A Chicago-based freelance writer since 1989, Jefftrey Steele has written on real estate for more than three decades. His real estate writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Barron's, Modern Luxury, HouseLogic, Forbes.com and many other publications. He has written for Multi-Housing News since 2009.
TLC Management Acquires Chicago-Area Apartments
HFF marketed Prairie Winds, a townhome-style community in St. Charles, Ill., on behalf of the seller. The property was completed last year.
Berkadia Arranges HUD Loan for Midwest Portfolio
Millennia Cos. will use the $34.3 million financing for substantial renovations to a pair of apartment communities in an Illinois city on the Iowa border.
San Francisco Luxury Tower Changes Ownership
Developed by Crescent Heights in 2016, Jasper is a LEED Silver certified high-rise property close to the city’s Financial District.
Trammell Crow Residential Breaks Ground on CA Luxury Development
The $90 million Alexan Downtown Danville will feature 144 units and is the first new apartment property of scale approved for Danville, Calif., in decades.
San Diego Mixed-Use Community Lands $21M Refi
The proceeds of the 10-year, fixed-rate commercial financing arranged by HFF will be used to refinance an existing construction loan for The Californian, a luxury property in the city’s Point Loma suburb.
NYC Community Lands $42M Fannie Mae Loan
KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investment team has closed a second round of financing for the renovation of Twin Parks West, a 311-unit, 10-story affordable apartment property in the Bronx.
Security Properties, Rockwood Capital Acquire Seattle-Area Asset
Taluswood in Mountlake Terrace is one of the largest garden-style apartment communities north of Seattle and will be managed by Security Properties Residential.
Army Base Gets New Life as Affordable Housing Community
Pennrose is redeveloping the underutilized site of Camp Kilmer in Edison Township, N.J., into a low-income rental property with supportive services for military veterans, families and formerly homeless residents.
Timberland Partners Acquires 2 Memphis-Area Properties
The firm purchased Savannah Creek in Southaven, Miss., and The DeSoto, in Horn Lake, Miss., bringing its total portfolio to 14,966 units in 15 states.
Houston Property Receives $37M Refi
Arel Capital will use the senior loan provided by PCCP to refinance Bayou on the Bend, a 241-unit multifamily asset in the city’s Memorial neighborhood.