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CHICAGO — Craft brewery 5 Rabbit Cerveceria has signed a 12,000-square-foot lease to be the first retail tenant at Mural Park in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The Latin American-inspired brewery will anchor the property and occupy 5,000 square feet on the ground floor and 7,000 square feet in the basement for its brewing operation. The brewery is slated to open in early 2019. Jose Gonzalez and Joaquin Manriquez of JLL represented the landlord, Condor Partners, in the lease transaction. Mural Park is an office and retail redevelopment of two 100,000-square-foot loft buildings. The development is the starting point for El Paseo, a four-mile trails project that will connect Pilsen, Little Village and University Village.

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MASON, OHIO — Chard Snyder, a third-party administrator of employee benefit solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Ascensus, has opened its new corporate headquarters in Mason, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. The 53,000-square-foot office property, located at 6867 Cintas Blvd., will house the company’s 170 team members with room to accommodate growth. Chard Snyder previously occupied space in Deerfield Township. Ascensus is a technology-enabled retirement, education and healthcare solutions provider. Al. Neyer was the general contractor.

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WINFIELD, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $13 million loan for the construction of a 265,550-square-foot speculative industrial building in Winfield, about 35 miles west of Chicago. The property, named North Avenue Commerce Center, is located along St. Charles Road. Construction is slated for completion by the end of this year. Conor Commercial Real Estate, the real estate development and investment arm of The McShane Companies, was the borrower.

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BELTON, MO. — Ross Dress for Less is opening a new store at Belton Gateway in Belton, approximately 21 miles south of Kansas City, on July 21. The store will span 22,000 square feet at the shopping center, which is located near I-49. With this new opening, Ross will operate 25 stores in Missouri and a total of 1,435 locations.

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PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $50.5 million sale of Aura Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1920 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix. Banner Audere LLC, an entity formed by Northbrook, Ill.-based Banner Real Estate Group, acquired the property from Dallas-based TRG Indian School LP, an entity of Trinsic Residential Group. The newly constructed community features 220 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. On-site amenities include a clubhouse with an entertainment lounge/coffee bar, resort-style swimming pool with spa, private poolside cabanas, outdoor fireside seating, and an outdoor kitchen with televisions and barbecue grills. Additionally, the property features a multi-level fitness center, cardio theater, spin bikes, pool table, electric car charging station, covered parking and detached garages, and controlled access. David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

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BURLINGAME, CALIF. — EverWest Real Estate Investors, in partnership with Partners Group, has purchased Burlingame Bay Office Park, located at 555 and 577 Airport Blvd. in Burlingame. The acquisition price was not released. Situated on 13 acres, office park comprises a 120,681-square-foot building and 139,413-square-foot building, offering a total of 261,959 square feet. Ryan Madison provided in-house represented for EverWest in the deal. The name of the seller was not disclosed.

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JURUPA VALLEY, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based CapRock Partners has broken ground on Serrano Business Park in Jurupa Valley within the Inland Empire corridor. Situated on 18 acres, the three-building industrial development will feature units ranging from 31,220 square feet to 179,030 square feet and deliver 327,000 square feet of modern industrial space to the market. Each building will offer two percent prism skylights and can provide up to 4,000-amp, 277/480-volt electrical power. Additionally, the properties will meet sustainability standards consistent with California Green Building Standards Code. To complement tenant needs, the project will incorporate 4,500 square feet of executive office space positioned between the three buildings. The facilities will also include a minimum door clearance of 32 feet and ample secured parking and truck courts. Serrano Business Park is scheduled for delivery in 2019.

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TOLLESON, ARIZ. — Trez Capital has secured more than $10 million in construction financing for Phoenix-based Virtua Partners. Loan proceeds will be used to finance the construction of a 116-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Tolleson, a western suburb of Phoenix. Slated to open in late summer 2019, the hotel will feature a fitness center, pool, free WiFi, an in-room ergonomic desk and chair, and an on-site business center. Hotel Equities will manage the hotel, which will anchor a 21-acre mixed-use development that will include office, retail, restaurants and 240 units of multifamily space.

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sales of two retail parcels at University Town Center in San Bernardino for a combined total of $3.8 million. Mike Lin and Maggie Gonzalez of Progressive represented the seller, a Norwalk, Calif.-based private investor, in both transactions. In the first deal, a Temecula, Calif.-based private investor acquired a single-tenant pad building, located at 4304 University Parkway, for $1.8 million. Jiffy Lube is the original lessee of the 2,173-square-foot building that was built in 2007. In the second deal, a Walnut, Calif.-based private investor purchased a multi-tenant building, located at 4414 University Parkway, for $2 million. Subway, Little Caesars and Liquid Tea Bar fully occupy the property.

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PHILADELPHIA — NKF Capital Markets has arranged two loans totaling $355 million to refinance three office buildings in Philadelphia’s Central Business District. The portfolio includes 1500 Spring Garden, 1635 Market Street and 1835 Market Street. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Chris Kramer of NKF Capital Markets arranged the loans on behalf of the borrowers, Nightingale Properties and Wafra Capital Partners. TPG Real Estate Finance Trust provided the financing for 1500 Spring Garden, and KKR & Co. LP provided the loan for 1635 and 1835 Market Street. Nightingale acquired the 1.1 million-square-foot 1500 Spring Garden in 2013. Upon acquisition, the company implemented a $10 million capital improvement program to upgrade the lobby, elevators, restrooms and newly leased spaces. Nearly one-third of the property is leased to data center tenants. Nightingale acquired 1635 and 1835 Market Street in 2014. The buildings total 286,000 square feet and 800,000 square feet, respectively. Since acquisition, Nightingale has invested more than $15 million in capital improvements at 1635 Market Street, signing more than 220,000 square feet of new leases. Over the past three years, the company has signed more than 275,000 square feet of new and renewed leases at 1835 Market Street, taking the …

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