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APEX, N.C. — Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC) has sold Lake Cameron, a 328-unit apartment community in Apex, for $43.5 million. Tennessee-based Fogelman Properties acquired the asset through a joint venture with New York-based DRA Advisors. The property is located at 1000 Cameron Woods Drive, roughly 15 miles west of Raleigh. Constructed in 1997, Lake Cameron offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include barbeque grills, a lake with jogging trails, gazebo, playground, swimming pool and a fitness center. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. — LRC Properties, in a joint venture with Ladder Capital, has acquired 7705 Staples Drive, a 644,040-square-foot industrial building in Lithia Springs. The manufacturing and food processing facility is located on 40 acres roughly 18 miles west of Atlanta. The building, constructed in 2007 and renovated in 2015, features a wastewater treatment plant, air compressors, large electrical load capacity, air conditioned space and a laboratory. Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Keurig and AB InBev. The sales price was not disclosed.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — U.S. Storage Centers has acquired a 379-unit self-storage facility located at 5405 Wasson Road in Austin. With the acquisition of this property, which features climate-controlled units, drive-up access and vehicle storage spaces, U.S. Storage Centers now owns and operates 20 facilities in Texas. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, Move It Self Storage, in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.

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MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two apartment communities in Miami Beach totaling $32.2 million. The first transaction was for a six-story, 52,133-square-foot redevelopment property located at 550 9th St. ADME Real Estate LLC sold the property to 550 9th LLC for $17.6 million. The second transaction was for a 23,260-square-foot community located at 250 Collins Ave. Drago Capital Miami LLC acquired the 27-unit property from TwoFifth Collins LLC for $14.6 million. Calum Weaver and Perry Synanidis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in both transactions. The property at 550 9th St. was constructed in 1966 and previously operated as a 196-bed seniors housing community. The property has redevelopment potential for multiple uses including a hotel, apartments, office and medical space. The property at 250 Collins Ave. includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and features a rooftop pool and terraces or balconies in each unit.

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Bridge Development Partners has completed the disposition of three industrial properties totaling 224,000 square feet at Bridge Point Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County. Two of the buildings were completed as build-to-suit developments for the companies that acquired them, while the third was sold to a real estate investment firm. UniFirst Corp. acquired the 74,120-square-foot Building I, located at 13101 Rosecrans Ave. Paul Sablock and Christopher Lawrence of JLL represented the buyer. Novella Plastics purchased 75,331-square-foot Building II, located at 13123 Rosecrans Ave. Michael Lee of Redpoint Realty represented Novella Plastics in the deal. Westcore Properties acquired the 74,038-square-foot Building III, located at 13915 Maryton Ave., upon completion of the shell. Westcore leased the property to Carroll Tire Co., a division of Sumitomo Tire. Scott Heaton and Chris Sheehan of Colliers International represented Bridge Development in all three transactions, as well as Westcore Properties. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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QUINCY, MASS. — Square Mile Capital Management and JPMorgan Chase have provided $75 million in financing to Columbia Sussex Corp. for the acquisition and renovation of the 466-room Boston Marriott Quincy in Quincy. The hotel is located in South Boston’s Quincy market, 12 miles from downtown Boston and sits atop a hill overlooking the city skyline and Massachusetts coastline. Amenities at the hotel include a fitness center, indoor swimming pool, business center and 16,000 square feet of renovated meeting space. Lawrence Britvasn and Matt Jacobs of Hodges Ward Elliot in New York arranged the financing. The Columbia Sussex Corp. is a privately owned hotel owner and operator based in Crestview Hills, Ky., with a portfolio of more than 13,000 rooms.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 151 Eighth Ave., a five-story mixed-use building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, for $18.3 million. Brock Emmetsberger, Billy Simons and Rachel Aschendorf of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership made up of Stone Street Properties and Greenwich Village Capital. The 15,260-square-foot building contains 16 residential units, two retail units and one cell tower. Of the 16 apartments, 11 are free market, four are rent stabilized and one is rent controlled. The building is located in close proximity to retail and dining options that include Chelsea Market and Barneys New York.

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FORT WAYNE, IND. — HFF has arranged the sale of Jefferson Pointe in Fort Wayne for an undisclosed price. The 407,363-square-foot retail center is situated on 50 acres at 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. Tenants at the property, built in 2000, include Carmike Cinemas, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Marshalls, Ulta Beauty, Old Navy, White House Black Market, Vera Bradley, Michaels and Tucanos Brazilian Grill. A separately owned Von Maur shadow anchors the property. The vacancy rate is around 20 percent, according to The Journal Gazette. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Barry Brown, Dave Keller and Claudia Steeb of HFF represented the seller, Institutional Mall Investors LLC, which was advised by Miller Capital Advisory Inc. Jefferson Pointe Center SPE LLC purchased the asset.

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SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in Santa Ana. An affiliate of Empire USA LLC acquired the portfolio from an undisclosed seller for $42.4 million, or $198,000 per unit. The 214-unit portfolio includes a 58-unit property at 510 N. Mortimer St.; a 46-unit property at 510 E. Chestnut Ave.; The Carlton Apartments, a 74-unit community at 215 E. 15th St.; and 36 units at 1717-1721 N. Spurgeon St. Mark Bridge of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, while Stephen Soqui, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal. Shane Ryan McConnell of Marcus & Millichap also provided representation in the sale of 1717-1721 N. Spurgeon St.

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PHILADELPHIA — Equus Capital Partners has acquired a portfolio of seven office buildings in Philadelphia’s western suburbs from Liberty Property Trust for $92 million. The properties, four Class B and three Class A assets, encompass 593,000 square feet of office space in Wayne, Malvern and King of Prussia. The transaction was completed on a direct basis between Equus Capital and Liberty Property Trust, a publicly traded REIT based in Malvern. George Haines, Joseph Felici, Tim Feron, and David Thomas oversaw the acquisition for Equus. The portfolio is located throughout the Western Suburban submarkets of Philadelphia and close to a mix of amenities including the King of Prussia Mall, Uptown at Worthington and SEPTA’s regional high-speed line.

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