HOUSTON--HFF has closed the sale of Cypress Business Center, a 103,979-square-foot flex distribution facility in Houston.

WOODBURY, NY—--NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. reports it originated a $144-million senior loan secured by a portfolio of 28 Long Island-based commercial office properties owned by RXR Realty, LLC.

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—CW Solutions, a national real estate services firm specializing in the utilities and wireless telecommunications industries, has been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) under the New Jersey Unified Certification Program (NJ UCP), an initiative that streamlines the certification process. Company president Stacie Curtis talks with NJ correspondent Steve Lubetkin in an exclusive audio interview.