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RENO AND LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Eldorado Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) and Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: CZR) have agreed to merge operations in a cash and stock deal valued at $17.3 billion. Eldorado plans to purchase the assets and operations of Caesars, creating the world’s largest gaming company. If approved and executed, the combined company would operate under the Caesars name and continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The combined company would own and operate approximately 60 casino-resorts and gaming facilities across 16 states. The combined company will also oversee the completion of the $1.2 billion room remodeling program of Caesars’ Las Vegas Strip assets. Eldorado will acquire all the outstanding shares of Caesars using $7.2 billion in cash, approximately 77 million Eldorado common shares and the assumption of Caesars outstanding net debt, excluding face value of the existing convertible note (i.e. short-term debt that converts to equity). Eldorado and Caesars shareholders will hold approximately 51 percent and 49 percent of the combined company’s outstanding shares, respectively. The combined company’s board of directors will consist of 11 members, six from Eldorado’s board of directors and five from Caesars’ board of directors. The board of directors for both …

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SAN ANTONIO AND LAS VEGAS — The Preiss Co. (TPCO), in a joint venture partnership with BCEG International Investment US (BCEGI), has acquired the 624-bed High View Place Student Apartments in San Antonio and the 480-bed Rebel Place in Las Vegas. Neither the sellers nor purchase prices were disclosed. Located at 15949 Chase Hill Blvd. and serving the University of Texas at San Antonio student population, High View Place offers a variety of one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans. Each of the 204 units includes a kitchen, balcony, in-unit washer and dryer, 50-inch TV, complimentary high-speed internet and cable, and walk-in closets. Amenities include study spaces, a clubhouse, computer lab, swimming pool, gaming center, sand volleyball court and grilling area. TPCO is overseeing a multi-million refurbishment of the property, which marks the company’s third acquisition in the San Antonio market in the last 12 months. Plans call for electronic key-fob installation and upgrades to the interior flooring, amenities and internet service. Rebel Place is located at 3896 Swenson St. near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Each fully furnished apartment includes energy-efficient appliances, cable television packages, internet and in-unit washer and dryers. Community amenities include a fitness center, picnic area, …

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LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily, in a joint venture with an institutional partner, has purchased Allanza at the Lakes, a multifamily property located at 8600 Starboard Drive in Las Vegas, for $152 million. Allanza is the fourth largest apartment community in Nevada and the largest acquisition by unit size in the six-year history of TruAmerica. Built in 1986, Allanza features 896 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts spread across 56 two-story buildings on a 40-acre site. Community amenities include five swimming pools, two fitness centers, a pet spa, picnic areas and a playground. Phillip Weigand and Thomas Olivetti of Northmarq’s Las Vegas office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Panattoni Development, serving as developer, has commenced work on North 15 Logistics Center, building on a 29.9-acre land parcel located at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Speedway Boulevard in North Las Vegas. Slated for completion in first-quarter 2020, the $47 million project will feature two buildings offering a total of 550,024 square feet of industrial space. The facilities will feature up to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, R-30 roof batt insulation and concrete truck courts. LIT Industrial Limited Partnership, a Clarion Partners company, owns North 15 Logistics Center. Alston Construction is serving as contractor and HPA Architects is proving architectural services.

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HENDERSON, NEV. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $65 million in Fannie Mae financing for Maxx Properties’ previously announced acquisition of Villas at Green Valley in Henderson. Built in 1984 and 1986, the community features 609 garden-style apartment units across 38 two- and three-story apartment buildings, a clubhouse and fitness center on 21 acres. Alan Isenstadt of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Income Property Group and Erik Storz of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged financing for the project.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Dermody Properties has broken ground on LogistiCenter at Speedway, a distribution facility located at 6565 Nascar St. in North Las Vegas. Situated on 14 acres, the 251,800-square-foot building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 52 dock doors, eight grade-level doors and 182 car parking spaces. The building is currently available for pre-leasing and is divisible to 24,300 square feet. Garrett Toft and Sean Zaher of CBRE Las Vegas is representing the property. United Construction Co. is serving as general contractor.

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HENDERSON, NEV. — MAXX Properties has purchased Villas at Green Valley, a multifamily property located in Henderson, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Developed in 1984 and 1986, Villas at Green Valley features 609 apartments spread across 38 buildings. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 781 square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, playground, sports court, two dog parks, picnic pavilions with barbecue grills, parcel lockers, business center and resident lounge with game room. MAXX plans to complete a modernization program at the property, including improvements to the clubhouse, all common areas and unit interiors. The acquisition was partially capitalized through the sale of Cedar Run Apartments in Denver. Additionally, MAXX entered into a long-term, fixed-rate mortgage loan with Fannie Mae. KeyBank served as the originator and placement agent for the transaction.

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LAS VEGAS AND LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — TruAmerica Multifamily, in partnership with an institutional partner, has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio in an off-market transaction valued at $97 million. The properties are Vintage Pointe, a 368-unit community in Las Vegas, and Sweetwater Creek, a 240-unit asset in Lithia Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. Neither property—Vintage Pointe built in 1994, nor Sweetwater Creek built in 2003—have undergone significant renovations. The new ownership plans to invest in a multi-million dollar capital improvement program to reposition both properties.

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HENDERSON, NEV. — Denver-based Continental Realty Advisors (CRA) has completed the disposition of Tesoro Ranch Apartments, a multifamily property in Henderson. CRA improved the property with upgrades to common areas and amenities, as well as a light renovation to most of the units. Constructed in 2007, Tesoro Ranch Apartments features 400 multifamily units and is adjacent to the $1.4 billion Union Village Integrated Health Village development along Boulder Highway in Henderson. CRA renovated the community’s clubhouse/leasing center, fitness center and pool area. Additional details of the transaction were not released.

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The Las Vegas Valley’s multifamily market is at an interesting crossroads, according to panelists at InterFace Las Vegas Multifamily. Hosted by InterFace Conference Group and Western Real Estate Business, the half-day conference was held April 24 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. The metro area’s population is growing at a rapid pace, with a net migration of 45,000 new residents in 2018, according to research from Marcus & Millichap. This is the largest annual total for Las Vegas since 2007, right before everything went south for the Southwest. “We started to recover later,” said Stephen Miller, professor and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), who gave the conference’s special lunch presentation. “The recession here was deeper than the national average. It has been a slow slog, but in the last couple of years we’ve been growing more rapidly than any other state in the union in terms of employment.” He’s not wrong. Companies have already added 33,000 new positions to the Las Vegas Valley in 2019. This is a 3.2 percent gain that exceeds the previous five-year average, noted Marcus & Millichap. Most of these jobs were …

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