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CHICAGO — Talis Biomedical Corp. is the latest company to join the tenant lineup at Trammell Crow Co.’s Fulton Labs development in Chicago. Talis will occupy 26,432 square feet of advanced lab, office and chemical storage space. Other tenants at the property include Xeris Pharmaceuticals and Portal Innovations. Fulton Labs totals 725,000 square feet across two buildings, the second of which is slated for completion in early 2022. The first building is immediately available for occupancy. David Saad and Chad Freese of CBRE represented Talis in the lease transaction.

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GILBERT, ARIZ. — On behalf of SunCap Property Group, Graycor Construction Co. has completed Gilbert Spectrum V, a flex office and industrial building located at 1715 W. Elliott Road in Gilbert. The two-story, 120,294-square-foot building adds to the expansion of Northrop Grumman’s multi-building satellite manufacturing campus in Gilbert. The building features 15-foot floor-to-floor elevations; state-of-the-art interior common areas and workspaces; and an outdoor employee amenity area with landscaping, shade canopies and seating. Additionally, the building offers a flagstone veneer exterior accented with steel canopies and 602 covered and surface parking spaces, including four electric vehicle charging stations. Graycor is completing Northrop Grumman’s interior build-out of Building V in two phases, with final delivery scheduled during first-quarter 2021. Balmer Architectural Group is serving as the building architect and Gensler is the tenant improvement architect. Bowman Consulting Group is serving as civil engineer. Gilbert Spectrum Building V is the latest property completed by SunCap and Graycor at the 63-acre Gilbert Spectrum Business Park. Already completed buildings include Northrop Grumman’s original 58,289-square-foot office building (delivered in 2017) and a 135,745-square-foot, 32-foot clear height manufacturing building leased to off-road vehicle supplier SDHQ Off Road, Pella Windows and disinfectant wipe manufacturer GPMI. At build out, …

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SEATTLE — Bell Partners has purchased Modera Jackson, an apartment community located in Seattle. Acquired on the behalf of the firm’s Fund VII investors, the property will be renamed Bell Jackson Street. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Mill Creek Residential sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated in Seattle’s Central District, Bell Jackson Street features 160 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Units offer keyless entries, programmable thermostats, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and vinyl plank flooring. Select apartments feature direct patio access, Juliet balconies and foyers for added privacy. Community amenities include a rooftop clubhouse with an adjustable deck, media and conference rooms, a fitness center, electric vehicle stalls and bike storage. Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Developer Community Corp. of Santa Monica and general contractor R.D. Olson Construction have broken ground on Las Flores Santa Monica, a 94,000-square-foot affordable housing community in Santa Monica. The family-focused property is slated for completion in fall 2022. Las Flores Santa Monica will feature 35 one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom and 19 three-bedroom apartments above a below-grade parking garage. Community amenities will include exterior decks and lounge areas, a playground, community laundry, community rooms, exterior walkways and landscaping. Designed by DE Architects, the property’s exterior façade will feature stucco with architectural metal panels. Located at 1834 14th St., the property is within walking distance of Santa Monica’s retail, dining and entertainment options, as well as Santa Monica College and Memorial Park.

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MONTCLAIR, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Holt Medical Center, a medical office property located in Montclair. A private investor in a 1031 exchange acquired the asset from an Orange County-based private investor for $3.8 million. Sammy Cemo, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Doug Mack, Bryan Johnson and John Oien of CBRE represented the seller, while an outside broker represented the buyer. Located at 5153 Holt Blvd., the 12,453-square-foot property was originally built in 2006. At the time of sale, the two-story building was fully occupied by seven tenants with a weighted average lease term remaining of 5.02 years.

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FONTANA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Shops at Fontana Square, an un-anchored, multi-tenant retail center in Fontana. An Arizona-based private investor sold the asset to a Southern California-based private investor for $2.8 million. Located at 17218 Foothill Blvd., the 7,194-square-foot shopping center was built in 2008. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied with a stable mix of seven internet-resistant services. Greg Bedell and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Dolly Yau of Dolly Realty represented the buyer in the deal.

