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PEACHTREE CITY AND MARIETTA, GA. — CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged the sale of Arbor Terrace Peachtree City and Arbor Terrace at East Cobb, two seniors housing communities located in Georgia, for $50.5 million. Arcapita Investment Management purchased the two communities, respectively located in the Atlanta suburbs of Peachtree City and Marietta, from Capitol Seniors Housing. The Arbor Co. will continue to operate the two communities. Arbor Terrace Peachtree City features 112 independent living units and 34 assisted living units. Arbor Terrace at East Cobb features 56 assisted living units and 34 memory care units. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The firm’s Aron Will also arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments to fund the acquisition. The financing is secured through Freddie Mac.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Sentinel Asset Management has provided a $32.4 million acquisition loan for Brookwood Office Center, a nine-story, 169,459-square-foot office building located at 569 Brookwood Village in Birmingham’s Mountain Brook/Midtown submarket. The office building is situated on 5.1 acres within the Brookwood Village mixed-use development. Built in 2007, the property is fully leased to tenants such as Kinder Morgan, Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jos. A. Bank and O’Henry’s Coffees lease the office building’s ground-floor retail space. Ed Coco and Matt Casey of HFF led the debt placement team that represented the borrower, an indirect subsidiary of Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. The 15-year loan features a fixed 3.52 percent interest rate.

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $10.1 million refinancing of Villa Cristina, a 226-bed student housing community located near Florida State University in Tallahassee. The 10-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Lee Weaver of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through Freddie Mac. The property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and a computer lab.

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ATLANTA — Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Atlanta has unveiled its plans for a 16-story expansion and renovation of the existing campus. Development costs are estimated at $603 million. Construction of the new patient tower is slated to begin in January 2017. The tower will be known as the Marcus Tower, in honor of benefactor Bernie Marcus, who gave $75 million for the project. Hospital officials have secured partnerships with 31 companies such as subcontractors, marketers and engineers. The project still requires approval from the Georgia Department of Community Health. The first phase of the project should be completed in September 2020. Phase II will begin in 2022, with one new patient floor completed per year, except for 2026 when the final two floors will be built out. The total project duration will be 10 years. In addition to the tower at the corner of Peachtree and Collier roads, the project includes major renovations to the hospital’s main campus and the addition of 114 general hospital beds, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Approximately 45 percent of the hospital’s current space will soon exceed its life expectancy of 40 years, creating the need for the new construction and renovations, according to …

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BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Brentwood-based Tractor Supply Co., a rural lifestyle retail chain with 1,575 stores in 49 states, has purchased Petsense LLC, a pet supply retailer with 136 stores in 25 states. The transaction price was $116 million, including estimated future tax benefits of $29 million. Petsense will operate as a subsidiary of Tractor Supply Co. from Petsense’s current headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., and will continue to be led by members of Petsense’s senior management team. Tractor Supply plans to continue to grow the Petsense store base at a target rate of 15 percent to 20 percent annually and will convert its two existing HomeTown Pet stores to Petsense stores. Peter J. Solomon Co. acted as exclusive financial advisor and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC acted as legal advisor to Tractor Supply Co. William Blair & Co. acted as exclusive financial advisor and Jenner & Block acted as legal advisor to Petsense.

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MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Rockpoint Group has purchased Aloft South Beach, a newly built, 235-room hotel located on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach’s South Beach district. JMH Development and Mitchell Hochberg sold the hotel to Rockpoint for $105 million. Rockpoint plans to rebrand the hotel, the largest Aloft hotel in the world, to The Gates Hotel, according to the Miami Herald. Doubletree by Hilton will operate the hotel.

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ATLANTA — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged a $34.2 million permanent loan for a Class A, 13-story office building located at 2100 Riveredge Parkway in Atlanta. Situated by the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, the 264,374-square-foot building is currently 92 percent leased, with United Healthcare as its anchor tenant. Craig Romer and Chris Romer of Dockerty Romer arranged the two-year, floating-rate loan through NXT Capital on behalf of the borrower, Mainstreet Capital Partners.

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GASTONIA, N.C. — Harris Teeter has opened a new 53,000-square-foot store at the Kendrick Crossing shopping center located at the intersection of Robinwood and Kendrick roads in Gastonia, roughly 22 miles west of Charlotte. The store will be open 24 hours and will feature a Starbucks, salad bar and drive-thru pharmacy. Harris Teeter is the first tenant to open at Kendrick Crossing, and other retailers opening soon include Hungry Howie’s Pizza, UPS Store, Great Clips and Lucky Nails. The development team for Kendrick Crossing includes developer MPV Properties, general contractor Cummings and architect ai Design.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.3 million sale of Canal Inn, a boutique inn located at 1061 31st N.W. in Washington, D.C. The property is situated along the C&O Canal in D.C.’s Georgetown district. Built in 1831 and renovated in 2012, Canal Inn features 10 rooms and a third-story loft. Marty Zupancic, Peggy Brooks Smith and Christian Barreiro of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller, an individual trust. The unnamed buyer plans to keep the property as an inn or bed and breakfast.

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BETHESDA, MD. — Bethesda, Md.-based Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has secured a $469 million refinancing for a 13-property multifamily portfolio owned and operated by Cortland Partners. The financing is comprised of seven-year, floating-rate loans featuring two years of interest-only payments followed by 30-year amortization schedules. Stephen Farnsworth of Walker & Dunlop secured the refinancing on behalf of Cortland Partners through Freddie Mac. The 13 properties within the portfolio are comprised of 4,871 units located in Texas, Georgia and Florida. The specific multifamily communities included in the deal were undisclosed. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cortland Partners develops, owns and operates multifamily properties in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. Walker & Dunlop is one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the U.S., providing financing and investment sales to owners of multifamily and other commercial properties. The company’s stock price closed on Monday, Oct. 3, at $25.54 per share, down from $27.69 one year ago. — Katie Sloan

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