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ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Alpha Alternative LLC has arranged an $18.3 million bridge and preferred equity loan for an office building in Rolling Meadows, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. 1600 Corporate Center is a 12-story, Class A multi-tenant office building that is located at 1600 Golf Road. The asset has 255,440 rentable square feet and was built in 1986. Bank of America recently signed a lease to occupy more than one-third of the building, which brought the total occupancy to 89 percent. Alpha Alternatives utilized a securitized lender and private equity lender to provide the interest-only financing for a combined rate of 500 basis points over LIBOR. Anthony Longo of Alpha Alternative arranged the 85 percent loan-to-cost financing.

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BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate, a member of The McShane Cos., has broken ground on a 70-acre industrial business park in Bolingbrook, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The Fountain Square Commerce Center will consist of four speculative buildings that range from 109,088 square feet to 320,532 square feet and a 12-acre build-to-suit site. The speculative buildings are divisible by 30,000 square feet and will feature ample car and truck parking, substantial dock door positions, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and office space. The Class A industrial business park, slated for completion this summer, will be situated along the I-55 corridor. Brian Carroll and Jim Cummings of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) have been assigned to lease up the property.

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GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Sitex Group has acquired a 69,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Glendale Heights, approximately 30 miles west of Chicago. A private ownership group sold the asset located at 192-196 Exchange Blvd. for an undisclosed price. The facility features 24-foot clear heights, 2,000 amps of power and parking for 140 cars. Sub-Zero and Wolf previously occupied the entire building, but currently occupies 16,000 square feet, leaving the rest of the space vacant. Sitex plans to make improvements including remodeling the office space, installing T-5 lighting, painting the building’s exterior and upgrading the HVAC system.

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KNOX, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 14,187-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens for $4.5 million. Walgreens has 15 years remaining on an original 25-year lease term. The building is located at 1207 S. Heaton St. in Knox, approximately 45 miles southwest of South Bend. John Bailey, Bill Bailey and George Ghattas of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company. Dave Lincoln and Walter Brauer of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a private investor.

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Mid-America Asset Management Inc. has arranged three new retail leases at Orland Park Crossing in Orland Park, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Orland Park Crossing is a 107,371-square-foot lifestyle center that is located at the intersection of 143rd Street and LaGrange Road. In the first deal, Soft Surroundings signed a 5,445-square-foot lease and was represented by John Vance of Stone Real Estate. In the second deal, Xfinity inked a 5,303-square-foot lease and was represented by Carole Borg of CBRE. In the last deal, Eric Unatin of Armada Real Estate Services represented Massage Green who signed a lease for 2,509 square feet. All three tenants are expected to open this spring. Other tenants at Orland Park Crossing include White House Black Market, Talbots, Charles Schwab, Ann Taylor and Charming Charlie. Paige Schiesser and Samantha Spinell Schnell of Mid-America represented Orland Park Crossing in all three transactions.

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Crescent Stonewall Station Uptown Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has broken ground on a transit-oriented development at Lynx Light Rail’s Stonewall Station that will be anchored by Uptown Charlotte’s first Whole Foods Market. The mixed-use development will feature the 47,000-square-foot Whole Foods store, 459 luxury apartment residences and a parking deck. Expected to open in 2017, the development will span 5.4 acres and feature a public plaza that will offer food carts and gathering spaces for social events. Community amenities will include a heated, invisible-edge saltwater pool, fitness center, sky lounge, picnic areas and a rooftop dog park. Unit interiors will feature granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, faux-wood flooring, designer lighting fixtures and USB outlets for connectivity. Crescent Stonewall Station’s financing includes an equity investment by Crescent Communities and the Melissaris family, as well as construction debt provided by JP Morgan Chase and Emigrant Realty Finance. The design team includes architect The Preston Partnership, interior designer Vignette Interior Design, civil engineer and landscape architect LandDesign and general contractor Whiting-Turner.

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MEMPHIS, TENN. — Los Angeles-based CBRE Group Inc. has acquired CBRE | Memphis, a commercial real estate services firm that has served as CBRE’s affiliate firm in Memphis since 1996. The firm has more than 100 employees on staff and leases and/or manages roughly 14 million square feet of commercial property in the metro Memphis area, as well as Arkansas and Jackson, Miss. CBRE | Memphis and CBRE’s existing corporate staff in the Memphis region totals more than 500 employees. After acquiring affiliate firms in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Louisville, CBRE Group now has 14 offices in the Southeast totaling more than 3,200 employees.

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Goshen Plaza Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Elion Partners has completed a major capital improvement program for Goshen Plaza, a 45,654-square-foot shopping center in Gaithersburg. Located at the corner of Goshen and Rothbury roads, the shopping center’s tenant roster includes CVS/pharmacy, McDonald’s, Subway, Paisano’s and Pizza Hut. The capital improvement program included repaving the front parking lot and painting the shopping center. New soffit and beams wrapped in stained wood were installed under the canopy and a new light line was installed along the roof. The landscaping also received a complete overhaul. Rappaport manages the leasing strategy, physical plant and construction activities for Elion Partners at Goshen Plaza.

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2450 Commerce Avenue Duluth

DULUTH, GA. — Versant Commercial Brokerage Inc. has acquired two flex office buildings in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, for $9.1 million. The properties total 113,035 square feet and are located at 2425 and 2450 Commerce Ave. The properties’ tenant roster includes Metso Automation USA Inc., Vensure Employer Services, Moreland Altobelli Associates and Videojet Technologies. Asset manager Clear Vista Management and property manager Wiedmayer & Co. assisted Versant in the transaction. Versant acquired the buildings on behalf of a group of former tenant-in-common investors, which own the two adjacent buildings. Versant negotiated the acquisition and assisted in financing the acquisition with low-cost debt.

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