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JESSUP, MD. — M&T Realty Capital Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank, has provided a $62.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the permanent financing of The Elms at Shannon’s Glen, a 364-unit multifamily community in Jessup, roughly 15 miles southwest of Baltimore. Matthew Hodson and Debra Goldstein of M&T Realty Capital structured the 12-year loan with eight years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Elm Street Development. The McLean, Va.-based company developed the community in 2016. M&T Bank provided construction financing for the project. The Elms at Shannon’s Glen includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units with granite countertops, Energy Star appliances and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fire pit, bocce ball court, fitness center, yoga room, dog park and a community garden.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Aptitude Development is set to break ground on The Marshall Louisville, a 591-bed student housing community located near the University of Louisville. The 10-story property will offer fully furnished units with shared amenities including a 2,500-square-foot, outdoor terrace on the top floor; a gym; study lounges; and game rooms with views of Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby. Aptitude Development is working with Prescient to virtually plan, design and construct the building. BSB Design has also been tapped to assist with design, and Whittenberg Construction will build the project. Aptitude Development expects to wrap up construction on the community in fall 2020.

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MIAMI — Miami-based CGI Merchant Group LLC has received $40.8 million in loans from Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC to refinance an office building in Coral Gables and three office properties in Palm Beach and Martin counties. According to its website, Starwood provided a $25 million loan for 55 Miracle Mile, a four-story, 65,242-square-foot office building in Coral Gables. The property was built in 2004 and is 96 percent leased to 19 tenants.   Starwood also provided a $15.8 million loan to refinance The Nexus Portfolio, a three-building suburban office portfolio totaling 128,563 square feet in Lake Worth, West Palm Beach and Stuart. The portfolio operates as executive suites and is 93 percent leased to 350 tenants. CGI originally acquired the assets in 2013.

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HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — A joint venture between The Preiss Co. and TH Real Estate has acquired The Forum at Sam Houston, a 450-bed student housing property serving Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, basketball and volleyball courts, fitness center, outdoor lounge and two pet parks. The new ownership will renovate the property this fall. The seller was not disclosed.

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DALLAS — Crescent Real Estate LLC has topped out The Luminary, a 104,979-square-foot creative office building in Dallas’ West End neighborhood. A partnership between Crescent and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital acquired the property, which was designed by Dallas-based architecture firm Corgan, in 2017. Following the seven-story expansion, The Luminary is now the tallest building in the West End.

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SAN DIEGO — Phase 3 Real Estate Partners has received a $149 million refinancing for Genesis Campus Point, a life science campus in the University Town Center (UTC) submarket of San Diego. Located at 4224 and 4242 Campus Point Court and 10210 Campus Point Drive, the three-building campus features 314,135 square feet of state-of-the-art life science space. Additionally, the campus includes an underground parking facility; an amenity building featuring a fitness center with lap pool, yoga studio, spin studio and showers/lockers; an on-site restaurant; and conference centers. Current tenants include Poseida Therapeutics, MabPlex USA, Heron Therapeutics, Celgene, Tocagen, BioLabs San Diego LLC and AveXis Inc. Tim Wright, Todd Sugimoto and Olga Walsh of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.

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DALLAS — Coworking office firm WeWork will open a 52,000-square-foot location within Victory Park, a 75-acre mixed-use development in Uptown Dallas. Scheduled to open in early 2019, WeWork’s new space will comprise two floors of the Victory Plaza building located at 3090 Olive St. According to the company website, the Victory Park location will be WeWork’s sixth in the DFW metroplex.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has acquired Century Hall, a 318-bed residence hall located on the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus in Mesa, for $27 million. Built in 2012, the community is located at the heart of campus adjacent to the university’s student union building, dining and recreational facilities. The property offers shared amenities including two multi-purpose rooms, a resident community kitchen, group study rooms, student activity lounges on each floor, and on-site classroom space. Capstone Management Partners will manage the property in collaboration with the university. “We are excited to partner with Arizona State University and support the university’s efforts to provide their students with much needed high-quality student accommodations,” says Christopher Merrill, CEO of Harrison Street.

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ALOHA, ORE. — Trion Properties has acquired Springbrook Gardens, a multifamily property located at 6300 SW 188th Court in Aloha, a suburb of Portland. A private seller sold the property for $10.5 million in an off-market transaction. Built in 1971, the property features 84 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floorplans spread across 21 four-plex buildings. Trion Properties plans to complete strategic value-add renovations to the asset, including upgrades to kitchen cabinetry and appliances, unit flooring, bathroom cabinetry and countertops, as well as renovations to exterior landscaping and outdoor amenities. Liz Tilbury and Ben Murphy of Tilbury Ferguson Investment Real Estate represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Continental Partners arranged a $5.4 million acquisition loan for the borrower.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $14.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Running Brook Apartments, a 232-unit market-rate multifamily community in Arlington. The 12-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, was arranged through a partnership with Old Capital Lending. The borrower was RBA202 LLC.

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