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Tower 101

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $48.9 million loan for Tower 101 and Centre 101, two connected Class A office towers near downtown Fort Lauderdale. Melissa Rose and Giancarlo Paone of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Greenwich, Conn.-based Ivy Realty, to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through Rialto Capital Management. The loan was meant to refinance existing debt and fund future capital improvements and leasing costs. Tower 101 is a 21-story office tower that connects to the six-story Centre 101. The properties are collectively 75.6 percent leased. Building amenities include 24-hour security, conference facilities and a courtesy shuttle to the Broward County Courthouse. In 2020, Ivy Realty renovated the property including outfitting the structured parking with electric vehicle charging stations and upgrading the full-service café and common areas, as well as modernizing the exterior entrance. Located at 101 NE 3rd Ave., the towers total 230,757 square feet. The towers are situated close to the Fort Lauderdale Brightline inner-city rail station, which connects to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.

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Stella

HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Urban Atlantic has opened Stella, a 282-unit apartment community located at 3950 Garden City Drive in Hyattsville, about 11.2 miles from Washington, D.C. The property’s monthly rent ranges from $1,865 to $4,004, according to Apartments.com. Stella offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom and penthouse units ranging in size from about 500 square feet to more than 1,200 square feet. Unit features include oversized windows, wood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, keyless entry and contemporary cabinetry. Select units also feature large balconies and terraces. Community amenities include a 2,000-square-foot fitness center, dedicated exercise studio for yoga and other classes, front desk concierge and an onsite pet grooming station. Located in Prince George’s County, Stella was developed near New Carrollton, a transit-focused community where the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Kaiser Permanente have committed to new office space. In 2019, Urban Atlantic delivered the first phase of the New Carrollton office complex, which was a 176,000-square-foot administrative building for anchor tenant Kaiser Permanente. Stella is located right on the Metro line at New Carrollton Station.

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Monmouth

NEWTON, MASS. AND HOLMDEL, N.J. — Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) has agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) for $21 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. The agreement includes the acquisition of $409 million of debt and all of Monmouth’s industrial properties. The transaction is slated to close in the beginning of 2022. Under the agreement, ILPT will add Monmouth’s 126 Class A, single-tenant industrial properties totaling more than 26 million square feet to its portfolio. The Monmouth assets have an average remaining lease term of approximately eight years. The portfolio is over 80 percent leased to tenants that generate yearly rental revenue of $169.4 million. ILPT cites geographic diversity and tenant diversity as benefits of the acquisition. Also, the merger will allow ILPT to improve its tenant base with renters such as Home Depot, Mercedes Benz and Ulta. “This accretive transaction more than doubles the properties in ILPT’s mainland portfolio and this scale is expected to expand ILPT’s growth opportunities and access to capital, which we expect will drive cash flow growth and long-term value for our shareholders,” says John Murray, chief executive officer of …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The total amount for commercial and multifamily mortgages originated in the third quarter is up 119 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations released on Thursday. The third-quarter volume is also up by 19 percent from second-quarter 2021. All property types showed an increase in year-over-year originations. The highest dollar volume hike was for hotel loans, with an 866 percent increase. Following that figure was a 317 percent increase for retail loans, 156 percent increase for industrial properties, 105 percent increase for multifamily properties, 102 percent increase for office properties and a 45 percent increase for healthcare property loan originations. “Borrowing hit an all-time quarterly high during the third quarter, driven by strong or improving market fundamentals, higher property values, low interest rates and solid mortgage performance,” says Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president of commercial real estate research. “Borrowing and lending backed by industrial and multifamily properties are each running at a record annual pace. And while year-to-date office and retail lending are each up significantly from last year, both remain below 2019 levels.” The dollar volume of loans originated for investor-driven lenders (such …

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CULVER CITY, CALIF. — A partnership between Irvine-based Pendulum Property Partners and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has acquired an office building in Culver City. Watt Properties and Edge Principal Advisors sold the asset for $55.9 million in an off-market transaction. Located at 3000 S. Robertson Blvd., the four-story building features 111,384 square feet of office space. Current tenants include Kaiser Permanente and WeWork. Mike Longo, Todd Tydlaska, Sean Sullivan and Greg Grant of CBRE represented the seller. The CBRE team also procured acquisition financing for the buyer from a regional bank.

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KATY, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed Boardwalk Lofts, a 319-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, range in size from 480 to 2,087 square feet and feature tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and custom granite countertops. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, business center, catering kitchen, coffee bar and lounge areas. Rents start at approximately $1,200 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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LAS VEGAS — IYK Realty has purchased a retail property in Las Vegas for $26.2 million. Situated within Sahara Pavilion South at 2520-2650 S. Decatur Blvd., the asset features 158,394 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Chase, Chipotle, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Starbucks Coffee. Additionally, the new, 48,000-square-foot anchor tenant will be a supermarket. Al Twainy and Jennifer Lehr of Colliers represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.

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LAS VEGAS — RealComm Advisors has arranged the acquisition of an industrial property located at 7175 Belcastro St. and 7255 W. Arby Ave. in Las Vegas. Credi Gramercy LLC, Reinhardt LLC, Roman Crescentini Family Trust and Chiara Crescentini Family Trust purchased the asset for $13.9 million. The facility offers 73,468 square feet of industrial space. Greg Pancirov, Mike De Lew and Paul Hoyt of RealComm Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Salt Lake City-based investment firm GreenLight Equity Group has acquired Chula Vista and Villa Verde, two multifamily properties totaling 192 units in Oklahoma City. The properties are located on the city’s south side. According to Apartments.com, Chula Vista was built in 1970, totals 60 units and offers amenities such as a playground, picnic area and onsite laundry facilities, while Villa Verde was built in 1968 and features studio and one-bedroom units ranging in size from 470 to 690 square feet. New York-based North Point Capital and Assured Realty Capital Inc. both contributed preferred equity investments of undisclosed amounts to the deal, which traded off market. The seller was also not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add plan. The deal marks the first collaboration between the partnership of North Point Capital and Assured Realty Capital.

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TRABUCO CANYON, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail building located in Trabuco Canyon. Southern California-based ValueRock Realty acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $4.2 million. CVS/pharmacy occupies the property, located at 21572 Plano Trabuco Road, on a triple-net lease basis. Rich Chichester and Don MacLellan of Faris Lee, in partnership with John Cumbelich of Cumbelich & Associates, represented the seller and buyer in transaction.

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