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NEW YORK CITY — New York-based developer Sam Changhas acquired a 9,983-square-foot lot in Long Island City with plans to build a branded hotel on the site. The sales price for the property, located at 38-15 9th St., was $6.5 million. Construction of the hotel is expected to begin this year. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, BNC Hospitality, in the transaction. The development site allows up to 49,917 buildable square feet for commercial or hotel development.

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HUDSON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of 1 Cabot Road, a 69,272-square-foot office building in Hudson, about 30 miles west of Boston. Craig Johnston, Garry Holmes, and Jim Bartholomew of R.W. Holmes represented the seller, K & L Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Creative Cabot LLC. The property features a fitness center with showers, a lobby and two retail stores.

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MIAMI — KKR and Parkway Property Investments LLC have acquired Sabadell Financial Center, a 30-story office tower located at 1111 Brickell Ave. in Miami’s Brickell submarket. PGIM Real Estate Investors sold the asset for $250 million after acquiring the building in 2013 for $184.3 million, according to The Real Deal. Square Mile Capital Management LLC originated acquisition financing on behalf of the new owners. The building was constructed in 2000 in conjunction with the adjacent JW Marriott Hotel. The tower features panoramic views of Miami and Biscayne Bay, roughly 18,000 square feet of green space, an onsite café and deli, fitness center and an airport shuttle service. KKR and Parkway plan to renovate the building’s common areas. The building houses tenants including Sabadell United Bank, Telefonica USA, Ferragamo, Hunton & Williams, Baker & McKenzie, Regus and Barclays.

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KENNESAW, GA. — Varner Developers has submitted plans to the City of Kennesaw for a $65 million mixed-use project located at the current site of Kennesaw Crossing, a shopping center located roughly 27 miles northwest of Atlanta in Kennesaw. The proposed project would include a 140-room hotel, two single-story retail buildings totaling 22,000 square feet, three multifamily buildings with a total of 274 units, two office condominium buildings totaling 9,750 square feet and the positioning of future pedestrian connectivity to the Noonday Trail and other planned pedestrian infrastructure. If approved, Kennesaw Crossing would be completely demolished to make way for the new development. Applications are scheduled to be heard and considered by the mayor and city council for final action on Monday, June 18.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $47.8 million sale of One Imeson Distribution Center, a two-story, 1.7 million-square-foot industrial building located within Jacksonville’s Imeson Industrial Park. The property includes a 12.3-acre container storage area, as well as a 24.2-acre site that can accommodate an expansion or future build-to-suit development. Mike Davis, Karl Johnston, Tyler Newman, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, GIV Imeson LLC. Arsenault Holdings LLC acquired the asset. One Imeson includes 1.5 million square feet of industrial space and 248,317 square feet of office space. The building was 74 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bacardi, General Dynamics, Komyo America (Honda), Venus Swimware, the Jacksonville Supervisor of Elections and Samsonite. The property was constructed in 1974 and was last renovated in 2015. Improvements included an entire new roofing system, new chillers, lighting upgrades and various cosmetic improvements.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Louisville-based Brown-Forman Corp. has opened Old Forester Distilling Co. at 119 W. Main St. on Louisville’s famed Whiskey Row. The 70,000-square-foot distillery represents a $45 million investment and is housed in the same building that the brand called home in the early 1900s. The distillery features a 44-foot-tall copper column still, designed and constructed by Vendome Copper & Brass Works. The new distillery will add production capacity of approximately 100,000 gallons annually and will be open for tours seven days a week, with tastings available in the Old Forester Tasting Room. Old Forester Distilling joins 10 other distilleries as an official member of the Kentucky Bourbon Trails tour. In addition to Old Forester, Brown-Forman Corp. produces Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, el Jimador and Woodford Reserve.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $26 million loan for the refinancing of a 120,000-square-foot office building in Charlotte’s Arysley submarket. According to the Charlotte Business Journal, the property, known as One Silver Crescent, opened in February and is fully leased to Jeld-Wen, a window and door manufacturer. The name of the borrower was not disclosed.

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MISSOURI — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Co. LLC, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., have entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of eight skilled nursing facilities throughout Missouri for $88.2 million. The undisclosed properties total 1,112 beds and approximately 384,000 square feet. The portfolio is fully leased under a 15-year absolute net lease. As of June 13, the REIT has acquired a 2.7 million-square-foot portfolio of 45 medical office buildings, senior housing facilities and skilled nursing facilities in 16 states.

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ITASCA, ILL. — United Business Mail (UBM) has signed a 203,000-square-foot industrial lease in Itasca. The company will fully occupy the space at 801 Bryn Mawr Ave. UBM’s former facility in Bensenville is under contract to an undisclosed buyer. The new Itasca property will serve as UBM’s Midwest hub and features a clear height of 24 feet, 15 exterior docks, one drive-in door and 6,100 square feet of office space. At 2,500 amps, the building has more than five times the power typically found in these types of properties. UBM will use the increased power capacity to run dozens of mail sorting machines and air conditioning systems. Steve Kohn of Colliers International represented UBM in the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. UBM provides commingle services, which involves presorting mail to maximize savings on postage.

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AMES, IOWA — Arrimus Capital has sold the 518-bed Stadium View in Ames for $44 million. The Class A student housing property is located adjacent to Iowa State University. The property, which features 197 units with a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans, is currently 99 percent occupied and more than 80 percent pre-leased for the 2018-2019 academic year. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, study lounge and fire pit. Arriumus used a Delaware Statutory Trust to sell the property to 1031 exchange buyers who otherwise might not have been able to purchase it on their own, according to the company. The buyer was not disclosed. Arrimus acquired the asset in December 2017.

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