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DURHAM, N.C. — Audubon Communities has acquired Oak Creek Village, a 500-unit apartment community located at the intersection of Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard and Garrett Road in Durham. The name of the seller and the sales price were not disclosed. Audubon will invest $4.6 million in capital improvements for the property — originally constructed in 1972 — and rename the community The Garrett. Planned improvements include replacement of the existing leasing office with a new facility that will include a new fitness center and residential lounge, roof replacement, landscape improvements and updates to the pool, playground and other outdoor amenities. Legacy Capital Partners is Audubon’s equity partner on the transaction. Audubon financed the deal with an acquisition and construction loan from PGIM Real Estate Finance. The deal marks Atlanta-based Audubon’s first investment in the North Carolina market and the company’s third deal with Legacy Capital Partners.

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CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Studio+ will provide architecture and interior design services for Thrive at Four Mile Cove, a 140-unit seniors housing community in Cape Coral, located on the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. Fortress Ventures is developing the community on 11 acres. Development costs are estimated at $31 million. The community will offer 60 independent living units, 48 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. The project is scheduled for completion in January 2019.

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CHICAGO — HFF has arranged a $159.2 million recapitalization of an 11-property industrial portfolio totaling 2.8 million square feet in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between Brennan Investment Group, Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC and Gatehouse Financial Group Limited, as well as the buyer, a new joint venture between Brennan Investment Group and Sidra Capital. Goldman Sachs provided a 10-year loan on behalf of the new owner. The fully leased portfolio, known as USIPA, is triple-net leased to nine tenants and features single-tenant buildings ranging from 90,000 to 578,000 square feet. Clear heights range from 17 feet to 34 feet. Claudio Sgobba, Christopher Carroll, Robin Stolberg, Kurt Sarbaugh, Matthew Schoenfeldt and Jules Sherwood of HFF made up the debt and equity placement team.

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AUSTELL, GA. — Resource Apartment REIT III Inc., through a wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired Tramore Village, a 324-unit apartment community in Austell, roughly 17 miles northwest of Atlanta. Constructed in 1999, the community features two swimming pools, a fitness center and a lighted tennis court. The sales price and name of the seller were not disclosed.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE AND LAKE ELMO, MINN. — US Storage Centers, in partnership with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, has acquired two self-storage facilities in Minnesota for an undisclosed price. Both properties, which feature climate-controlled units, will be rebranded as US Storage Centers. One of the facilities, a 922-unit, 83,264-square-foot property, is located in White Bear Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The other is a 790-unit facility with 69,038 square feet of self-storage space in Lake Elmo, about 24 miles east of Minneapolis. US Storage Centers currently manages approximately 8 million square feet of self-storage space nationwide.

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WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated a 125,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal on behalf of Leslie’s Poolmart Inc. in West Chicago, about 38 miles west of the Windy City. The property is located at 320 Industrial Drive. Phoenix-based Leslie’s, which sells swimming pool and spa supplies, will use the space for warehousing products. Jerry Jacobs of NKF represented Leslie’s in the lease transaction. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of NKF served as local advisors. David Prell of CBRE represented the landlord, Colony NorthStar Inc.

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CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial has brokered the $6.8 million sale of a retail building in Chicago’s Elston corridor. The 81,700-square-foot property is situated on 1.5 acres at 2525 N. Elston Ave. Artsupply.com and Johnstone Supply are two of the property’s tenants. Jose Colon represented the buyer in the sale. Both the buyer and seller were investment groups based in the Chicago area.

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LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between SunCap Property Group and Colony NorthStar has acquired a 40-acre development site located at the southeast corner of N. Las Vegas and N. Lamb boulevards in Las Vegas. The partnership plans to develop SunPoint Crossing, a Class A light industrial campus on the site. Spanning three buildings, the campus will feature 752,838 square feet of industrial space. Divisible to 35,000 square feet, the buildings will feature tilt-up concrete construction, 32-foot clear ceiling heights, ESFR sprinklers, dock-height and grade-level doors with trailer parking. Construction is slated to begin this summer for delivery of shell buildings in summer 2019. Jeremy Green and Tyler Ecklund of CBRE’s Las Vegas office is handling marketing for the development.

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ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Koelsch Communities has announced plans for Laguna Springs Senior Community, a 240,000-square-foot seniors housing property in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June for a planned opening in December 2019. Development costs were estimated at $71 million. Located on 11 acres, the project will feature The Park at Laguna Springs Independent Living and The Gardens at Laguna Springs Memory Care. The independent living portion will be a three-story building housing 135 apartments plus 16 single-story homes. The memory care portion can house up to 70 residents in various stages of memory loss. Koelsch Communities will manage the property upon completion. The company is developing the project in partnership with RJ Development, with Koelsch Construction acting as general contractor. Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will design the interiors.

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