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SOUTH ELGIN, JONESBORO AND MACOMB, ILL. — Pillar has originated $9.9 million in loans to refinance three skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. The three loans consist of $5.4 million for an 80-unit property in South Elgin, $2.3 million for a 76-unit property in Jonesboro and $2.2 million for a 56-unit property in Macomb. Petersen Health Care, one of the largest seniors housing owner-operators in the state, was the borrower. The names of the specific facilities were not disclosed. All three HUD-insured loans feature a fixed rate, 30-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Evan Hom of Pillar’s New York office originated the loans.

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ATLANTA — A joint venture between Carroll Organization and Bluerock Residential Growth REIT (BRG) has purchased Tenside Apartments, a mixed-use apartment complex in Atlanta’s West Midtown district, for $74.5 million. Built in 2008, the Class A community features 336 residences averaging 900 square feet, nearly 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a seven-level parking garage. The joint venture financed its acquisition using a $52 million Fannie Mae loan and an equity investment totaling $22 million from BRG, which will have a 90 percent ownership stake in the project. Carroll Organization purchased its 10 percent stake in Tenside through its newest investment vehicle, Carroll Multifamily Real Estate Fund IV LP. Carroll’s management division, Carroll Management Group, will manage Tenside, which will be rebranded as Arium Westside. The asset is situated near Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, as well as major employers such as Turner Broadcasting, Coca-Cola and SunTrust Bank.

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KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Skanska has topped out the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (FAMRC), a 109,000-square-foot advanced research and development laboratory facility in Kissimmee, an Orlando suburb in Osceola County. The total contract value for the design and construction of FAMRC is $71.4 million, according to Skanska. Situated on 20 acres near the intersection of U.S. 192 and Florida’s Turnpike, the project will provide semiconductor research and manufacturing of advanced products for the healthcare, transportation, agriculture and consumer products industries. The new center will partner with the University of Central Florida and the International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research (ICAMR), a consortium for advanced sensors, phototonics and optics. The design team for FAMRC includes HOK and Abbie Gregg Inc., a global consultant to the advanced high technology industry sector. The Osceola County Board of Commissioners is helping lead the development of FAMRC, which Skanska plans to deliver in March 2017.

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — GBT Realty Corp. has recently purchased a 10.5-acre site in Summerville for South Carolina’s first BJ’s Wholesale Club, a membership warehouse retailer that will also include a BJ’s Gas Station. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer purchased the site for nearly $1.9 million. The project will span 87,800 square feet and will be situated at the southeastern quadrant of I-26 and North Main Street (U.S. 17). GBT expects to deliver the Summerville BJ’s Wholesale Club in 2017. BJ’s operates more than 200 locations in 15 states.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Chicago-based Origin Investments has purchased Trinity Place, a four-story, 114,547-square-foot office building located at 1201 Edwards Mill Road in west Raleigh. Origin Investments acquired the Class A building via the $150 million Origin’s Fund 3 from an unnamed institutional real estate fund for $23.5 million. Trinity Place was fully leased at the time of sale and has maintained an average occupancy of 97 percent since 2003. Ryan Clutter and Scott Humphrey of HFF brokered the transaction. Origin Investments has retained Ed Pulliam and Brad Corsmeier of CBRE to market Trinity Place and Foundry Commercial to manage the asset.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has completed the sale of three office buildings located at 4, 5 and 6 Century Drive within Mack-Cali Business Campus in Parsippany. A partnership between Bergman Real Estate Group and Time Equities Inc. acquired the properties, which total 280,000 square feet, for $15 million. Built in 1981, the campus features a full-service cafeteria, excess parking and a courtyard with a fountain and picnic areas. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Marc Duval of HFF represented the seller, while Michael Bergman and Michael Difede of Bergman Real Estate Group, along with Aaron Medeiros of Time Equities, represented the buyer in the transaction.

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MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Nordblom Co. has completed the disposition of two high-tech flex buildings located at 450 and 500 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough. Atlantic – Fulcrum Realty LLC, a joint venture between Atlantic Management Corp. and Fulcrum Real Estate Partners, purchased the properties for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the properties were 92 percent leased with only 9,521 square feet left available for lease at the 59,667-square-foot building at 450 Donald Lynch Blvd. The facility at 500 Donald Lynch Blvd. totals 62,224 square feet. Tenants at the two buildings include New England Cryogenics Center, SENKO Advanced Components and WaterSep BioSeparations Corp. The buildings are part of the 50-acre Solomon Pond Park, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development.

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PATTERSON, N.J. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $10 million in Fannie Mae financing for Broadway Towers, a high-rise apartment building in Patterson. Built in 1961, the property features 114 units and two ground-floor commercial spaces. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the loan, which was used to refinance existing debt. The name of the borrower was not released.

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255-265-Linden-St-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Bestreich Realty Group has arranged the sale of a five-building multifamily assemblage located at 255-265 Linden St. in Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $9.2 million. Totaling 34,900 square feet, the assets feature 39 apartment units. Derek Bestreich, Luke Sproviero and Steve Reynolds of Bestreick Realty Group represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has signed a lease with Urban Soccer, an operator of indoor and outdoor competitive and recreation leagues in Europe, at Whale Square in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Urban Soccer will occupy 63,000 square feet of space on the third floor of the 500,000-square-foot mixed-use property. Madison Realty Capital acquired the property last summer and is currently redesigning and repositioning the property into commercial space designed for innovative and creative tenants. David Falk, Eric Cagner, Whitten Morris and Joseph Sipala of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Madison Realty in the deal.

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