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RENO, NEV. — Sundt Construction Inc. has completed construction of the new Peavine Hall residential community at the University of Nevada, Reno. The $35 million project, led by Sundt as the construction manager at risk, included demolition of multiple existing buildings and the construction of the 117,000-square-foot, five-story steel and concrete residence hall. Collaborative Design Studio designed the hall and LEED Gold certification is pending. The building features a brick veneer, suite-style housing for 400 students, common lounge spaces and state-of-the-art building systems. Located within the campus’ residential hall district, the new building complements the rest of the university’s campus architecture.

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LAKE FOREST, CALIF. —Summit Healthcare REIT Inc. has named Suzanne Koenig to its board of directors after an election at the annual meeting of stockholders. Koenig is president and founder of SAK Management Services LLC, a long-term care management and healthcare consulting services company. With over 20 years of experience as an owner and operator, Koenig offers skills in operations improvement, staff development and quality assurance, with particular expertise in marketing, census development and operations enhancement for the whole spectrum of senior housing. Koenig is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and a Licensed Social Worker in multiple states. In addition, she has served in an advisory and consulting capacity for numerous client engagements involving bankruptcy proceedings as well as in turnaround management situations. Koenig also serves as an officer and director for several of the states’ long-term care provider associations. She is the former co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Health Care Committee, a co-chair for the Steering Committee of the Midwest Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Chapter, and was recently elected to the Global Turnaround Management Association Board of Trustees. She is on the board of directors for the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. …

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SAN DIEGO — The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians has opened a new $50 million hotel tower at the Viejas Casino and Resort in the eastern San Diego County submarket of Alpine. The 109-room tower includes a top-floor technology suite, as well as an additional gaming floor, specialty bar, ballroom, meeting and board rooms, resort-style pool, and extensive multi-use grounds. Construction on the tower began in June 2014. An existing administration building was demolished and the site was reconfigured prior to construction commencing. Swinerton Builders built the four-star resort project, which JCJ Architecture designed. Xpera CM managed the design and construction.

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DENVER — A joint venture between the Bascom Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have purchased the 336-unit Axis at Nine Mile Station for $50 million. The community is located at 3257 S. Park Road. The property was built in 1980. It is situated adjacent to the Blue Line Light Rail, which will provide access to the Denver Tech Center Business Corridor, downtown Denver and Denver International Airport once it opens next spring. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice sourced the debt financing, which was provided by Mesa West Capital. Terrance Hunt and Jeff Hawks of ARA Newmark represented the seller.

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LOS ANGELES — Est4te Four has purchased a 44,547-square-foot office building in Los Angeles for $21.6 million. The building is located at 929 East 2nd St. The acquisition includes additional land for development. Est4te Four plans to add more floors on top of the existing structure so it can redevelop the space into a hub with a retail component for the creative industry. The redevelopment is scheduled to commence next year.

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CERRITOS, CALIF. — A private buyer has purchased Carmenita Corporate Plaza, a 68,779-square-foot office building in Cerritos, for $19.7 million. The property is located at 13340 E. 183rd St. It is fully leased to Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. Ryan Swanson and Chris Conway of Lee & Associates Irvine represented the buyer. CBRE’s Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones and Blake Bokosky represented the seller, Cohen Asset Management Inc..

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SPOKANE, WASH. — DPGB-WA-1 LLC has purchased the Red Lion Headquarters Building, a 100,362-square-foot office building in Spokane, for $12.3 million. The property is located at 201 W. North River Drive. It is situated along the Spokane River’s north bank. David Peterson of Goodale & Barbieri and Chris Johnson and MaryKay West of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the sellers, 201 North River LLC and Red Lion Hotels LP. Peterson also represented the buyer.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – A 17,711-square-foot facility in Scottsdale that houses the Arizona School of Real Estate & Business has sold to Arc Construction and MacDonald Development for $7.7 million. The school is located at 7142 E. 1st Street in the downtown region. The sale also includes an adjacent parking lot on 40,623 square feet of land. Bill Gray, the school’s original founder, was represented by Jon Rosenberg and Keri Davies of LevRose Commercial Real Estate.

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PHOENIX – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has purchased the McMurry Buildings in Phoenix for $4.3 million. The center is located at 1002-1010 E. Missouri Ave. It includes two office buildings with a total of 25,918 square feet. The space was previously occupied by McMurry/TMG, an online marketing, advertising and print publishing company. BBB was represented by Kevin Lange of Keyser. The seller, McMurry Properties, was represented by Bill Blake and Colton Trauter of Lee & Associates.

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LAS VEGAS – Pathfinder Partners has acquired 64 condominium units at Sky Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. The 42-story, 409-unit luxury condo community is located at 2700 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The units were purchased from the property’s original developer, who had previously sold 345 units and was operating the remaining unsold units as rentals. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Charles Moore and Marlene Fujita.

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