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CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Rabo AgriFinance has signed a lease to occupy 62,500 square feet of office space at Delmar Gardens III in Chesterfield, Mo., once the building is completed in the summer of 2017. The five-story, 125,000-square-foot Class A office building is currently under construction along I-64/Highway 40 in the heart of St. Louis County. Delmar Gardens III is the first Class A, multitenant office building to be constructed in West St. Louis County since 2008. Rabo AgriFinance, a financial services provider for agricultural producers and agribusinesses, will relocate its headquarters from Creve Coeur Pointe to Delmar Gardens III. The building will include a fitness center, café and free covered garage parking. David Kelpe and Hassan Jadali of Cushman & Wakefield represented Delmar Gardens, the building owner, in the transaction. Kevin Bittmann of CBRE represented Rabo AgriFinance.  

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ROUND LAKE BEACH, ILL. — The Boulder Group has completed the sale of a retail building in Round Lake Beach, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago, for $2.1 million. The two-tenant, net leased building is located at 418-20 E. Rollins Road. Tenants at the retail property include Heartland Dental and AT&T, each of which has a 10-year lease. The buyer was a private partnership in a 1031 exchange, and the seller was a Midwest-based real estate development company. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both undisclosed parties.

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SUNSET HILLS, MO. — Sansone Group has purchased a property formerly occupied by Sanders Automotive in Sunset Hills, a southwest suburb of St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The seller was Gene Sanders Inc. The building on the site, located at 10775 Watson Road, is being torn down and will be redeveloped as a 4,345-square-foot retail center. Watson Plaza will feature a 1,650-sqare-foot Starbucks and a 2,695-square-foot Mattress Direct. Construction costs are estimated to be $2.5 million. Construction has already begun, and both stores are slated to open in the summer of 2016.

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SAN DIEGO — The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians has opened a new $50 million hotel tower at the Viejas Casino and Resort in the eastern San Diego County submarket of Alpine. The 109-room tower includes a top-floor technology suite, as well as an additional gaming floor, specialty bar, ballroom, meeting and board rooms, resort-style pool, and extensive multi-use grounds. Construction on the tower began in June 2014. An existing administration building was demolished and the site was reconfigured prior to construction commencing. Swinerton Builders built the four-star resort project, which JCJ Architecture designed. Xpera CM managed the design and construction.

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DENVER — A joint venture between the Bascom Group and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have purchased the 336-unit Axis at Nine Mile Station for $50 million. The community is located at 3257 S. Park Road. The property was built in 1980. It is situated adjacent to the Blue Line Light Rail, which will provide access to the Denver Tech Center Business Corridor, downtown Denver and Denver International Airport once it opens next spring. CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice sourced the debt financing, which was provided by Mesa West Capital. Terrance Hunt and Jeff Hawks of ARA Newmark represented the seller.

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LOS ANGELES — Est4te Four has purchased a 44,547-square-foot office building in Los Angeles for $21.6 million. The building is located at 929 East 2nd St. The acquisition includes additional land for development. Est4te Four plans to add more floors on top of the existing structure so it can redevelop the space into a hub with a retail component for the creative industry. The redevelopment is scheduled to commence next year.

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SPOKANE, WASH. — DPGB-WA-1 LLC has purchased the Red Lion Headquarters Building, a 100,362-square-foot office building in Spokane, for $12.3 million. The property is located at 201 W. North River Drive. It is situated along the Spokane River’s north bank. David Peterson of Goodale & Barbieri and Chris Johnson and MaryKay West of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the sellers, 201 North River LLC and Red Lion Hotels LP. Peterson also represented the buyer.

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NORCROSS, GA. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has arranged, in separate transactions, the sale of four apartment communities located in Norcross, Ga. for a total of $71.7 million. Josh Goldfarb and Tyler Averitt of MHA’s Atlanta office represented the Boston-based seller, Realty Financial Partners, in the transactions. In the first transaction, King Rook Capital, with corporate offices in New York, purchased Highland Reserve for $23.3 million. The 416-unit property was built in 1987. In the second transaction, Emma Capital Properties purchased Highland Valley for $18.8 million. The 300-unit property was built in 1985 and was subsequently renamed Princeton Heights Apartments. In the third transaction, Atlanta-based Audubon Communities purchased Highland Corners for $16.2 million. The 252-unit property was built in 1979. In the fourth transaction, Atlanta-based Marquis Investments purchased Highland Lakes for $13.4 million. The 240-unit property was built in 1985.

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COLLINSVILLE AND CUSHING, OKLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has completed the sale of a portfolio leased to Victory Energy. Triple Net Acquisitions purchased the portfolio for $9.3 million in Oklahoma. The site in Collinsville includes Victory Energy’s Class A corporate headquarters. The property in Cushing operates as a manufacturing and distribution facility. Both Victory Energy properties are located in metro Tulsa, an area that accounts for nearly one-third of the manufacturing in Oklahoma and over 56,000 energy-related jobs. The sale-leaseback proceeds will support Victory Energy’s plan for an additional 101,000-square-foot facility. Camille Renshaw of Stan Johnson Co.’s New York office represented the seller in the sale of the portfolio.

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COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Fairbridge Properties has sold a 261,805-square-foot flex facility in Coon Rapids, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, for $14 million. The industrial and research facility is located at 8840-8880 Evergreen Blvd. and is occupied by Honeywell Aerospace and MEDRAD. Shopoff Realty Investments purchased the property. Fairbridge realized an internal rate of return of 75 percent. After obtaining ownership of the building in 2013, Fairbridge made renovations including repainting the building’s exterior, replacing windows, resurfacing a portion of the parking lot and retrofitting the parking lot lighting. Fairbridge sold the property as part of a 1031 exchange, and the company is in the process of identifying a new investment to complete the exchange.

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