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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hufft Projects, an architecture and design firm, has purchased a 60,000-square-foot industrial and manufacturing warehouse. MidFirst Bank sold the property, which is located at 3612 Karnes Blvd. in Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. Hufft has made about $1.4 million in improvements in the space with plans for additional improvements to the building and surrounding area. Ben Boyd and Russell Pearson of Lee & Associates Kansas City represented the seller. Roxanne Elliott of Lane4 Property Group Inc. represented the buyer in the transaction.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Tremont Realty Capital has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of Lantern Estates. Located in Indianapolis, the 220-unit multifamily property was 90 percent occupied at the time the loan was originated. Amenities include a community office, clubhouse and swimming pool. Tom Lorenzini of Tremont’s Chicago office arranged the three-year bridge loan, which was funded through a hedge fund capital source. The non-recourse loan features a low variable interest rate and no prepayment penalty. Additionally, there is an interest-only feature for the first 12 months. The loan-to-value is 75 percent.

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CHICAGO — Pembrook Capital Management has funded $7.25 million in preferred equity financing for a 148,877-square-foot property in Chicago. Located at 5307 S. Hyde Blvd., the 11-story building, which features 192 residential units and 20,833 square feet of retail space, was constructed in 1918 and occupied by Del Prado Hotel until the early 1970s when it was converted into apartments. The funding will recapitalize the property following a recent $28 million renovation. The owner has completed façade work as well as retail space and storefront improvements. The borrower was not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — The Chicago office of Tremont Realty Capital has arranged $18.8 million in refinancing for four manufactured home communities in Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa. The properties include the 278-site Arlington Valley in Bloomington, the 200-homesite Lincoln Park in West Allis, the 207-unit Sunset Village in Marshalltown, and the 191-site Wheatland Estates in Burlington. Tom Lorenzini with the Chicago office of Tremont arranged the four loans, which were funded through a relationship CMBS lender. The four individual 10-year loans are non-recourse with a 5 percent fixed interest rate amortized over 30 years.

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MILWAUKEE — Falk Legal Group has signed a lease for 3,500 square feet of office space at River Bank Plaza in Milwaukee. The property is located at 740 N. Plankinton Ave. John Dulmes and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher represented the tenant; Tony Stevens of Equity Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, River Bank Plaza Building, in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not released.

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PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have acquired Pheasant Hollow, a 439-unit apartment community in Plainsboro. A partnership of Vantage Group and Angelo Gordon & Co. sold the property, which comprises 28 garden-style buildings, for $62.55 million. HGI plans to invest $3 million in common area improvements and interior upgrades at the property, which will be renamed Addison at Princeton Meadows. Additionally the community recently received a new fitness center, leasing center, signage and improved tennis courts and playground facilities. Jose Cruz of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal has completed the sale of eight elevator-serviced buildings in Brooklyn in an all-cash transaction valued at $78 million or approximately $187 per square foot and $173,000 per unit. The properties total 416,352 square feet and 452 rent-stabilized units. The acquisition includes the 42,000-square-foot 357 Avenue P property (53 rental units), the 50,500-square-foot 79 Brighton 11th Street (59 units), the 117,600-square-foot 125 Brighton 11th Street building (112 units), and the 206,432-square-foot, 228-unit Manhattan Beach Estate, located at 200 and 210 Brighton 15th St. and 211, 1511 and 1521 Brightwater Ave. Alex Svetlakou and Bob Knakal of Massey Knakal brokered the transaction. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Direct Realty has sold 334-336 West 46th Street, along Manhattan’s Restaurant Row. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $9.5 million. The property consists of two four-story, mixed-use buildings, including 10 free-market residential units and ground-level commercial space. Additionally, the parcel offers approximately 15,000 square feet of unused development rights. A master lease through January 2015 currently encumbers the residential units, and the lease of the commercial tenant, O’Flaherty’s Ale House Irish Pub, expires in February 2014 with no extension options. David Schechtman and Lipa Lieberman of Eastern Consolidated represented both parties in the transaction.

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — L’Occitane en Provence has signed a long-term lease for a Class A warehouse and distribution facility located at 120 Herrod Blvd. in South Brunswick. Forsgate Industrial Partners LP owns the 176,783-square-foot property. Constructed in 1986, the property offers 11,104 square feet of office space, 26-foot ceilings, 16 loading docks and 198 parking spaces. David Knee and Blake Chroman of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant; Catherine Argenio represented the owner in-house.

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DALLAS — Developer Cawley Partners and architect BOKA Powell have broken ground on Knoll Trail Plaza, a 120,000-square-foot office building in Dallas. The four-story Class A structure is located at 16400 N. Dallas Parkway and will feature amenities, such as a fitness center, rooftop deck, café and bike racks. The property, designed for LEED Silver certification, is 40 percent pre-leased and will serve as the headquarters of Sundown Energy. Completion is slated for November.

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