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MG Properties Grabs $98M OR Apartments
The company acquired the 340-unit Thorncroft Farms Apartments in Hillsboro and plans to make upgrades to the property.
Erkiletian Breaks Ground on VA Project
The Sur, a 360-unit luxury development in Potomac Yard, includes 16,503 square feet of retail space and 25,000 square feet of amenities
VA Affordable Housing Changes Hands
Weston Associates has acquired Ivy Tower, a 140-unit community in Newport News. The company is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation of the property.
Developer Secures $234M for LA Portfolio
G.H. Palmer has obtained cash-out refinancing for Medici and Orsini I, both luxury assets located downtown.
Bell Partners Snaps Up SoCal TOD for $123M
Avaire South Bay, a 264-unit community that has been renamed Bell South Bay, includes a yoga studio, cyber cafe, game lounge and bike room.
Is Safety a Priority?
MHN and Kingsley Associates asked renters what they think of the security measures at their communities, and what could be done to improve them.
Investment Opportunity Predictions
Joel Altman, founder & chairman of The Altman Cos. in Boca Raton, Fla., discusses the most important thing investors should be aware of.
Sales Brisk at Manhattan Development
Since the topping out of the first of three towers at the Waterline Square residential project in October, GID Development Group reports that the community represent the city’s fastest-selling new development by dollar volume and by the number of units sold in 2017.
Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances NJ Quintet
The company furnished $15.2 million for Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans. Proceeds will be used to continue to improve the properties, as well as finance future acquisitions.
Mixed-Income Asset Coming to Minneapolis
Dougherty Mortgage has closed $42.8 million for Prospect Park Properties and Timberland Partners’ Green on Fourth, a 243-unit community located in the Prospect Park neighborhood.