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CHICAGO — The Meadow, a 3.5-acre rooftop terrace, has opened at The Old Post Office building in Chicago. Situated on the 13th floor, the space includes a basketball court, running track and bistro and bar area. The rooftop park is part of the 2.5 million-square-foot restoration and repositioning of the building, which reopened in November 2019. Tenants include Uber, Walgreens, Ferarra Candy Co., HomeChef and Cboe. Gensler and Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects designed the rooftop. BEAR Construction served as general contractor. “The Meadow represents a timely launch of next-generation tenant amenities, offering workers access to ample outdoor space that allows for multiple modes of use,” says Sheryl Schulze, principal and global repositioning and landlord services leader at Gensler. “Access to daylight, outdoor air and contact with nature is no longer an option; it’s an expectation.”

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MADISON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has begun the construction of a $15 million expansion at Madison Healthcare Services in western Minnesota. The healthcare facility was originally constructed in 1952. The 52,639-square-foot renovation and expansion will include 37 new skilled nursing units, 12 assisted living units and 12 underground car parking spaces. Designed by HGA Architects, the project is slated for completion in summer 2022. Madison Healthcare Services provides skilled nursing, outreach specialty services, home care services, independent living, therapy services and a critical access hospital.

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LISLE, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 2400 Ogden Avenue in Lisle for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the office property spans 121,000 square feet on 10.4 acres. It has more than 500 parking spaces. At the time of sale, the asset was 71 percent leased to ARRIS Solutions Inc. and Automated Logic. Alissa Adler and John Homsher of Colliers represented the institutional seller. A local investor purchased the property.

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CLEVELAND — BridgeCore Capital has provided an $8 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a historic office building in downtown Cleveland. The undisclosed borrower plans to convert the building, currently 42 percent occupied, into a 436-unit apartment property with a mix of office and retail space. The loan features a 12-month term with a fully funded reserve for interest and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio. Akron-area businessman Agostino Pintus and his business partner Kenny Wolfe purchased the Rockefeller Building for $13.3 million, according to Cleveland.com.

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres will partner with Tishman Speyer and Ascendant Capital Partners to develop East Village Quarter, a four-block area near the team’s home stadium of Petco Park. Plans call for the area between 12th and Imperial avenues and K and 14th streets to be transformed into a mixed-use development featuring nearly 1.4 million square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of retail space, 236,000 square feet of open space and 1,600 parking spaces. According to media reports, the development will cost $1.4 billion. The space is currently a parking lot, referred to as Tailgate Park, with 1,000 spaces. A timeline for construction was not disclosed, although the San Diego Union-Tribune reports the Padres hope to break ground in 2023. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, with the help of a committee including JLL and Civic San Diego, awarded the development team with the bid, which, according to the Union-Tribune, beat out competitor Brookfield Properties. City-owned Petco Park opened in 2004, and the Padres have a lease in place through 2042. “What the Padres have done over the years to create an atmosphere of fun, excitement and energy at Petco Park is incredible, and now, with …

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Orange County Rent Occupancy

Orange County offers residents all the key elements of the American dream. Its virtues are numerous and faults few. Indeed, Moody’s Analytics ranks the quality of life in the OC 10th highest among the 378 U.S. metros it reports on, just a half-step behind leaders Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. Orange County is a terrific place to live, but is it a good place to invest? Gauging by observed capitalization rate trends, one may conclude that county apartment properties are highly prized gems. Class A trophy properties trade to going-in yields in the 4.00 percent to 4.10 percent area, and Class B and C garden complexes are typically priced to yields in the mid-4s, all only 25 basis points or so behind Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area comparisons. But judging from transaction velocity, one might draw a different conclusion. Only six Orange County multifamily properties of 50 units or more have changed hands since mid-year 2019, and not a single sale has closed since February. Even by the cautious norms of the moment, this stands out as a market in search of price discovery. Slow transaction velocity can be ascribed, in part, to the prevailing buy and …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — FourPoint Investment Sales Partners has brokered the sale of Ethos Apartments, a 372-unit multifamily community in Austin. Built in 2014, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, business center, fitness center, walking trails, a clubhouse, pet play area and outdoor picnic areas. Kevin Dufour and Kyle Peco of FourPoint represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Bluestone Properties, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Pearlstone Partners will develop Cascade Condominiums, a 113-unit multifamily project that will be located in the heart of historic Old West Austin. Designed by Mark Hart Architecture, the property will house two commercial units and offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking space and a resident clubhouse. Bartlett Cocke served as the general contractor for the project, and Austin-based Prospect Real Estate is the listing agent. Presales are expected to begin in October, with prices ranging from $280,000 to 635,000 per unit. Connecticut-based Knighthead Funding provided a $26.5 million construction loan for the project.

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DELTONA, FLA. — Seefried Industrial Properties and Clarion Partners LLC have delivered a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial facility in Deltona. The building features 34,275 square feet of office space, 1,034 auto parking spaces and 350 trailer parking spaces. The property is situated on North Normandy Boulevard along Interstate 4, about 30 miles north of downtown Orlando.  The tenant, an undisclosed e-commerce company, expects to house 500 employees at the facility. The joint venture began construction nine months ago with the design team, which includes general contractor The Conlan Co., architect Ford & Associates and civil engineer Kimley-Horn.

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and 908 Group has broken ground on Gator Walk, a 294-bed student housing development located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The community will comprise a six-story residential tower offering one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units; and three three-story townhomes offering six-bedroom units. All units will be fully furnished and will feature bed-to-bath parity. Communal amenities will include a rooftop deck with a pool, fitness center, private study spaces, computer room and a social lounge with a kitchen, TVs and gaming areas. Cadence Bank provided construction financing. The project’s development team includes general contractor ARCO/Murray and architect Design Styles Architecture. The community is scheduled for completion in fall 2022.

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