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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has acquired Sublett Corners Shopping Center, an 87,900-square-foot retail center located at the corner of South Cooper Street and Sublett Road in Arlington. Shadow-anchored by Albertsons, the center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Stein Mart, Dollar Tree, Supercuts, KFC and Jack in the Box. Venture Commercial was represented internally by Bo Brownlee and Easley Waggoner Jr. Bill Jordan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Rip Griffin Truck Service Center Inc.

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HOUSTON — Austin-based TREK Investment Group has brokered the sale of Breen Plaza, a 20,000-square-foot retail center in northwest Houston. Built in 2007, the property was 100 percent leased to 11 different tenants at the time of sale. Ethan Offenbecher of TREK represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also withheld.

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CHICAGO — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement in two separate transactions to sell data centers for a combined $1 billion. The REIT will sell a 251,141-square-foot data center in metro Chicago for $315 million. An affiliate of Digital Realty Trust LP has purchased the property, which is situated on 19 acres of land. Carter Validus has also entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 14-property data center portfolio to Singapore-based Mapletree Industrial Trust for $750 million. The transactions are expected to close in the fourth quarter. Moelis & Co. LLC served as lead financial advisor, along with KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. serving as co-advisors. Morris, Manning & Martin LLP served as legal counsel.

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CLAYTON, MO. — Franklin Partners has acquired The Plaza in Clayton, a 325,172-square-foot office building in Clayton, about nine miles west of St. Louis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 16-story property is located at 190 Carondelet Plaza. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart designed the building, while St. Louis-based THF Realty developed the property in 2001. Paul Lundstedt, Dan Deuter, Mark Palmer, Artie Kerckoff and TJ Redmond of CBRE represented the seller, KBS REIT.

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CHICAGO — Apartment Investment Advisers (AIA) has brokered the sale of a 67-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood for $8.2 million. The eight-story property is located at 940 W. Winona St. A Chicago-based multifamily investment and management firm acquired the building with plans to complete a modernization and repositioning program. Bill Cassin of AIA represented the seller, a private investor that had owned and operated the building since the mid-1990s.

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NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has acquired an office building located at 19 W. 44th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Deka Immobilien GmbH sold the 18-story, 303,943-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Originally constructed in 1916, the property features pre-war architecture as well as oversized loft-style windows, outdoor terraces and a historic masonry façade and entrance. Savanna plans to reposition the building through a series of cosmetic and base building capital improvements, along with a new branding campaign. Mesa West Capital provided financing for the acquisition and repositioning of the property. Russell Frahm of Mesa West Capital originated the financing, which was arranged by Lawrence Britvan, Matt Jacobs and Michael Straw of Hodges Ward Elliott. Cole Schotz PC advised Savanna in the transaction, while Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.

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WESTMINSTER, COLO. — HFF has arranged the $4.3 million sale of Brookhill Towne Center, a 99,142-square-foot retail center in Westminster, located 11 miles north of Denver. Jules Sherwood of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer, Experimental Holdings Inc. Constructed in 1989, Brookhill Towne Center was 81.5 percent leased at the time of sale to Fruehauf’s, Guiry’s and Dollar Tree.

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NORTH READING, MASS. — Tritower Financial Group has completed the disposition of a technology headquarters facility located at 300 Riverpark Drive in North Reading. A partnership between Lincoln Property Co., Ibdar Bank and Ritz Banc Group purchased the facility for $45.1 million. Amazon utilizes the 228,921-square-foot facility as its robotics headquarters; it is the only facility in the world that designs, assembles and tests all proprietary fulfillment robotics used by all Amazon distribution facilities. Dave Pergola and Brian Doherty of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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WEST MIAMI, FLA. — Chicago-based Waterton has purchased Soleste West Gables II, a 221-unit apartment community located at 2001 Ludlam Road in West Miami. Estate Investments Group (EIG), in partnership with Fortune Capital Partners and Mattoni Group, sold the asset to Waterton for $59 million. Completed in September, the community features studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a pool, resident lounge, movie theater, fitness center and a community park with a children’s playground. Waterton acquired the adjacent sister community Soleste West Gables in August 2016. Both properties have been renamed District West Gables.

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NORCROSS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $55.4 million sale of two apartment communities in Norcross, roughly 25 miles northeast of Atlanta. The portfolio includes the 386-unit Sienna Heights, which sold for $32.2 million, and the 301-unit Hickory Grove, which sold for $23.2 million. Tyler Averitt and Robbie O’Bryan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Schorr Investments, in the transaction. Comunidad Realty Partners acquired both properties. Constructed in 1972, Sienna Heights features a business center, playground, fitness center, soccer field and biking, hiking and jogging trails. Built in 1979, Hickory Grove features a picnic area, laundry facility, pool, playground and a sports court.

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