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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — RISE: A Real Estate Co. has started construction on a 608-bed mixed-use development on the Nova Southeastern University campus in Fort Lauderdale. The 310,000-square-foot property will offer 280 units for upperclassmen at the site of the university’s former intramural soccer field. The community will include one-, two- and four-bedroom student apartments with full kitchens and in-unit washers and dryers, and each floor will include lounges and study rooms. The property will also feature an on-site innovation center, which will serve as a business incubator for students, as well as outdoor amenities including hammocks, table tennis and barbecue grills. Juneau Construction Co. is the project’s general contractor, and Niles Bolton Associates is the architect. The community is scheduled to open in summer 2019.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged $30.8 million in permanent financing for the acquisition of the Siemens Energy Americas headquarters building in Orlando. The 255,677-square-foot office building is located adjacent to the University of Central Florida’s campus. Zac Brumbaugh of CBRE arranged the loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a private international fund managed by Stockbridge Capital Group. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE arranged the $61.5 million sale on behalf of the seller, Siemens. Siemens Energy — one of the four sectors of Siemens — generates and delivers power from numerous sources including the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and natural gas in addition to renewable and alternative energy sources.  

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ROSWELL, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $13.6 million sale of a two-building office portfolio located at 1544 Old Alabama Road and 900 Holcomb Woods Parkway in Roswell, roughly 24 miles north of Atlanta. Eva Horton of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, LNR Partners LLC. RD Sharma acquired the assets, which are located on either side of Holcomb Woods Parkway. The three-story, 70,000-square-foot building on Old Alabama Road is fully leased to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, a residential and commercial real estate legal services firm. RD Sharma recently sold the two-story, 20,000-square-foot building on Holcomb Woods Parkway to a corporate user.

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MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The Hollingsworth Cos. is underway on a 253,180-square-foot building within SouthPoint Business Park in Mocksville, located roughly 60 miles north of Charlotte. The industrial building is the second in a four-building, 644,644-square-foot expansion within the park, and the 10th building overall. The new facility will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60- by 60-foot column spacing and LED lighting. The ninth building in the park — the first building in the expansion — is a 108,960-square-foot speculative facility. Two additional buildings totaling 152,160 and 130,344 square feet are planned in the park. Both facilities will be able to expand to more than 230,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin on the two buildings in 2019.

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ATLANTA — Atlanta-based REIT Cousins Properties Inc. (NYSE: CUZ) has named Colin Connolly CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Larry Gellerstedt, the company’s current chairman and CEO, will transition to executive chairman. “Colin’s promotion is part of a deliberate and planned succession effort that will allow Cousins Properties to benefit from his ideas, energy and strategic leadership skills, while continuing its evolution into a larger, highly focused company,” said Gellerstedt. Since joining Cousins Properties in 2011, Connolly, 42, has held the roles of senior vice president, chief investment officer, executive vice president and chief operating officer. Last year, he was named president of the company, a title he will retain in addition to his role as CEO. “Growing up in Atlanta, I have a deep appreciation for Cousins Properties and its importance to this community,” said Connolly. “The opportunity to work side by side with Larry and our outstanding team for more than seven years has been tremendous, and I have total confidence that our top-quality Sunbelt portfolio and strong balance sheet leave us well positioned to maintain our position as one of the top urban [REITs] in the marketplace.” Cousins Properties’ stock price closed at $9.08 per share on Tuesday, Sept.18, …

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ST. CHARLES, MD. — FCP has sold two multifamily properties in St. Charles, roughly 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., for $56 million. Preservation Partners acquired the assets, which include the 136-unit Headen House and the 204-unit Huntington. The communities are part of a larger portfolio that FCP acquired in 2009. Over the past eight years, FCP repositioned and sold portions of the portfolio. All of the units at Headen House and Huntington are affordable under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 8 program.

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MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $45.8 million bridge loan for the acquisition of River Oaks Marina & Tower, a 199-unit apartment community located along the Miami River at 1951 N.W. S. River Drive in Miami. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through a correspondent life company on behalf of the buyer, a Miami-based real estate investment firm. The new ownership will use proceeds of the loan to modernize the 20-story community and update its amenity base. River Oaks Marina & Tower offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 720 square feet to 1,942 square feet. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, business center and a barbecue/picnic area.

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DUNWOODY, GA. — Grubb Properties is moving forward with Park at Perimeter Center East, a 19-acre mixed-use project in Dunwoody, roughly 17 miles north of Atlanta. The Charlotte-based company has submitted a rezoning request to the Dunwoody City Council to rezone the site from “Office Industrial” to include residential and retail. The proposed project would include a mix of 900 condominiums, 500,000 square feet of new office space, approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space and three acres of green space. The site is already home to three office buildings totaling 285,000 square feet. After acquiring the site, Grubb Properties refreshed the buildings’ interiors and updated the lobbies. The buildings house tenants such as Veritas Collective, Alzheimer’s Association, Hotel Equities and Marx Okubo Associates. Grubb Properties will focus on making the project walkable and bikeable, encouraging the utilization of nearby transit options such as MARTA. Park at Perimiter East will have a 12-foot shared-use path around the perimeter that will run alongside an existing bike lane. An approval timeline and construction schedule were not disclosed.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Norvell Real Estate Group LLC has arranged the $16.9 million sale of Ashley Center, a 70,000-square-foot office building located at 4401 Belle Oaks Drive in North Charleston. Frank Norvell of Norvell Real Estate arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, RCF Ashley Center LLC. Norvell also renewed leases with Ingevity South Carolina LLC, which occupies 20,758 square feet, and Aerotek Inc., which occupies 8,834 square feet. Chris Fraser of Avison Young represented the buyer.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. — DSH Hotel Advisors has arranged the $7 million sale of a Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Port Charlotte. Dennis Hopper of DSH Hotel Advisors represented both the seller, Interdevco, and the buyer, Maingate East Development, in the transaction. The Microtel Inn & Suites features a business center, fitness center, complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, outdoor pool and meeting rooms. The hotel is located near the Charlotte County Historical Center, Bayshore Park Fishing Pier and the Cultural Center of Charlotte County.

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