feet.

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CHICAGO — Associated Bank has provided a $21.1 million construction loan to Wildwood Investments LLC and Concord Capital for the conversion of a 93,707-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago into 72 multifamily units. The seven-story property is located at 230 E. Ohio St. within the Streeterville neighborhood. Plans call for a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom units averaging 811 square feet. Existing first-floor retail, including Dao Thai Restaurant & Noodle Palace, Eye Society and YA Skin Studio, will remain open throughout construction. Completion is slated for December 2026. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.

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FRASER, MICH. — Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. and Devon Self Storage, a member of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., have completed an 85,330-square-foot self-storage redevelopment project in Fraser, a northern suburb of Detroit. The property at 31475 Utica Road was formerly a light industrial facility built in 1975. The asset now consists of a two-story, climate-controlled building, along with exterior non-climate-controlled buildings, offering a total of approximately 750 storage units, a 24-hour security system and a drive-in area providing access to the main interior storage area.

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PLATTEVILLE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a 66-unit multifamily portfolio in Platteville, a city in southwestern Wisconsin. Blake Hanlon and Mark Peltin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, a group of investors from out of state. Michael Hughes of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing. The sale marked the first time the properties had ever been brought to market. The majority of the portfolio was developed and held by the same family office for more than 40 years. The new ownership plans to improve operations. The buildings feature a mix of floor plans and are situated near the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

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CHICAGO — Pegasus, in cooperation with ParaSell Inc., has arranged the $3.2 million sale of Chatham Plaza, a fully occupied, four-tenant retail strip center positioned within Chatham Market in Chicago. Tenants include Athletico, H&R Block and UPS. The property totals 9,610 square feet, and the weighted average lease term is six years. Katherine Weaver of Pegasus represented the seller, a private fund based in Chicago. The buyer was a Texas-based private fund. The sales price represented a cap rate of 8.5 percent.

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In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Orlando office market had the first quarter of positive absorption in four years, according to a recent Colliers market report. The market, like many across the nation, has navigated a period of recalibration in the wake of the pandemic and evolving work trends. Yet, a shift in tenant activity has signaled renewed leasing demand across the office landscape. In the fourth quarter, net absorption in the Orlando office market reached a positive 95,843 square feet. This is a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2023, which had a negative absorption of 297,714 square feet. Interestingly, it is the submarkets outside of Orlando’s central business district (CBD) that are shining. This is evident in two recent deals that are having a profound impact on the market. In December, we represented the seller when Charles Schwab purchased the Maitland Summit Office Park for $122 million. This was the largest office deal in Central Florida since 2021 and removed 500,000 square feet of Class A office space from the Maitland submarket, which is about 10 miles north of downtown Orlando.  Around the same time, Mitsubishi signed a lease for 109,000 square feet in Lake …

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GALVESTON, TEXAS — Fertitta Hospitality, which is part of the entertainment empire of Houston Rockets owner Tillman Fertitta, has completed the multimillion-dollar renovation of the 180-room Holiday Inn Resort Galveston – On the Beach hotel in southeast Texas. The renovation delivered upgraded guestrooms, redesigned common spaces and new food-and-beverage offerings, as well as new promotional packages for guests. Specifically, guestrooms received new lighting, artwork and bathroom fixtures, while the lobby, ballroom, game room and lounge were all refreshed.

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ALEDO, TEXAS — Elmore Investments has purchased land in Aledo, located west of Fort Worth, with plans to open a new sports facility. The 5.4-acre site at 400 Bailey Ranch Road is adjacent to Aledo High School, and the new facility will feature pickleball courts, tennis and padel courts, softball and baseball training facilities, a pro shop and a restaurant. Kristen Fegley and Ben Gehrke of LanCarte Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, an entity doing business as The Groves of Aledo, in the transaction. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — A partnership between Canadian owner-operator Tricon Residential and Texas-based developer HHS Residential has completed a 100-unit build-to-rent residential project in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Residences will feature three- and four-bedroom floor plans and will have attached two-car garages and fully fenced backyards. Amenities will include a dog park and multiple outdoor recreational spaces. Information on starting rents was not announced.

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