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500 East Morehead Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has signed two leases with restaurateur Deedee Mills for two new dining concepts at 500 East Morehead, a seven-story office building in Uptown Charlotte. The 178,000-square-foot property is currently under construction. The two new dining concepts include The Packhouse, a Southern-themed restaurant, and Joe and Nosh, a quick service breakfast and lunch destination and coffee shop. Charles Thrift of Collett & Associates represented Beacon Partners in the lease transaction.

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DAYTON, OHIO — The 399-room Marriott at the University of Dayton will undergo a $21 million renovation in May. The hotel will remain open and operational during the nine-month project. The renovation of guest rooms, meeting spaces, lounge areas and a restaurant is slated for completion in early 2017. Thomas Hamilton Associates will serve as the architect for the project. Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co., which manages the hotel, will oversee the renovation. The University of Dayton and Concord Hospitality purchased the hotel, located at 1414 S. Patterson Blvd., in 2014. The property was constructed in 1982 and sits on 9.8 acres. The hotel was last renovated in 2008. The Marriott at the University of Dayton includes 13,600 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant and bar, a fitness center and pool.

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OAK BROOK, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 103,836-square-foot retail property in Oak Brook, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago, for $19.9 million. Oak Brook Court is located at the intersection of Kingery Highway and 16th Street. Binny’s Beverage Depot, Office Max and The Great Escape anchor the shopping center. Rick Drogosz and Ben Wineman of Mid-America were the sole brokers in the transaction and represented the seller, an institutional advisor.

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OAK PARK, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $12.8 million refinancing loan for a mid-rise apartment tower in Oak Park, approximately 15 miles northwest of Detroit. Lincoln Towers Apartments, built in 1974, includes 480 units and is located at 15075 Lincoln St. Lincoln Towers Apartments LP was the borrower. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan through a CMBS lender.

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TOLEDO, OHIO — Reichle Klein Group has brokered the $6.3 million sale of a 201-unit apartment property in Toledo. Beacon Place, located at 426 Beacon St., is comprised of 26 buildings situated on 16.5 acres. 401 E. Woodruff LLC sold the property to an undisclosed California-based investor. Tony Plath and Harlan Reichle of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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FRANKLIN, IND. — RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 48-unit multifamily community in Franklin, approximately 25 miles south of Indianapolis, for an undisclosed price. Parkside Apartments was built in 1962 and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 733 square feet. Parkside Properties LLC sold the complex to Parkside Franklin Apartments LLC. Michael Wernke of RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — Noble Investment Group has agreed to buy a five-hotel portfolio in Orlando, Atlanta and New Jersey for $142 million. The portfolio includes a total of 1,396 rooms. The acquisition includes three Marriott-managed properties in the Orlando suburb of Lake Buena Vista: the 312-room Courtyard Lake Buena Vista, the 388-room Fairfield Inn Lake Buena Vista and the 400-room Springhill Suites Lake Buena Vista. The remaining two properties, both operated by Remington Lodging, are the 146-room Courtyard Edison in Edison, N.J., and the 150-room Residence Inn Buckhead in Atlanta. The hotels achieved an average RevPAR (revenue per available room) of $84, with a 79 percent occupancy rate and ADR (average daily rate) of $106 over a 12-month basis. The portfolio has an existing debt balance of about $98 million. The seller, Ashford Hospitality Trust, expects the net proceeds from the disposition to be about $37 million after debt repayment and transaction costs. Ashford will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including net debt reduction, stock buybacks or the acquisition of other full-service hotels. The transaction is scheduled to close during the current quarter. “We are pleased to announce this sale as it provides a positive first step …

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Raleigh’s office market is the strongest it’s been in years, with employment and corporate investments continuing to climb throughout the Triangle region. A current lull in the delivery of new construction and the market’s increased popularity have created a space crunch for Class A office space, especially for tenants seeking large blocks. While a good amount of new construction started or continued in 2015, there’s still a gap in “move-in ready” space. Vacancy fell from 11.7 percent in the second quarter to 11.2 percent in the third quarter, causing rent growth for Class A space. Direct asking rent increased from $23.81 per square foot in the second quarter to $24.14 per square foot in the third quarter and is expected to continue to increase until delivery of new construction picks up, which will likely be mid-2016/early 2017. The market has definitely shifted in favor of the landlord, and concessions that were made during the recession have fallen off as owners no longer have to offer them to secure tenants. Desire for Class A space in the Triangle has pushed pre-leasing rental rates to a historic high north of $33 per square foot — and they are likely go higher before …

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BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity Debt & Structured Finance Group has arranged a $43.5 million loan with Mesa West Capital for a short-term floating rate execution to maximize proceeds on a luxury retail property located at 201 Newbury St. in Boston. Situated in Back Bay, the 24,716-square-foot property is 87 percent leased to retailers, including Anthropologie, Dr. Martens, Ted Baker and Timberland. Trisha Connolly of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower 201 Newbury – Prince LLC in the short-term loan transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 82 Christopher St. in Manhattan’s West Village. The asset sold for $9.9 million, or more than $1,500 per square foot. Glenn Raff of Alpha Realty represented the undisclosed buyer, while Scott Schwartz, also of Alpha Realty, represented the overseas seller in the transaction.

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