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$43M Refi for Texas’ Hilton DFW

There are even more signs of life in the hospitality sector, as HFF secured $43 million in financing for the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine, Texas.

1.5 MSF Shanghai Office Trades for $500M

Investors with cash on hand are snapping up premier properties in Shanghai, and SOHO China Ltd.’s purchase of the 1.5 million-square-foot Shanghai New World Changning Commercial Center is among the latest transactions.

Office, Data-Center Portfolio Sold for $138.5M in D.C. Area

Tysons East Metro Portfolio, a five-building complex encompassing approximately 310,800 square feet of office-and-data-center space in McLean, Va., has found a new home for the price of $138.5 million.

Behringer Harvard Scores Big Lease Deals in Chicago, Houston, San Fran

Behringer Harvard has secured renewed commitments and new leases totaling nearly 560,000 square feet at three of its office properties in the leading markets of Chicago, Houston and suburban San Francisco.

JLL Secures Nearly $300M in Loans for Two Dallas Properties

JLL’s capital-markets team has secured two new loans: a $205 million transaction for The Crescent through MetLife and a $93 million deal for the Trammell Crow Center through Northwestern Mutual.

A Deal for North L.A.’s Largest Industrial Lease of 2011

In the largest industrial-building lease this year in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valley area, Deluxe Media Management has taken a 229,450-square-foot lease in the Vista Business Park in Valencia, Calif.

$78M Journal Square Building in Jersey Sold to Israeli Investors

In a $78 million transaction, Israel-based Gaia Real Estate purchased the nine-story 2 Journal Square property in Jersey City, N.J., from Hartz Mountain Industries.

7-Eleven to Buy 51 ExxonMobil Stores in North Texas

7-Eleven Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire ExxonMobil’s retail interests at 51 locations, including two unused land parcels, concentrated in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Two Big Houston Sales for HFF

It’s been a busy few days for HFF, as the firm moved two large Texas properties: an industrial park in Houston and a 342-unit multi-family community in a Houston suburb.

Oak Grove Capital Originates $59.5M in Fannie Funding for Affordable Housing in Chicago

Oak Grove Capital originated a $59.5 million Immediate Funding Fannie Mae NIBP Bond Credit Enhancement loan for the Related Cos.’ acquisition and rehabilitation of the 694-unit Parkway Gardens on Chicago’s Southside.