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LOMBARD, ILL. — Holladay Properties has broken ground on Lilac Station, a $30 million luxury apartment complex in the western Chicago suburb of Lombard. The 118-unit property will feature amenities such as a deck area, pet run, game court, outdoor lounge area and fitness center. There will also be an onsite restaurant. Construction is slated for completion in early 2023. Lilac Station is the third luxury apartment complex in the Chicagoland area for Indiana-based Holladay Properties, which serves as the developer and manager on each of the properties. Holladay Construction Group is the general contractor. Lilac Station is named after the lilac flower. Lombard is home to Lilacia Park, a horticultural showcase that features more than 700 lilacs and 35,000 tulips. The project is being built on the site of the former DuPage Theatre. Certain historic elements of the theater will be integrated into the design of the apartment complex.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Greystone has provided an $18.3 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Aspen Lofts Apartments in Grand Forks. Built in 2016, the 150-unit multifamily property offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, game room, dog park and picnic area. Adam Yitzhaky and Ilan Bassali of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Northridge Group. The 35-year loan is fully amortizing and features a fixed interest rate. Loan proceeds will also be used ongoing maintenance.

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BLOOMINGTON, IND. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Whitehall Plaza in Bloomington for an undisclosed price. Anchored by a 62,426-square-foot Kroger store, the shopping center spans a total of 172,485 square feet. The property, located at 500 South Liberty Drive, is 92 percent occupied. Additional tenants include Planet Fitness, JoAnn, Regions Bank and Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. Seller information was undisclosed.

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated the $2.3 million sale of a three-building industrial portfolio in Chicago’s O’Hare submarket. The properties are located at 825 Touhy Ave., 855 Touhy Ave. and 875 Touhy Ave. in Elk Grove Village. All three buildings are leased on a long-term basis by Centech Plastics Inc., a plastic injection molding company. Mason Hezner of Brown represented the seller, a private investor. John Joyce and Danny Vanecko of SVN Chicago Industrial represented the buyer, Sawmill Property Co.

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HOUSTON — Locally based developer Medistar Corp. and partner Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE: HTA) have topped out construction of Life Tower, a 714-bed student housing building that is part of the new three-tower Texas A&M Innovation Plaza campus in Houston. The project is transit-connected and is situated adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. CIM Group provided $135.8 million in construction financing for the 19-story, 483-unit student housing building. The Carlton Group of New York City served as the loan arranger for the construction financing. In June, construction began on Horizon Tower, a 17-story, 485,000-square-foot medical/biomedical tower and a new 13-level parking garage that will house 2,638 spaces and 15,200 square feet of retail space. Life Tower, Horizon Tower, the new garage and amenities will complement and support the Texas A&M Engineering-Medicine (EnMed) program. Completion of the student housing tower is slated for summer 2022, enabling medical, nursing and engineering students to move in prior to the fall 2022 academic semester. Horizon Tower is now leasing through Tim Relyea and Bill Hartman with Cushman & Wakefield, and scheduled for an early 2023 completion. At $550 million in total investment, Texas A&M Innovation Plaza is the largest public-private partnership of the …

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ODESSA, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Winwood Town Center, a 365,559-square-foot regional shopping center located in the West Texas city of Odessa. The property sits on 40.4 acres and was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include regional grocer H-E-B, Target, Ross Dress for Less, dd’s Discounts, Office Depot and Michaels. Restaurant users include Chick-fil-A, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell. Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore and Barry Brown of JLL represented the seller, Brixmor Property Group, in the transaction. Colby Mueck, Ryan West and Clint Coe of JLL arranged a 10-year acquisition loan through Frost Bank on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Fidelis Realty Partners.

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HOUSTON — Driftwood Capital, an investment firm based in the Miami area, has acquired Hotel Indigo Houston at the Galleria, a 131-room property located in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Built in 2001 and renovated in 2009, the property features more than 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a fitness center and an onsite restaurant called Crossroads Bar & Bistro. The seller was not disclosed.

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HUMBLE, TEXAS — California-based Bolour Associates Inc. has purchased Northeast Pines, a 136-unit multifamily property located in the northern Houston suburb of Humble, for $9.6 million. Built in 1980, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 420 to 970 square feet and amenities such as a clubhouse and a pool. Bolour Associates plans to implement a value-add program that will upgrade kitchens with new countertops, cabinetry, flooring and appliances. The company will also renovate amenity spaces as part of the 24-month capital improvement project. Robert Su of Su Real Estate Group represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.

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MESQUITE, TEXAS — The City Council of Mesquite, located east of Dallas, has approved a proposal for the development of a retail project that will be known as Shadow Creek Crossing. Shadow Creek Crossing will be developed on a seven-acre site adjacent to John D. Horn High School that is owned by an entity doing business as LF Gateway LP. At full build-out, Shadow Creek Crossing could span as much as 57,500 leasable square feet across six buildings. A firm construction timeline was not released.

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LONG BEACH, CALIF. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has closed on a $41.5 million loan the acquisition of Elevate Long Beach Apartments, a multifamily property located in Long Beach. The borrower is Los Angeles-based investment firm Gelt. The floating-rate loan has an initial term of three years, which can be extend up to two additional years, and includes future funding to finance the sponsor’s business plan. Brandon Smith, Annie Rice and David Pelaia of JLL Capital Markets in Los Angeles arranged the loan for the borrower. Located at 225 W. Third St., Elevate Long Beach (formerly known as Sofi on Third) features 160 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a rooftop sundeck with grilling stations, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, resident lounge and secured subterranean parking garage.

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