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GREEN OAKS, ILL. — NorthShore Care has signed a 161,585-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Green Oaks, about 35 northwest of Chicago. The property, located at the intersection of Rockland Road and I-94, is currently under construction and slated for completion in January 2020. Situated on 7.6 acres, the building will include a clear height of 32 feet, 33 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and parking for up to 188 cars. NorthShore Care, a provider of incontinence products, will move from its existing facility at 1200 Barclay Blvd. in Buffalo Grove upon completion of the new facility. Christopher Volkert of Colliers represented the landlord and developer, Panattoni, in the lease transaction. Whit Heitman of CBRE represented the tenant.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged an $11 million bridge loan with SunTrust for the acquisition of Cottonwood Forest Apartments in Jenison, a suburb of Grand Rapids. The 160-unit property features multiple two-story buildings. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Trillium Investments, which plans to upgrade the units.

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Aventura-Avondale-AZ

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Aventura, a multifamily property located at 10350 W. McDowell Road in Avondale, a western suburb of Phoenix. Boston Capital sold the property to an institutional investment manager for $65.4 million, or $160,294 per unit. Situated on 18.4 acres, Aventura features 408 apartments, a resort-style pool and 24-hour fitness center. Originally built in 2000, the property has undergone major improvements to its common areas and apartment interiors since 2016. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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4222-E-Thomas-Rd-Phoenix-AZ

PHOENIX — MIG Real Estate has completed the sale of Arcadia Gateway Center, a Class A office building located at 4222 E. Thomas Road in Phoenix. Clayton A. Varga, trustee of the Varga Revocable Trust, acquired the property for $17.2 million, or approximately $191 per square foot. Constructed in 1999, the four-story property features 90,225 square feet of office space, a three-story parking structure, building signage and large floorplans. At the time of sale, the multi-tenant property was 96 percent occupied. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Tim Whittemore of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller, while McAlister Cleary and Kelly O’Dea of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.

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West-Oaks

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has provided $10.9 million of preferred equity to Griffin Living for the construction of a seniors housing community in Thousand Oaks, approximately 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The community is West Oaks, a Class A development featuring 58 assisted living units and 28 memory care units in a 103,704-square-foot, two-story building. Irwin Partners Architects designed the property. “The Thousand Oaks community is an underserved area for seniors housing and memory care with high projections for unmet demand by 2020, yet this project is currently one of only two senior living developments approved in Thousand Oaks,” says Paul Griffin, chief executive officer of Griffin Living. The transaction is Canyon’s fourth investment with Griffin since 2013. The other projects include: The Viano at Riverwalk apartments in Riverside, Calif.; the Georgian Lakeside, a 95-unit assisted living and memory care residence in Roswell, Ga; and VivaBella at Simi Valley, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in Simi Valley, Calif.

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LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Bolour Associates has purchased 0.69 acres, located at 163-179 S. Vermont St. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, for $7.4 million. Simultaneous to the acquisition, Bolour signed long-term ground lease with an undisclosed quick-serve restaurant for the site. The site’s new tenant signed a 15-year, triple-net lease and is expected to complete tenant improvements on a standalone 3,209-square-foot building, located on the property, before opening for business. Alex Sachs and Brian Peterson of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the buyer and undisclosed seller. Michael Pakravan of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented Bolour in the lease transaction.

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Starbucks-Monrovia-CA

MONROVIA, CALIF. — Locker Realty Corp. has arranged the purchase of a restaurant and drive-thru property located West Huntington Drive in Monrovia. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.2 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the recently completed, 2,200-square-foot building, which is situated on 27,975 square feet of land. The tenant relocated to the new location, which includes a drive-thru and outdoor patio, from 621 W. Huntington Drive. The lease is a corporate signature Starbucks net lease with approximately 20 years remaining. Paul Locker and Kristine Locker of Locker Realty represented the buyer, while Pat Wade and Alex Kozakov of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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Over the past decade, Cincinnati has successfully positioned itself as a formidable Midwestern city, hungry for growth and innovation. Whether you’re a startup or a Fortune 500 company, the city (and its surrounding suburbs) can provide an attractive backdrop. The Cincinnati office market largely reflects this momentum. Demand in some areas has slowed, but the office market remains steady. In fact, the office market has experienced a flurry of activity in 2019 and is awash in new lease transactions and announcements of proposed new development. The first quarter of 2019 recorded a 1 percent drop in the entire market vacancy to 14.2 percent, according to Colliers International. The central business district (CBD)’s 12.2 percent vacancy is expected to drop another percentage point, as several pending leases are soon to be announced. I-71 North dominates The most active area is the I-71 North submarket, where five lease transactions came to fruition. Eversana leased 78,000 square feet at 8990 Duke Blvd., filling the former Express Scripts building just months after it went vacant. Worldpay took down 50,000 square feet at 8845 Governor’s Hill Drive across the street from its headquarters. Smith/Halleman Partners, the owner of the multi-building Governors Pointe, attracted Resurgent Capital …

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717-Texas-Houston

HOUSTON — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $208 million loan for the repositioning of 717 Texas, a 33-story office building in downtown Houston. Designed by HOK and developed by Hines in 2003, the property spans 697,300 square feet and includes coworking space on the 12th floor. The repositioning project will enhance the package of amenities, which includes a conference center, rooftop garden and workspace lounge. The renovation program will also upgrade the lobby, elevator, lighting and security consoles. A construction timeline was not released.

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DALLAS — Four Rivers Capital has begun construction of Weir’s Plaza, a 12-story office and retail building in the Knox-Henderson neighborhood of Dallas. The project will consist of 250,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet of retail space, about 70 percent of which will be occupied by Weir’s Furniture. International law firm Kirkland & Ellis has signed a 65,986-square-foot office lease to occupy the buildings’ top three floors, and WeWork has signed a 71,598-square-foot lease for coworking space. Tommy Nelson and Dennis Barnes of CBRE represented Four Rivers Capital in the lease negotiations. Kevin Kushner, Phil Puckett, Harlan Davis and Neal Puckett of CBRE, along with Brooke Armstrong of JLL, represented Kirkland & Ellis. Completion of the project is slated for 2021. CBRE represented the landlord in the office lease negotiations. Tim Jordan and Clint Coe of JLL arranged construction financing for the project through PCCP LLC.

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