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KBS Sells High-Rise Multifamily Property in Raleigh for $132.5M

by Hayden Spiess

RALEIGH, N.C. — Commercial real estate owner and operator KBS has completed the disposition of Park Central Apartments, a luxury high-rise multifamily property located in Raleigh. San Diego-based Fairfield Residential acquired the asset for $132.5 million.  KBS developed Park Central Apartments in a joint venture with locally based Kane Realty Corp. Construction on the project began in 2015 and was completed in 2017.  Totaling 286 apartments, the building also features 36,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants at the property include food-and-beverage concept Happy + Hale, fitness studios Midtown Yoga and Orangetheory, ice cream shop Kilwins and Jabala Coffee.  Amenities at the community include a sky deck with a saltwater pool, clubhouse, sauna, dog spa, fitness center, conference center and a dedicated parking garage.  Situated in the North Hills district, the property features access to I-440 and walkability to a grocery store, multiple fitness concepts and dozens of restaurants, entertainment venues and retailers. Park Central Apartments is also located in proximity to downtown Raleigh and North Carolina State University.  “Each project we’ve developed in North Hills has outperformed our underwriting, reinforcing our conviction to this live-work hub and our strategy,” says Allen Aldridge senior vice president at KBS and asset …

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Related Midwest, CRG Break Ground on Phase I of 440-Acre Quantum Shore Chicago Innovation District

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Related Midwest and CRG have broken ground on the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park (IQMP), the first phase of Quantum Shore Chicago, a 440-acre, master-planned technology and innovation district along the Chicago lakefront. The project is located on the former U.S. Steel South Works site at 8080 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the South Chicago neighborhood. The co-developers are receiving financing from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital on both the land acquisition and vertical development of facilities for IQMP’s anchor tenant, PsiQuantum, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company with a mission “to build and deploy the world’s first useful quantum computers.” Quantum computing utilizes quantum mechanics to solve complex problems such as climate, energy and defense challenges faster than traditional computers.  Created through a public-private partnership with State of Illinois and federal agencies, IQMP will occupy 128 acres on the southern end of the development site. In addition to PsiQuantum’s 80,700-square-foot office and research facility — the first of several buildings the firm will eventually occupy — the campus will include a cryoplant (a facility that uses extremely low temperatures to produce gases like liquid helium and nitrogen for high-tech applications) and equipment labs, as well as …

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Bally’s Unveils Plans for 35-Acre Entertainment Resort Destination on Las Vegas Strip

by John Nelson

LAS VEGAS — Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY) has announced plans for Bally’s Las Vegas, an entertainment resort destination planned on the 35-acre site of the former Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino. The casino and sports entertainment operator is partnering with JLL and Marnell Cos. on the development, which is being submitted to Clark County for entitlements. Bally’s Las Vegas will share the site with the new Las Vegas Athletics Major League Baseball ballpark, a move by the Oakland Athletics that was announced and approved in 2023. Bally’s expects construction at Bally’s Las Vegas to begin in the first half of 2026. “Bally’s Las Vegas represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the heart of the Strip,” says Soo Kim, chairman of the board of directors at Bally’s. “With world-class partners like JLL and Marnell, and with the arrival of Major League Baseball, we are not just building an integrated resort. We are creating a landmark destination that unites sports, entertainment, dining and hospitality on a scale only Las Vegas can deliver.” Plans for Bally’s Las Vegas include two luxury hotel towers totaling 3,000 rooms, an entertainment venue with a seating capacity of 2,500 and more than 500,000 square feet of …

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges Sale, Acquisition Financing for Metro Atlanta Apartment Communities Totaling 707 Units

by Taylor Williams

BUFORD AND KENNESAW, GA. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the sale of and provided Freddie Mac acquisition financing for Town Laurel Crossing and Manor Barrett, two apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area totaling 707 units. The transactions represent a total of $352.8 million in capital movement and placement. The name of the borrower, a private multifamily owner-operator, was not disclosed. Both properties are currently listed under rebranded names on the website of Denver-based Mission Rock Residential, which provides third-party management services for the assets. The properties were both built in 2024. Chris Goldsmith, Telly Fathaly and Cameron Dunn of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Related Group, in both transactions. Mary Stuart Hurst and Fletcher Dunn of Walker & Dunlop led the debt origination efforts on behalf of the new owner. Town Laurel Crossing is a 360-unit community located within the Exchange at Gwinnett shopping district in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 752 to 1,550 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, lounge, clubhouse, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Manor Barrett is a 347-unit community …

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Hoffman & Associates, Partners Complete 10-Acre West Falls Mixed-Use Development in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Hoffman & Associates, alongside a group of development partners that includes Rockwood Capital and Grosvenor Americas, has completed West Falls, a 10-acre mixed-use development in Falls Church. The transit-oriented project sits about 10 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is located near the West Falls Church Metro station. Hoffman & Associates, a local developer that is perhaps best known for leading the development of the $3.6 billion Wharf mixed-use waterfront destination in D.C., partnered with the City of Falls Church and Torti Gallas + Partners (site design and master planning) to bring the project to fruition. “West Falls is designed to bring people together in meaningful ways,” says Maria Thompson, president of Hoffman & Associates. “It’s a neighborhood that reflects the character of Falls Church while also looking toward the future, with sustainable design, open space and close proximity to transit.” West Falls includes 526 multifamily residences between The Alder (400 apartments) and The Oak (126 condominiums); 123,000 square feet of retail space comprising restaurants, shops and The Fresh Market grocery store, which will officially open in 2026; The Commons, an 18,000-square-foot public green space; the 146-room Home2 Suites by Hilton Falls Church hotel; The Reserve at …

