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CLEVELAND — KRA Management has acquired the Galleria and Tower at Erieview in downtown Cleveland. The purchase price was not disclosed, but local media report the sales price was approximately $17 million. The property includes a 760,339-square-foot office tower and a 93,663-square-foot retail center. The 40-story property is the fourth-tallest building in Cleveland and features amenities such as a 40,000-square-foot YMCA fitness facility. The retail portion of the property includes a two-story retail center and a food hall. Bryan Rosenberg, Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, John Merrill and Doug Rodio of HFF represented the seller, RAIT Financial Trust of Philadelphia, and procured the buyer. Last summer, the Tower was 45 percent leased while the Galleria was 60 percent leased, according to the Plain Dealer. KRA Management is a family-owned and operated real estate development and property management business that was founded by James Kassouf.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 111,667-square-foot industrial building in Arlington Heights for $11.4 million. The two-tenant property is located at 545 E. Algonquin Road. Quality assurance company Intertek leases 85 percent of the building and has self-funded a specialized interior build-out. A data center operator occupies the remaining 15 percent of the property. John Zimmerman and Craig Tomlinson of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a joint venture between Minneapolis-based Biynah Partners and Baltimore-based Alex Brown Realty. New York-based Crystal Acquisitions purchased the asset.

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CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group has brokered the sale of an 86-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Hyde Park for $9.1 million. The property, located at 6140 S. Drexel Ave., includes a fitness center, leasing office, party room and parking for 90 cars. Doug Fisher and Vic Ciancetta of Essex brokered the transaction. An out-of-state buyer purchased the asset.

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BOSTON — CBRE has brokered the $65 million sale of Fairlawn Apartments, a 347-unit apartment community in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, AP Fairlawn LLC, an affiliate of ARES Management. The buyer was an affiliate of the DSF Group. The property consists of 12 four-story apartment buildings built between 1965 and 1968.

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CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $47.2 million sale of a seven-property multifamily portfolio in Clarksville, located roughly 40 miles north of Nashville. David Stollenwerk of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and procured the out-of-state buyer. The communities included in the Class B portfolio were Heritage Point, Blue Grass Meadows, Parkway Place, Cobblestone, Newton Place, Whitehall Townhomes and Whispering Hills. The buyer plans to renovate the properties’ unit interiors.

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SEATTLE — Lincoln Property Co. has purchased 501 Eastlake, an office property located in Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket. LBA Realty sold the five-story property for $58.7 million, or $568 per square foot. Built in 2002, the 103,494-square-foot property features an on-site athletic facility and walkable amenities. At the time of sale, the building was 79 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including the regional headquarters of Capital One. Kevin Shannon, Nick Kucha, Michael Moll, Tim O’Keefe and James Childress of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Swedish investor Akelius Residential has acquired Ballston Place, a 383-unit apartment community in Arlington, for $170 million. AvalonBay Communities sold the property, according to Real Estate Alert. Constructed in 1999, Ballston Place is located roughly seven miles west of Washington, D.C., and is within walking distance to the Ballston Metro station and near numerous restaurants and retailers. The community features a swimming pool with sundeck, fitness center, package acceptance services, an onsite convenience store and an underground parking garage. AvalonBay recently renovated unit interiors with granite countertops, vinyl plank wood flooring, dark cabinetry and stainless steel appliances.

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Westgate-I-Houston-Texas

HOUSTON — Canadian investment firm Nicola Crosby Real Estate has acquired Westgate I, a 248,707-square-foot office building in west Houston. The Class A property was completed in 2014 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Subsea 7 and Atkins PLC, both of which are engineering firms. Westgate I includes a café, fitness center and a five-story parking garage. Cortney Cole of HFF arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Principal Real Estate Investors for the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.  

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $3 million sale of an eight-unit apartment building in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. The sales price equates to approximately $511 per square foot and a 4.3 percent capitalization rate. Thomas A. Donovan, Tommy Lin, Eugene Kim and Robert Rappa of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. The property, which is located at 28-08 23rd Ave., consists of eight two-bedroom apartment units. Four units are rent-stabilized, one is rent-controlled and three are free-market.

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EVANSVILLE, IND. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of East Lloyd Commons in Evansville for $23 million. The 159,682-square-foot shopping center is located at the northwest corner of Lloyd Expressway and Burkhardt Road in southwestern Indiana. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Michaels, Guitar Center and Panera Bread anchor the property. Ben Wineman, Rick Drogosz and Carly Gallagher of Mid-America represented the seller, Retail Value Inc. (NYSE: RVI). A Cleveland-based private buyer purchased the asset.

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