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SOLON, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $7.1 million sale of Kruse Commons in Solon, a suburb of Cleveland. The two-building retail property is anchored by Panera Bread and ice cream shop Mitchell’s Homemade. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group out of the Cleveland area. A Midwest-based fund purchased the asset at full price, representing a cap rate of 6.75 percent and $276 per square foot. Kruse Commons was 78 percent leased at the time of sale.

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BARRINGTON, ILL. — Fortec has sold an early childhood education facility on nearly 2 acres in the Chicago suburb of Barrington for $4.9 million. The developer purchased the property at 310 E. James St. in early 2024 for $695,000. Previously serving as the headquarters of the Barrington School District from the early 1970s until 2019, the property was redeveloped for The Nest Schools, an early childhood education operator with over 50 locations nationwide. At the time, Fortec signed a 17-year lease with The Nest Schools. The 12,413-square-foot building serves approximately 200 students from ages six weeks to 12 years old. As part of the project, Fortec invested $2.8 million to extensively renovate the existing structure and construct an adjacent playground. The lease will transition to the buyer, Autumn Ridge LLC. Milo Spector of Northmarq represented Fortec in the sale.

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DALLAS — AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has completed a sale-leaseback transaction with New York City-based development and investment firm Reign Capital that encompasses approximately 13 million square feet of office space across 74 U.S. properties. The deal, which closed earlier this month, nets the Dallas-based telecommunications giant about $850 million in upfront cash proceeds. The names and locations of the AT&T-owned buildings in which the spaces are located were not disclosed. According to AT&T, the majority of the space that was sold was originally designed and developed “to house and connect large, bulky and energy-intensive equipment for outdated copper networks.” AT&T further explained that “as customers move[d] from copper to fiber and wireless, a smaller, more efficient equipment footprint is managing the network. This technology evolution not only reduces power consumption, benefitting the environment, but also lowers operating costs and frees up valuable real estate for other uses.” AT&T plans to exit the large majority of its legacy copper network operations by the end of 2029. Under the terms of the deal, AT&T will make lease payments to Reign Capital for the duration of the lease term and maintain exclusive operational control of space required for access to communications infrastructure in …

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In the summer of 2012, fresh out of college and starting my career in retail brokerage at KLNB, a seasoned retail broker-turned-developer warned me to consider other careers.  “Retail is dying,” he said. “Why would people go to stores when it’s so easy to order online?” Well, it’s been 12 years since that moment, and I’m still waiting for the retail boogeyman to appear. As I write this, I’m happy to report he hasn’t arrived — and the data suggests he’s nowhere in sight. The Washington, D.C., metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is now in its tightest fundamental position on record due to limited new supply and continued demand from national, regional and franchised concepts.  In the Washington, D.C. market, we have the second-lowest retail square footage per capita among major MSAs, with new retail supply representing just 0.4 percent of total inventory. This places the Capital Region in the bottom quartile of retail real estate inventory growth among national MSAs that have more than 100 million square feet of existing inventory. The result? Retail availability in the D.C. metro has decreased to 4.8 percent (compared to the national average of 4.7 percent), down from 5.1 percent year-over-year and 5.3 percent …

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — A partnership between Hensler Development Group, Stiles and PGIM Real Estate will open Olive at Peabody Union, a 345-unit apartment community located between downtown Nashville and the Cumberland River. The community is situated in the center of the larger 125-acre mixed-use development of Peabody Union, which offers residents direct access to 50,000 square feet of combined retail and restaurant space, as well as 250,000 square feet of office space. Designed by Hastings Architecture, the 27-story tower will feature studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom penthouses — ranging from 1,179 to 2,585 square feet in size. Amenities will include a wellness center with a sauna and cold plunge, speakeasy sky lounge, pool deck and hot tub, coworking lounges and a gym. The development team, along with newly appointed property management firm Bozzuto Group, will begin preleasing in February, with initial move-ins slated for April of this year.

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KENNESAW, GA — McShane Construction Co. has completed The Lacy at South Main, a 318-unit apartment complex located in downtown Kennesaw. The developer is Highpoint Development. Designed by Niles Bolton Associates, the four-story complex offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range from 708 to 1,505 square feet in size, according to Apartments.com. Apartments are available for lease, with monthly rental rates beginning at $1,625. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, lounge, coffee bar, swimming pool, two courtyards, grilling stations, coworking spaces and a pet park. Additionally, the site offers controlled-access parking and electric vehicle charging stations. Situated on 19 acres, the complex is part of a larger mixed-use community that features 44 townhomes, a retail outparcel and a linear park space.

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HOUSTON — Investment & Development Ventures (IDV) has broken ground on Patriot Business Park, a 462,000-square-foot industrial project in North Houston. The site is located along Veterans Memorial Drive, and the development will comprise three front-load buildings with dock-high and drive-in ramps, as well as ESFR sprinkler systems. Completion is slated for the third quarter. Stream Realty Partners has been appointed as the leasing agent.

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FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the $25.4 million sale of a 46,992-square-foot, multi-tenant medical office building in the Florida Panhandle city of Fort Walton Beach. Built in 2008, the three-story property is fully occupied by Orthopaedic Associates and Surgical Specialists ASC on a 15-year triple-net lease basis. Frank Roti, Brett Rodgers and Alex Sacks of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Emerald Coast Diversified Properties LLC, and procured the buyer, Montecito Medical Real Estate, in the transaction. Ryan Nee served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Florida for the deal.

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GLEN BURNIE, MD — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Governors Commons, a 129,242-square-foot shopping center in suburban Baltimore, for $9.6 million. The center is situated in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie at 7311 Governor Richie Highway. Dean Zang and David Crotts of Marcus & Millichap represented CRC in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. CRC previously sold off three outparcels at Governors Crossing, giving the total gross sales price of the shopping center $20.6 million. CRC originally acquired the property in 2019 via its Continental Realty Fund V LP for $16.2 million. Founded in 1960, CRC currently owns and manages more than 8 million square feet of retail space across 13 states.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — DVO Real Estate has purchased Sweetwater at Buckingham, a 312-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 889 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and a playground. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, William Hubbard, Cameron Purse and Shelby Clark of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, REM Finance, in the transaction. The team also procured DVO as the buyer.

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