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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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DALLAS — Navistar (NYSE: NAV), an Illinois-based truck and bus manufacturer, has signed a 360,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 4038 Rock Quarry Road in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans 27.2 acres and is located on the city’s west side. John Gorman and Jim Brice of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Gateway Clark, in the lease negotiations. Dan McGillicuddy, Tom McCarthy and Elizabeth Jones of JLL represented the tenant.

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MURFREESBORO, TENN. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 1,200-unit self-storage portfolio in Murfreesboro. The portfolio comprises the 662-unit Salem Glen Self Storage facility at 3450 Glenside Court and the 538-unit CubeSmart facility at 1932 Cason Lane. Glen Self Storage was delivered in 2005 and expanded in 2017. The property has 177 climate-controlled units and 485 drive-up, non-climate-controlled units. The CubeSmart facility was completed in 2017 and expanded this past spring to add 57 RV parking units. The unit mix includes 244 climate-controlled units and 237 drive-up, non-climate-controlled units. The properties are located one mile from each other and 35 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza and Bo Fulk of JLL represented the seller, Utah-based Wasatch Storage Partners, in the transaction. Reliant Real Estate Management purchased the facilities for an undisclosed price.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has provided a $57.6 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Coastline Apartments, a 600-unit multifamily complex in Virginia Beach. George Wisecarver and Steven Leitch of NKF originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Blackfin Real Estate Investors and GMF Capital. Terms of the loan were not disclosed. The property comprises 34 two-story buildings, which were originally developed in 1970 and renovated in 2016 and earlier this year. Coastline Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans featuring remodeled kitchens, washers and dryers, walk-in closets, crown molding and private balconies or screened-in patios. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, sundeck, multiple playgrounds, a dog park and 24-hour emergency maintenance. The community is located at 631 Lake Edward Drive, 13 miles west of downtown Virginia Beach.

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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Coachlite Mobile Home Park, a 42-site manufactured housing community located at 7114 Dixie Drive on the south side of Houston. The property spans 113,692 square feet. Jeff Taylor and Will Shealy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.

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CAMDEN, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of Aspen Dental Strip Center, an 8,400-square-foot retail property in Camden. The strip retail center was leased to Aspen Dental, Jersey Mike’s, T-Mobile and a nail salon at the time of sale. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, BM Camden Associates LLC, in the transaction. W Properties LLC, a privately held 1031 exchange investor, acquired the property. The sale represents the final piece of the River Oaks Shopping Center dispositions, which also included the sale of a property ground-leased to Chick-fil-A and the sale of a 146,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Hobby Lobby and Marshalls. The three segments sold to separate investors for $16.1 million. “This project was a perfect example of how implementing a parcellated disposition strategy will often net sellers significant additional proceeds versus a single shopping center sale inclusive of all outparcels and anchors,” says Taylor. “This approach has become the industry standard over the past six months for our clients, both private and institutional.”

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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Hills Café will open a 2,810-square-foot breakfast and lunch restaurant at Castle Hills Village Shops in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The opening is slated for December. Dan Looney and Nick Miller internally represented the landlord, locally based developer Bright Realty, in the negotiations for the 10-year lease. Hunt Kim and James Lee of JLB R&I represented the tenant.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Hunt Real Estate Capital, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, has provided a $43 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ironclad Apartments in the Downtown East area of Minneapolis. The 172-unit, luxury multifamily community opened last year. The loan refinances construction debt. It features a fixed interest rate and a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

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HAYWARD, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased the former Berkeley Farms milk processing site on 20.2 acres of land at 25500 Clawiter Road in Hayward. Dermody plans to demolish the existing facility, which Dean Foods Estate previously owned, and redevelop the property into LogistiCenter at Highway 92. Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area, LogistiCenter at Highway 92 will feature two Class A logistics buildings totaling 382,290 square feet. Each building will be able to accommodate between one and three tenants and offer 36-foot clear heights, a seven-inch concrete slab, 130-foot truck court and ESFR sprinklers. Demolition work is slated to begin in October with final delivery expected in second-quarter 2022. Jason Ovadia of JLL represented Dermody in the transaction. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Ovadia, Greg Matter and Mike Murray of JLL will serve as listing brokers for the completed project.

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DAYTON, OHIO — KeyBank has arranged a $38 million financing package for renovations to The Biltmore Towers, an affordable seniors housing community in Dayton. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) secured a $6 million equity bridge loan and KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s (KBREC) Commercial Mortgage Group secured $16 million of fixed-rate Fannie Mae financing. Additionally, the Key Community Development Corp. provided $16 million of low-income housing tax credit and historic tax credit equity combined. St. Mary Development Corp. and Related Cos. are leading the redevelopment project. Built in 1929 as the Dayton Biltmore Hotel, The Biltmore Towers is a 230-unit, 18-story independent living community. Converted to seniors housing in 19981, it is restricted to residents age 55 or older. The historic landmark also features more than 23,000 square feet of community space and more than 14,000 square feet of commercial space. The renovation program — which focuses on environmental sustainability, historic preservation and amenity improvements — will include upgrades to the interiors of the apartments as well as the common areas and community spaces. It’s anticipated that no tenants will be permanently displaced during the renovation, which will take about 18 months. The project will include a new fitness …

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