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BRANCHBURG, N.J. — J.G.Petrucci Co. has acquired an 18.4-acre site on Meister Avenue in Branchburg. The company plans to develop a 187,500-square-foot speculative industrial facility on the site, which will be available for lease in spring 2018. Joel Lubin of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Iselin, N.J., office represented J.G. Petrucci Co. in the transaction, and will also serve as leasing agent for the property. The facility will be constructed using precast concrete. Once completed, it will feature 31 loading docks, two drive-in doors and 36-foot clear ceiling heights. Parking for 134 cars and 16 trailers will be available on site as well.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Seavest Healthcare Properties and Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. have secured permanent financing for the seven-story, 350,000-square-foot Conventus medical office building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) in downtown Buffalo. The $75 million, five-year takeout loan replaces the building’s initial construction loan. Both loans were provided by M&T Bank and KeyBank. Located at 1001 Main St., Conventus is connected on two full floors to a children’s hospital and will also be connected to a new medical school by a skybridge. Serving as the northern gateway to the BNMC, the $110 million Conventus building is certified LEED Platinum.

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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Jon Angel of Angel Commercial LLC has arranged the sale of three adjoining industrial properties located at 785 and 800 Union Ave., and at 599 Hollister Ave. in Bridgeport. Angel represented both buyer and seller in the sale-leaseback transaction. Collectively, the buildings span nearly 250,000 square feet on 6.5 acres. The property includes multiple loading docks and 47-foot ceiling heights. An out-of-state investor, 800 Union LLC, purchased the properties from Moore Tool Co., who will remain as the tenant.

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BENNINGTON & MANCHESTER, VT. – Wason Associates Hospitality Real Estate Brokerage Group (Wason Associates) has negotiated the sale of the Best Western Plus in Bennington and the Palmer House Resort in Manchester. The Best Western Plus is located near Bennington College and several ski resorts. S.K.B.W.V. Acquisition LLC LL acquired the Best Western Plus for $3.8 million. The hotel includes 58 recently renovated rooms and an owner/property manager residence. The Palmer House Resort is situated on 16-acres in Manchester. Palmer House LLC purchased the hotel for $3 million. The 50-room property is surrounded by the Green Mountains and features a nine-hole golf course and trout pond.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s retail leasing division has arranged a 10-year lease at 48 Macdougal St. in SoHo for Raku, a Japanese restaurant. It will be Raku’s second location in Manhattan. The restaurant will occupy a 1,200-square-foot space located between West Houston and Prince Streets. Eastern Consolidated’s Joe Robinson arranged the lease for Raku, and David Graff of Compass represented the landlord.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — CBRE has brokered the $131.6 million sale of 3535 Colonnade, a 669,438-square-foot, Class A office campus in Birmingham. Griffin Capital Corp. purchased the property from Zurich Alternative Asset Management. Southern Co. Services Inc. fully leased the office campus in 2016 on a long-term basis with plans to take occupancy in 2019. Guy Ponticiello, Bruce Westwood-Booth, Jeff Shell, Maury Vanden Eykel and Kyle Sals of CBRE’s Chicago office represented Zurich in the transaction.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Liberty Property Trust plans to develop a build-to-suit industrial facility in Orlando on behalf of STIHL Southeast, an exclusive distributor of STIHL outdoor power equipment for Florida, Georgia, Alabama and portions of the Caribbean. The new 154,400-square-foot facility will be situated on 13 acres within Liberty Park at AIPO on Tradeport Drive. The long-term lease includes 20,000 square feet of office space, 25,000 square feet of climate controlled assembly space and the balance will be for warehouse and distribution. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 60-foot speed bay and more than 25 dock-high and drive-in doors. The STIHL Southeast facility is the seventh property that Liberty Property Trust has developed in the park, which totals 1.7 million square feet. The design team includes architect C4 Architecture and general contractor Kelsey Construction. Stephen Whitley of Whitley Capital LLC represented STIHL Southeast in the lease deal, and John Johnston represented Liberty Property Trust internally.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Charlotte: the 252-unit Whitehall Estates and the 318-unit Stone Ridge. Gamma Real Estate LLC purchased Whitehall Estates for $30.9 million and Stone Ridge for $43.2 million, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Jordan McCarley and Marc Robinson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, YFP/Yager Properties, in the transaction. Built in 1996, Whitehall Estates was 92.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. Built in 2001, Stone Ridge was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Columbus Pacific has acquired The Pavilion at North Grounds, a 528-bed student housing community located near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.

 The acquisition was financed with a $58.1 million, 10-year, fixed-rate loan arranged by Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE. Columbus Pacific’s planned renovations for the community include new pool furniture; refreshments to the pool area; the addition of an outdoor dog park; and enhancements to the front lobby, to include a more functional and modern cyber café. Homestead U, an affiliate of Columbus Pacific, will manage the property.

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DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $35.8 million Freddie Mac Immediate Delivery Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) for Smith & Henzy Advisory Group. The funds will be used to acquire and renovate Lake Delray Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. The community features 404 units, with assisted payment vouchers available for 193 units and the rest reserved for seniors making 60 percent of the area median income. The Delray Housing Group manages the 14-acre property. The borrower will use $14.3 million of the financing to replace kitchens, baths, windows, flooring and mechanical systems. Enhancements will be made to the amenity spaces as well, including renovations to the clubhouse and pool areas and the addition of a 1,200-square-foot gym, yoga room, library with computer rooms, barbeque area and outdoor LED lighting. The loan was originally structured as HUD tax-exempt bonds, then later converted to Freddie Mac to acquire more flexible terms. The 17-year acquisition loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule. The Palm Beach Housing Finance Authority provided the capital. Frank Baldasare led the Walker & Dunlop origination team.

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