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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has purchased The Villagio Apartments, a 180-unit, 492-bed student housing property located near Texas State University at 1850 Aquarena Springs Drive in San Marcos. Built in 2005, The Villagio features two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. Each fully furnished unit has a bathroom for every bedroom, private patios and a full-size washer and dryer. Community amenities include a resort-style pool with fountains and a hot tub, outdoor grilling areas, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, private study center, movie theater and volleyball and basketball courts. The Villagio is on Texas State University’s bus route. 29SC plans to invest about $2 million ($4,100 per bedroom) in capital improvements. Interior renovations will include new faux hardwood vinyl flooring, granite countertops, kitchen backsplashes, upgraded lighting and plumbing fixtures and new paint schemes. Amenity improvements include the expansion of the fitness center and adding new exercise and spin equipment, as well as updating the exteriors. The community is 100 percent pre-leased for the upcoming academic year. The bulk of the capital improvements will begin immediately with future phases planned during school breaks.

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DALLAS — RED Development has broken ground on The Union Dallas, an 800,000-square-foot office, residential and retail project that is scheduled to be completed in 2018. RED Development, the project developer, is leading the overall design, development and construction of the two-tower, mixed-use project that will offer 417,000 square feet of premier Class A office space, a 309-unit residential high-rise building and 87,000 square feet of retail space. StreetLights Residential, the strategic project partner, is leading the design and development for the 23-floor residential tower. The name of the residential tower will be “The Christopher.” The Union will welcome Dallas’ first restaurant location of The Henry, a Sam Fox Restaurant that will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The approximately 10,000 square foot restaurant will be the first location outside Phoenix, where the restaurant group is based. The Henry will be the second Sam Fox restaurant in Dallas, joining True Food Kitchen. Two premier professional services firms previously announced they would be moving to The Union Dallas. One of the nation’s largest law firms, Vinson & Elkins, announced plans late last year to move its firm to the project in 2018. Vinson & Elkins will lease approximately 82,000 square feet and occupy three floors …

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DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a building net leased to Wells Fargo near the Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus in Dallas for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 6900 Snider Plaza. Originally constructed in 1931, the property is located within Snider Plaza and is near Highland Park, SMU and uptown Dallas. Vincent Knipp and Ryan Wolf, both in Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, represented the seller, a limited liability company. Preet Sabharwal, Zachary Weiss and Richard Dorfman of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer, another LLC.

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HOUSTON — NewQuest Properties has arranged more than 23,000 square feet of retail leases in greater Houston. In the first transaction, Daiso has leased 9,675 square feet of retail space in the Market at Westchase, located at Westheimer at Wilcrest in Houston, from Weingarten Realty Investors. Heather Nguyen and John Nguyen of NewQuest Properties represented the tenant. John Wise of Weingarten Realty Investors represented the landlord. In the second transaction, King’s Biergarten LLC has leased 6,090 square feet of retail space at 2036 E. TC Jester in Houston from 2036 TC Jester LLC. Ashley Williams and Chris Dray of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord. Hugh Ruggles and Mac Ruggles of NewQuest Properties represented the tenant. In the third deal, Sherwin Williams has leased 4,072 square feet of retail space at 14106 Mueschke Road in Cypress from Arbed Mueschke LP. Ashley Williams and David Meyers of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord. Tami Pearson of Waterman Steele Group represented the tenant. In the fourth transaction, Shogun Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar has leased 4,002 square feet of retail space at the intersection of Texas 146 and Interstate 10 in Baytown from NewQuest Properties. Brad Elmore of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord. Bob Conwell …

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SAN DIEGO — BLT Enterprises has purchased Sorrento Tech II, a 63,333-square-foot office and R&D campus in the San Diego submarket of Sorrento Mesa for $12.6 million. The two-building campus is located at 10140 and 10180 Barnes Canyon Road. The space was renovated in 2014. It is 87 percent leased. Ron Jacobson of Madison Partners represented BLT in the transaction. Sean Fulp and Brunson Howard of NGKF Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller.

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LOS ANGELES — Kids from the Valley XIV has purchased a production and entertainment facility in the Los Angeles submarket of Simi Valley for $11 million. The Class A office complex is located at 101 W. Cochran St. The buyer has formed Anjac Studios West to operate its new facility, which will continue to be used for a wide variety of production-related activities. The office portion of the property was built in 1991 with the studio complex built in 2000. Keller Williams Realty Calabasas represented the buyer. Dennis Slattery and Stacy Vierheilig-Fraser of Charles Dunn Company represented the seller, the Adventist Media Center, in this transaction.

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CENTURY CITY, CALIF. — Post Advisory Group has relocated from the Water Garden in Santa Monica, where it has been housed for seven years, to 2049 Century Park E. in Century City, one of the Century Plaza Towers. The financial services firm signed a 10-year lease for the 30th floor of the 1.2-million-square-foot tower. It will occupy 17,707 square feet beginning in December of this year. This represents an expansion for Post Advisory Group. CBRE’s Amanda Calof represented the landlord, JP Morgan. Andy Lustgarten and Mark Sullivan of Savills Studley represented Post Advisory Group.

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SAN DIEGO — Jay Crystal LLC has acquired the 13-unit Loma Vista Apartment Homes in the San Diego submarket of Point Loma for $4.4 million. The community is located at 3720 Yonge St. It was built in 1973 and renovated in 2007. CBRE’s Jim Neil, Eric Comer and Merrick Matricardi represented the buyer. The seller, SD Apartments LLC, an affiliate of Birge & Held Asset Management LLC, represented itself in this transaction.

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INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — Wireless Watchdogs has purchased a 14,566-square-foot office/flex building in Inglewood for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 317 S. Isis Ave. It was built in 1985. The wireless expense management firm plans to renovate a portion of the office space to use for its corporate headquarters. Ryan Harding of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the buyer, while the seller, Altemus Co., was self-represented.

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MILWAUKEE — Farbman Group has acquired the 22-story Chase Tower in Milwaukee for $30.5 million. Situated on the corner of East Wisconsin Avenue and North Water Street, the Chase Tower includes 480,000 square feet of office space and a 746-space parking structure. Farbman plans to upgrade the first and second floors, which host the building’s amenities. Tenants at the office tower include JPMorgan Chase, Infinity Healthcare, WUWM Public Radio and law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing. Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund was the seller.

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