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IIT Buys 808 KSF Industrial Building in Mesa, Ariz.; Pays Cash

Industrial Income Trust, of Denver, a non-traded REIT, has purchased the 11-building, 808,400-square-foot Broadway 101 Commerce Park in Mesa, Ariz., for $77 million in a cash deal.

JLL Taps Duke’s Christie Kelly as New CFO

Jones Lang LaSalle has a new CFO come July 1. The commercial real estate services firm tapped Christie Kelly to provide leadership to drive growth, supervise financial and business planning, and direct investor and banking relations.

ASA Leases 160 KSF at JEMB’s Herald Center in NYC

JEMB Realty has signed existing tenant ASA College to a lease extension and expansion that will see the higher-education institution more than double its space at JEMB’s Herald Center, a 10-story, 250,000-square-foot retail and office property at the southwest corner of 34th Street and Broadway.

GID Development Group Constructing Seattle Apartment Tower

GID announced plans to build a 41-story, LEED Silver certified multi-family high-rise in the heart of downtown Seattle near Amazon.com’s world headquarters.

Trammel Crow, Principal Sign ConocoPhillips to 850 KSF Lease in Houston’s Energy Corridor

The energy company will be the sole occupant of a 550,000-square-foot office tower scheduled for completion in 2015 and will move into an additional 300,000 square feet at a companion building the following year.

Hines Sells 2 Manhattan Trophy Towers for $1B-Plus

American Realty Advisors won the competition for 499 Park Ave., and J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired 425 Lexington Ave.

Duke Continues Retail Disposition Strategy, Selling Lifestyle Center for $188M

Duke Realty Corp. has sold a 391,120-square-foot lifestyle retail center in South Florida to an undisclosed buyer as it continues to reposition to mainly industrial holdings.

The Meridian Group Acquires SAIC Corporate Headquarters in Northern Virginia

The Meridian Group acquired Science Applications International Corp.’s landmark 18-acre corporate headquarters campus at Tysons Corner.

Manhattan M-F Portfolio Attracts $94.4M in Financing

A 12-property apartment portfolio in Manhattan has just been refinanced to the tune of $94.4 million, courtesy of Beech Street Capital L.L.C.

Canadian Office Tower Recognized as One of World’s Most Dazzling Buildings

“The Bow” Tower in Calgary has made the Emporis list of the most spectacular 15 corporate buildings in the world.