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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — HFF has arranged $14.5 million in preferred equity for the development of Skye 750, a 248-unit, midrise apartment community located 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia in King of Prussia. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, LeCesse Development Corp., to arrange the equity from Parse Capital. Slated for completion in 2020, Skye 750 will feature a resort-style clubhouse with fitness center, a cyber café, juice bar, private movie theater, game room, sauna, fire pit and resident lounges throughout, as well as an outdoor courtyard with an infinity swimming pool. The 5.2-acre site is situated just off Route 422 in the center of the King of Prussia Business Park.

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BOGOTA, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has completed the sale of a redevelopment site located at 250 and 300 West Fort Lee Road in Bogota, New Jersey. The site will become a multifamily mixed-use development. Lew Finkelstein and CJ Huter of the Goldstein Group represented both the seller, BR Colony Holdings, and the buyer, River Club Development, in the transaction. The site is slated for 421 residential apartments across five buildings, along with 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities planned for the site include a pool, clubhouse, dog park and walkway promenade along the Hackensack River. Once completed, the development could increase Bogota’s population of 8,200 people by around 10 percent, according to Goldstein. Bogota is 12 miles northwest of Manhattan and 14 miles north of Jersey City.

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WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Broad Street Realty has broken ground on Midtown Row, a mixed-use redevelopment in Williamsburg. The Bethesda, Md.-based firm is transforming Williamsburg Shopping Center and the adjoining Monticello Shopping Center, which it acquired in 2017 for $13.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The project will include ground up construction, as well as renovations. At full build-out, Midtown Row will feature 233,047 square feet of retail, including 56,243 square feet of new retail; up to 628 apartment units; 6,319 square feet of office space; and a $3 million streetscape improvement, developed in partnership with the City of Williamsburg. Earth Fare is the first tenant to break ground at the former Monticello Shopping Center. The Fletcher, N.C.-based organic grocer is expected to open this June or July. Ace Peninsula Hardware, a division of Ace Hardware, will relocate within Midtown Row by the fall. Other restaurants and businesses that already exist in the shopping center, including Sal’s by Victor, the ABC Store and Food Lion, plan to remain in the new development, according to local media reports. Broad Street Realty will deliver Midtown Row in phases between this year and 2020.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has acquired Woodmont Crossing Apartments, a 176-unit affordable housing community in Washington, D.C., for $44.6 million. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCFHA) provided a $25.5 million acquisition loan for NHPF through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In addition, the Royal Bank of Canada provided $12.1 million in low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) on behalf of the NHPF. The Woodmont Crossing United Tenants Association selected NHPF to acquire the property as part of the D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). The deal marks NHPF’s fifth TOPA acquisition in the D.C. area. As part of the agreement, NHPF will invest $42,000 per unit to upgrade kitchen and bath areas, as well as making 5 percent of the units fully handicap accessible. The property was originally constructed in 2002. All of the units are reserved for residents earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).

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RICHMOND, VA. — CBRE | Richmond has brokered the $31.3 million sale of Byrd Corporate Park, a 10-building industrial park located at the intersection of South Laburnum Avenue and Charles City Road in Richmond. The 475,738-square-foot property is located less than two miles from Richmond International Airport. Will Bradley and Matt Anderson of CBRE | Richmond, Scott Adams of CBRE | Hampton Roads and Frank Fallon of CBRE’s Atlanta office arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Adler Real Estate Partners and Trigate Capital (AF Byrd Center VA LLC). WestDulles Station LLC, a joint venture between Dreyfuss Investments and Wells Holding Group, acquired the property. The buildings at Byrd Corporate Park were constructed between 1978 and 2003. At the time of sale, the industrial park was 80 percent leased to tenants such as McKesson, Fastenal, Wawa, CarMax and DPR.

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TUCKER, GA. — GSK US Properties, a joint venture between Canada-based Cité Industrielle Lasalle and Perceptive Capital, has acquired a 227,735-square-foot distribution center in Tucker. The facility is located at 120 Royal Woods Court, roughly 21 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Constructed in 1998, the building features 30-foot clear heights, 45 dock doors and a 160-foot truck court. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Lehigh Technologies, a rubber recycling company that was recently acquired by Michelin.

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HIRAM, GA. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $13.5 million construction loan for the development of Greystone, a 115-unit apartment community in Hiram, roughly 26 miles northwest of Atlanta. Greystone Development Partners LLC is developing the community, which will feature townhome-style units. Community amenities will include a pool, outdoor cooking station, dog park, fitness center and a WiFi café. Trez Forman, a joint venture formed in 2016 by Palm Beach-based Forman Capital and Vancouver-based Trez Capital Group, is projected to complete more than $400 million in deals in 2018.

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FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio located in Fairfield. Jackson Square Properties purchased the portfolio from Fairfield Quail Terrace and Fairfield Sheffield Greens for $50 million, or $185,450 per unit. The 268-unit portfolio consists of Avery Park Apartments and Bennington Apartments. Constructed in 1986, both properties feature park-like settings with landscaped greenbelts. Avery Park Apartments and Bennington Apartments offer one- and two-bedroom floor plans with average unit sizes of 884 square feet and 864 square feet, respectively. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni of IPA represented the sellers in the transaction.

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — The City Council of South San Francisco has approved SummerHill Apartment Communities’ plans for a mixed-use community at 988 El Camino Real in South San Francisco. Serving as the gateway to the city’s El Camino Real/Chestnut Area, the development is located across from the future site of the Community Civic Campus, adjacent to Centennial Way Trail and near the Bay Area Rapid Transit station. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the six-story project featuring 172 apartments ranging in size from studios to two-bedroom units and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. On-site amenities will include a lounge, fitness studio, bike hub, dog park, club room, two resort-style courtyards with spa, fire pits, outdoor kitchen and dining areas, lounge areas, and spur trail connecting to Centennial Way Trail. Additionally, the project will feature commercial and visitor parking at the ground level, a 212-space underground parking garage for residents, 130 bike parking spaces and electric vehicle charging stations.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based StreetLights Residential will develop a 373-unit multifamily community within the 129-acre Austin Presidio development situated on Austin’s northwest side. The property, which has roughly $50 million in project costs, will be situated on 8.5 acres at the corner of Lakeline Mall Boulevard and Lyndhurst Street. The new community will be StreetLights’ second at Austin Presidio following The Michael, a 415-unit community that was completed in September 2016 and is approaching full occupancy. Steve Williamson of Transwestern represented StreetLights Residential in the land sale. Williamson also represented the seller, Austin 129 LLC, in that transaction.    

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