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OpenAI, Partners Announce Five New Data Centers as Part of $500B Stargate Project

by Hayden Spiess

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI, along with Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) and SoftBank, has announced plans for the development of five new data centers in the United States. The new projects are part of the $500 billion Stargate initiative to expand American data center infrastructure, which was announced in January at the White House.  Together with the flagship site in Abilene, Texas, the new data centers will bring Stargate to more than $400 billion in investment and almost 7 gigawatts (GW) of planned capacity over the next three years.  OpenAI and Oracle will partner on three of the facilities — located in Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and an additional site at an undisclosed location in the Midwest — which represent a $300 billion agreement between the companies.  According to OpenAI, these projects are expected to create more than 25,000 onsite jobs and thousands of additional jobs throughout the country. Together, the facilities will offer up to 4.5 GW of capacity.  A partnership between SoftBank and OpenAI will develop the other two data centers, which will have the capacity to scale to 1.5 GW over the next 18 months. One of the sites is located in Lordstown, Ohio, with …

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Eli Lilly to Build $6.5B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility at Generation Park in Houston, Create 600 Jobs

by Kristin Harlow

HOUSTON — Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has unveiled plans to build a new $6.5 billion manufacturing facility at Generation Park, a 4,000-acre master-planned development in northeast Houston that is owned by McCord Development. The active pharmaceutical product (API) facility, which represents the second of four new U.S. sites that Lilly plans to announce this year, will be used to manufacture the company’s pipeline of small molecule medicines across therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic health, oncology, immunology and neuroscience. The project is expected to be operational within five years. Lilly plans to bring 615 new, high-wage jobs to the greater Houston area, including engineers, scientists, operations personnel and lab technicians. The company also expects to generate 4,000 construction jobs as the project is built. The facility will be among those that will manufacture orforglipron, Lilly’s first oral, small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, which the company expects to submit to global regulatory agencies for obesity by the end of this year. “Our new Houston site will enhance Lilly’s ability to manufacture orforglipron at scale and, if approved, help fulfill the medicine’s potential as a metabolic health treatment for tens of millions of people worldwide who prefer the ease of a pill …

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IRG, PREP Funds Acquire Washington Crown Center in Suburban Pittsburgh, Plan Redevelopment

by Abby Cox

NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based Industrial Realty Group (IRG) and Cleveland-based PREP Funds has acquired Washington Crown Center, a 450,000-square-foot mall near Pittsburgh, with plans to undertake a redevelopment. As reported by regional media outlet Observer-Reporter, as well as several other media sources, IRG and PREP Funds are jointly investing $40 million for the transformation of the former mall into a mixed-use hub for retail and business that will be called Franklin Crossroads Park. In addition, according to Pittsburgh Business Times, New York-based Kohan Retail Investment Group originally purchased the mall for $20 million in 2016 and began marketing the property for sale in 2024. Construction of Franklin Crossroads Park, which is situated 30 miles south of Pittsburgh in Washington County along I-70, is set to begin this fall. Meanwhile, a portion of the mall will remain open through the end of the year. “Our vision is to diversify the site’s use by attracting new retailers and businesses to the property,” says Chris Salata, partner at PREP Funds. “This adaptive reuse project will significantly improve the facility and bring new economic activity.”  Redevelopment plans for Franklin Crossroads Park currently call for the creation of a 100,000-square-foot retail …

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PCCP Provides $245.8M in Financing for Eight Industrial Buildings in Pennsylvania, Florida

by Taylor Williams

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided $245.8 million in financing for eight industrial buildings in Pennsylvania and Florida. Six of the buildings are located in Central Pennsylvania, and the other two are located along the I-4 corridor in Florida. PCCP packaged the funds within three senior loans, proceeds of which will be used to refinance existing debt. The eight buildings are concentrated within three industrial developments. The borrower is CBRE Investment Management, and the loans were placed by Scott Lewis, Matt Ballard, Christine Dierker and Brooke Kellam of CBRE. In the first transaction, PCCP provided a $142.4 million loan for Capital Logistics Center in Middletown, Pa. The development consists of six buildings that were constructed between 1970 and 2018 and range in size from 115,890 to 400,060 square feet. Buildings feature an average clear height of 32 feet and a combined 147 dock doors, 10 drive-in doors, 649 car parking spaces and 129 trailer parking stalls. Capital Logistics Center was 92 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. In the second deal, PCCP provided a $70 million loan for Centerstate Logistics Center, a 1 million-square-foot development in Lakeland, Fla. Delivered in 2021, Centerstate Logistics Center …

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Kennedy Wilson Agrees to Acquire Toll Brothers’ Apartment Living Platform for $347M

by Abby Cox

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. AND FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has agreed to acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living platform from the national homebuilder for $347 million. The transaction is expected to close next month and will bring more than $5 billion of assets under management to Kennedy Wilson. The acquisition includes ownership of 18 apartment and student housing properties valued at $2.2 billion, as well as management contracts for an additional 20 properties totaling $3 billion in value. Kennedy Wilson will also take control of — and assume the construction management responsibilities for — 29 development sites worth an estimated $3.6 billion. Kennedy Wilson expects to make an initial investment of approximately $90 million in the acquired interests, which will be funded from existing Kennedy Wilson partners.  “This purchase helps create an unparalleled national platform within the rental housing space that totals over 80,000 units we own, finance or manage,” says William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. As part of the transaction, Kennedy Wilson will acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living management team to oversee the existing portfolio, with plans to make offers to all current Toll Brothers’ employees. Meanwhile, Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) …

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