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CARY, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property in Cary net leased to Starbucks for $1.6 million. The newly built property is located at 630 NW Highway. The Starbucks lease, which began in October 2016, spans for 10 years and features four five-year renewal option periods with 10 percent rental escalations in each period. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction, a Midwest-based private partnership. The buyer was a private west coast-based real estate partnership.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — The Richland Cos. has entered the Corpus Christi market with the acquisition of Pizza Hut & Wing Street, located at 2120 S. Staples St. across from Del Mar College East Campus. The restaurant property is situated on a 46,110-square-foot land parcel. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released. The property is Richland’s 35th asset, marking more than 2.5 million square feet of properties that the company owns and manages in four states.

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ODESSA, TEXAS — Sands Investment Group (SIG), a net-lease brokerage firm, has arranged the $2 million sale of a Dickey’s Barbecue Pit located at 2701 N. County Road in Odessa. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is a family-owned American barbecue restaurant chain based in Dallas. Max Freedman of SIG’s Austin office represented the seller, Dynamic Development, in the transaction. The 1031 tax-deferred exchange buyer paid cash for the 2,000-square-foot restaurant. Dickey’s has a 15-year lease at the location.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a McDonald’s ground lease in Hoffman Estates. McDonald’s is the sole occupant of the 4,388-square-foot building located at 1070 N. Roselle Road. McDonald’s has 20 years of lease term remaining with 8 percent rental increases every five years. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer and the seller, both of which were Midwest-based real estate investment firms.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Corporate Properties Trust I LP, a partnership between Transwestern Investment Group and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., has closed on the acquisition of a 2.2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in a sale-leaseback with State Farm Auto Insurance Co. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the purchase price was $825 million. The partnership acquired the four primary office/retail towers and the connected structured parking garages. The campus is located within the CityLine development, a 186-acre project developed by KDC. The buildings are designated LEED Gold and are located adjacent to a DART rail line. Corporate Properties Trust I LP will own the properties through a REIT. The entity was created to allow long-term stable ownership of institutional properties. A wholly owned subsidiary of Transwestern Investment Group will manage the property. Located at 1150, 1201 and 1251 State St. and 3661 N. Plano Road, the buildings will house 8,000 State Farm employees. CityLine, which is located at the southeast corner of Highway 75 and the President George Bush Turnpike, will also include 1,700 apartments, a 150-room hotel, an entertainment center, medical office facility, retail, restaurants and a 3.5-acre park.

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HOUSTON — Brenda Pennington and Jaclynn Zimowski of B. Pennington Commercial Real Estate have represented Art and Wine Glass in leasing 3,500 square feet at 7620 Katy Freeway in Houston. Nina Kuhn internally represented the landlord, Levcor Inc., in the transaction. This will be Art Class and Wine Glass’s second location.

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KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. has sold a 1.1-acre pad site at the Plaza at the Speedway development in Kansas City to Burger King. The pad site is located on the northwest quadrant of I-435 and Parallel Parkway in front of Sam’s Club and Kohl’s. The Plaza at the Speedway is an 850,000-square-foot retail shopping center located in the heart of a major tourism district. Other tenants include Walmart Supercenter, Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A. Anchor space, pad sites and small shop spaces are still available. Alex Block and David M. Block of Block & Company represented the seller, Plaza Speedway Development Inc., in the transaction.

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The booming land market in north Texas reflects a convergence of economic and demographic trends resulting in a dramatic expansion of residential communities, new mixed-use developments and the transformation of retail centers across the region. The result is higher land values, shifting land uses and developers, planners and designers adapting to the evolving lifestyles of a new generation of workers. Demand for well-located land parcels across multiple property types is reaping handsome returns for landowners. The land market in Dallas/Fort Worth is experiencing strong transaction volume and record prices due to a range of factors. Developers are responding to strong housing demand by building new residential communities that are accessible to Dallas/Fort Worth employment centers. Multifamily construction continues as some 360 people move into the region daily, many not ready for home ownership. New mixed-use developments are catering to a steady stream of corporations relocating to the area and seeking work settings that provide live/work/eat/play environments. Neighborhood grocery stores and restaurants are multiplying to support growing demand, while regional malls are being repurposed as spending habits shift. These trends have played a major role in the growth of urban centers like Dallas’ central business district, Uptown Dallas and Fort Worth’s …

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FORT LEE, N.J. — Tucker Development, in partnership with Kushner Real Estate Group and a fund managed by Ares Management, has opened the first phase of residential apartments and a portion of the retail component at the 1 million-square-foot Hudson Lights project in downtown Fort Lee. Situated at the base of the George Washington Bridge, the 276-unit residential property features a pool, lounge, fitness center, yoga room, kids play area and rooftop terrace and gardens. The developer has also opened an eight-screen, 533-seat iPic movie theater at the project. The theater includes City Perch Kitchen & Bar, an in-theater restaurant that allows guests to order food and drinks from a personal server. Additional signed tenants include Paris Baguette, Gaonnuri Restaurant, Anthony Franco’s Pizza, 16 Handles, CVS/pharmacy, Capital One Bank, CycleBar, SeeSaw, Linwood Wines, European Wax Center, Tutti Nails & Spa and Coldwell Banker.

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WHEELING, ILL. — Lynmark Group is scheduled to break ground on Wheeling Town Center, a mixed-use development in Wheeling, this fall. The development will feature a 300-unit luxury apartment building with a modern amenity package and facilities and 100,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment venues. The apartment building will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, a parking garage, courtyard, pool, bocce court, a fire pit, barbecue grills, a covered gazebo bar, putting green, pergola covered dining, lounge areas, and fitness and yoga rooms. The retail portion will be anchored a 40,000-square-foot, 10-screen CMX theater, which is a high-end, dine-in movie theater. Callison/RTKL is serving as lead designer and William A. Randolph is serving as general contractor for the project.

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