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CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — CREC has brokered the $27.4 million sale of Turtle Crossing, a 99,174-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Wiles Road in Coral Springs. The transaction is the largest shopping center sale in Broward County so far in 2017, according to CREC. Warren Weiser and Harry Blyden of CREC represented the seller, Turtle Run Venture LLC, in the transaction. A joint venture between Ross Realty Investments and SunCap Real Estate Investments known as Turtle Crossing Coral Springs LLC purchased the shopping center for roughly $275 per square foot. Turtle Crossing is shadow-anchored by Super Target and features Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Panda Express, AutoZone, Panera Bread, Buffalo Wild Wings, Vision Works and Chipotle Mexican Grill on its tenant roster. Tuesday Morning recently leased 14,427 square feet of junior anchor space at Turtle Crossing with plans to open this fall. Sabrina Stimming and Steven Henenfeld of CREC led the leasing for the shopping center, which increased in occupancy from 60 percent to 86 percent in the past 24 months.

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ATLANTA — Regency Centers has signed 365 by Whole Foods Market to the tenant lineup at Paces Ferry Plaza, a 63,254-square-foot shopping center located at 3520 Northside Parkway in Atlanta. Whole Foods’ new grocer concept will open at the shopping center later this year. Regency Centers is underway on renovating the shopping center with brick facades, stone finishes and metal canopies to give the property an industrial feel, as well as additional parking space. Existing tenants at Paces Ferry Plaza include Woo Cosmetics, West Stride, ACE Hardware, Pero’s, Blue Ridge Grill and Baby Braithwaite. The Paces Ferry Plaza store will be the second location in metro Atlanta for 365 by Whole Foods Market.

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LAREDO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of a 2,506-square foot restaurant property leased to Taco Bell at 2453 Monarch Drive in the south Texas border town of Laredo. The net-leased property is an outparcel to a 400,000-square-foot retail center anchored by an H-E-B grocery store. James Bell of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed developer. The name and representative of the buyer, a Chicago-based entity, were not released.

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BRANCHBURG, N.J. — J.G.Petrucci Co. has acquired an 18.4-acre site on Meister Avenue in Branchburg. The company plans to develop a 187,500-square-foot speculative industrial facility on the site, which will be available for lease in spring 2018. Joel Lubin of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Iselin, N.J., office represented J.G. Petrucci Co. in the transaction, and will also serve as leasing agent for the property. The facility will be constructed using precast concrete. Once completed, it will feature 31 loading docks, two drive-in doors and 36-foot clear ceiling heights. Parking for 134 cars and 16 trailers will be available on site as well.

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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Jon Angel of Angel Commercial LLC has arranged the sale of three adjoining industrial properties located at 785 and 800 Union Ave., and at 599 Hollister Ave. in Bridgeport. Angel represented both buyer and seller in the sale-leaseback transaction. Collectively, the buildings span nearly 250,000 square feet on 6.5 acres. The property includes multiple loading docks and 47-foot ceiling heights. An out-of-state investor, 800 Union LLC, purchased the properties from Moore Tool Co., who will remain as the tenant.

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BENNINGTON & MANCHESTER, VT. – Wason Associates Hospitality Real Estate Brokerage Group (Wason Associates) has negotiated the sale of the Best Western Plus in Bennington and the Palmer House Resort in Manchester. The Best Western Plus is located near Bennington College and several ski resorts. S.K.B.W.V. Acquisition LLC LL acquired the Best Western Plus for $3.8 million. The hotel includes 58 recently renovated rooms and an owner/property manager residence. The Palmer House Resort is situated on 16-acres in Manchester. Palmer House LLC purchased the hotel for $3 million. The 50-room property is surrounded by the Green Mountains and features a nine-hole golf course and trout pond.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Columbus Pacific has acquired The Pavilion at North Grounds, a 528-bed student housing community located near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.

 The acquisition was financed with a $58.1 million, 10-year, fixed-rate loan arranged by Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE. Columbus Pacific’s planned renovations for the community include new pool furniture; refreshments to the pool area; the addition of an outdoor dog park; and enhancements to the front lobby, to include a more functional and modern cyber café. Homestead U, an affiliate of Columbus Pacific, will manage the property.

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LOS ANGELES — Red Mountain Group Inc. has acquired La Cienega Triangle, an 8.6-acre property located at the three-pronged intersection of La Cienega Boulevard, Centinela Avenue and La Tierja Boulevard in Los Angeles. The price was not disclosed. The local trade area is home to more than 826,000 residents in a five-mile radius, employs 321,000 and sees over 135,000 cars a day. A 117,838-square-foot urban redevelopment project calls for an immediate adaptive reuse of the existing 43,138 square feet of streetfront retail along La Tierja Boulevard. The redevelopment will be followed by an additional 42,700 square feet of ground-up improvements on the balance of the site. The development will include a grocery store, entertainment, soft goods carriers, sit-down food service facilities and four drive-thru operators. A 30,000-square-foot office building is also located on the site. Bill Bauman of Savills Studley and Luke Palmo of Coldwell Banker Commercial brokered the transaction.

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a 3,700-square-foot property net leased to Denny’s in Riverside. Denny’s has been at the location for 50 years and recently renewed its lease for another 20-year term. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, Orange County-based HFC/PRP Madison LLC. Sonny Lee of RE/MAX Commercial represented the all-cash buyer, Arcadia-based Yuanqi International. The property sold at a cap rate of 4.66 percent and approximately $956 per square foot. Located at 3530 Madison St., Denny’s has been a tenant since the asset was built in 1967. The property underwent a renovation in 2016.

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SCIO TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Forum Group, an NAI Farbman Group partner, has arranged the sale of an 8,000-square-foot retail building in Scio Township, five miles west of Ann Arbor. The sales price was not disclosed. The Class A building is located at 120 S. Zee Road, and is fully occupied by Starbucks, Jimmy John’s, Verizon and Kim’s Spa. Thomas D. Lasky of Forum Group represented the buyer, LPH Ventures LLC. Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller.

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