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RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — DealPoint Merrill has acquired the former Sears store at Richmond Town Square Mall in Richmond Heights, about 13 miles northeast of Cleveland. The 248,000-square-foot Sears store has been vacant since March 2017. DealPoint Merrill plans to redevelop the store into a $70 million project featuring a 375-unit luxury apartment property, a 98-key hotel and 8,000 square feet of restaurant space. Joseph Khouri of CBRE brokered the sale of the Sears store. Sears was the seller. DealPoint Merrill previously purchased the former Macy’s store at the mall with plans to transform it into a self-storage property.

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MISSOURI — Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., which is co-sponsored by American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Co. LLC, has acquired a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities located throughout the state of Missouri for $88.2 million. The portfolio comprises eight facilities totaling 1,112 licensed beds and approximately 385,000 square feet. Affiliates of Reliant Care Management Group sold the properties, and will continue to operate them under a 15-year absolute net lease with two 10-year renewal options. (Under terms of an absolute net lease, the tenant is responsible for all expenses and repairs relating to the building, including the roof and structure.) The lease includes annual rent escalations tied to the consumer price index with a floor of 2 percent and a cap of 3 percent. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV financed the acquisition using cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving line of credit with Bank of America NA and Keybank NA. The specific names and locations of the properties were not disclosed.

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ROCKFORD, ILL. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 106-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rockford for an undisclosed price. Minnesota-based Oliver Cos. purchased the asset. Jeff Preston and Tom Sommer of HREC represented the sellers, North Central Group and Raymond Management Co. The hotel, located near I-90, features a complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi, a fitness center and pool. Fairfield Inn & Suites is part of the Marriott chain of hotels.

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CHICAGO — Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA) has signed a 23,615-square-foot office lease to relocate to 1 Prudential Plaza in Chicago. The architectural firm will relocate form 12,907 square feet at 30 W. Monroe St. upon build-out of its space in April 2019. Geoffrey Kasselman, Matthew Whipple, Bob Chodos and Steve Levitas of Newmark Knight Frank represented SNHA in the lease transaction. Landlord Sterling Bay was self-represented in the deal. SNHA cited abundance of natural light, amenities, location and floor plates with room for growth as the reasoning for the site selection. The firm, which has 70 employees, offers architectural design, interior design and predesign services.

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FOREST PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.7 million sale of Hampshire House in Forest Park, 10 miles west of Chicago. The 48-unit apartment building is located at 520 Des Plaines Ave. and features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Eric Bell of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. He also secured and represented the private buyer.

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One of the first questions clients ask when considering a hotel casino acquisition or the development of a new hotel casino project in Nevada is whether they have to obtain a gaming license. Since applying for a gaming license requires the disclosure of extensive, private personal information — and obtaining a gaming license can take several months — buyers and developers often want to learn about alternatives to the license. Those alternatives are briefly summarized below. Sale-Leaseback: The sale-leaseback structure involves the current hotel casino owner and/or operator selling substantially all of the assets to the buyer. The buyer, in turn, then leases all of such assets back to the seller. The seller retains the gaming assets and liabilities, utilizes the other assets per the lease and continues to operate the hotel casino for the lease term. The advantage of this structure is that the sale transaction can be closed quickly since the parties do not have to wait for the buyer to obtain its gaming license. A potential disadvantage to the seller is that it still has to operate the property. Possible disadvantages to the buyer are that the buyer assumes the future licensing risk and, generally speaking, cannot …

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SAN FRANCISCO — Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) and Allianz Real Estate have formed a joint venture to acquire the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco. Located at the foot of Market Street along the San Francisco Bay waterfront, the landmark features 192,532 square feet of office space and 75,486 square feet of retail space. Equity Office, an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, sold the leasehold interest in the land and improvements to the Ferry Building to the joint venture for $291 million. The remaining term on the ground lease, which is owned by the Port of San Francisco, is 49 years. The Ferry Building is fully leased to companies including SS&C Technologies Inc., Meltwater Inc., Meritage Group LP and Niantic Inc., as well as restaurants and retail tenants such as The Slanted Door and Blue Bottle Coffee. The Ferry Building also plays host to the Ferry Building Marketplace, a public food market that is organized along an indoor street known as the Nave. The food market attracts more than 8.8 million annual visitors. Hudson Pacific owns a 55 percent interest in the joint venture and will serve as the managing member and day-to-day operator of the property, while …

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a two-property, 384-unit multifamily portfolio in Daytona Beach for a total of $37 million. Built in 1987, the 240-unit Lake Forest Apartments sold for $23.5 million, while the 144-unit Jade Park sold for $13.4 million. Situated side-by-side in a wooded lakeside setting, the communities are near the Daytona International Speedway, Volusia Square Mall, One Daytona and Daytona Beach International Airport. Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal.

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ASPEN HILL, MD. — Pennrose has completed vertical construction of Pointe View at Aspen Hill, a 120-unit, mixed-income seniors housing community in Aspen Hill, located just north of Washington, D.C. Located on a nearly six-acre parcel, the development features 61 one-bedroom and 59 two-bedroom apartments. Harkins Builders is the general contractor, while Architecture by Design is the architect. The affordable, independent living community will be restricted to residents age 62 or older, with 108 units reserved for those making between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income. The remaining 15 percent of units are designated as “very low income.” Pennrose has partnered with The Senior Connection to provide residents with transportation resources and programing to assist with daily living activities, such as managing bills or household paperwork. In addition, the development will be served by both the Montgomery County Transit Ride-On and WMATA bus lines and residents will be near to retail, healthcare resources and the county’s largest senior center.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Westlake, Ohio-based Emerald Hospitality Associates has acquired and opened Hilton Garden Inn Tampa-Wesley Chapel, located at 26640 Silver Maple Parkway in Wesley Chapel. Emerald Hospitality Associates will manage the property, which it purchased in partnership with Nimbus Investment Fund, an independent affiliate of Emerald Hospitality. The hotel features 124 guestrooms each with a microwave and refrigerator, 3,712 square feet of flexible meeting space, and an extensive lobby and outdoor patio featuring the Garden Grille & Bar. Additional amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business station, state-of-the-art fitness center, Keurig coffee maker and a full-service restaurant and bar.

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