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EDISON, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $53 million sale of Festival Plaza, a 151,763-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Edison. Asian grocer H Mart anchors the center, which is located at 1711-1783 Lincoln Highway. Other tenants include C2 Tutoring, China Trust Bank and Sunbright Hair Salon. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, Edison I LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a local private investor. The population within three miles of the center is 131,555, according to CBRE.

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NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the $10 million sale of 227 4th Ave., a historic former public bath in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. TerraCRG represented the seller, New York-based Greystone Development, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. The building was first constructed in 1910 as Public Bath No. 7 to serve the largely immigrant population of Park Slope. The building was the last of Brooklyn’s public baths and was designed in Renaissance Revival style by architect Raymond F. Almirall. In 1937 the building was converted into a gymnasium and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Greystone acquired the 16,700-square-foot property in 2014 and completed renovations and restorations to the property. The building is currently leased to Blink Fitness.

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BRAINTREE, MASS. — NKF Capital Markets has orchestrated the sale of Blue Hills Medical Center in Braintree for $11.5 million. Braintree is 13 miles south of Boston. Located at 340 Wood Road, the 48,617-square-foot Blue Hills Medical Center is 100 percent leased to 14 tenants. The tenant roster includes Milton Pediatrics, MassGeneral Hospital for Children and South Shore Hospital. NKF represented the seller, Jumbo Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Novaya Real Estate Ventures.

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged two new leases and six lease renewals totaling 90,000 square feet at the Westchester One, a 21-story, 907,000-square-foot office tower in White Plains. The property is located at 44 S. Broadway in the central business district of White Plains. Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive leasing agent for building owner Argent Ventures. The two new leases included a 9,982-square-foot lease for nursing agency Senior Home Care and a 3,286-square-foot lease for Cognetic Capital Advisors. The renewals included a 46,682-square-foot lease by insurance broker Willis Towers Watson; a 17,728-square-foot lease by French banker Societe Generale; and an 8,974-square-foot lease by Trans-Continental Credit and Collection. Additionally, software company Nexant will relocate from the fourth floor to 5,951 square feet on the fifth floor. Argent Ventures is in the process of a multi-million-dollar capital improvement plan that will include an expanded and updated cafeteria, enhanced lobby finishes, parking garage renovations and elevator upgrades.

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PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 15-unit apartment portfolio in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. The sales price equates to approximately $100,000 per unit. The portfolio is located at 1417-1419 E. Columbia Ave. and 1243 E. Susquehanna Ave. Andrew Townsend, Clarke Talone, Joseph Sutow and Ridge MacLaren of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, which had owned the properties for more than a decade. The buyer was a private real estate investment group and was also represented by Marcus & Millichap.

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NEW YORK CITY — MCR and MORSE Development has secured a $230 million construction loan for the transformation of the former TWA Flight Center and construction of the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport. M&T Bank arranged the loan and provided $60 million of the financing package, which involved several banks. The redevelopment of the property will include a complete restoration of the 1962 Eero Saarinen-designed midcentury modern building that served as a TWA air terminal from 1962 to 2001. In 2005, the flight center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Scheduled for completion in spring 2019, the TWA Hotel will include 512 rooms with views of JFK’s runways and the TWA Flight Center, as well as a 50,000-square-foot event center. The property will be JFK’s first on-site, full-service hotel. The completed project will include six restaurants and eight bars, including a cocktail lounge inside of a repurposed Lockheed Constellation “Connie” L-1649A Starliner positioned on the tarmac. The hotel will offer connections to JFK Terminal 5 via the flight center’s iconic arrival tubes, made famous by the 2002 film Catch Me if You Can. The flight center will also house a museum focused on the …

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EL CAMPO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Ridgeline Property Group will develop SW International Gateway Business Park, a 540-acre industrial development that will be located in El Campo, about 75 miles southwest of Houston. Upon completion, the rail-served property will be able to accommodate up to 10 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial is funding the project, which will include warehouse, manufacturing and distribution facilities. NAI Partners will market the property. The groundbreaking is scheduled for June 19. A timetable for occupancy of the first buildings has not yet been established.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Houston-based PRMG will develop Hidden Springs, a $40 million senior living community that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of McKinney. The property will span 215,000 square feet and include 132 independent living units, 40 assisted living units and 28 memory care units. Amenities will include an art studio, dog park, community market, library, media room, putting green and a salon/spa. The groundbreaking is scheduled for this summer and initial occupancy is expected to begin in July 2019.

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HOUSTON — EDENS, a retail developer with six offices across the country, will redevelop Uptown Park, a shopping center totaling roughly 154,000 square feet in Houston. The redevelopment project will add shaded walkways that connect the buildings and enhance the property’s common areas. All retailers will remain open during the project. In addition, Flower Child, an Arizona-based healthy food concept, will open a restaurant at Uptown Park this summer as part of the redevelopment.  

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SAN ANTONIO — Worth & Associates has broken ground on Inwood Village I, a two-story office building in San Antonio that will total approximately 76,000 square feet. The Class A property will consist of 23 suites ranging in size from 1,500 to 3,000 square feet. Amenities will include a common break room and conference room for all tenants, as well as an outdoor patio and deck. Occupancy is slated for December. The property will be part of the Inwood Village development, which at full build-out will total roughly 148,000 square feet of office space across two buildings.

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