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ATLANTA — Jamestown has signed Anduril Industries, a defense tech firm, to an 180,000-square-foot industrial lease at Allied Studios, a three-building mixed-use campus located at 1435 Hills Place in Atlanta’s Upper Westside district. Anduril will invest $60 million and bring 180 jobs to the new manufacturing and research facility. The facility will house Area-1, a subsidiary of Anduril that manufacturers unmanned aircraft systems. When complete, Area-1 will operate offices, research and development space and production space across two buildings at Allied Studios. Capital Real Estate Group represented Jamestown in the lease transaction, and Hughes Marino represented Anduril.

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TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — GBT Realty has sold McFarland Plaza, a 188,406-square-foot shopping center located at 2600 McFarland Blvd. in Tuscaloosa. Cincinnati-based Select Strategies Realty purchased the property from the Brentwood, Tenn.-based owner for an undisclosed price. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented GBT Realty in the transaction. Situated one mile from the University of Alabama, McFarland Plaza’s tenant roster includes HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Dollar General, CosmoProf, Shoe Carnival, Slim Chickens, Party Wow, MS Cos. and Jersey Mike’s.

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ST. LOUIS — Newmark has arranged a $72 million loan for the refinancing of the Marriott St. Louis Grand hotel in the central business district of St. Louis. The 917-room hotel features 77,000 square feet of meeting space and is situated adjacent to the Americas Center Convention Complex, which is currently undergoing a $210 million renovation. The hotel was originally developed in 1917 as a Statler Hotel. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani and Tyler Dumon of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, which acquired the hotel in 2014 and renovated it.

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LANSING, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $48 million Fannie Mae green loan for the acquisition of Club Meridian in Okemos, an eastern suburb of Lansing. Constructed in 1989, the 406-unit apartment community consists of 17 garden-style buildings. Richard Kourbage of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Gray Capital and LRE Management. The nonrecourse loan features a 10-year term. The financing enables the borrower to make renovations to the property as well as complete the acquisition.

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WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — EQT Exeter’s U.S. multifamily team has acquired Reserve Randall Road in West Dundee, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 380-unit multifamily property, located at 400 Randall Road, comprises 19 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, grilling station, dog park and entertainment lounges. The seller, Milwaukee-based Fiduciary Real Estate Development, developed the community in two phases. Phase I was completed in 2021 and consists of 300 units, while Phase II was completed earlier this year. EQT Exeter plans to make certain enhancements to the property, including upgrading the outdoor grill area and dog park, the addition of a cabana to the pool area and the implementation of a KeyTrak management system as well as various upgrades to the parking lot, sidewalks and landscaping. EQT Exeter’s property management company, Redwood Residential, will manage the property.

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OTSEGO, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $16.5 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Rivers Edge Apartments in Otsego, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. The 97-unit apartment complex was built in 2020. Amenities include a community room, fitness studio, picnic areas and onsite maintenance. The loan features a 35-year term and a 35-year amortization.

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DALLAS — Locally based investment firm S2 Capital has acquired a portfolio of 14 multifamily properties totaling 4,455 units that are located in various cities throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex as well as in Houston. The DFW component of the portfolio totals 3,399 units, and the Houston portion comprises 1,056 units. All properties were built between 1979 and 1987. Mark Brandenburg, Lauren Dow and Michael Cosby of JLL, along with Lauren Bresky and Loren Heikenfeld of Northmarq, arranged debt financing for the transaction. Roberto Casas, Rob Key, Matthew Lawton and Dustin Selzer with JLL, as well as Taylor Snoddy with Northmarq, brokered the sale. The seller was not disclosed. S2 Capital plans to extensively renovate and enhance the unit interiors, building exteriors and amenity spaces at all of the properties.

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HOUSTON — Liberty Development Partners, a joint venture between locally based firms Connor Investment Real Estate and Logistics & Development Resources, has purchased Gulf Inland Logistics Park, a 1,158-acre industrial development site in Houston. The shovel-ready site is located at the intersection of the Grand Parkway and U.S. Highway 90 on the city’s east side. Liberty Development Partners also acquired CMC Railroad, a freight provider and service network within Gulf Inland Logistics Park that connects to the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad. Prior to this deal, the joint venture acquired a 200-acre adjacent parcel to allow for expansion of the site. Construction plans and timelines for the existing Gulf Inland Logistics Park site and the adjacent tract have not yet been finalized. Trez Capital provided $66.5 million in acquisition financing for the joint venture’s purchase of CMC Railroad and an undisclosed portion of the land that will house the first phase of industrial development.

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FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Cresa has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 58,000-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park for an undisclosed price. The property at 11058 Addison Ave. features a clear height of 20 feet, five docks and parking for 50 cars. Ed Lowenbaum of Cresa represented the seller, ConCan II, an affiliated party to the tenant, Alliance Paper and Foodservice Equipment. Clear Height Properties was the buyer. Alliance Paper, which has occupied the building since 2002, signed a lease for roughly 55 percent of the building. The remainder of the facility will become vacant effective Monday, Aug. 1.

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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Student housing developer Parallel has broken ground on a 750-bed project located at 401 First St. near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The community will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as walk-up townhomes. Shared amenities will include a full-service smart market, influencer room, gaming lounge, dog park, pool, spa, yoga room, fitness center, indoor study areas and outdoor gaming stations. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2024. The development team includes BOKA Partners, Rogers O‘Brien Construction, Alison Royal Interiors, RLG Engineers, Mitchell & Morgan Civil Engineering, V3 Engineers, Infinisys and SMR Landscape.

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