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HFF Markets $133M Loan for M-U Development in Texas

HFF has sold a $133 million non-performing loan secured by Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm, a mixed-use development in Allen, Texas, on behalf of a five-member bank group to a joint venture group led by Fort Worth-based Trademark Property Co.

Harbor Buys Chicago’s One South Wacker for $221M, Plans Upgrades

Affiliates of Harbor Group International, of Norfolk, Va., have acquired One South Wacker, a 40-story, 1.2 million-square-foot Class A office building in Chicago’s West Loop, for $221 million.

Thor Urbana Capital Launches $500M Investment in Mexico

Thor Urbana Capital is launching a major investment project, estimated at around half a billion dollars, across Mexico.

KBS Buys 400 KSF Houston Office Tower for $69M

The thriving economy in Houston is attracting real estate investors like bees to honey and KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Inc. is among the latest to claim a piece of the office market.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Opens First Le Méridien Hotel in Mexico City

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Trinity Investments and Terra Investments have announced the opening of the first Le Méridien Hotel in Mexico City.

European Hotels Get $200M Facelift Continent-Wide

A number of European properties, part of The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, are in different stages of renovation and restoration, as a result of a continent-wide operation worth $200 million.

Jordan’s Highest Residential Tower Tops Out

Jordan’s future tallest residential tower is well on its way to completion, with developer DAMAC Properties announcing the topping out of the 36-story The Heights.

Candlebrook, Angelo Gordon Buy Suburban Philly M-F Asset for $83M

Candlebrook Properties and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have snapped up Echelon Glen, an 884-unit apartment complex in Voorhees, N.J., roughly 15 miles outside of Philadelphia.

Clarion Nabs 272 KSF Office Building in Houston

Clarion Partners has acquired Westchase Park, a six-story, 272,00-square-foot Class A office building in Houston’s Westchase submarket.

Chambers Street Properties Buys 801 KSF Warehouse in Greater Baltimore

Chambers Street Properties continues building up its industrial portfolio with the acquisition of an 801-square-foot Class A warehouse/distribution facility in a Baltimore suburb.