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SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — A joint venture between Bridge Development Partners LLC and Akard Street Partners has acquired a 10-acre parcel in Schiller Park, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago, for the future development of two industrial buildings. The site, located at the intersection of Rose Street and Soreng Avenue, currently features approximately 200,000 square feet of functionally obsolete manufacturing space. Bridge will demolish the buildings and develop the Bridge Point Schiller Park on the site, which will consist of an 84,700-square-foot building and a 72,825-square-foot building. The project is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2017. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, ESFR sprinklers, 125-foot truck courts, one loading dock for every 3,000 square feet, above-standard car parking ratios and office space to suit. Geoff Dowling and Daniel Tobin of CTK Chicago Partners represented the seller, Hostess Brands, in the transaction. Tom Rodeno and Patrick Turner of Colliers International represented Bridge. Rodeno and Turner will market the property for lease. Hunt Realty Investments will manage the joint venture.

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GREENWOOD, IND. — Four Springs Capital Trust has acquired a single tenant medical building in Greenwood, approximately 10 miles south of Indianapolis, for $8 million. BioLife Plasma Services operates the 16,694-square-foot building as a plasma collection facility. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.

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FINNEYTOWN, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $3.2 million sale of Winton & Galbraith, a 26,488-square-foot retail center in Finneytown, approximately 15 miles north of Cincinnati. Dollar Tree anchors the center, which is 100 percent occupied by other tenants including Graeter’s Ice Cream, LaRosa’s Pizza, Subway and J. Gumbo’s. An Ohio-based private investment group sold the property to a California buyer. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.

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MADISON, WIS. — BMC Capital has arranged a $1.7 million acquisition loan for a building occupied by Valvoline and Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Madison. The 2,368-square-foot building was constructed in 1987. The 10-year loan features a 4.8 percent fixed rate for five years and a 25-year amortization schedule. Jada Jordan of BMC Capital arranged the loan through one of the company’s correspondent banking relationships.

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NEW YORK CITY — An affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired a 9.9 percent interest in New York-based office/retail REIT Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT) for $622 million. QIA purchased 29.6 million newly issued Class A common shares of ESRT at $21 per share. The interest was acquired on a fully diluted basis, which is currently 19.4 percent ownership of Class A shares. Darcy Stacom of CBRE Group introduced QIA to ESRT. Goldman Sachs and Eastdil Secured acted as financial advisors. Goodwin Procter, Proskauer Rose and Clifford Chance U.S. acted as counsel. White & Case acted as QIA’s legal counsel. Empire State Realty Trust owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties across New York City, including the Empire State Building. The company’s office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, consisting of 9.4 million rentable square feet in 14 office properties and 720,000 rentable square feet of retail. ESRT’s stock price closed at $20.52 per share on Tuesday, Aug. 23, up from $16.41 one year ago. The State of Qatar founded Qatar Investment Authority in 2005 to strengthen the country’s economy by diversifying into new asset classes. QIA is headquartered in Doha …

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The historic flood of June 2008 is becoming a distant memory as the city of Cedar Rapids prepares for the dedication of the new Northwest Recreation Center, the last public facility to be completed as part of the flood recovery project. The dedication ceremony is slated for Thursday, Aug. 25. The recovery has led to a revitalization of many flood-impacted areas in the city, ranging from residential neighborhoods to the downtown business district. Now the momentum is turning toward several new projects: • This month, tenants will begin moving into the 11-story CRST tower downtown, which features 300 feet of the new flood protection system. • A 28-story, mixed-use tower is being proposed on city-owned property downtown. The development may contain retail, office, hotel and residential space led by Allen Development, an Iowa City developer. • Over 10 downtown housing projects are under construction that will create almost 400 new condo and apartment units, which will bring our core closer to a live-work-play environment. These projects are also putting vacant retail and office buildings to new uses. • The Czech Village-New Bohemia neighborhood continues to grow with historic buildings being renovated and repurposed while augmenting exciting new construction featuring retail, …

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PHILADELPHIA — Vine Street Matthews, a joint venture between Matthews Southwest and Vine Street Developers, is developing a dual-branded hotel facility located at 15th and Chestnut streets in Philadelphia. Designed by Cope Linder Architects, the 51-story project will feature the 295-room W Philadelphia and the 460-room Element Philadelphia Hotel, both operated by Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide. Slated to open in 2018, the 773,500-square-foot property will feature panoramic city views, an outdoor pool bar and terrace, meeting and banquet facilities, food and beverage venues, prime retail space and parking for 171 cars. The property is owned by Chestlen Development, an entity controlled by Brook Lenfest. The project team also includes O’Donnell & Naccarato and Tutor Perini Building Corp.

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 51 Commerce Drive in South Brunswick. TIAA Global Asset Management purchased the 220,000-square-foot property from Ivy Equities for an undisclosed price. Situated on 14 acres, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale by Lenox, EDA International, Salesmaster Associates and Halsted Corp. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Andrew MacDonald of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based PMZ Realty Capital has arranged a $71 million loan to refinance a four-property Hilton portfolio. The proceeds will be used by the undisclosed borrower to repay the first mortgage and mezzanine debt that has matured, as well as fund upcoming capital expenditure improvements throughout the portfolio. The portfolio includes the 140-room Hilton Garden Inn Ridgefield Park in Ridgefield Park, N.J.; the 125-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Kissimmee, Fla.; the 150-room Embassy Suites in Palmdale, Calif.; and the 192-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton in Nashville, Tenn. Michael Sonnabend of PMZ Realty Capital arranged the loan for the borrower.

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NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has arranged a $4.5 million permanent loan for a mixed-use property located in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood. The newly developed building features one ground-floor retail unit and 10 apartments. Daniel Hilpert of Equicap arranged the loan, which features a five-year fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments.

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