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Washington-Area Office Asset Commands $153M

USAA Real Estate Co. bought the highly secured Class A property in Arlington, Va. The building is 99 percent leased to the U.S. government.

Hines Breaks Ground on Seattle-Area Tower, Amazon Is Reported Tenant

The developer has preleased the entire 347,220-square-foot office building in Bellevue, Wash., reportedly to the e-commerce giant. The sustainable property is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Whitman Family Lands $550M Financing for Miami Retail Project

HFF has arranged the loans through MetLife Investment Management. The funds will be used to expand the 463,100-square-foot Bal Harbour Shops luxury property.

WeWork Signs 56 KSF Downtown Houston Lease

The coworking giant will occupy floors 25 and 26 at the 1.1 million-square-foot 609 Main at Texas. The deal brings the asset’s occupancy to 92 percent.

Portland Mixed-Use Project Moves Ahead With $460M Loan

George Smith Partners secured the financing for BPM Real Estate Group from an affiliate of Mosaic Real Estate Investors. The 35-story development will bring a five-star hotel, office, residential and retail space.

EXAN Capital Buys DC Trophy Office Asset for $119M

Akridge and Alcion Ventures sold the 104,000-square-foot property at 1701 Rhode Island Ave. NW, formerly known as the YMCA National Capital building. Coworking giant WeWork occupies the entire structure.

Dominion Energy Begins Work on Offshore Wind Project

The first phase of construction takes place onshore and consists of the installation of a half-mile conduit that will hold the final stretch of cables connecting two 6 MW turbines.

DivcoWest Buys NYC Trophy Building for $310M

The company has added a second Manhattan office asset to its portfolio with the acquisition of a 283,700-square-foot tower from Boston Properties.

Inland Empire Industrial Asset Lands 2 Tenants

The two companies signed leases totaling some 250,250 square feet, encompassing the entire Class A distribution center in Ontario, Calif.

JLL Income Property Trust Pays $90M for San Diego MOB

Genesee Plaza is a two-building campus in the city’s University Town Center, close to the University of California, San Diego and Scripps Hospital campuses.