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FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based developer NewcrestImage has opened a 150-room Canopy by Hilton hotel at the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development north of Dallas. Guest rooms feature the distinctive canopy headboard that reaches the ceiling and overhangs the bed. The property is part of a campus of four hotels totaling 600 rooms that is being developed by NewcrestImage. An AC Hotel and a Residence Inn, both totaling 150 rooms, have been operational since August 2019. A 150-room Hyatt Place hotel will follow, though a construction start date has not yet been established.

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PLANO, TEXAS — J.C. Penney released an update on its store optimization strategy on Thursday, announcing plans to close 154 stores around the country as part of Phase I of the plan. The closings of those stores are scheduled to begin on Friday, June 12. The Plano-based retailer expects to announce additional closings after Phase I, which will feature store-closing sales at the shuttered locations that are expected to take 10 to 16 weeks to complete. A list of which stores are closing as part of Phase I can be found here.

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KELLER, TEXAS — The City of Keller, located north of Fort Worth, conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon for the opening of a new 110-room Hampton by Hilton hotel. The property is located at 200 Town Center Lane and offers a 24-hour business center and 1,200 square feet of meeting and event space. Hotel Equities will manage the property.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 29,571-square-foot office lease at Overton Centre in Fort Worth. Matt Carthey and Jake Neal of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, FLDR/TLC Overton Centre LP, in the lease negotiations. Matt Heidelbaugh and Jim Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Overton Centre is a two-building, 417,000-square-foot development located near Interstate 20 and Chisholm Trail Parkway.

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DUNWOODY, GA. — Branch Properties will develop Perimeter Marketplace, a planned 39,150-square-foot shopping center in Dunwoody. A 25,147-square-foot Publix will anchor the property. The developer expects to deliver the project in fall 2021. The 10-acre plot is located just north of Perimeter Mall, 17 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Young Contracting is the general contractor for the project, Phillips Partnership is the architect and Contineo Group is the civil engineer.

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SUNRISE, FLA. — Fairstead has acquired Federation Sunrise Apartments, a 123-unit seniors housing community in Sunrise, for $29.5 million. Fairstead plans to upgrade the property, including new kitchens, baths, flooring, windows and air conditioning units. The New York City-based buyer also plans to upgrade the landscaping, community room and other existing amenities. The community is located at 5010 N. Nob Hill Road, 13 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Housing Finance Authority of Broward County provided the buyer with federal low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition. The seller was not disclosed.

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PORT WENTWORTH, GA. — JLL has arranged the $19.6 million sale of a 281,467-square-foot distribution center in Port Wentworth. The property is situated at 110 Little Hearst Parkway, within Savannah River International Trade Park and six miles from the Port of Savannah. The asset was delivered in 2019. Patrick Nally, Trent Agnew, Matt Wirth, Britton Burdette, Dennis Mitchell and Pete Pittroff of JLL represented the buyer, Exeter Property Group, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

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SARASOTA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.1 million sale of Beneva Oaks, a 40-unit affordable housing community in Sarasota. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 521 to 702 square feet. Communal amenities include a community room with a fully equipped kitchen. Beneva Oaks is located at 650 N. Beneva Road, three miles east of downtown Sarasota. Luis Baez, Miles Tombrink, Casey Babb and Shawn Rupp of Marcus & Millichap’s The Babb Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Though neither was disclosed, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the buyer was Beneva Redevelopment LP and the seller was an affiliate of Goodwill Manasota.

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CHICAGO — Ascend Real Estate Group has delivered Superior House, a 12-story, 33-unit luxury condominium tower located at 366 W. Superior St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. @properties Developer Services is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the project, which is currently 70 percent sold. Prices range from $1.8 million to $2.5 million. FitzGerald Associates Architects designed the building to include only four units per floor in order to increase privacy and natural light. Power Construction was the general contractor and Gary Lee Partners designed the interiors and amenity spaces, which include a rooftop deck, outdoor bar and lounge, vegetable garden, fenced dog run, entertainment room and fitness center.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis-based mall owner Simon Property Group has sued Gap Inc. for refusing to pay rent for stores temporarily closed during the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. The retailer owes three months of rent amounting to nearly $66 million. The lawsuit was filed in Delaware state court. Both Banana Republic and Old Navy fall under the Gap umbrella of brands. Gap is one of Simon’s biggest tenant in terms of rent. Simon has 412 stores that are leased to Gap, Banana Republic or Old Navy within its portfolio nationwide, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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