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The Ellis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hoar Construction has completed The Ellis, a 33-story apartment community in Uptown Charlotte. The high-rise is part of a larger mixed-use development that encompasses a six-story multifamily building, approximately 19,000 square feet of retail space and a shared parking deck. Hoar served as general contractor and partnered with development firm LMC on the project. The Ellis contains 365 homes with 13 apartment homes on each floor and 23 penthouses occupying four of the highest floors. Community amenities include a heated saltwater pool and a fitness center on the 33rd level. Standing at 385 feet tall, The Ellis is one of the largest and tallest multifamily communities in the area, according to Hoar. Located at 512 North College St., The Ellis provides pedestrian access to Charlotte’s central business district and a direct path to the Lynx Light Rail and Charlotte Rail Trail. Construction on The Ellis began in February of 2019. First move-ins are planned for this summer. Other partners in the project include Ellinwood + Machado Structural Engineers, KTGY, Kimley Horn and Intec Group.

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CHICAGO — Office Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ: OPI) has acquired 1K Fulton in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $355 million. The 531,190-square-foot office property serves as the Midwest headquarters for Google, which leases 73 percent of the building. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale, with a weighted average lease term of six years. Built in 1923 and redeveloped in 2015, the building features amenities such as two fitness centers, multiple roof decks, a steak house restaurant, ground-floor retail space and 157 subterranean parking spaces. Stephen Livaditis, Matthew Graham and Bryan Rosenberg of Eastdil Secured brokered the sale. American Realty Advisors was the seller, according to local media reports. Office Properties Income Trust is managed by The RMR Group and is based in Newton, Mass.

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BRISTOL, IND. — Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on a 500,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for MJB Wood Group in northern Indiana’s Bristol. Headquartered in Dallas, MJB is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial wood products. The Bristol facility will service the manufacturer’s transportation division, which supplies specialty wood to recreation vehicle manufacturers in the surrounding area. The development lies on a 37-acre rail-served site and will include 374,320 square feet of warehouse space, a 108,000-square-foot manufacturing area and 10,000 square feet of office space. Stonemont will serve as the building landlord once construction is complete. Stonemont is partnering with ARCO Construction on the project, completion of which is slated for March 2022.

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ST. CHARLES, MO. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $27.5 million loan for the refinancing of Promenade at New Town, a 225-unit multifamily community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. The property comprises 95 residential buildings with a combination of townhomes, garden-style apartments, row homes and single-family residences ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. Kristian Lichtenfels and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Gold Block Ventures. An undisclosed national lender provided the loan, which features a fixed interest rate of 3.15 percent.

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BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) and Synergy & Mills Development have unveiled plans to redevelop a former department store building at The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek into office space. The store spans two stories and 150,000 square feet in suburban Dayton. The project will be called The Meridian at Fairfield Commons. Synergy plans to begin construction to redevelop the existing building into office, laboratory and research and development space starting in late 2021. The project is an example of WPG’s efforts to diversify its tenancy and transform its assets into town centers with a mix of retail, dining, entertainment and mixed-use space.

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The Mason

PORT ST LUCIE, FLA. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on The Mason Port St. Lucie, a 252-unit multifamily development located along South US Highway 1 in Port St. Lucie. The Mason Port St. Lucie will feature seven, three-story buildings totaling 301,039 square feet. The market-rate property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes, as well as amenities that include a clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, swimming pool and detached garages. Construction is planned to be complete in early 2023. A Waypoint Residential LLC subsidiary is the developer, and Group 4 Architectural Services LLC is the architect. Summit Contracting Group is a Jacksonville-based multifamily general contractor firm.

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EDINA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 4001 Mavelle Drive, a 12-unit multifamily complex in Edina, for $2.1 million. Abe Roberts of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were undisclosed. The property is set within a few blocks of shopping destinations Galleria and Southdale Center. There are 11 two-bedroom units spanning roughly 625 square feet each that rent for $940 to $1,159 per month. The one studio unit spans 450 square feet and is rented for $760 per month. Residents have their own parking garage stalls and access to onsite laundry.

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Aldi

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Avison Young’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the sale of a retail center in Alexandria. An entity doing business as Santay Realty of Alexandria LLC purchased the property, known as 6001 Kingstowne Village Parkway, from The Halle Cos. for $14.2 million. Jonathan Hipp, Richard Murphy, Chip Ryan and Matt Weber of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction. Michael Patz of KLNB represented the buyer. The center is fully leased to Aldi, La-Z-Boy furniture and a newly opened Ashley Furniture HomeStore. Built in the late 1990s, the property spans approximately 72,000 square feet of retail space.

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Hollywood Bread Building

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners, along with equity partner Bridge Investment Group, has acquired the Hollywood Bread Building located at 1747 Van Buren St. in downtown Hollywood. MG3 Hollywood LLC sold the property to BTI and Bridge for $11 million. BTI plans to replace the existing Hollywood Bread Building with a 25-story high-rise totaling 362 market-rate apartments and approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is slated to begin later this year. The Hollywood Bread Building used to be a landmark, but over the years has fallen into disrepair. BTI Partners plans to demolish the building this summer, but will preserve the original “Hollywood Bread Building” sign on the property. The developer is also planning to replace a rundown strip mall located close to the Bread Building with two modern towers on the east side of Young Circle. The project will include residential living, shops, restaurants, office space and a skywalk connecting the two towers. Both projects together will represent a direct investment of over $500 million in Hollywood’s Young Circle neighborhood. Steve Kohn, Chris Moyer, Brad Capas, Zachary Kraft and Ricky Giles of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team represented BTI in the …

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Granite-Tower-Dallas

DALLAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Granite Tower, a 241,378-square-foot office building in North Dallas. The 10-story, recently renovated building offers amenities such as a tenant lounge, conference center and fitness center. Gary Carr, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy, John Alvarado and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. Granite Tower was 92 percent leased at the time of sale.

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