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ST. LOUIS — ElmTree Net Lease Fund II has acquired five single-tenant net lease investment properties for $105.2 million in five states. All properties are occupied under 10-to-15-year lease agreements. The acquisitions include three build-to-suit properties and two existing facilities. The first build-to-suit is a 306,406-square-foot industrial facility in Lafayette, Ind. Upon completion, the property, which sits on 53.5 acres, will be leased to General Electric Co. and will house subsidiary GE Aviation. It will operate an assembly line. The second build-to-suit is a 175,000-square-foot warehouse/office located on the 12-acre Tyco Electronics campus in Shakopee, Minn. The project will consist of 20,000 square feet of warehouse space, 35,000 square feet of lab space and 120,000 square feet of office space.  It will be leased to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a communications company that was acquired by Tyco Electronics in 2010. The third build-to-suit is a 70,000-square-foot, three-story office facility located in Roanoke, Va. Upon completion, the office space will be leased to Allstate Insurance Co. and will be used for IT, claims and subrogation. It will also provide space for two call centers and will replace an existing facility in Roanoke. The first existing facility is a 57,260-square-foot office and call …

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have announced Wakefield Beasley & Associates as the lead designer of its mixed-used development in Cobb County, Ga. The Atlanta-based architectural design firm has designed mixed-use developments throughout the Southeast, including The Forum in Norcross, Ga., Town Center at Atlantic Station and Avalon in Alpharetta, Ga. Four newly released conceptual renderings of the mixed-use development surrounding SunTrust Park provide additional architectural detail, highlight the massing of proposed buildings, showcase the interaction of SunTrust Park and various elements of the mixed-use project. Phase I of the development is slated to open in spring 2017, coinciding with the stadium’s debut on Opening Day in 2017. The new community, which will encompass more than 60 contiguous acres of property at the northern intersection of I-75 and I-285 in Atlanta, will feature destination shopping and dining, living spaces, an entertainment venue, an office tower and a hotel that will have views into SunTrust Park. A mix of hardscapes and green spaces are integrated throughout the project. The main plaza that connects SunTrust Park with the rest of the community is designed for public gatherings, including pre and postgame programming on game days along with non-game day special events and …

LOS ANGELES — In a massive deal, Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP) has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the Equity Office Properties San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley office portfolio from Blackstone Real Estate Partners V and VI. The stock and cash transaction is valued at $3.5 billion. The Equity Office Properties portfolio includes more than two dozen properties located in cities such as San Jose, Palo Alto, Burlingame and Redwood City, and totals approximately 8.2 million square feet. The portfolio’s occupancy and rents are approximately 10 percent and 15 percent below market, respectively, with approximately 60 percent of the leased square footage expiring by the end of 2017. The expiration of the leased properties will afford Hudson the opportunity to gain “substantial embedded net operating income growth,” according to the company. Los Angeles-based Hudson believes the deal will help position it as a leading West Coast office REIT. Following the deal’s closing, Hudson, which will effectively double in size, is expected to have an equity market capitalization of $3.7 billion and total enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion. The purchase brings together two office portfolios with a combined asset base of 53 properties totaling …

NEW YORK — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), New York City’s largest commercial property owner, and Prudential Real Estate Investors, the real estate investment management and advisory business of Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU), have formed a joint venture for the ownership of condominium units at Tower 46, located at 55 W. 46th St. in Manhattan. The units span 347,000 square feet with office space on floors two and 22-34 and retail space at grade on 46th Street. SL Green announced its acquisition of the Class A asset for $295 million in September and completed that transaction in October. A fund managed by PREI on behalf of institutional investors now owns a 75 percent stake under the terms of the new joint venture, with SL Green keeping 25 percent ownership and retaining management and leasing responsibilities. “Prudential, our longtime partner at 100 Park Ave., shared our vision for this prime Midtown asset,” says Isaac Zion, co-chief investment officer of SL Green. “We are delighted to be partnering with them once again and look forward to creating value together.” Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed the tower, which was completed in 2013. The glass and steel structure features floor-to-ceiling windows on …

