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ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Centennial, along with investment partners Kildare Partners and Atlas Hill Real Estate, has sold Annapolis Mall. Macerich (NYSE: MAC) acquired the 1.6 million-square-foot retail center for $260 million. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based REIT also purchased an adjacent, vacant parcel that was formerly occupied by Sears for an additional $12 million.  Centennial acquired Annapolis Mall, which is located roughly 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., in September 2024. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) previously owned the property and reported the 2024 sales price as $160 million.  Originally opened in 1980, the mall comprises approximately 200 shops and restaurants. During Centennial’s ownership, more than 500,000 square feet of new leases and lease renewals were executed. New tenants at the property include Dick’s House of Sport, UNIQLO, Offline by Aerie, Tesla, Swarovski, Jack & Jones, Abercrombie & Fitch and Dave & Buster’s. Existing tenants Talbots and lululemon also expanded their footprint at the mall following Centennial’s acquisition.  According to Macerich, 353,000 square feet of signed-not-open (SNO) leases are expected to commence throughout the remainder of 2026 and 2027.  Macerich funded the acquisition with cash on hand and $150 million from its revolving line of credit. The acquisition excluded a space occupied by anchor store Macy’s, which …

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of a three-building, 271,689-square-foot industrial campus in Cedar Park, a northern suburb of Austin. Built in 2024 and known as New Hope, the campus spans 28.5 acres and houses shallow-bay, rear-load buildings that feature 32-foot clear heights, 200-foot truck court depths, 17 percent office finishes and a combined 82 dock-high doors and 579 parking spaces. Trent Agnew, Witt Westbrook, Kyle Mueller, Rob Ellwood and Patrick McCord of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between three Central Texas investment firms, Riverside, Live Oak Group and Cordova Real Estate Ventures, in the transaction. The buyer was San Francisco-based Stockbridge.

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NEW YORK CITY AND DENVER — Global Net Lease Inc. (NYSE: GNL), a New York City-based net lease REIT, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Modiv Industrial Inc. (NYSE: MDV), an industrial REIT based in Denver. The acquisition, which has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies, is valued at $535 million. Modiv Industrial owns and operates single-tenant industrial properties that are occupied by manufacturers on long-term net leases. According to the company, it is the only publicly traded REIT that exclusively focuses on ownership of manufacturing facilities. Recently announced transactions include Modiv acquiring a Fujifilm-occupied facility in Santa Clara, Calif., and agreeing to sell a facility in Melbourne, Fla., that is leased to Northrop Grumman. The merger deal will grow Global Net Lease’s holdings of mission-critical industrial properties. Though the number of properties involved was not released, multiple media outlets report that Modiv owned 39 industrial facilities at the time of sale. For Modiv, the transaction is expected to increase annual dividend payments by 25 percent for the combined company. No senior level executive changes are expected to occur as a result of the merger. Under terms of the all-stock transaction, holders of …

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NEW YORK CITY AND LAS VEGAS — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), a REIT specializing in owning and operating gaming, hospitality and entertainment developments, has completed a $1.2 billion sale-leaseback of seven casino properties from Golden Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: GDEN). Under the terms of the deal, which was previously announced in November, Golden will be taken private by chairman and CEO Blake Sartini. In addition, Golden Entertainment shareholders have received approximately 24.3 million shares of newly issued VICI stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of Golden Entertainment stock. VICI will also assume and repay up to $426 million of Golden Entertainment’s outstanding debt using a combination of cash and net proceeds from the transaction.  iGaming Business, a business-to-business trade publication and news website for the online gambling and betting industry, reported that VICI acquired the following properties: In total, the properties include 6,000 hotel rooms, 4,306 slot machines and 78 gaming tables, according to iGaming Business. “This transaction reflects the strategic direction Golden Entertainment has been building toward — a sharper focus on our core Nevada casino and tavern operations and becoming a private company,” says Blake L. Sartini, chairman and CEO of Golden Entertainment. “We’ve long respected VICI’s …

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DE SOTO, KAN. — Beale Infrastructure, a San Francisco-based owner-operator of data centers and other tech infrastructural properties, has unveiled plans for Project Pilot, a $3 billion data center campus in De Soto, about 30 miles west of Kansas City. Construction of the first phase is set to begin in May. According to Beale, the project, which is ultimately planned to feature four buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet, represents the first hyperscale data center to be announced in the state of Kansas. The company also stated that the project would add “hundreds” of construction jobs and 50 permanent operational roles to the local economy. Beale has partnered with local utility provider Evergy to provide power for the campus and facilitate infrastructural development. An end user was not announced, but Beale said that upon completion, the campus would “host a large technology company contracted via a long-term lease.” According to Data Center Dynamics (DCD), affiliates of Beale first purchased the 290-acre site last fall, around the same time that the City of De Soto approved construction. DCD also reports that the city “approved property tax and sales tax exemptions on up to $50 billion in industrial revenue bonds, which …

