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HOUSTON — Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa has signed two leases in the Memorial and Cinco Ranch areas of Houston. The Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa – Memorial opened earlier this month within the Lantern Lane Shopping Center at 12510 Memorial Drive. The Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa – Cinco Ranch at Stableside will open within the Stableside at Falcon Landing Shopping Center in 2017. Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa has over 275 locations nationwide with another 100 in development. Lindsey McKean of The J. Beard Real Estate Co. represented the tenant in both locations, and she has represented the tenant with all other franchise leases in the Houston area. Bruce Wallace of Edens represented the landlord internally at Lantern Lane. Brad Elmore and Austin Alvis of Newquest Properties represented the landlord at Stableside at Falcon Landing.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group has acquired a 95,000-square-foot, four-story office building located at 1645 E. 6th St. in east Austin. The building is part of the three-building Eastside Village mixed-used development that includes an eight-story, 700-stall parking garage, of which 368 stalls are allocated to the office building. The development also includes a four-story, 346-unit apartment building atop ground-floor retail space. Eastside Village is transit-oriented complex located near the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail station.

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International Spy Museum L’Enfant Plaza Washington DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The JBG Cos. and Malrite Co. are working together to develop a new and expanded International Spy Museum at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Cleveland-based Malrite created and founded the International Spy Museum, and The JBG Cos. owns the majority of L’Enfant Plaza and will act as the owner’s representative during the construction period of the new 140,000-square-foot museum. The property will be situated outside of L’Enfant Plaza and will feature a glass curtain wall and an enclosed black box layout on the interior. London-based architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designed the building, and Washington-based Hickok Cole Architects will be the architect of record for the project. The museum showcases the world’s largest collection of international espionage-related artifacts and features an interactive exhibition highlighting the villains in the James Bond movies. The museum is expected to create more than 300 construction jobs and generate a 20 percent increase in staff over its current location at 800 F St. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The new building is expected to open in spring 2018.

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2800 at Sweetwater Lawrenceville

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased The Pointe at Sugarloaf Apartments, a 324-unit multifamily community in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. RADCO acquired the property for $31.7 million with plans to invest $3.7 million in capital improvements. The Atlanta-based company is using private equity and debt from BBVA Compass to fund the acquisition and renovation of the property, which will be rebranded 2800 at Sweetwater. Built in 1997 on 35.5 acres, the property features one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The property’s average unit size is 1,002 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a sundeck, Wi-Fi café, coffee bar, large dog park, playground and a 24-hour fitness center. Berkadia brokered the off-market transaction. RADCO Residential will manage the property.

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Hidden Creek Village Apartments Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has arranged the $15 million refinancing of Hidden Creek Village Apartments, a 352-unit community in Fayetteville. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan through a CMBS lender, which the borrower, a multifamily developer and owner, is using to retire existing debt totaling roughly $15.1 million. The 10-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

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Benton House of West Ashley Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $9.5 million construction loan for Benton House of West Ashley, a 59-unit seniors housing facility set to break ground in Charleston. Benton House will offer both assisted living and memory care services upon completion in the summer of 2017. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge’s seniors housing and healthcare finance team in Atlanta arranged the loan through BB&T on behalf of the borrower, Principal Senior Living Group, which will manage the property upon completion. Principal Senior Living currently operates more than 20 properties in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri and Kansas.

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Riverview-Norwalk-CT

NORWALK, CONN. — The Silverman Group has acquired Riverview, an apartment community located on Richards Avenue in Norwalk, for $19.5 million as part of a 1031 exchange. Built in 1991, the 92-unit community features underground garage parking and value-add opportunities to renovate units. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, an institutional owner, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — Paradigm Commercial Real Estate has closed five loans totaling $30 million secured by 20 retail centers in the Bronx and Westchester County. A Connecticut-based private family owns the properties, many of which are occupied by small single-tenant users, including an on-site dry cleaner facility. The loans, which were provided by a regional bank, are fully non-recourse and feature a 30-year amortization schedule.

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