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COMSTOCK PARK, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has brokered the sale of a 9,333-square-foot office building in Comstock Park, a northern suburb of Grand Rapids, for an undisclosed price. OPMA Properties LLC sold the building, located at 4211 N. Division Ave., to Sun Coast Packaging Inc., a provider of bags and packaging materials. Sun Coast Packaging acquired the facility through the acquisition of the company Shapiro Packaging. Mary Anne Wisinski and Dave Smies of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the seller in the transaction, and Chip Bowling of X Ventures represented the buyer.

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ZION, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged a 150,192-square-foot industrial lease expansion and renewal in Zion, approximately 50 miles north of Chicago. Focus Foodservice now occupies the entire building, which is located at 451 Trumpet Drive. The distribution facility features 30-foot clear heights, 150 parking spaces and two grade-level dock doors. The building is situated within the Trumpet Corporate Park, an 8.1-acre complex developed by Panattoni Development Co. in 2008. Keith Puritz, Eric Fischer and Brett Kroner of Avison Young represented the tenant in the transaction. Chris Volkert and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International represented the landlords, Prudential Insurance Co. and Panattoni Development Co.

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West-141st-St-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $42.1 million sale of a three-building multifamily portfolio in Central Harlem. Castellan Real Estate Partners sold the portfolio, which totals 156,870 square feet, for $42.1 million, or approximately $290,000 per unit. Featuring 144 residential units and three employee units, the properties are located at 117-125 W. 141st St., 127-135 W. 141st St. and 137-145 W. 141st. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici, Josh Berkowitz and Matthew Gillis of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer, a partnership between Guardian Realty Management and Irving Langer and Michael Langer of E&M Associates.

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Amazon@GeorgiaTech Purdue

ATLANTA — Amazon has signed an agreement with Georgia Tech to open a staffed pickup location on the school’s campus at 86 Fifth St. N.W. in Midtown Atlanta. Known as Amazon@GeorgiaTech, the 2,500-square-foot space in the school’s Technology Square area will be used by patrons to pick up and return Amazon orders. Amazon Student and Prime members will be able to receive free same-day pickup for Amazon orders placed by noon and free one-day pickup for orders placed by 10 p.m. This is Amazon’s first staffed pickup location in the state of Georgia. Since 2015, Amazon has opened staffed pickup locations at the following universities: Purdue University, University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of California, Berkeley, as well as in the college communities of University of California, Santa Barbara, and University of Cincinnati. Amazon will open four more locations in 2016 at the University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas at Austin, as well as in the college community of University of Akron.

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Campus View Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of the 107-unit Campus View student housing property in Clemson. The 355-bed community was constructed in 2014 and was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. The fully furnished property is within walking distance of Clemson University, three of its sports stadiums and the College Avenue district, which features more than 20 restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Campus View is the only student housing property in Clemson that features on-site retail space. The property also includes a pool, sun deck, fitness center, entertainment facilities and an art gallery. Charleston-based developer McAlister Development sold Campus View to Columbus Nova in partnership with Coastal Ridge Real Estate. Campus View is Columbus Nova’s first student housing acquisition. Ryan Lang of ARA Newmark’s student housing group represented McAlister Development in the sale.

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WACO, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of The Hype, a 200-unit student housing community located near Baylor University in Waco. Community amenities of the 430-bed property include a resort-style swimming pool and hot tub, cabanas, water and sand volleyball courts, an outdoor theater, gas grills, an outdoor fire pit, a 24-hour fitness center, an off leash dog park and a five-acre play scape with hammocks and an organic garden. Ryan Lang of ARA Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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HUNTLEY AND HAZEL CREST, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the $14.8 million sale of two retail properties located in the suburbs of Chicago. In the first deal, Interstate Partners sold a 43,361-square-foot shopping center known as Regency Square to Hamilton Partners for $10.8 million. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale and is located at 12200-12300 Princeton Drive in Huntley. Aldi anchors the shopping center, and other tenants include Athletico, Jimmy John’s, Little Caesar’s and SportClips. In the second transaction, Baceline Investments acquired The Commons of Hazel Crest for $4 million from an undisclosed seller. The 51,222-square-foot strip center is located at 18220-18244 Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest. Dollar Tree anchors the retail property, which was 76 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants at The Commons of Hazel Crest include CSL Plasma, Allstate Insurance and H&R Block. Derrick Almassy and Rich Frolik of CBRE represented the seller in both transactions.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners and Logan Brown Investment Real Estate have arranged the sale of 8700 Commerce Park Drive, a 78,000-square-foot, multi-tenant office property located in southwest Houston. Doug Pack of NAI Partners and Logan Brown of Logan Brown Investment Real Estate represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Khoshbin Co., in the sale of the property to an unnamed local investor.

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SHERMAN, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors has arranged the sale of Sherman Crossroads, a 37,088-square-foot shopping center located in Sherman. Pierson Retail Advisors represented the seller, T Sherman Crossing TX LLC, in the sale of the property to Dallas-based Tava Property LLC for an undisclosed price. The center was fully occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Anytime Fitness, Shogun Japanese Steakhouse, Jalapeno Tree and the Armed Forces Career Center.

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WASHINGTON, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1.3 million sale of a building net leased to PNC Bank. The facility, located at 1996 Freedom Parkway in Washington just east of Peoria, is an outparcel to a Walmart Supercenter. The seller was a West Coast-based private investor, and the buyer was a Midwest-based 1031 exchange investor. PNC Bank’s lease expires in December 2028 and features 14 percent rental escalations every five years.

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