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CHICAGO — In partnership with Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI), Ryan Cos. Inc. has unveiled plans to develop Pullman Crossings, a 50-acre industrial park in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood. The development will support as many as 1,000 jobs and generate more than $100 million of investment, according to Ryan. The new business park, located at the intersection of I-94 and 103rd Street, will accommodate multiple industrial facilities totaling up to 1.2 million square feet. Ryan is constructing a 140,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market distribution center, slated for completion in January 2018, at the south end of the park. Pullman Crossings is part of Pullman Park, a 180-acre, mixed-use development being master developed by CNI. Walmart, Ross Dress for Less, Planet Fitness and Advocate Health Care anchor the property. Todd Heine and Brendan Kelly of Avison Young are marketing Pullman Crossings for lease. U.S. Bank owns the land site.

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LINCOLN, NEB. — Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corp. (NICDC) and Tetrad Property Group have broken ground on an 80,000-square-foot office building at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. The three-story building will feature a business incubator and common spaces designed for collaboration. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2018. Richard Meginnis and Sally DeLair of NAI FMA Realty are marketing the building for lease. Nebraska Innovation Campus is a research campus designed to facilitate partnerships between the University of Nebraska and private sector businesses.

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DELTA TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $42 million loan for the refinancing of a 1.7 million-square-foot industrial facility in Delta Township, located just west of Lansing. Multiple tenants occupy the building. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial arranged the loan. Barings Real Estate Advisors provided the loan for the borrower, Ashley Delta LLC.

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COLERAIN AND WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale-leaseback of two restaurant properties in Ohio for $5.3 million. Both single-tenant properties are net leased to TGI Friday’s. The property in West Chester sold for $2.2 million while the one in Colerain sold for $3.1 million. Chris Prosser, Jeff Johnston and Steve Timmel of Colliers International represented the seller, Bistro Real Estate Holdings. The buyer was not disclosed.

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CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. — Realty Metrix Commercial has negotiated four new leases at Spring Hill Market Place in Carpentersville, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. MAACO Collision Repair, Pizza Hut, Tyke Play Kids Gym and Gyradikos have all signed leases at the 95,259-square-foot strip center. Built in 1990, the center is undergoing renovations to coincide with new tenant leases. Linda Kost and Dave Schmidt of Realty Metrix arranged the lease transactions.

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PHILADELPHIA — Independence Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: IRT) has agreed to acquire a nine-property multifamily portfolio for $228.1 million. The portfolio contains 2,353 units across the U.S. The seller was not disclosed. This acquisition will allow IRT to further develop its presence in core markets like Atlanta, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. It will also allow the REIT to enter two new markets, though further information regarding the assets’ locations was not disclosed. IRT maintains a large multifamily portfolio in the South and Midwest, particularly in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Rents range from $455 per month at Raindance Apartments in Oklahoma City to more than $1,265 per month at Sabal Key in Naples, Fla. The communities within the new portfolio were built or renovated between 2000 and 2011 and feature an average occupancy of 95 percent. Average effective rent per unit was $884 for the three months that ended July 31, 2017. “This acquisition represents another key milestone for IRT, bolstering our current portfolio with a collection of high-quality communities located in amenity-rich, non-gateway markets that are core to our investment thesis,” says Scott Schaeffer, chairman and CEO of IRT. “This is a tremendous …

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Alexandria Real Estate Equities is developing an office and laboratory project at 100 Binney St. in Cambridge. Slated for delivery in the fourth quarter, the property will feature 431,000 rentable square feet of office and laboratory space. The project is 100 percent pre-leased. The tenant roster includes Facebook, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Foghorn Therapeutics, Sigilon Therapeutics, Tango Therapeutics and TCR2 Therapeutics. Additionally, the company is pre-leasing for 399 Binney Street, a 164,000-square-foot ground-up development at Alexandria Center at One Kendall Square. Alexandria Real Estate acquired One Kendall Square, a 645,000-square-foot, nine-building life science and technology campus in Cambridge, in 2016.

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CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — DMG Investments has topped out One Park, a 14-story multifamily project in Cliffside Park. Slated for completion in fall 2018, the development will feature 204 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom condominiums, starting at $495,000. Designed by Architectura, with interior spaces by VLDG Inc., the residences feature kitchens with chef-caliber appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows, freestanding sculpted tubs and open showers. Additionally, the property will feature 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a 24-hour attended front desk; aquatic center with indoor heated pool; adjoining outdoor sun deck, sauna and steam rooms; furnished roof deck with grilling stations, fire pits, intimate seating areas and an outdoor movie theater; fitness center with Pilates room, squash court, golf simulator, children’s playroom, pet spa and guest suites; and a secure parking garage.

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CARLSTADT, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired three adjacent industrial properties in Carlstadt for $13.5 million. Situated on 7.8 acres, the properties consist of two transshipment facilities totaling 43,400 square feet with 77 dock-high and 10 grade-level loading positions. The acquisition included one improved land parcel comprising 1.1 acres at 50 and 100 Kero Road. The properties are 100 percent leased to three tenants, two of which are on a short-term basis. The name of the seller was not released.

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NEW YORK CITY — Bestreich Realty Group has arranged the sales of two mixed-use properties located in Brooklyn. In the first transaction, Starr Lofts sold a newly constructed 4,500-square-foot mixed-use building, located at 100 Starr St. in Bushwick. Private investors acquired the property, which features eight multifamily units, for $3.2 million. Derek Bestreich, Steve Reynolds, Tom Reynolds and Greg Rhodes of Bestreich Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal. In the second transaction, Alchemy acquired a 20,468-square-foot mixed-use property located at 649 Argyle Road in Ditmas Park for $3.9 million. The property features 19 apartments and three retail stores. Bestreich, Erik Rodriguez and Brian Underkofler of Bestreich Realty represented the buyer and seller, a private investor, in the transaction.

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