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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors has closed the sale of Commonwealth Center, a 35,917-square-foot, two-story office building located at 4200 S. Cooper St. in Arlington. Nathan Wood of CBRE represented the buyer, a Dallas-based developer, in the transaction. Judy Nitzinger of Coldwell Banker represented the seller, Hungs Enterprise LLC, which had owned the property for 25 years. At the time of sale, Commonwealth Center was 73 percent leased to tenants such as Comerica Bank and Farmers Insurance Co.

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP) will officially debut Phase II of the 86-acre Avalon mixed-use development in Alpharetta, which is dubbed Boulevard East, on Thursday, April 13. NAP sold the first phase of Avalon last summer to PGIM Real Estate, which will also acquire Boulevard East from NAP later this year. The 1.2 million-square-foot expansion will double the size of Avalon and feature upscale apartment residences, 20 new shops and restaurants, a new office building and the $112 million Hotel at Avalon and Alpharetta Conference Center, which will open in January. The 225,000-square-foot office building, known as 8000 Avalon, is a co-development between Hines and Atlanta-based Cousins Properties. Microsoft signed a 43,000-square-foot lease last year to anchor the property. Combined with Avalon’s existing loft office space, the overall office portion is expected to house 1,000 employees. Boulevard East’s multifamily component is known as Veranda at Avalon. The 276-unit apartment community is currently commanding an average $2.40 per square foot rental rate with monthly prices ranging from $1,525 to $4,884. Boulevard East’s 88,000-square-foot, street-level retail component is leased to Brooks Brothers, Urban Outfitters, Scout & Molly’s, Levi’s, Williams-Sonoma, Hammer Made, Boogaloos, Lucky Brand, Pottery Barn, South Moon Under and …

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ATLANTA — Arden Group has purchased the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, a 763-room hotel located at 165 Courtland St. N.E. in downtown Atlanta. The Philadelphia-based investment firm purchased the hotel through its discretionary fund affiliate, Arden Real Estate Partners II LP, for $64.2 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. JLL represented the sellers, affiliates of Amerimar Enterprises and Contrarian Capital, in the transaction. The previous ownership group wrapped up a $15 million renovation of the hotel last year. Arden Group is planning an additional $7 million of renovations for the hotel’s guest rooms, lobby, meeting rooms and the Collage restaurant. Arden Group and HEI Hotels & Resorts will co-manage the hotel.

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ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has partnered with Place Properties and H. J. Russell & Co. to develop the King Memorial Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD), which has an estimated total development cost of $51.3 million. The joint venture replaces Walton Communities, which was initially awarded the project in 2014. The TOD will be co-located at the King Memorial MARTA station, which is located near downtown at 377 Decatur St. S.E. The project will feature a 400-unit apartment community and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The joint venture plans for 20 percent of the property’s units to be reserved as affordable housing. Place Properties has financed, acquired and developed more than 37,000 multifamily beds nationwide, valued at over $1.7 billion. H. J. Russell & Co. has more than 60 years of development experience that includes The Pad on Harvard near the College Park MARTA station, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

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TAMPA, FLA. — TIER REIT Inc., a Dallas-based REIT, has sold Eisenhower I, a 130,000-square-foot office building in Tampa’s Westshore district. An undisclosed buyer purchased the four-story property for $31.4 million. TIER REIT has been disposing assets in non-target markets, resulting in roughly $300 million in gross aggregate disposition proceeds this year. Recent transactions include the $52.5 million sale of Buena Vista Plaza in Burbank, Calif., as well as the $114 million sale of the majority interest in The Wanamaker Building and the $95 million sale of Three Parkway, both situated in Philadelphia’s Center City district. The sale of Eisenhower I includes an incentive to earn up to an additional $3 million for the buyer if certain criteria are met, according to TIER REIT.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $22.5 million bridge loan for the repositioning of the former Bank of America office building located at 625 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. The borrowers, led by FRI Investors, purchased the 110,000-square-foot, 10-story asset last year in an all-cash transaction with the intent to convert the property into a medical office building. Bank of America vacated its 40,000-square-foot lease at the property late last year. The building is currently 50 percent leased to tenants including Mount Sinai Hospital and Jupiter Medical Center. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the three-year loan with an adjustable interest rate through PCCP LLP.

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ST. LOUIS — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Tower at OPOP and The Lofts at OPOP in downtown St. Louis in the Old Post Office Plaza (OPOP). North American Properties and Urban Street Group sold the buildings to Strategic Properties of North America for an undisclosed price. The Tower consists of 128 units and is located at 411 N. 8th St. The Lofts consists of 53 units and is located at 911 Locust St. The buildings have occupancy rates of 96 and 94 percent, respectively. Matt Bukhshtaber of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

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ARLINGTON, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $23.5 million sale of The Carriage Club, a 106-unit multifamily property located at 1 Hillside Dr. in Mt. Arlington. Gebroe-Hammer’s Adam Zweibel and Stephen Tragash secured the seller, Carriage Club Associates LLC, and procured the unnamed buyer, a private investment group, in the transaction. Built in 2003, Carriage Club is a Class A, 55-and-over apartment community offering one- and two-bedroom units, the latter of which offer a choice of one or two baths. Carriage Club was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The complex offers access to I-80, I-287 and the Garden State Parkway, and is within walking distance to NJ Transit service at Mount Arlington Station. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a heated indoor pool, billiards room, fitness center, golf putting green, outdoor sundecks and a grill and picnic area.

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MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a newly constructed retail property in Mount Prospect, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for $3.4 million. The 5,904-square-foot building is located at 100 W. Rand Road across from Randhurst Village. Potbelly Sandwich Shop and American Mattress occupy the building. A Chicago-based developer was the seller. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer, a private real estate investor.

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MILWAUKEE — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired two retail centers in the North Shore of Milwaukee for $2.8 million. Point Plaza is a 13,840-square-foot shopping center located at 8333 W. Appleton Ave. Baceline purchased the property from R&D Point Plaza LLC for $900,000. Glendale Square is a 17,880-square-foot center located at the corner of N. Green Bay Avenue and W. Green Tree Road.  Baceline purchased Glendale Square for $1.9 million from Buckmann LLC. Both sellers are Wisconsin-based companies. Combined, the properties are currently 86 percent occupied. Baceline is based in Denver.

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