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By Bert Belanger, PACE Equity Seemingly every week, a commercial real estate publication publishes a story warning that nine out of 10 markets in America need more affordable housing units.  Switching to an “all-bills-paid” mindset and utilizing Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing can help address this quandary. Going Through the PACEs In early 2021, after a 40-year career as a real estate lawyer, consultant and developer focused on affordable housing, I began “selling money.” By this, I mean that I was sourcing capital for PACE Equity, a Milwaukee-based private debt firm focused on providing C-PACE funding.  Since C-PACE was new to my home state of Oklahoma, I was initially unfamiliar with its characteristics, but the practice of so-called “green building” was something I had experienced firsthand.   I hoped that my mixture of experience might make me a unicorn — a guy who knew how to meld obtuse government subsidized housing tools with C-PACE, all for the greater good.  However, I have quickly learned that mixing C-PACE with government-assisted housing financing tools is a non-starter.   Why?  Because cash flows within government-subsidized financings are thin by design, leaving no room for debt service beyond a small senior loan. Real Deals and Real Savings …

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HUMBLE, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 10,350-square-foot industrial building in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the freestanding building at 19742 Carver Ave. was completed in 2024 and features 18-foot clear heights. Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller, Mulla Properties LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, an entity doing business as #1 Tires & Auto Hub, also plans to occupy the building.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has announced plans for a new pharmaceutical manufacturing campus located in Durham, according to North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.  AbbVie will invest $1.4 billion in the project over four years, marking the company’s largest capital commitment for a single campus to date and its first investment in the Tarheel State. Last year, AbbVie unveiled plans for a $195 million expansion its manufacturing plan in its hometown of North Chicago. Both projects are part of AbbVie’s $100 billion commitment to grow its U.S. research-and-development and capital investments over the next decade. Upon completion, the Durham campus will total 185 acres and will include drug product manufacturing facilities, next-generation laboratories, a warehouse, administrative offices and employee wellness facilities. AbbVie plans to produce small volume parenteral (i.e. prefilled syringes and vials for injection or infusion) drug products at the facility. Construction of the Durham campus is scheduled to begin this year and be completed by the end of 2028. AbbVie expects the construction process to support 2,000 temporary jobs. Several state and local entities, including The North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, have collaborated with AbbVie on the project. AbbVie …

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BETHESDA, MD. — BXP (NYSE: BXP), the company formerly known as Boston Properties, has sold a 50 percent ownership interest in the corporate headquarters building for global hotelier Marriott International Inc. in downtown Bethesda. The Boston-based real estate development and management firm delivered the 21-story office tower in 2021 and is now selling its stake to its joint venture partner, The Bernstein Cos., at a $430 million valuation. Tommy Cleaver, Bill Shanahan, Dan Grimes and Chloe Neal of CBRE represented BXP in the sale. BXP’s net proceeds in the sale came out to $83 million. In addition to LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications, the Marriott office tower has features a rooftop terrace; grand lobby with an LED wall and three-story atrium; 7,500-square-foot fitness center; collaboration space; two dining offerings; 11,000-square-foot childcare center; and an innovation center with a test kitchen. According to Marriott, the office tower can accommodate roughly 3,500 workers across 2,842 workspaces. The hotel giant fully debuted the tower in fall 2022. “This remarkable headquarters is the result of a shared vision and a strong partnership with BXP,” says Adam Bernstein, president and CEO of The Bernstein Cos. “Together, we delivered a world-class building for Marriott International’s global headquarters …

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NEW YORK CITY AND TAMPA, FLA. — Affiliates of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a New York City-based private equity firm, have entered into an agreement to acquire Tampa-based REIT Sila Realty Trust (NYSE: SILA) for $2.4 billion. The deal, which will make Sila a private company, is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of this year. The valuation represents a per-share stock price of $30.38 for Sila. That price constitutes a 19 percent premium over Sila’s closing stock price of $25.53 per share on April 17, the last full day of trading prior to the announcement. The share price also represents a 25.6 percent premium over Sila’s average volume weighted price for the last 30 trading days. BofA Securities is serving as Sila’s exclusive financial advisor, and Hogan Lovells US LLP is acting as Sila’s legal counsel. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as lead financial advisor to Blue Owl, with Truist Securities Inc. also acting as a financial advisor. Newmark is Blue Owl’s real estate advisor. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal advisor to Blue Owl. “The Sila team has curated a highly diversified collection of critically important …

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