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COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Harrison Street and LV Collective have formed a joint venture to develop Rambler College Park, a 1,003-bed student housing project located less than a quarter-mile from the University of Maryland campus in College Park. Completion of the 288-unit, 340,000-square-foot development is slated for fall 2027. Rambler College Park is designed to provide 13,715 square feet of retail space, including businesses that were previously tenants of Campus Village Shoppes, a shuttered shopping center on the project site. In addition, LV Collective worked with the Lakeland Civic Association and the Lakeland Community Heritage Project to plan a community center within the development. Plans call for a library and archive to preserve and share the history of the Lakeland community, as well as a flex space to be used for presentations, art galleries and gatherings. Amenities at the project will include Daydreamer, a coffee shop owned by LV Collective, as well as a second-floor coworking mezzanine, outdoor terrace, hot tub, fitness center, yoga studio and cold plunge. “This development reflects our commitment to creating environments that go beyond housing — places where students, residents and the community alike can thrive, connect and grow,” says Jonathan Reyes, president of student …

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PIKESVILLE, MD. — Trout Daniels & Associates (TD&A) has brokered the $4.9 million sale of Bedford Square I and II, a 40,773-square-foot, two-building office portfolio located in Pikesville, roughly 15 miles northwest of Baltimore. Situated at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and McHenry Road, the complex was 93 percent leased to 20 tenants at the time of sale. Gilbert Trout of TD&A represented the seller, Bedford Square Equities, and procured the buyer, Tide Realty Capital, in the transaction.

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NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 222,000-square-foot office building located at 2101 E. Jefferson St. in North Bethesda. Jim Meisel, Dave Baker, Andrew Weir and Kevin Byrd of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity, and the sales price was also not disclosed. Meisel says that the buyer plans to reposition the vacant office building for another use, plans of which were not released. Built in 1985, the office property is situated on 4 acres near Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development by Federal Realty Investment Trust that features more than 50 shops and restaurants and more than 750 apartments.

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BALTIMORE — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), one of the “big four” global accounting firms, has leased space for its new Baltimore regional headquarters. The company has leased 23,000 square feet of office space at the Rye Street Market building within Baltimore Peninsula, a $5.5 billion master-planned development in south Baltimore. PwC is moving from 100 E. Pratt St. and will take occupancy at Baltimore Peninsula in late 2026, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. MAG Partners and MacFarlane Partners lead the development team for Baltimore Peninsula, which includes Under Armour founder Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Ventures and Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Urban Investment Group. Other office tenants at the Rye Street Market building include the Baltimore Ravens NFL team, Longeviti Neuro Solutions, OBM, Chambers and MAG Partners, according to local media outlets.

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BEL AIR, MD. — SJC Ventures has unveiled plans for a $100 million transformation of the Harford Mall site located in Bel Air, roughly 23 miles north of Baltimore. The redevelopment is a partnership between the Atlanta-based mixed-use development firm and the mall owner, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties. Upon approval by the Bel Air Economic and Community Development Commission, the redevelopment project will feature 48,000 square feet of open-air retail, restaurants and amenities that will replace a former Macy’s store, as well as a 35,000-square-foot grocery store. If approved, the new development will complement SJC’s project on the mall’s former Sears parcel, as well as the multifamily development adjacent to the former Sears. SJC Ventures also plans to incorporate pedestrian walkways for enhanced connectivity, pocket parks and open gathering spaces at the Harford Mall site.

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BETHESDA, MD. — Marriott International has reached an agreement to acquire the brand and related intellectual property of citizenM, a hospitality brand based in the Netherlands. The deal is valued at $355 million. The citizenM brand comprises 36 open hotels spanning 8,544 rooms, with properties located in cities such as Paris, Rome, London, New York City and Miami. There are three more citizenM-branded hotels in the development pipeline totaling more than 600 rooms that are set to open by mid-2026. The citizenM select-service lodging brand was founded in 2008. Following closing, the citizenM portfolio will become part of Marriott’s system, with the hotels owned and leased by citizenM subject to new long-term franchise agreements with Marriott. The seller may also receive earn-out payments up to $110 million that are based on the future growth of the brand over a specified, multi-year timeframe. The closing of the transaction is subject to various customary conditions, including U.S. regulatory approval. Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Eastdil Secured acted as financial advisors to citizenM in the transaction.

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BALTIMORE — MCB Real Estate has added Streets Market, a regional chain of grocery stores, to Reservoir Square, a $170 million mixed-use development underway in Baltimore. The project spans eight acres along the 600-850 block of West North Avenue. MCB is also adding locally based development firm Blank Slate Development to the project team, which includes the state-backed West North Avenue Development Authority. Streets Market will occupy 12,000 square feet on a 1.5-acre parcel that will also house 8,000 square feet of additional retail space. The grocery store is part of Phase II at Reservoir Square, which will include housing, additional retail options and the new 63,000 square-foot home to the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), which is slated to open in 2026. Phase I includes for-sale homes currently under construction.

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SILVER SPRING, MD. — A partnership between Chicago-based 29th Street Capital (29SC) and Willton Investment Management has acquired Fenwick Apartments, a 311-unit multifamily community located in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, three blocks from the Silver Spring Transit Station. Upon completion of the Metro’s Purple Line in 2027, the complex will offer direct access to the I-270 Tech Corridor. Originally built in 2014, Fenwick Apartments — which was 96.8 percent occupied at the time of sale — comprises studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 529 square feet to 1,017 square feet, according to Apartments.com. The property is LEED Gold-certified and includes amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, business center and a rooftop lounge with a vertical garden. The partnership plans to renovate the property, with enhancements to the common and amenity areas. 29th Street Living, the in-house property management branch of 29SC, will oversee day-to-day operations at Fenwick.

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COLUMBIA, MD. — A partnership between Marcus & Millichap and Lee & Associates has brokered the $7.8 million sale of 6822 Oak Hall Lane, a 39,096-square-foot flex industrial property located in Columbia, roughly 20 miles southwest of Baltimore. Built in 1984, the facility was fully leased at the time of sale and offers a mix of office and warehouse space with 18-foot ceilings, as well as dock and drive-in loading. Bob Filley and Arvin Gholamrezae of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both private investors. Lee & Associates had fully leased the property and partnered with Marcus & Millichap in the sale.

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HANOVER, MD. — Pearlmark has provided a mezzanine loan for the refinancing of Bristol Court Apartments, a 311-unit multifamily property in Hanover, roughly 12 miles south of Baltimore. Pearlmark originated the loan via its investment fund, Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners VI LP. Benefit Street Partners provided the senior loan for the refinancing. Kevin Tehan of Columbia National Real Estate Finance LLC arranged the financing on behalf of the owner and developer, Preston Scheffenacker Properties. Located within the Oxford Square planned community near the Dorsey MARC passenger rail station, Bristol Court comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The property features a swimming pool, two-story fitness center, yoga studio, lobby with coworking spaces and a clubroom with an entertainment kitchen and fireplace. Additional amenity offerings include a library, lounge with a pool table, pet spa, foosball and shuffleboard, courtyard with a fire pit and grills, as well as a playroom for children.

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