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Dekel Capital, a Los Angeles-based real estate merchant bank that specializes in sourcing and placing equity and debt for active middle market commercial real estate developers and investors, today announced the recent closing of a $10.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition and renovation of a luxury apartment community in Atlanta. The interest-only loan features an 18-month term and will finance renovations at The Villas on Briarcliff, an 82-unit property located in the North Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta.

Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has named H. Allen Brown senior director in the firm’s Atlanta office. Brown brings more than 40 years of experience providing real estate investment counseling and transaction services to corporate, private and institutional owners.

In recognition of over 34 years of commercial brokerage experience, T. Richard Bryant, president of Lee & Associates Atlanta, was one of the recipients of the 2013 Leaders of Lee award at the Lee broker’s summit, which was held recently in Las Vegas. The award was created to give recognition to those who have made exceptional contributions to the firm and the industry, as a whole.

Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has negotiated a $45 million purchase of a three-building, 709,603-square-foot office building portfolio located at 900, 1000 and 1100 Circle 75 Parkway, in Atlanta, Ga. Mark Hollan, executive vice president of Lee’s Atlanta office, represented the buyer Scott & Associates, Inc. The sale, by B.F. Saul Company, represents its last office asset in the Atlanta market

Torrance, CA - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com, the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, will conduct a three-day online auction of the Gainesville mansion owned by philanthropists George and Mary Susan Donovan.

Torrance, CA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm in the country, was selected in 2012 as exclusive agent to market select Northeast Atlanta industrial properties for Prologis, the globe’s largest owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate. Craig Viergever SIOR, Tommy Hiles SIOR, and Tyler Flemming handled the portfolio on behalf of Prologis.

Torrance, CA - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the renewal and expansion of an 8,072-square-foot office lease at 2000 Riveredge Parkway, a 229,948-square-foot Class A office building

Torrance, CA - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the sale of a 38,976-square-foot truck terminal building at 4351 Thurman Road, Forest Park, Ga.

Torrance, CA - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the lease of a 106,531-square-foot single tenant industrial building at 6300 Atlantic Boulevard, Norcross, Ga.

Torrance, CA - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has promoted Will Sherrod as principal in its Charleston office.

Torrance, CA - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- T. Richard Bryant, president of Lee & Associates’ Atlanta office, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the Board. In addition, Bryant has been appointed to the Expansion Committee for Lee & Associates. Bryant, an Atlanta real estate veteran, is a current board member and a past president of the Atlanta Board of Realtors, current board member of the George West Mental Health Foundation, a past chairman of the Board of Trustees Asset Management Association Services, the board of advisors for Realtors Commercial Alliance and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

Torrance, CA - August 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the lease of 75,000 square feet in a 300,000-square-foot industrial building at 120 Declaration Drive, McDonough, Georgia. The lessee, Nexus Distribution Corporation was represented by L. Brett Chambless, SIOR and Dave Pals of Lee & Associates. Wes Hardy of Duke Realty Corporation represented the lessor.

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, joined forces with Balfour Beatty Construction for an afternoon of barbecue, jamming tunes, sun and fun on behalf of Bright Futures Atlanta (www.bfatl.org).

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the sale of a 53,444-square-foot industrial building at 225 Ottley Drive. Parkside Partners purchased the property with plans for redeveloping it into a loft office.

Torrance, CA - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, closes on a student housing site for Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga. The terms of the deal were not disclosed