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NEWARK, N.J. — The U.S. arm of beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and announced plans to close several stores in an effort to optimize the company’s U.S. footprint. L’Occitane currently operates 166 stores nationally. At least 23 stores are being targeted for closure in the U.S. and the company is taking a closer look at its other leases in hopes of better positioning L’Occitane for success over the next few years, according to reports by the New York Business Journal. Stores are set to remain open through the restructuring process. L’Occitane is the latest regional mall mainstay to struggle under strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company was recently sued by Simon Property Group — one of the largest shopping mall operators in the U.S. — for more than $3.7 million in back rent, according to reports by Crain’s New York Business. While L’Occitane has seen year-over-year growth in online sales, the business continues to feel the impact of high rent obligations, which the company deems no longer tenable.  “Today’s action is a pivotal step forward in achieving the full potential of …

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By Brian Morrissey, Esq. and Lisa Stuckey, Esq. of Ragsdale Beals Seigler Patterson & Gray LLP Few commercial properties emerged with unscathed values from the harsh economic climate of 2020. Yet Georgia and many jurisdictions like it valued commercial real estate for property taxation that year with a valuation date of Jan. 1, 2020 — nearly three months before COVID-19 thrust the U.S. economy into turmoil. This means governments taxed commercial properties for all of 2020 on values that ignored the severe economic consequences those properties endured for more than 75 percent of the calendar year. When property owners begin to receive notices of 2021 assessments, which Georgia assessors typically mail out in April through June each year, property owners can at last seek to lighten their tax burden by arguing for reduced assessments. The pandemic hurt some real estate types more than others, however, and with both short-term effects and some that may continue to depress asset values for years. For taxpayers contesting their assessments, the challenge will be to show the combination of COVID-19 consequences affecting their property, and the extent of resulting value losses. The experiences of 2020 can serve as a roadmap for valuations in the …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has facilitated the sale of a 358,414-square-foot office building in Uptown Charlotte on behalf of the seller, Stream Realty Partners. Stream sold the property to Hana Alternative Asset Management for a purchase price of $201 million. Wells Fargo anchors the office building, which was fully leased at the time of sale. The 15-story property is located at 300 South Brevard St, within a half-mile from the Charlotte Convention Center. Middle C Jazz Club and the Public House restaurant take up retail space in the building facing Brevard Street. In 2020, Stream completed a full-scale renovation, including a full elevator modernization, roof replacement, electrical upgrade, common area renovations, and facade improvements. CBRE’s Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Brandon McMenomy, Grayson Hawkins, and Will Pike brokered the sale. Greg Greene and Harris Ralston of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team secured financing on behalf of the buyer. Stream is a commercial real estate services and ownership firm based in Dallas. Hana Alternative Asset Management is an alternative investment asset company based in South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hana Financial Group.

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HAGERSTOWN, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 70-acre industrial development site that is located at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 70 in Hagerstown, near the Pennsylvania and West Virginia borders. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Washco Management. Penzance, a real estate investment firm in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, purchased the fully entitled site. Additionally, JLL has been engaged to source construction financing and lease the property on behalf of the developer, which will begin construction of an 825,000-square-foot Class A distribution building on the site this spring. The property is part of the I-81 Corridor Industrial market, which encompasses Berkeley County, W.Va.; Frederick and Winchester Counties in Virginia; and Washington County, Md. The site is close to four major seaports on the East Coast and will have auto and trailer parking upon completion. The JLL Capital Markets Investment Advisory team representing the seller included Jay Wellschlager, Bruce Strasburg, Craig Childs and Elizabeth Runge. Dave Dannenfelser and Tyler Boykin of JLL provided local market expertise, and Michael Moorehead of JLL provided guidance on site and development costs. Rob Carey, Susan Carras and Paul Spellman of JLL’s debt placement team is arranging financing on …

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