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AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC have sold the Seaholm Power Plant mixed-use development located at the southwestern edge of downtown Austin. The centerpiece of the project is the 126,000-square-foot, repurposed power plant constructed in the 1950s. The redeveloped Seaholm Power Plant includes four floors of office space designed for its major tenant, athenahealth. Boiler Nine Bar + Grill, a 10,000-square-foot restaurant spanning all four levels, is also part of the redevelopment. Boiler Nine’s concept at Seaholm includes Deck Nine Observatory Bar, a rooftop bar with views of Austin and Lady Bird Lake, and The Boiler Room, a den located on the lowest level of the power plant near the original boiler room. The five acres surrounding the power plant have been redeveloped into a mixed-use space with a 1.5-acre public plaza and multifamily residences. The property also includes a 68,000-square-foot office building and 33,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a Trader Joe’s. Construction began on the Seaholm Power Plant project in April 2013, with athenahealth opening its doors in February 2015.

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DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS — Shop Cos. Investment Sales has brokered the sale of a Deep Eddy Vodka distillery in Dripping Springs. The 27,724-square-foot, net-leased distillery also serves as a tasting room and an events center. Located 25 miles southwest of downtown Austin, the property fronts West Highway 290 and is near Ranch Road 12. At the time of closing, there were over 17 years remaining on an original 20-year net lease with two, five-year renewal options. Heaven Hill Brands acquired Deep Eddy Vodka in September 2015. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of Shop Cos. represented the seller, an Austin-based limited liability company. A California-based limited liability company was the buyer.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Westmount Realty Capital has acquired Forest Oaks Apartments, a Class B apartment property located at 2408 Forest Oaks Lane in Arlington. Westmount is rebranding the community as Westmount at Forest Oaks. Constructed in 1980, the project consists of 164 units in 10 two- and three-story buildings. The site sits on 7.5 acres with an average of 22.1 units per acre. Westmount at Forest Oaks includes 116 one-bedroom units and 48 two-bedroom units. Planned exterior improvements will consist of updating the common areas and amenities, minor wood and stucco repair, landscaping, upgrades to the leasing office, parking lot repairs and upgraded exterior lighting. Westmount also plans to renovate the pool area with new seating areas and pool furniture, as well as an outdoor kitchen. Berkadia provided financing through the Freddie Mac value-add program.

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HOUSTON — A 133-key, four-story Residence Inn by Marriott hotel has opened at 10421 Clay Road in west Houston. Midland, Texas-based Insignia Hospitality Group Inc. owns and operates the hotel. Dallas-based architecture firm Mayse & Associates Inc. designed the hotel. The 107,631-square-foot extended-stay development offers a custom outdoor seating area with a fire pit, barbecue grill and pool. Lubbock, Texas-based Greenstreet Inc. constructed the project.

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DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged bridge financing for the refinancing of The Trails Apartments, a multifamily property located in Dallas, on behalf of 4335 Cedar Springs LLC. A local lender provided the 12-month, interest-only line of credit, which features a floating interest rate of 325 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR rate. Greysteel’s Anton Mattli and John Marshall Doss negotiated the transaction. The Trails Apartments, located at 4335 Cedar Springs Road, was built in 1966 and totals 20 units. The property features a pool, gated parking and townhome-style units with private patios.

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HANOVER, MD. — The Cordish Cos. of Baltimore has begun construction on a $200 million, 17-story hotel and event center at the Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, roughly 11 miles south of Baltimore. Set to open in the fourth quarter of 2017, the 350,000-square-foot property will feature 310 guest rooms, a 1,500-seat event center, meeting spaces, restaurants, a store, 1,000 parking spaces and a day spa/salon. The project is expected to create approximately 400 jobs and 550 construction jobs. The design team includes Klai Juba Wald Architects, McLaren Engineering Group, Laurence Lee Associates, Cleo Design Corp., Selbert Perkins, Corsi & Associates, Lynne Curry Spa Consulting, Giovanetti Schulman Association and EDSA. Tutor Perini Building Corp. will serve as the hotel’s general contractor.

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ATLANTA — Mill Creek Residential plans to develop Modera by Mill Creek – Buckhead, a 21-story multifamily high-rise located at 3005 Peachtree Road N.E. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Situated at the corner of Peachtree and Pharr roads adjacent to Buckhead Atlanta, the community will feature 400 luxury apartment homes and more than 21,000 square feet of high-end retail space. Mill Creek is developing the property in a joint venture with Elite International Investment Fund, a real estate investment platform backed by Asian capital. Community amenities will include two outdoor terraces with swimming pools, a rooftop terrace, rooftop dog park, destination sky bar, demonstration kitchen, indoor spa, steam room, yoga studio, juice bar, fitness center and an open-air social lounge. Mill Creek expects pre-leasing and initial move-ins at the high-rise for summer 2018.

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SMYRNA, TENN. — Carolina Holdings Inc. has closed on a 10-acre site along Sam Ridley Parkway in Smyrna between Academy Sports + Outdoors and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Three retailers — Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx and Five Below — will occupy the site. The development team for the retail development includes Nashville-based civil engineer Ragan Smith, Nashville-based general contractor Crain Construction and Greenville, S.C.-based architect COR3 Design. United Community Bank provided construction financing for the project. Hobby Lobby is expected to open in the spring, and TJ Maxx and Five Below to open shortly thereafter.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $17.6 million sale of Viera at Mandarin, a 188-unit apartment community located at 4263 Losco Road in Jacksonville. Built in 1984, the property features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 833 square feet. Unit interiors feature granite countertops, in-unit washer and dryers and private patios or balconies, as well as wood-burning fireplaces and vaulted ceilings in select units. Community amenities include an indoor athletic center, swimming pool and a 21-acre lake with fountains, a deck and boat storage. Greg Rainey, Cole Whitaker, Tal Frydman and Jason Stanton of Berkadia brokered the sale between the buyer, North Kansas City, Mo.-based Maxus Realty Trust Inc., and the seller, Nashville, Tenn.-based Woodbridge Multifamily Partners LLC.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman Holdings has signed Regions Bank to a 63,806-square-foot office lease at 615 South College, a speculative 370,000-square-foot office building under construction in Uptown Charlotte. Regions Bank is the first tenant to sign on at the 19-story office building, which is expected to open in early 2017. The building is positioned at Uptown Charlotte’s first light rail stop at Stonewall Station. Travis Garland of Portman Holdings, along with John Ball and Peter Conway of Trinity Partners, represented the ownership in the lease transaction. Sim Wilson, Mike Fahey and Mark Decherd of CBRE represented Regions Bank in the lease deal.

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