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SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Koelsch Communities has acquired Rock Creek Memory Care Community in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise. JEA Senior Living sold the community for an undisclosed price. The 31,372-square-foot community currently houses 66 residents. JEA opened the property in 2011. The Rock Creek acquisition is part of a larger plan in the area for Koelsch. The company recently purchased Park Wood Assisted Living Community, located next door to Rock Creek, from Sunshine Retirement Living. Koelsch is planning a $500,000 renovation for that community. The company has also started construction of The Park at Surprise, a 155-unit independent living community also next door to Rock Creek. The three neighboring communities will be combined into one campus, offering a larger continuum of care. Koelsch Communities operates 27 communities in eight states and has eight more under construction.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a New Jersey-based, publicly traded REIT, has purchased a 300,000-square-foot industrial property leased to Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc. in Oklahoma City for approximately $30.2 million. Construction of the property, which is situated on 123 acres at 1414 S. Council Road near Will Rogers International Airport on the city’s west side, was completed within the last few months. Amazon is currently under a 10-year net lease agreement at the property.

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HOUSTON — A joint venture between PGIM Real Estate, the asset management arm of Prudential Financial Inc. and Houston-based investment firm Hanover Co. has acquired Hanover Hermann Park, a 396-unit, Class A multifamily community in Houston. Formerly known as Mosaic at Hermann Park, the 29-story property is located at 5927 Almeda Road near the Texas Medical Center on the city’s south side. Amenities include 20,087 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 6,500-square-foot sky lounge overlooking Hermann Park, a 6,000-square-foot fitness center, pool with cabanas and a dog park.

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IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Canal Centre, a 237,894-square-foot, Class A office building located at 400 E. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Eric Mackey, Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Evan Stone, Jared Chua and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between California-based Libitzky Property Cos. and Dallas-based Sunwest Real Estate Group. Canal Centre Investors LLC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. The property, which offers amenities such as a fitness center, six-story parking garage and cafè, was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Power Line Services and Volkswagen.  

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Champion Hotels, an Oklahoma City-based hospitality operator, has acquired the 354-room Tower Hotel located at 3233 Northwest Expressway in northwest Oklahoma City. The property, which operated as a full-service Marriott hotel until 2013, will be converted into a 215-room Embassy Suites hotel within the next 12 months. The project will not only convert the hotel into a two-room suite layout, it will also involve the construction of an additional 95-room limited service property adjacent to the main hotel. HotelBrokerOne and NAI Global brokered the sale. The seller was not disclosed.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Scannell Properties has sold PowerSecure Industrial Campus, a two-building distribution and R&D facility totaling 258,060 square feet in Durham’s Research Triangle Park submarket. Situated on 22.6 acres at 4062 and 4068 Stirrup Creek Drive, the campus is located within the 160-acre Triangle Business Center master-planned business park. Chris Norvell and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of Scannell Properties. Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed this year, PowerSecure Industrial Campus includes a 172,500-square-foot assembly and distribution building and an 85,560-square-foot warehousing and R&D facility. The property is fully leased on a triple-net-lease basis to PowerSecure Inc., a product developer and solutions provider for utility companies and their commercial, institutional and industrial clients. PowerSecure Industrial Campus features 28- to 30-foot clear-heights, 13-foot truck courts with 60-foot concrete aprons and HVAC throughout.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the sales of three grocery-anchored centers in the Carolinas: Mountain Village in Jefferson, N.C.; Pine Needle Square in Smithfield, N.C.; and Westowne Shopping Center in Greenville, S.C. Mike Burkard and Steve Shields of CBRE arranged the transactions on behalf of the seller, Greensboro, N.C.-based Johnston Properties. The buyers and other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Constructed in 1982, the 114,385-square-foot Mountain Village was fully leased at the time of sale to Food Lion, Rite Aid, Roses and Family Dollar. The 112,279-square-foot Pine Needle Square was constructed in 1975 and was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Carlie C’s IGA, AutoZone, Citi Trends, Gallery Furniture and Pizza Hut. Westowne Shopping Center totals 121,839 square feet and was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bi-Lo, Roses Express, AutoZone and Cash America. The center was constructed in 1971.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail property located at 1900 19th Ave. in San Francisco. Guilfoyl-Greenspan Trust sold the single-tenant property to First and Mission Properties for $16.8 million in a 1031 exchange. CVS/pharmacy will occupy the 17,920-square-foot building, which is undergoing a major renovation. Jeff Conover and Thomas Chichester of Faris Lee represented the seller, while Dan Lem of LemRx Realty Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.

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SHAFTER, CALIF. — Essendant Co. has leased 405,299 square feet of industrial space at Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. The facility is located at 4805 Centennial Plaza Way near Bakersfield. Essendant will use this facility for local and regional fulfilment, e-commerce and distribution. The company will occupy the space in the second quarter of 2018. Wonderful Industrial Park is a 1,625-acre, rail-served, master-planned, entitled industrial development able to accommodate requirements ranging from 100,000 square feet to 2 million square feet. Wonderful Real Estate started construction on a speculative 1 million-square-foot, 40-foot-clear industrial building at WIP in September with an expected delivery date of March 2018. WIP is home to several corporate users including Target, Ross Stores, American Tire Distributors, FedEx, Formica, State Farm, DMSI, MRC Global and Baker Hughes. JLL’s Mike McCrary, Peter McWilliams and Hewett are leading the leasing efforts at Wonderful Industrial Park.

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 10000 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside. A San Bernardino-based private investor sold the property to a Laguna Beach-based development firm for $3.2 million. A portion of the 22,000-square-foot building is being renovated for the new tenant, the Social Security Administration, which is slated to open in 2018. Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco of Progressive Real Estate represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

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