CHICAGO — Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) has acquired an 88.4 percent interest in an 87,000-square-foot retail building along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile for $144.3 million. The four-story flagship property is located at 840 N. Michigan Ave. The space is fully occupied by H&M and Verizon. H&M has operated at the space since 2003. The apparel and accessories retailer recently signed a new 10-year term that expands its selling space by about 10,000 square feet at the below-grade concourse level. H&M’s flagship now totals 59,500 square feet. Verizon also rolled out its newest Destination Store at this location. The two-story, 10,000-square-foot space is Verizon’s largest store in the country and one of only two such experience stores, according to Acadia. “Flagship locations, such as 840 North Michigan Avenue, located in live-work-play-visit cities, enable our retailers to pair highly visible branding with access to thousands of shoppers daily,” says Joel Braun, Acadia’s CIO and executive vice president. “In our experience, retailers have been highly motivated to invest their own dollars to uniquely merchandise these flagship stores.” The building is located directly across the street from Water Tower Place. It is situated along the stretch of Michigan Avenue known as Magnificent Mile, a premier …

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Arbor Commercial Funding LLC, a subsidiary of Arbor Commercial Mortgage and a national, direct commercial real estate lender, has announced the funding of 16 loans totaling $86.9 million across the western U.S. The loans were made under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting & Servicing Loan, Fannie Mae DUS-Small Loan, Fannie Mae DUS Affordable Housing, Fannie Mae DUS Supplemental and Fannie Mae DUS-ARM 7/6 product lines. The loans stretch from Texas to California and were originated by Jay Porterfield of Arbor’s Plano, Texas office. “As a national direct lender, Arbor has comprehensive market expertise throughout the country, including in such multifamily hotbed markets as Colorado, California and Texas,” says Porterfield. The loans stretch from Texas to California and were originated by Jay Porterfield of Arbor’s Plano, Texas office. Here’s a look at each loan in detail: · Stonebridge Apartments, Modesto, Calif. – This 286-unit multifamily property received $16.75 million funded under the Fannie Mae DUSLoan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule. The property provides residents with a swimming pool, spa, clubhouse, playground and laundry room. · Hahn Triplexes, Modesto, Calif. – This 33-unit multifamily property received $3 million funded under the Fannie Mae DUSSmall …

CHICAGO — Georgetown Co. has purchased K2 Apartments in Chicago for $214.2 million. Locally based Fifield Cos. and its joint venture partner, Houston-based Wood Partners, sold the 496-unit, Class A luxury apartment development. Located at 365 N. Halsted St., K2 is 95 percent leased. Residences include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, all with access to a full suite of amenities, including a state-of-the-art fitness center, 70-foot lap pool, theater room, bike storage for 200 bikes and a half-acre dog park. “K2 has been a smashing success since it debuted in early 2013,” says Steven Fifield, president of Fifield Cos. “Renters responded enthusiastically to our grandest design yet, and in less than two years we are near full occupancy. That is a testament to K2 and the strength of the luxury rental market. This lifestyle has shown no signs of slowing down and this investment by Georgetown will deliver for years to come.” Pete Evans of Moran & Co. represented Fifield Cos. and Wood Partners in the sale. The $214.2 million sale price marks the highest amount to be paid for a Chicago downtown apartment tower since December 2012, which marked the sale of another Fifield project, …

NEW YORK — Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has announced that funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI & VII have agreed to sell their wholly owned U.S. industrial platform, IndCor Properties, to affiliates of GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, for $8.1 billion. As a result of this transaction, Chicago-based IndCor will no longer be pursuing an initial public offering (IPO). IndCor owns and operates a portfolio of 117 million square feet of industrial properties throughout the United States. IndCor’s assets are principally located in desirable infill industrial markets such as Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Denver Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. “We built IndCor through 18 acquisitions to be one of the largest industrial real estate companies in the United States,” says Tim Beaudin, CEO of IndCor Properties. “We are excited about the company’s future prospects under new long-term ownership with GIC.” The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. Eastdil Secured, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., advised Blackstone in the transaction, along with Citigroup, Barclays and RBC Capital Markets. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has more than $80 billion in investor …