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EAST ORANGE, WEST NEW YORK AND JERSEY CITY, N.J. — One Wall Partners (OWP) has purchased a 16-property multifamily portfolio from Shapco Property Management for $63 million in an off-market transaction. With the acquisition, OWP is now the largest property owner in East Orange and one of the largest transit-oriented workforce housing owner/operators in Northern New Jersey. Comprising 14 buildings in East Orange, one in West New York and one in Jersey City, the portfolio features a total of 516 apartment units and 300 parking spaces/garages. The unit mix includes 230 one-bedroom apartments and more than 286 two- and three-bedroom units.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Boxwood Industrial Park LLC, an affiliate company of Harvey, Hanna & Associates, has agreed to acquire the former General Motors assembly plant site, located at 801 Boxwood Road in Wilmington, for an undisclosed price. Wanxiang America Inc. is selling the 142-acre site, which includes more than 3 million square feet of former automobile manufacturing space, for an undisclosed price. Built in 1946, the site most notably served as a General Motors assembly plant until it closed in July 2009. The company plans to announce redevelopment plans for the site in the coming weeks.

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NATICK AND SOMERVILLE, MASS. — HFF has arranged refinancing for a three-property hotel portfolio in the Boston suburbs of Natick and Somerville. Distinctive Hospitality Group received the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was provided by Bank of America’s CMBS Group. The portfolio comprises the 251-room VERVE-Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick and the 188-room Hampton Inn Boston-Natick in Natick as well as the 184-room Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill Area in Somerville. Located at 1360 Worcester St., VERVE-Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick underwent a renovation in 2012 and features a fitness center, a business center, 17,000 square feet of event space and a full-service restaurant. Hampton Inn Boston-Natick, located at 318 Speen St., was completed in 1976 and renovated in 2008. The hotel features a fitness center, a business center, 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a restaurant. Located at 30 Washington St. in Somerville, Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill Area was most recently renovated in 2013 and features a fitness center, a basketball court, an indoor pool, a business center, 9,700 square feet of meeting and event space, and a restaurant and lounge. Mark Remington, Alan Suzuki and Evan Parker of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.

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PHILADELPHIA — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a 20-property multifamily portfolio in Philadelphia. A private investor acquired the 83-unit portfolio from West Village UCA for $14 million. Situated on the 3200 block of Powelton Avenue, 11 of the properties (3201-3027) are on the odd side of the street while two are even-numbered buildings (3214 and 3220). The 3214-3218 Pearl St. properties feature three two-unit townhomes with patios and garages, as well as an additional loft in two of the units. The properties at 311-313 N. 33rd St. include a 24-unit building with an adjacent parking lot. The portfolio comprises a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts, totaling 144 beds. Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — ReadyCap Commercial has arranged a $4.5 million Freddie Mac Small Business Loan for a mixed-use property located in Jersey City. The cash-out refinancing features a 20-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the borrower was not released. John Drennan of ReadyCap Commercial executed the financing for the borrower.

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CHICAGO — Tribune Real Estate Holdings, a subsidiary of Tribune Media Co., has unveiled the master plan for its redevelopment of 777 and 700 W. Chicago Ave. Architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the plan, which will convert 37 acres of underutilized industrial land into a new neighborhood known as the River District. The area extends Chicago’s downtown district and establishes a natural connection between The Loop, River North, Fulton Market and River West. The mixed-use development at 777 will include 5,900 residential units and 9 million square feet. Pending city approval, Phase I of redevelopment is slated for completion in early 2020.

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BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a four-building office portfolio in Beaver Creek, an eastern suburb of Dayton, for $17.7 million. The properties include: 3610 Pentagon Blvd., 3685 Hibiscus Way, 3725 Pentagon Blvd. and 2601 Commons Blvd. The buildings, totaling 143,802 square feet, are currently 85 percent occupied. Jeff Johnston, Steve Timmel and Chris Prosser of Colliers represented the seller, Mills-Morgan Development Ltd. Ger Reb Realty LLC purchased the portfolio.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Darwin Realty has arranged the sale of a 121,800-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 9710 Park Davis Drive. The buyer, a Midwest-based manufacturer and distributor of food products, will use the facility to expand production capacity. The building features 28-foot clear heights and a fully air-conditioned warehouse. The facility is expandable to accommodate future growth. Chip Barnes and Brian Buschuk of JLL represented the seller, Pinchal & Co.

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WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Eagle Foods has signed a 98,251-square-foot industrial lease at Delany Commerce Center in Waukegan. The manufacturer and distributor of household food products will occupy the property in December after an interior build-out is completed. The 218,500-square-foot building, located at 2431 Delany Road, is now fully leased and is the first distribution facility at Delany Commerce Center. Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate developed the center in partnership with Washington Capital Management Inc. Tim Thompson of HSA represented ownership in the lease transaction. Ed Lowenbaum of Lowenbaum REP represented Eagle Foods.

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DENVER — Griffis Residential has closed Griffis Premium Apartment Fund IV, a $407 million fund that was used to acquired four apartment communities throughout the West and Texas. The communities contain a total of 1,475 units. They are situated in the metro areas of Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. Fund IV iss targeting about $1 billion in multifamily apartment investments primarily in Colorado, Texas, Washington, Oregon and California. Griffis’ fourth private equity real estate investment fund pursued the same investment strategy as its predecessor funds: acquiring high-quality apartment communities and creating value through operational and capital improvements. Target assets are typically of recent vintage, contain more than 200 units and have a total project cost ranging from $50 million to $150 million. Acquisitions in Fund IV are focused on markets benefiting from above-average wage growth and demographics that favor the apartment industry. Shelter Rock Capital Advisors acted as the exclusive capital advisor to Griffis Premium Apartment Fund IV.

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