Greg Isaacson is a Senior Associate Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. He has been writing about the real estate industry in the U.S. and Asia Pacific since 2014. Connect with him on Twitter: @gregisaacson
Brooklyn Mixed-Income Tower Lands $178M Loan
Completed in 2018, the 26-story community received the new financing through the New York State Housing Finance Agency’s 80/20 Housing Program. Rose Associates and Benenson Capital Partners are the developers.
Wood Partners Breaks Ground on 304-Unit Houston Project
The developer expects to wrap up work on Alta West Alabama in the third quarter of 2020. This community adds to the company’s existing portfolio of 16 properties managed in Texas.
EJF Capital Bets on $86M Jacksonville Opportunity Zone Project
The alternative asset manager has joined forces with Chance Partners on the 486-unit community in the city’s San Marco neighborhood, adding to a string of deals in tax-friendly areas.
Affordable Community Breaks Ground Near UMass Amherst
Fountain Residential Partners and HC2 Capital are developing the 150-unit property in Sunderland, Mass., which will include 38 homes for lower-income residents. The project is located just north of the UMass Amherst campus.
Renter Survey Highlights Move-in Challenges
A new survey by fintech startup Jetty highlights the financial concerns and move-in obstacles that apartment residents face, amid a nationwide affordability crisis.
WashREIT Wraps Up $461M Portfolio Buy
The REIT has closed on the $82 million purchase of two communities in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., totaling 428 units. The deal is the second tranche of a larger seven-property transaction.
MA Affordable Project Breaks Ground
The five-story building developed by the nonprofit NeighborWorks Southern Mass will offer 48 units on the site of a former department store in downtown Brockton.
2-State Portfolio Lands $125M Loan
Greystone originated the Fannie Mae financing for the 1,383-unit portfolio across Pennsylvania and Kentucky. As part of the recapitalization effort, Bayshore Properties has taken a 50 percent stake in the assets.
Your Muscles Can Help Power a Building
SportsArt’s Eco-Powr gym equipment products convert human exertion into utility-grade electricity by capturing the energy produced through walking, running, jogging or sled-pushing.
Toll Brothers Tops Out Prefab Atlanta Tower
General contractor Balfour Beatty is building the 319-unit property, Osprey, in partnership with modular construction firm Prescient. Completion is slated for the first quarter of next year.