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RESTON, VA. — Atlantic Realty Cos. has kicked off construction today on Hunters Woods at Trails Edge Senior Living Community located at 2222 Colts Neck Road in Reston, about 22 miles west of Washington, D.C. The $72 million seniors housing facility will span 230,000 square feet on a 4.3-acre lot. The development team, which comprises Atlantic Realty, AEW Capital Management and IntegraCare, is demolishing the existing United Christian Parish Church to make way for the 210-unit community by January 2019. The property will feature 90 independent living, 81 assisted living, 15 special needs and 24 memory care units. The project will offer 20 percent of the independent living units as affordable units and 4 percent of the assisted living beds will be available for residents who are eligible for the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services Auxiliary Grant Program. Community amenities will include an arts studio, barbershop, salon, advanced security and communication technology and community-wide Wi-Fi. Jim Kornick of Avison Young’s Washington, D.C., office was the lead advisor bringing the project to fruition.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Omni Hotels & Resorts has plans to implement a $26 million transformation of the 374-room Omni Charlotte Hotel located at the corner of South College and East Trade streets in Uptown Charlotte. Moncur Design Associates Inc. and CT + C Design Studio are spearheading the redesign, which features a new exterior, renovated lobby experience, updates to Trade Restaurant & Bar, new furniture in the guest rooms and suites, renovation of the 14th-floor club lounge and a rooftop pool deck and bar.

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BUFORD, GA. — Liberty Property Trust has signed ProCraft Cabinetry, a Nashville, Tenn.-based distributor of kitchen cabinets, to a 120,400-square-foot industrial lease at the REIT’s new 38-acre Liberty Business Center in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. ProCraft Cabinetry will move into Building One, located at 3525 Gravel Springs Road, in June. Both of Liberty Business Center’s LEED Silver-certified buildings feature 50- by 54-foot column spacing, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and trailer parking. Matt Nelsen of Hughes Commercial Real Estate represented ProCraft Cabinetry, and Price Weaver and Lee Cardwell of Colliers International represented Liberty in the lease transaction.

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FORT MITCHELL, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $4.1 million refinancing for Chamber Office Park, a 67,552-square-foot office park located at 2101-2181 and 2500 Chamber Center Drive in Fort Mitchell, a Kentucky city located about six miles south of Cincinnati. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq’s Cincinnati office arranged the fully amortizing, 10-year loan through an undisclosed life insurance company.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Facebook’s $1 billion data center in Fort Worth, which includes 440,000 square feet of server space and 70,000 square feet of administrative space, has gone operational. Construction of the property, which is situated on 150 acres at State Highway 170 and Park Vista Boulevard, began in June 2015. The Menlo Park, California-based media giant will also build a $267 million addition to the center that will deliver more than 400,000 square feet of additional space, according to The Dallas Morning News.

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HOUSTON — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged $7.8 million in refinancing for a 138,633-square-foot office building located at 2224 Bay Area Blvd. in the Clearlake area of Houston. Adam Lipkin of Grandbridge arranged the refinancing for the six-story property on behalf of a sovereign wealth fund operated by the Republic of Nauru, a South Pacific island nation. The property is primarily leased to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group, a publicly traded NASA contractor.

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STILLWATER, OKLA. — Integrated Facility Services (IFS) has begun work on a $7.1 million HVAC and plumbing project for The Ranch, a $58 million retirement community under the Epworth Living brand in Stillwater that is currently under construction. Situated on 55 acres near Oklahoma State University, the 325,000-square-foot property will feature amenities such as 35,000 square feet of common area space, a fitness center, coffee shop and library. Completion of The Ranch is slated for March 2018.

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GALVESTON, TEXAS — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) has sold Broadway Shopping Center, a 74,604-square-foot retail center located at 5908 Broadway Ave. in Galveston. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to tenants such as Big Lots, Family Dollar, Subway and Anytime Fitness. Ryan West of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer, a private investor, were not disclosed.

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SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — E Contractors, a Houston-based construction firm, has broken ground on Egrets Landing Sugar Land, a 22,000-square-foot, Class A office property. The building will be situated on 1.5 acres at the corner of U.S Highway 59 and State Highway 6 in the Houston metro of Sugar Land. E Contractors expects to complete the two-story building in January 2018.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — A partnership between Gramercy Property Trust and TPG has acquired Nexus at ASU Research Park, a 123,864-square-foot office building in Phoenix, for $27.6 million. The Class A building is situated just off Loop 101 in the ASU Research Park. The building is fully leased to an online retailer. Amenities at the park include a day care center, six miles of jogging and bike trails, lakes, a helipad and security patrol. JLL’s Mark Detmer, Bo Mills, Mark Gustin and Ryan Sitov executed the sale. The seller was a joint venture between ViaWest Group and Blue Vista Capital.

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