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Rubenstein's business plan calls for the creation of walking connections to a new retail center currently being built adjacent to the Research Plaza property, which will help tenants access the new retail amenities at the complex.

The Port Washington, NY-based REIT acquired a 99-year leasehold in the 62,000-square-foot shopping center at Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road that includes a purchase option.

Gordon, who has been associated with the FCEDA since 1983 and has led the authority since 1987, will serve as a fellow in the College of Charleston's (SC) Joseph P. Riley Center for Livable Communities beginning in January 2018.

The latest transactions involve the company's entrance into the Phoenix market and enhancing its presence in San Diego and the nation's capital.

LaSalle's special meeting of shareholders to vote on the Blackstone merger agreement remains scheduled for Sept. 6, 2018.

The 540,566-square foot facility is the newest of several other properties occupied by the Social Security Administration in Baltimore.

The New York City office of real estate lending and investment firm Greystone provided a $68.77 million Fannie Mae DUS loan to Quantum Equities for the property purchase.

Finmarc Management sold the six-story building for $29.5 million.