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AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Research Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot office and industrial campus located within Austin’s Silicon Hills neighborhood. The sale included approximately 95 acres of undeveloped land on the city’s northwest side. Originally part of a 466-acre tract owned by Texas Instruments, Research Park includes 1 million square feet of manufacturing space that is leased to a subsidiary of Flex Ltd., a global electronics manufacturing firm. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Equity Commonwealth. Parmer Innovation Centers, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Karlin Real Estate, purchased the assets.  

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DALLAS — Westmount Realty Capital has purchased The View at Kessler, a 299-unit multifamily property located in the Kessler Park neighborhood of Dallas. Built in 1964, the 11-story building is situated adjacent to Stevens Park Golf Course and within a few miles of the Trinity River Corridor project, which will deliver the largest urban park in the country. The View at Kessler features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with up to 1,214 square feet per unit. Westmount will undertake a renovation program that will upgrade the lobby, café, pool area, fitness center, leasing center and elevator systems, as well as transform the 11th floor into a sky lounge with a kitchen, conference room and terrace. Avenue5 Residential will manage the property. The seller was not disclosed.

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TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Smart Living at Texas City LP (SLTC), a limited partnership controlled by developers Ronny Hecht and Avi Ron, has purchased 9.4 acres in Texas City for the development of a 234-unit apartment community. Designed by Ted Trout Architects, the Class A property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite or quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a kitchen and a dog park. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and be complete in the fourth quarter of 2020. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented the seller, First Baptist Church of Texas City, in the land acquisition.

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BOERNE AND ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged loan for the refinancing of Franklin Park Boerne and Franklin Park Round Rock, two 76-unit assisted living and memory care communities in metro Austin. The borrower was a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Franklin Development Properties. The borrower developed both properties in 2017. The communities feature a variety of amenities including a full-service hair and nail salon, theater, game room and a health and wellness center. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE arranged the loan, which carried a three-year term, floating interest rate and 24 months of interest-only payments, through a national bank. Franklin Apartment Management, Franklin Development’s management affiliate, will continue to operate the communities.

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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Terra has received a $91 million refinancing loan for its recently delivered Pines Garden at City Center. An affiliate of Mack Real Estate Group secured the loan on behalf of the developer. The lender and terms of the loan were not disclosed. Pines Garden is a 387-unit multifamily community situated within Pines City Center, a master-planned 47-acre development that includes 300,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and restaurant space. Pines Garden offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, children’s playroom, game room, swimming pool, coworking lounge and coffee bar, outdoor cooking area, gazebo, life-size chess board, dog park and play spaces.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Chicago Pacific Founders and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management, have purchased Twin Rivers Assisted Living and Memory Care, an 83-unit seniors housing community in Richardson. The property is situated on five acres on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. Grace Management will manage the property.

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STATE COLLEGE, PA. — CA Student Living has begun construction on HERE at State College, an $86 million, 227-unit student housing property located one block from Penn State University. The 12-story complex will feature more than 700 beds and house 30,000 square feet of retail space on the lower two levels. The general contractor is Missouri-based Brinkmann Constructors, and the architect is Shepley Bulfinch. HERE at State College is expected to open in fall 2020.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $65.3 million sale of Sawmill Point, a four-story, 280-unit waterfront community in Wilmington. Completed in 2017, the property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, bocce ball court, fire pits and a hammock garden. The complex fronts 815 feet along Cape Fear River, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. Alex Okulski, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, Sean Wood, Jason Kon and John Munroe of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between The Davis Cos., Gemini Partners LLC, Capital Properties, The Wills Cos., Fideli Investments and Symphony Properties LLC. Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the property.

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ATLANTA — Colliers International has arranged the $24.8 million sale of Midtown Atlanta’s Silhouette, a 10-story office building. Silhouette, known for the silhouettes of people painted on the side, is located at 1447 Peachtree St. Amenities include a renovated lobby and HVAC system, access to public transit and two electric car charging stations. Silver Spirit, a company that helps startup businesses, acquired the property. Colliers has been retained to handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. Hayes Swann and Aman Gaur of Colliers represented the seller, Dau Global, in the transaction.

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SUWANEE, GA. — Suwanee-based Regional Health Properties (RHP) has sold three of four skilled nursing properties located in Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia to affiliates of MED Healthcare Partners. The four-property transaction was previously disclosed by RHP in April. The three properties were sold for $26.1 million in a cash deal. RHP and MED agreed to extend the closing date on the fourth property located in Oklahoma to Sunday, Aug. 18. RHP used the cash proceeds from the sale to pay approximately $1 million in outstanding interest, fees and other costs and to repay $24.7 million in debt, which was secured by the four skilled nursing facilities, subject to the purchase and sale agreement. As a result of such repayment, RHP has paid back all debt owing to Pinecone Realty Partners II and Congressional Bank. For a period of three months following the repayment, Pinecone will continue to hold a right of first refusal to provide first mortgage financing for any acquisition of a healthcare facility by RHP and an exclusive option to refinance the company’s existing first mortgage loan on RHP’s Coosa Valley Health Care facility.

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