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ATLANTA — Taurus Investment Holdings LLC has acquired 251 North, a 192-unit multifamily community at the juncture of Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward and Midtown. Located at 300 Cityline Ave. NE, 251 North offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor grilling station, cardio-based fitness center, 24-hour laundry facility and covered parking. 251 North was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. HFF, a JLL company and member of Freddie Mac’s Optigo lending network, provided a 10-year, $24.9 million acquisition loan with a floating interest rate through the agency’s Green Advantage program. Details of the buyer’s renovation plans and the sales price were not disclosed.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Callaway Golf Co. will open a 783,465-square-foot distribution center at AllianceTexas, Hillwood’s 26,000-acre master-planned community in Fort Worth. The sporting goods company, which produces and distributes clubs, apparel and other golf accessories, has operated out of AllianceTexas for nearly a decade and is quadrupling its current footprint with this deal. The opening is scheduled for early 2020.

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LANCASTER, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for Rolling Hills Apartment Homes, a 384-unit asset located in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster. The property features a dog park, fitness center, pool and a playground. Dougherty arranged the 12-year loan, which carried a 30-year amortization schedule, through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, RHP202 LLC.

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DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Fountains of Woodmeadow, a 241-unit apartment community in Dallas. Built in1985 on five acres, the property is located in the Lake Highlands area north of downtown. Amenities include a pool and an outdoor grilling area. Bard Hoover, Nick Fluellen, Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Giuseppe Thum of IPA represented the seller, a Dallas-based corporation, in the transaction. The IPA team also secured the buyer, a Los Angeles-based limited liability firm.

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HOUSTON — Ilan Investments has broken ground on Arella on Jones, a 229-unit seniors housing community in northwest Houston. The property will offer units averaging 975 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, dog park, outdoor putting green, gaming area, theater room, fitness center, library, salon, business center and a library. Meeks + Partners is the architect for the project, and Spring Valley Construction is the general contractor. The opening is scheduled for summer 2022.

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SAN ANTONIO — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc., a Dallas-based REIT, has sold the 251-room Marriott Plaza San Antonio for $34 million. The sales price represents a capitalization rate of 4.9 percent. Located near the city’s RiverWalk area, the hotel features a fitness center, pool and meeting and event space. The buyer was not disclosed.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — A joint venture between Wexford Lodging Advisors and Trinity Private Equity Group has purchased the 398-room Marriott Kansas City Overland Park. The purchase price was not disclosed. The joint venture plans to invest approximately $17 million to upgrade the hotel’s guest rooms and public spaces. Davidson Hotels and Resorts will operate the hotel. In addition to a renovation of the meeting space and lobby, plans call for the addition of Marriott’s M Club concierge lounge and a new fitness center. Located at 10800 Metcalf Ave., the 11-story hotel is situated on I-435.

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ELYRIA, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired a 159,000-square-foot property at Midway Mall formerly occupied by Dillard’s in Elyria, about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property sits on 18 acres. Earlier this year, ICP purchased the Sears building and Sears auto center on the western edge of the mall. ICP intends to redevelop the property, but specific plans have not been disclosed. Best Buy, Dunham’s Sports and Johnny K’s Power Sports anchor the 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall.

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STREETSBORO, OHIO — Curtis-Layer Design Build has broken ground on a 150,000-square-foot speculative warehouse in Streetsboro, about 30 miles southeast of Cleveland. The building will feature precast concrete and glass panels and a clear height of 32 feet. The site is located near the Frost Road interchange at I-480 and approximately a half-mile from the Ohio Turnpike. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2020. Bob Brehmer of NAI Pleasant Valley is marketing the property for lease. A private investment group is the developer and MPG Architects is the architect. Chemical Bank provided construction financing.

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CHICAGO — CommonGrounds Workplace has signed a 10-year lease for 30,783 square feet at 33 North LaSalle in Chicago’s financial district. CommonGrounds is a coworking company that provides flexible space solutions and services for companies of all sizes. There are currently nine U.S. locations open, with 11 additional locations scheduled to open in 2019 and early 2020. The lease at 33 North LaSalle includes the entire second and third floors of the 38-story office tower, which was constructed in 1928 and renovated in 2016. Amenities include a bike room, fitness center, conference room and catering kitchen. The renovation of the CommonGrounds space will be overseen by the company’s in-house design division. Chicago-based Partners by Design is the architect of record. Jon Cordell and Jess O’Hara of Newmark Knight Frank represented ownership, The John Buck Co., in the lease transaction. Jim Suber of Strategic Real Estate Advisory represented CommonGrounds, which expects to expand its footprint to 2 million square feet across 50 locations in the next 24 months.

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