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MIAMI — WeWork has signed a four-floor lease within the 55-story Southeast Financial Center, Miami’s tallest office building. WeWork will move into the space in phases, with two floors expected to open by the end of 2019 and the other two floors expected to be ready in summer 2020. Southeast Financial Center is located at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami. Southeast Financial Center is attached to The Cube, a 15-story office building that will offer WeWork members and others access to a fitness center, 30,000-square-foot outdoor plaza and access to I-95. Eric Groffman and Donald Cartwright of JLL represented the landlord, Ponte Gadea Biscayne LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthew Goodman and Jeffrey Gordon of JLL represented WeWork.

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corp. has topped off Two Lakes Edge, a 386-unit multifamily project located within its Hughes Landing development in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. Units at the property will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations and average 997 square feet. Amenities will include a sports lounge, coworking space, individual storage units, fitness center and a pool. Residents will also have access to bikes and kayaks at no cost. Completion is slated for spring 2020, with preleasing scheduled to begin by year’s end.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between EverWest Real Estate Investors, George Oliver Cos. and WHI Real Estate Partners has sold UpCycle, an 81,660-square-foot office building located on Sixth Street in East Austin. The property was completed in 2018 as an adaptive reuse project and is fully leased to Texas-based grocer H-E-B. Amenities include patio space, collaborative areas, a coffee bar, fitness center and conference space. Drew Fuller, Kelsey Roop Shebay, Coler Yoakam and Michael George of HFF represented the joint venture in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Financial Federal Bank has provided $29.4 million in HUD construction and permanent financing for a 288-unit multifamily project in north Austin. Financial Federal Bank, in partnership with PGIM, originated the financing was secured under HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The nonrecourse loan carries a 40-year term and a fixed interest rate. Construction is expected to last two years.

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DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Newport Landing, a 185-unit multifamily community located in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas. Built in 1971, the property offers a pool, fitness center, playground, business center and a basketball court. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an international private investor, in the sale. The duo also procured the Dallas-based buyer, which acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 42,050-square-foot industrial facility located at 3600 S. Thomas Road in Oklahoma City. The sales price was approximately $2.9 million. Jason Hammock, Caitlin Mazaheri and John Lenochan of CBRE represented the seller, Abadan Properties LLC, in the transaction. Brett Price of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer, OKC Thomas Road Industrial LLC.

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SEATTLE — Security Properties and Rockwood Capital have acquired Legacy at Pratt Park, a mixed-used property located 1800 S. Jackson St. in Seattle’s Central District, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2009, Legacy at Pratt Park features 249 apartments, as well as four retail spaces totaling 6,720 square feet. The property offers 360-degree views of the Seattle skyline, Elliott Bay, Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Mountains. Amenities include three rooftop decks, a fitness center, resident lounge, business center, pet wash room, package room, theater room, bike room and controlled building entry. The buyers plan to renovate all units to an interior spec consistent with that of new construction in the area, along with common area improvements. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the asset.

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LOS ANGELES — Realm Group, a joint venture between Newport Beach, Calif.-based Realm Real Estate and Irvine, Calif.-based The Bascom Group, has purchased a 1.5-acre site, located at 675 S. Bixel St. in downtown Los Angeles. Realm Group entitled the site for the development of a 36-story, 422-unit mixed-use high-rise multifamily building. The concrete, steel and glass tower will have a loft-style design and feature a rooftop sky lounge providing views of the city’s skyline. A 40,000-square-foot amenity deck on the fifth floor will feature a pool terrace and dog park. Construction is slated to commence in 2020. Charles Halladay, Jamie Kline, Nicholas Lench and Samuel Godfrey of HFF facilitated the land financing. Starwood Property Trust provided the debt financing for the land purchased.

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NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Ares Corp. and Douglaston Development will develop 601 West 29th Street, a 931-unit residential tower that will be located at the intersection of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards and West Chelsea neighborhoods. The property, which will span a full city block and rise 58 stories, will comprise 697 market-rate units and 234 affordable units, as well as 186 parking spaces and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor terraces, resident lounges and pet care services. A syndicate of banks led by HSBC and including Bank of China and Raymond James Bank provided construction financing. Greystone arranged the debt. Demolition work on the site is underway and completion is slated for late 2022.

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COLTON, CALIF. — CIT Group’s Real Estate Finance division has provided $48.2 million in senior secured financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of The District at Grand Terrace, a multifamily property located in Colton. The borrower, an investment fund managed by Tower 16 Capital Partners, previously announced its purchase of the property. Situated on 15 acres, the property features 352 garden-style apartment units. The financing includes funding for interior and exterior renovations of the property.

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