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LONE TREE, COLO. — A new 6,088-square-foot Altar’d State store has opened in Lone Tree at the Park Meadows Mall. St. Louis-based Knoebel Construction completed construction on the chain’s 50th store in five years, working with the retailer across 26 states. The new Lone Tree location features Colorado-inspired furnishings, a rotating display window platform with graphics of Aspen tree trunks, and Aspen leaf design accents. The store is also one of the first to integrate checkout video monitors that display messages about the charitable causes Altar’d State supports.   Since its start in 2009, Altar’d State has expanded from 13 employees to nearly 1,500. Today, Altar’d State operates nearly 90 boutiques in 30 states. Knoebel Construction, Inc. is a national general contractor specializing in retail center, restaurant, grocery, healthcare and retail store construction.

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With Atlanta’s economy more robust than ever, demand for multifamily housing remains high, driving rent growth and investor interest throughout the market. Since the last cycle — when a reliance on construction hit hard — the city has transformed its economy by building up its IT, healthcare and automotive sectors, among others. The results of strong job growth and the diversification of employment are evident market-wide. In particular, Buckhead and Midtown have seen a substantial increase in multifamily supply over the last three to five years, as spillover activity in East Atlanta and West Midtown will continue. And the rise of two multibillion-dollar sports stadiums (Mercedes-Benz Stadium and SunTrust Park) in the same year — a first for the city — continues to draw national and international attention to intown and metro submarkets. Urban Goes Suburban A seemingly insatiable demand for urban live-work-play settings has inspired developers to replicate the highly-amenitized and high-rent success in the suburbs. Alpharetta’s Avalon was a game changer, spurring destinations in John’s Creek, Gwinnett County’s Peachtree Corners and the mixed-use boon around SunTrust Park in Cobb County. So far, development activity has been steady in the northern submarkets, with little activity on Atlanta’s south side. …

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NORFOLK, VA. — An affiliate of Harbor Group International (HGI) has acquired a portfolio of 25 multifamily properties totaling 9,677 units across five major metropolitan areas for $1.8 billion. The sellers were affiliates of Lone Star Funds. The transaction, which closed on Nov. 30, is HGI’s largest to date and increases the value of its investment portfolio from approximately $5.2 billion to $7.1 billion. The properties, which boast a collective occupancy rate of 95 percent, are located in the metro areas of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. HGI plans to invest roughly $80 million in capital improvements to the unit interiors and communal amenities of the properties. Berkadia and New York-based Meridian Capital Group secured approximately $1.4 billion in acquisition financing for the deal. Berkadia secured roughly $927 million in fixed- and floating-rate debt through Freddie Mac, while Meridian Capital secured approximately $512 million in fixed-rate debt through New York Community Bank. Among the portion of the financing arranged by Berkadia, 11 of the properties totaling $789 million were financed at a fixed interest rate. The remaining five assets totaling $138 million were financed with a floating-rate vehicle. Laura Cathlina and Sharon Plattner of Berkadia led the loan …

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a New Jersey-based, publicly traded REIT, has purchased a 300,000-square-foot industrial property leased to Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc. in Oklahoma City for approximately $30.2 million. Construction of the property, which is situated on 123 acres at 1414 S. Council Road near Will Rogers International Airport on the city’s west side, was completed within the last few months. Amazon is currently under a 10-year net lease agreement at the property.

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HOUSTON — A joint venture between PGIM Real Estate, the asset management arm of Prudential Financial Inc. and Houston-based investment firm Hanover Co. has acquired Hanover Hermann Park, a 396-unit, Class A multifamily community in Houston. Formerly known as Mosaic at Hermann Park, the 29-story property is located at 5927 Almeda Road near the Texas Medical Center on the city’s south side. Amenities include 20,087 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 6,500-square-foot sky lounge overlooking Hermann Park, a 6,000-square-foot fitness center, pool with cabanas and a dog park.

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CLEVELAND — Cleveland-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $192.5 million in refinancing for a portfolio of six seniors housing properties located throughout Texas. The properties were all built between 2006 and 2008 and total 1,238 units. Charlie Shoop and Caleb Marten of KeyBank structured the Freddie Mac loans, which included 10-year interest-only terms and were used to refinance an existing bridge loan provided by KeyBank. The funds were secured on behalf of the borrower, healthcare and seniors housing investment firm Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors.

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IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Canal Centre, a 237,894-square-foot, Class A office building located at 400 E. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Eric Mackey, Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Evan Stone, Jared Chua and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between California-based Libitzky Property Cos. and Dallas-based Sunwest Real Estate Group. Canal Centre Investors LLC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. The property, which offers amenities such as a fitness center, six-story parking garage and cafè, was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Power Line Services and Volkswagen.  

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Champion Hotels, an Oklahoma City-based hospitality operator, has acquired the 354-room Tower Hotel located at 3233 Northwest Expressway in northwest Oklahoma City. The property, which operated as a full-service Marriott hotel until 2013, will be converted into a 215-room Embassy Suites hotel within the next 12 months. The project will not only convert the hotel into a two-room suite layout, it will also involve the construction of an additional 95-room limited service property adjacent to the main hotel. HotelBrokerOne and NAI Global brokered the sale. The seller was not disclosed.

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GREENBELT, MD. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $56.3 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Verde at Greenbelt Station, a 302-unit multifamily community in Greenbelt, a city halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Dirk Falardeau and Todd Goulet of KeyBank arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between The Dolben Co. and Atapco Properties. Delivered last year, Verde at Greenbelt Station is LEED Gold-certified and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 750 to 1,500 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, bocce ball court and a dog park.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Scannell Properties has sold PowerSecure Industrial Campus, a two-building distribution and R&D facility totaling 258,060 square feet in Durham’s Research Triangle Park submarket. Situated on 22.6 acres at 4062 and 4068 Stirrup Creek Drive, the campus is located within the 160-acre Triangle Business Center master-planned business park. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of Scannell Properties. Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed this year, PowerSecure Industrial Campus includes a 172,500-square-foot assembly and distribution building and an 85,560-square-foot warehousing and R&D facility. The property is fully leased on a triple-net-lease basis to PowerSecure Inc., a product developer and solutions provider for utility companies and their commercial, institutional and industrial clients. PowerSecure Industrial Campus features 28- to 30-foot clear-heights, 13-foot truck courts with 60-foot concrete aprons and HVAC throughout.

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