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Hilton Hotel to Join NC Mixed-Use Project

Aston Properties traded a two-acre site at Biltmore Station for the development of a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in Asheville, N.C. Baywood Hotels intends to start construction this year.

One of the portfolio properties: the MetLife building, 501 US-22 Bridgewater N.J.

Stonemont Buys $1.3B Net Lease Portfolio

CBRE Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Oak Street Real Estate Capital, and secured $1.1 billion in acquisition financing for Stonemont. The deal encompasses 100 assets in 20 states.

13000 Executive Drive, Houston

JLL Facilitates HQ Relocation for Houston Company

INOVA Geophysical inked a 37,715-square-foot lease in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston. The seismic company’s new headquarters will be just three miles from its former office.

JLL Brokers Sale of 45-Acre Orlando Site

Exeter Property Group purchased the land for $8.4 million, with plans to begin speculative construction of a large distribution center in Orlando’s Airport submarket.

Informa Consolidates NYC Offices in Midtown

Fisher Brothers will welcome the events and publishing company to 605 Third Ave., a recently renovated Class A office tower. The firm plans to occupy three floors by the first quarter of 2018.

C&W Expands PDS Team

With more than 15 years of working together at various companies including Eagle Rock Partners, CBRE and Trammell Crow Co., Ken Loeber and Terry Rennaker are bringing their partnership to Cushman & Wakefield’s Project & Development Services.

Gramercy to Launch E-Commerce JV, Make Large Logistics Buy

With this deal, the company’s 2017 investment volume will hit $998 million. It currently has an additional $386 million of acquisitions awarded or under contract.

Phillips Edison Adds 600 KSF to Its REITs

Acting on behalf of its two real estate investment trusts, the company acquired six grocery-anchored properties in various transactions.

Sacramento-Area Walmart Central Trades for $40M

Nazareth Enterprises Inc. surpassed the $100 million mark in acquisitions in the third quarter with the purchase of the 139,277-square-foot asset in Folsom, Calif.

KBS Nabs 2 Class A Offices in Oakland City Center

NKF represented the sellers, Rubicon Point Partners and Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC. The assets total 367,357 square feet and are currently 92 percent occupied.