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STARKVILLE, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Grove Apartments, a 164-unit community located in Starkville near Mississippi State University. Originally built in 1975, the property is situated on 10 acres and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 704 square feet to 1,028 square feet, according to ForRent.com. Amenities include laundry facilities and a dog park, as well as onsite management and maintenance. Josh Jacobs and Lloyd Escue of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, MRKT Capital, and procured the buyer, Emerald City Associates, in the transaction. Mickey Davis was the firm’s broker of record in Mississippi.

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ATLANTA — Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian has selected Atlanta for its new East Coast headquarters. Rivian will occupy the top floor and lobby of Portman Holdings’ Junction Krog Street office building, which is located at 667 Auburn Ave. NE along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. The office, which will span approximately 45,000 square feet, is expected to open in late 2025 and will house roughly 500 employees upon full build-out. Portman delivered Junction Krog Street in fall 2023. Situated near the popular Krog Street Market food hall in the city’s Inman Park neighborhood, the mixed-use building features 135,000 square feet of creative office space, a rooftop deck, outdoor balconies on every level and ground-level retail space housing eateries Yuji, Brash Coffee and YEPPA&co. The headquarters will operate within a short drive to Rivian’s new $5 billion EV production facility situated within the 1,600-acre master-planned community of Stanton Springs North near Social Circle, Ga. Construction of the 7,500-person manufacturing plant is expected to begin in 2026. Rivian received financing from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program for the manufacturing facility, which will build the R2, a midsize SUV, and the R3, a midsize crossover. The …

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NEW YORK CITY — MonticelloAM has provided $218 million in financing for a skilled nursing portfolio in Kentucky. Comprising 18 facilities, the portfolio totals 1,500 beds across the commonwealth. In addition to a $179.3 million senior bridge loan and a $29 million mezzanine loan, which the undisclosed borrower plans to use to restructure and upsize existing debt, the financing includes a $10 million working capital line of credit that will be used to cover the day-to-day operational needs of the facilities. New York City-based MonticelloAM originally financed the portfolio in May 2024.

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ROCKVILLE, MD. — Locally based EYA has purchased Rockshire Village Center, a long-vacant shopping center located on a 7.3-acre site in Rockville, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The firm plans to convert the retail center into a walkable residential neighborhood comprising 60 residential units (31 single-family detached homes and 29 townhomes), as well as 5,200 square feet of commercial/retail space and a community gathering space. Fifteen percent of the residences will be designated as moderately priced dwelling units. Public features of the new neighborhood will include a park, playground, open lawn with seating and recreation areas, pedestrian-friendly streetscape with connections to Rockshire Community Pool and the Carl Henn Millennium Trail, 29 parking spaces for the pool and sitewide landscaping. EYA plans to begin construction in August, with final completion planned for 2027.

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MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — A partnership between Remedy Medical Properties, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Bon Secours has broken ground on a new three-story, 87,790-square-foot medical office building (MOB) in Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond. The healthcare property will sit on a 7.8-acre site on the campus of Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center. The new MOB will feature an 11,193-square-foot ambulatory surgery center that Compass Surgical Partners will operate. The design-build team for the new facility includes architect PSH Plus, general contractor Kjellstrom & Lee and civil engineer Timmons. The development team expects to complete the project in late 2026.

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DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — O’Connor Capital Partners has purchased Delray Corner, an 86,000-square-foot retail center located in Delray Beach, roughly eight miles north of Boca Raton, for $28.8 million. Situated on 9 acres, Michaels and CVS anchor the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Power Financial Credit Union and Taso’s Greek Taverna & Bar. Originally constructed in 1981, the property underwent significant repositioning in 2023 for the addition of the Michaels store and a Conviva Care center, as well as the construction of a new Starbucks Coffee outparcel. Douglas Mandel and Zach Levine of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, Berta Management, and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dole Food Co. has selected Swinerton for the build-out of its new U.S. headquarters within One South, a 40-story office tower in Uptown Charlotte. Charlotte-based Redline Design Group designed Dole’s office environment, which features 57 private offices, five huddle rooms, a conference room, wellness room, café, coffee bar and several lounges with a renovated elevator lobby. Dole is moving from an office about a block away, which the Irish company has occupied since moving its U.S. operations from California in 2019. The office interior build-out at One South has begun, with completion anticipated for the fall. Dole’s office comprises the whole sixth floor (23,000 square feet), which is approximately 30 percent larger than its existing footprint. Last year, Swinerton completed the demolition of the top four floors of One South, a $1 million project encompassing 88,000 square feet.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — A partnership between Development Group Ventures, a subsidiary of Kajima USA and Kajima Corp., and Castle Lanterra have broken ground on a 631-bed student housing development near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando. Additional contributors to the project include PLT America Corp. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, which provided financing for the project. Situated within the Quadrangle Business Park, the estimated $95 million project will total 304,969 square feet and comprise five stories. Completion is slated for summer 2027. The development will offer 177 units in one- to six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include a sky lounge with lake views, golf/multi-sport simulator, rock climbing wall, outdoor fitness lawn with a sauna and cold plunge, Jumbotron, resort-style swimming pool, study spaces on each floor, game rooms, an activity kitchen, bicycle storage and a UCF shuttle stop.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — The City of Boca Raton’s Community Redevelopment Agency has approved the community plan submission for Modera Boca, a 306-unit apartment development that will be located at 400 S. Dixie Highway. The developers include Mill Creek Residential and Group P6, who will move forward with the ground breaking in the near future. Planned amenities at Modera Boca will include a pool, lounge, fitness center, coworking spaces, dog park, clubhouse and a Zen garden. In addition to the apartment community, the project will include new pedestrian features along Dixie Highway and a revitalization of a neighboring city park.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International LLC (HGI) have provided a $38.3 million loan for the refinancing of a 12-story office building located at 1250 Eye St. in Washington, D.C.’s East End district. The borrower is Kairos Investment Management Co., which purchased the 180,000-square-foot property in 2023. Kairos plans to use the loan proceeds to refinance existing debt and fund ongoing renovations and enhancements of the property, while also supporting leasing activity. These enhancements will include a new amenity suite on the 12th floor that Gensler designed that will feature an elevated hospitality lounge, conference center, bar/kitchen and terrace. Renovations include move-in ready office spaces and upgrades to commons areas including the lobby, fitness center, bike room and parking/valet services.

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