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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Douglas Emmett Inc. (NYSE: DEI) has acquired the Beverly Hills Financial Center, a 146,300-square-foot, Class A office property located at 9401 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Located at the corner of Wilshire and Canon Drive in Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle, the property was initially constructed in 1972 and renovated in 1999. The building is home to tenants including Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP, Citibank, Bank of the West, Momentum Talent Agency and Mozaic LLC. As part of the transaction, Douglas Emmett received an acquisition loan with a principal balance of approximately $32.3 million and a 4.55 percent interest rate, which matures on June 1, 2038. The provider was undisclosed. To fund the remainder of the purchase price, Douglas Emmett used cash and issued approximately 2.6 million units in its operating partnership to the undisclosed seller at an equivalent price of $40.60 per common share. Paul Hastings LLP represented the seller, a partnership between Cando Partners and Wilshire-Canon Properties LLC, in the transaction. The company’s portfolio now consists of 71 office properties totaling approximately 18.4 million square feet, along with 10 apartment communities. The company is also developing residential buildings in Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett’s stock price closed on Wednesday, …

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CHICAGO — In an era wherein investors are generally bearish on the performance of retail properties, single-tenant, small-footprint assets leased to convenience stores may be an exception to the rule, according to a recent report from Chicago-based Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. The average capitalization rates for convenience stores flying under two brands — 7-Eleven and Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K and Kangaroo Express — decreased from 2016 to 2017, according to the report. Despite the cap rate compression, though, investor interest in single-tenant retail properties leased to either of these firms is on the rise. The report found that the average cap rate for 7-Eleven stores decreased by six basis points between 2016 and 2017, while Couche-Tard stores experienced an average cap rate compression of 74 basis points during that stretch. Average cap rates for these 7-Eleven and Couche-Tard stores, which typically operate on 10- to 20-year leases, now stand at 5.1 and 6.1 percent, respectively. And while cap rates for both chains appear to be trending downward, they also reflect stability in the sense that they are bucking the larger trend in retail real estate — a key appeal to investors. As such, investor demand for these …

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LAS VEGAS — LivCor has purchased a two-property multifamily portfolio in Las Vegas for $115 million. The portfolio includes the 350-unit Broadstone Talavera and the 324-unit Broadstone Flamingo West. Broadstone Talavera features a fitness center, two pools and a spa. It is situated near restaurants and retail outlets, and is less than eight miles from the Las Vegas Strip. Broadstone Flamingo West features a fitness center, two pools and a dog park area. It is situated near some of the largest employers in the area, and less than seven miles from the Strip. JLL’s Capital Markets team executed the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership between AEW Capital Management and Alliance Residential Co. AEW worked on behalf of one of its separate account clients.

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DENVER — NexMetro Communities and Trez Capital have partnered to develop five of NexMetro’s Avilla Homes communities in a deal worth more than $100 million. The communities will debut in 2018 in Denver, Phoenix and Dallas. NexMetro Communities is a developer of luxury leased housing communities, while Trez Capital is a private non-bank lender. NexMetro, which currently has more than 2,600 units either built, under construction or under contract, has already closed on two of the initial five Class A projects with Trez. This endeavor was inspired by the National Multifamily Housing Council’s announcement that about 4 million new apartments will be needed by 2030 to keep up with demand.

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DENVER — Griffis Residential has acquired The Huron, a new 296-unit apartment community in downtown Denver, for $100 million. The Class A+ community is located at 2975 Huron St. The Huron is situated just blocks from Coors Field in the Union Station North neighborhood. The property is also a few blocks from Union Station and a recently announced mixed-use development, which will include a Rockies Hall of Fame, outdoor public gathering area, hotel and office space. The Huron was built in 2016. Property amenities include a lounge with a tech bar, three theater screening rooms, a fitness center, controlled access and concierge service. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks, Doug Andrews and Chris Cowan represented the seller, Edwards Cos., in this transaction.

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — J.H. Snyder Company has obtained $68 million in bridge financing for a Class A office building in North Hollywood in the NoHo Arts District. The 179,000-square-foot property is located at 5250 Lankershim Plaza. The asset has been fully occupied for nearly 10 years, though the majority of the tenants are expected to roll over in the next several years. The transaction includes an adjacent six-story, 723-space parking garage. J.H. Snyder developed the property in 2009. Seth Grossman, Steve Edelstein and Jackie Tran of Meridian Capital Group executed the transaction.

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SAN DIEGO — KASHL Corp. has purchased the 178-unit Radisson Hotel San Diego-Rancho Bernardo in the San Diego submarket of Rancho Bernardo for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 11520 W. Bernardo Court. The Radisson opened in 1989. It features about 4,000 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool in an interior courtyard, and C3 Restaurant and Bar. RAR Hospitality will manage the hotel. KASHL represented itself in the transaction, while CBRE Hotels represented the seller, an affiliate of Pinnacle Hotels USA Inc.

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QUAKERTOWN, PA. — Katz Properties has purchased Richland Marketplace, a shopping center located on 36.9 acres on Route 309 in Quakertown. An undisclosed seller sold the property, which was built in 2008, for $47.2 million. Aldi, Best Buy and BJ’s Warehouse anchor the 266,565-square-foot retail center. At the time of acquisition, the property was 90 percent occupied. Additional tenants include Petsmart, Five Below, Mattress Firm, Ulta, Red Robin, Chick-fil-A, WaWa and BB&T Bank. Chris Munley of HFF represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Katz Properties will provide leasing and property management services for the retail center.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Morris Corporate Center III (MCCIII), an office property in Parsippany. P3 Properties acquired the 541,466-square-foot Class A asset from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management for an undisclosed price. The property includes four interconnected buildings on a 27-acre, amenity-rich campus at 400 Interpace Parkway. The park is 62 percent leased to four occupants, including TEVA Pharmaceuticals and Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Morin, David Bernhaut, Kevin Donner, Brian Whitmer and Andrew MacDonald of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sales transaction. John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity Debt and Structured Finance Group arranged $58.8 million in acquisition financing, including approximately $15 million of future funding earmarked for property upgrades.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Domain Cos. has acquired a development site located at 545 Sackett St. in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn for $26.5 million. The site, which includes an existing 42,000-square-foot building, is zoned for up to 80,000 square feet of development. The site is a part of the area covered by the Bridging Gowanus community planning and land use process, an initiative to create a sustainable, livable and inclusive future for the Gowanus area. Dan Marks, Ofer Cohen and Mike Hernandez of TerraCRG represented the seller, ATS Realty Inc., in the deal.

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