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Phoenix Realty Acquires $28M Tampa Asset

Tuscany Villas Apartments in Brandon, Fla., will be rebranded as Alvista Sterling Palms. The company has plans to make significant exterior and interior upgrades to the property.

Quantum Capital Secures $55M for 2 CA Developments

Working on behalf of The Robhana Group, the firm arranged a $16.5 million construction loan for a mixed-use apartment community in downtown Walnut Creek.

RXR Tops Off Brooklyn Mixed-Use

The 810 Fulton St. development in Fort Greene will offer 393,000 square feet of residential and retail space across 12 floors. The project is scheduled for completion in 2019.

Buchanan Acquires $60M CO Property

The firm purchased the 240-unit Luna Bella in the Denver submarket of Lafayette. ARA Newmark represented the seller, Milestone Apartment Developers, in the transaction.

Umbrella Properties Snags $53M Phoenix Community

CBRE Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller, PrivatePortfolio Group, in its disposition of the 328-unit Aldea at Estrella Falls in Goodyear, Ariz.

Rental Housing Sector Worth $8T: Berkshire Group

According to the company’s newest report, the sector is larger than office, industrial and retail combined, with multifamily accounting for $2 trillion of that total.

HPI Sells Portfolio for $278M

The properties comprise 2,954 units across 11 communities in five states. A private investor purchased two of the Atlanta assets and a publicly traded REIT acquired the other nine properties.

HFF Arranges Refinancing for TX Community

Working on behalf of Chappell Hill Investment Group Inc., the firm secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan for Chappell Oaks in Belton.

Multifamily Design, Color Trends for 2018

Multi-Housing News spoke with Jacqui McCowan of Sherwin-Williams to discuss how to design universally in order to appeal to renters of all generations.

Kennedy Wilson Snags 2 in Salt Lake City for $93M

The firm is planning on initiating its value-add asset management plan on both properties, Santa Fe in Cottonwood Heights and Creekview in Midvale, investing $5.3 million.