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HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Norfolk Tower, a 207,562-square-foot office building located at 2211 Norfolk St. in Houston. The 11-story tower was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Miller and Martin Hogan of HFF represented the seller, Boston-based TA Realty, and procured the buyer, Houston-based Nitya Capital. Susan Hill and Kelly Layne of HFF secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Nitya, which plans to invest in capital improvements and rebrand the building as Nitya Tower.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has brokered the sale of an 82,960-square-foot industrial building located at 1301 Apollo Road in the northeastern Dallas metro of Richardson. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Craig Phelps of JLL represented the buyer, Baker Drywall Investments LLC.  

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EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — TriStar Properties has sold two industrial warehouse and distribution centers at Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, about 25 miles northeast of St. Louis, for $64 million. Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors purchased the buildings, which total 1.1 million square feet. The properties are 100 percent leased to GEODIS and DB Schenker, which are international third-party logistics firms. TriStar teamed up with PCCP to develop the buildings at Gateway Commerce Center, a 2,300-acre logistics and bulk distribution park. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the park.

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INDIANA AND MICHIGAN — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $69.9 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of an eight-property hotel portfolio in Indiana and Michigan. The 694-room portfolio consists of four extended-stay Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels and four limited-service Hilton Hampton Inn hotels located in various cities across Indiana and Michigan. Jake Proctor of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. HRC Hotels was the borrower.

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ROMEO, MICH. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of a 90,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit land site in Romeo, about 45 miles north of Detroit. The parties closed on the land and signed a construction agreement. The property is located at 100 Peyerk Court. Lanzen, Inc., a defense contractor, will relocate to the property from its current location at 30980 Groesbeck Highway in Roseville in 2018. Lanzen has occupied 34,000 square feet in Roseville since 1966. The company also has manufacturing facilities in Mancelona and Petoskey, which it will continue to occupy. Mike Davidson of NKF represented both the buyer, Lanzen, and the seller, Kemp and Peyerk LLC. Kemp Building & Development began construction on the property in October with completion scheduled for mid-summer 2018.

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OMAHA, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $32 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Broadmoor at Aksarben Village in Omaha. The 258-unit apartment property is located at 2225 South 64th Plaza. Amenities include a fitness center, movie theater, business center, clubhouse and resort-style pools. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan.

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HOBART, IND. — Franciscan Alliance Inc. has acquired a 35,000-square-foot former hospital in Hobart, about 40 miles southeast of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. Most recently known as Hind General Hospital, the single-story building has been vacant since 2014. The property is situated on 17 acres at the corner of 61st and Lake Park avenues. Michael Siwietz and Jeff Bennett of McColly Bennett and Steve Malley of Lee & Associates brokered the sale on behalf of ownership, Hanmi Bank. Ken Catellier of Tonn and Blank Construction Inc. represented Franciscan Alliance, which is a 14-hospital health system that includes clinics, home health services and doctors serving Indiana and Illinois.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — ING Capital LLC has led the $110 million refinancing of Atlantic Plumbing, a 310-unit multifamily and retail property located at the intersection of 8th and V streets in Washington, D.C. BMO Harris Bank joined ING as a co-lender in the financing on behalf of the borrower, JBG Smith, a publicly traded REIT based in Chevy Chase, Md. Architect Morris Adjmi designed the 10-story, Class A building. The retail portion of the property is leased to tenants including Landmark Theaters, Tasty Burger, Declaration Pizza, Bazaar Spices and Hazel.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — HFF has arranged $103.3 million in financing for the development of a mixed-use, student housing development in downtown Orlando. The project is part of the University of Central Florida (UCF)/Valencia Downtown Campus at Creative Village. The Creative Village project is a redevelopment of the former Amway Arena site into a 68-acres mixed-use, transit-oriented community. Michael Weinberg, Brian Kelly and Mike Higgins of HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the project’s co-developers, DEVEN – Development Ventures Group Inc. and Ustler Development Inc. The financing included a $68.1 million construction loan from PCCP LLC, $29.9 million in joint venture equity from Halstatt Real Estate Partners and $5.3 million in sponsor equity contributed by the co-developers. The 15-story building will include 600 student housing beds, 11,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, 600 parking spaces and 102,500 square feet of space that is long-term leased to UCF and Valencia College for education and education support services. The project is slated for completion in August 2019 and will coincide with the opening of the UCF/Valencia Downtown Campus at Creative Village.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Los Angeles-based Lowe (formerly Lowe Enterprises) and San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate have completed construction on a 19-story, 700,000-square-foot office building located at 2415 Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria, eight miles south of Washington, D.C. The new building will serve as the headquarters for the National Science Foundation (NSF), a U.S. government agency that supports research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Balfour Beatty Construction and WDG Architecture led the design team for the project, which is LEED Silver-certified. The building includes two interconnected towers with 19,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and three levels of below-grade parking. The NSF headquarters building features 36 conference rooms, a fitness center, health center, bike storage and electric vehicle charging stations. In addition, the property is located adjacent to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station.

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