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BRASELTON, GA. — Chateau Elan Winery & Resort will undergo a $25 million renovation, which is scheduled for completion in November. Atlanta-based Blur Workshop will lead the transformation, which will introduce a modern design while delivering a Southern concept with French undertones. The renovation will overhaul 251 guestrooms, 24 suites, the resort lobby, winery and four new food and beverage vendors. An affiliate of Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital bought the winery in January 2018. Chateau Elan is situated 46 miles northeast of Atlanta and offers guests 40,000 square feet of meeting space, a 35,000-square-foot spa, 45 holes of golf and a tennis center.

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NEWNAN, GA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two industrial facilities, one located in Newnan and the other in Orlando. IOV purchased the metro Atlanta property from Spancrete for $5.5 million. The vacant former concrete facility sits on 41.3 acres and will be fully redeveloped into a transportation and heavy equipment storage facility. The site is located at 95 Newnan South Industrial Drive, three miles from Interstate 85 and 42 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. The Orlando asset was bought for $3.4 million from a private seller. Sitting on 6.5 acres at 3732 Bryn Mawr St., the property offers 63 dock-high doors and three drive-thru bays. The facility is fully leased to ABF Freight System Inc.

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AIKEN, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Aiken Exchange, a 101,488-square-foot shopping center in Aiken that is shadow-anchored by Target. Built in 2002 about 20 miles northeast of downtown Augusta, the property is anchored by PetSmart and Planet Fitness. Zach Taylor and Taylor McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, Lamar Cos., in the transaction. Marc Strauss, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, Aiken Exchange Plaza LLC. The buyer purchased the shopping center in a 1031 exchange.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco) has hired Steve Witten to focus on acquisitions as the new senior advisor to the REIT’s chairman and CEO, Terry Considine. Witten previously worked with Marcus & Millichap for the past 20 years, where he helped found the firm’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division. Witten will be based in Fort Lauderdale and will focus on providing support for Aimco to increase its multifamily portfolio across South Florida. Witten graduated from Temple University in 1972 and completed the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) program in 1984.

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NEW YORK CITY — HFF has secured $97.1 million in financing for 111 Leroy, a luxury condominium development in Manhattan’s West Village. HFF arranged the two-year, floating-rate financing through Rialto Capital Management on behalf of the borrower, Property Markets Group. Loan proceeds were used to finance unsold condo inventory at the development, which consists of 13 residences and four townhomes totaling approximately 50,000 square feet. HFF previously arranged construction financing for the project, which is now in the final stages of development. The property will include a 24-hour doorman, gym, resident’s lounge and landscaped yard with a fire pit and barbecue area. Christopher Peck and Kristen Knapp of HFF made up the debt placement team.

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SHREWSBURY, N.J. — Investment and development firm Capitol Seniors Housing and operator Chelsea Senior Living have opened The Chelsea at Shrewsbury, an assisted living and memory care community located approximately 20 miles south of New York City. Development costs were estimated at $29.3 million for the three-story, 73,000-square-foot property. The community features a total of 85 units, 27 of which are for memory care. Meyer Senior Living Studio, based in the Philadelphia area, designed the community. Chelsea will collaborate with Shrewsbury’s Guild of Creative Arts, the oldest and largest art community in New Jersey, for amenities and activities. Chelsea Senior Living operates more than 17 communities, including 14 in New Jersey. In addition to The Chelsea at Shrewsbury, Capitol Seniors Housing is currently building another community Chelsea will operate in Greenburgh, N.Y., slated to open this September.

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NEW YORK CITY — Knotel, a locally based designer and builder of flexible office space, has signed leases to open two locations totaling 70,924 square feet in New York City. Knotel will open a 43,520-square-foot space at 88 Pine Street in the Financial District and a 27,404-square-foot space at 1407 Broadway in Times Square. Elie Reiss of Skylight Leasing represented Knotel in negotiations for the first lease, and Michael Cohen and John Pavone of Colliers International represented Knotel in the second deal, which is a sublease from web hosting company GoDaddy. Jon Wheels and Chris Perry of Aquila Commercial represented GoDaddy in the latter transaction. Knotel, which operates locations in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris and Brazil, now has a global footprint of more than 3 million square feet across 200 sites.

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PITTSBURGH — CBRE has arranged a 20,000-square-foot office lease for the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh at Warner Centre, located at 332 Fifth Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh. The agency will occupy the entire fourth floor of the building. CBRE’s Christopher Koch, leasing agent for Warner Centre, negotiated the lease on behalf of the building’s owner, JJ Operating Inc., a family-owned real estate investment and management company based in New York City. The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, plans to occupy Warner Centre this summer. The move will provide the agency with the efficiency of operating on a single floor versus multiple floors at its existing Wood Street location. Warner Centre is situated in the center of downtown Pittsburgh, located next to the newly completed Point Park Playhouse. The landlord recently made improvements to the lobby of Warner Centre and plans to make upgrades to the elevators beginning this year. The mission of the Urban League is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power, and civil rights. The HUD-certified housing counseling agency offers a wide variety of programs.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1.6 million sale of a retail building in Ridgewood, Queens. Located at 57-45 Myrtle Ave., the three-story property is currently operating as a pet store but the tenant is expected to vacate the space. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthymiou of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Robert F. Gentile, in the transaction. The buyer was investor Isaac Azizian.

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SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — MBK Rental Living has acquired a 14.5-acre land site in Santa Maria for the development of Azure, a multifamily property. Easton Plaza LP sold the site for an undisclosed price. Upon completion, Azure will feature 318 two- and three-story garden-style apartments ranging in size from 406 square feet to 1,211 square feet. Community amenities will include two swimming pools, two hot tubs, a dog park, sports court, fitness center and playground. Grading of the site is slated for this spring, with leasing expected to begin in mid- to late-2020.

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