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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Atlanta-based TPA Group has unveiled plans to develop The Edison Pembroke Pines, a 330,000-square-foot, Class A office park in Pembroke Pines. The project will include two, three-story buildings and a 5,000-square-foot central amenity building located along Interstate 75 at S.W. 145th Avenue. The buildings will feature high ceilings, surface parking, indoor and outdoor collaboration areas, a central clubhouse, gym, meeting space and a café. Greg Martin and Justin Cope of Avison Young will manage leasing and marketing of the property. The Edison Pembroke Pines will be constructed in two phases, and will mirror the aesthetic of TPA Group’s other projects under construction in Alpharetta, Ga., and Lake Mary, Fla.

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RESTON, VA. — Capital One has provided a $34.5 million loan for the refinancing of Springs at Reston, a 362-unit apartment community in Reston, approximately 23 miles west of Washington, D.C. Joel Willard and Michael Antonelli of Capital One secured the fixed-rate loan with 10 years of interest-only payments through Fannie Mae on behalf of the borrower, Lerner Enterprises. Constructed in 1972, Springs at Reston includes 27 three- and four-story garden-style apartment buildings and features a playground, picnic area and laundry facilities. All units are affordable for those making 80 percent or less of the area median income.

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MOBILE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Mobile Midtown, a multifamily portfolio in Mobile. The portfolio consists of three properties — Bel Air, Estates at Lafayette Square and Pine Bend & The Hamptons — totaling 1,329 units. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jimmy Adams represented the seller, Toronto-based Morguard North America Residential REIT, in the sale to New York-based Lightstone. The sales price was not disclosed.

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BRUNSWICK, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Merritt Landing, a 128-unit multifamily community located at 5700 Altama Ave. in Brunswick, approximately seven miles west of St. Simons Island. Francesco Carriera, Michael Regan, Kurt McGarry and Rich Merryman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a financial institution, and the buyer, a private investor. Michael Fasano of Marcus & Millichap also assisted in the transaction.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $72.5 million sale of a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio along the I-85 corridor in the Carolinas. The portfolio includes four warehouse and distribution buildings — one in Charlotte and one in Greensboro in North Carolina and two in Greenville, S.C. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Anne Johnson, Bryan Crutcher, Trey Pennington and Dodson Schenck of CBRE represented the seller, Charlotte-based Beacon Partners, in the transaction to New York-based Gramercy Property Trust. The properties were 87 percent leased at the time of sale to anchor tenants including HD Supply, BMW Manufacturing, LeSaint Logistics and XPO Logistics.

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MIAMI — Miami-based investment firm Mast Capital, in a joint venture with Angelo, Gordon & Co., has purchased Conrad Miami, a mixed-use development located at 1395 Brickell Ave. in Miami, for $72 million. The tower includes 267,000 square feet of Class A office space, 203 hotel units and 116 residential units. The portion purchased by the joint venture includes the hotel units, rooftop amenity deck and a rental program with 41 out of 116 residential units participating. Renovations are planned for individual rooms and public spaces. Christian Charre, Paul Weimer and Natalie Castillo of CBRE Hotels facilitated the transaction. Kimberly LeCompte, Joel Maser, Iris Escarra, Nancy Lash, Nelson Migdal, Andrew Sharpe and Brian Dombrowski of Greenberg Traurig represented Mast Capital in the purchase, and Lauren Giovannone and Michael Bradford of Paul Hastings acted as co-counsel with Greenberg Traurig. Suzanne Amaducci-Adams and Alexander Roitman of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP represented the seller. Following the sale, the joint venture will enter into a franchise agreement with Conrad Hotels & Resorts. HEI Hotels & Resorts will manage the property.  

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GLEN ALLEN, VA. — The Peterson Cos. has opened the first Publix in Virginia at Nuckols Place, a shopping center located at Nuckols Road and Twin Hickory Drive in Glen Allen, about 13 miles north of Richmond. Connie Jordan Nielsen and Alicia Farrell of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Peterson Cos. in the lease negotiations. In addition to Publix, Chipotle, Hair Cuttery, Lee Nails and PetValu joined the shopping center. Zaxby’s, Sedona Taphouse, MOD Pizza, GNC and Dynamic Dental will open their shops at Nuckols Place in the fall.

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LARGO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $20.3 million sale of Columns at East Bay, a 196-unit multifamily community located at 3660 E. Bay Drive in Largo, roughly 20 miles west of Tampa. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker, Mary Beale and Greg Rainey of Berkadia marketed the property on behalf of the seller, ECI Group Inc. Berkadia’s Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins secured a three-year, $17.8 million loan with interest-only payments through Freddie Mac’s Value-Add and Green-Up programs on behalf of the buyer, Insula Capital. Constructed in 1986, Columns at East Bay consists of 15 two-story buildings that include one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouse, lighted tennis court, playground, outdoor entertainment area, grills, recreational room and a car care center. The property was 94.4 percent occupied as of February 2017.

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ORANGE BEACH, ALA. — Hotel Equities has opened Island House Hotel Orange Beach — a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, located at 26650 Perdido Beach Blvd. in Orange Beach. The Atlanta-based company completed a multimillion-dollar renovation prior to opening. The 10-story, 161-room hotel features 6,000 square feet of meeting, ballroom and banquet space and is located on a private beach on Alabama’s Gulf Coast.

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It is no secret that Atlanta has been a booming market in the post-recession era. Metro Atlanta added more than 85,000 jobs in 2016, while the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9 percent, back to a prerecession level (2007). Atlanta has ranked near the top of the largest 10 office markets in annual job growth, outpacing the likes of New York, Los Angles and Chicago. There was 3.3 percent job growth in 2016, outpaced by only one large metropolitan peer, Dallas-Fort Worth. Rent Growth The Atlanta office market has shared this success as rents have continued to climb to record levels and vacancy levels have dropped. Since the end of 2012, overall gross asking rents have risen 22.1 percent, or $4.41 per square foot. Thanks to major relocations by companies such as Honeywell, GE Digital and Synovus, and major expansions by Kaiser Permanente, Sage, Anthem and Kabbage, among others, Atlanta’s overall office vacancy rate has plummeted 540 basis points from the end of 2012 (from 22.3 percent to 16.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017). Construction With market fundamentals in a stronger state than at any other time in recent history, the introduction of new product presents a litmus …

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