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FCP Snags $24M Tampa Community
Federal Capital Partners has acquired The Commons Apartments, a 200-unit, garden-style property. The company plans upgrades, including converting the leasing office to a gym and the addition of washer-dryers to individual apartments.
Fairfield Residential Secures $51M for MD Apartments
The seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the 386-unit Rock Spring has three years of interest-only payments and five years of yield maintenance with a 1 percent prepayment penalty afterward.
North American Properties Completes Luxury TN Property
Emblem, located in Franklin, is a four-story community with 361 units that offers amenities such as a fitness center, grilling stations, conference room and Internet cafe.
CAPREIT Snags $48M Memphis Property
The company plans to renovate 1,002-unit Madison Cypress Lakes community, including exterior upgrades and a new clubhouse.
ZOM Living Acquires Charlotte Site
ZOM Living has closed on the purchase of a 2.76-acre parcel in Charlotte, where the company plans to break ground in early 2018 on Hazel SouthPark.
22-Property Portfolio Commands $467M
HFF helped Equus Capital Partners sell the 3,426 units. The assets are in suburban Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Wyomissing, Lehigh Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Berkadia Secures $99M for FL Acquisitions
Advenir has secured two communities: the 360-unit Crown Pointe in Broward County and the 358-unit Gateway Lakes in Sarasota.
Unveiled: Wilmette’s First New Rental Property in a Decade
M&R Development and Globe Corp. developed the new Residences of Wilmette, in Wilmette, Ill. The community was built to achieve LEED Silver certification and is located within commuting distance to Chicago.
Bell Partners, Hansainvest Acquire $63M Denver Apartments
Escape at Ken-Caryl, a 250-unit community in Littleton, will be renamed Bell Ken-Caryl and managed by Bell Partners.