Enterprise Finishes 2013 by Closing 11 Affordable Housing Syndication Deals

Affordable housing finance and investment organization Enterprise Community Investments Inc. wrapped up 2013 with 11 new LIHTC-financed developments and rehabs.

The DSF Group Acquires a Class A Community in Hoboken

HFF has closed the sale of a 217-unit property in Hoboken, N.J. The DSF group picked up the property for $107.5 million.

New Development to Redefine Luxury in Denver’s Upscale Cherry Creek Neighborhood

CBRE has brokered a $92 million construction loan for BMC Investment’s development of a 218-unit luxury high-rise in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood that will likely set a new price-per-unit record in the market.

First Post-Recession Condo Underway on Miami’s Brickell Avenue

Rilea Group is bringing Brickell Avenue something it hasn’t seen since the economic downturn: a new condo development. The Bond on Brickell, a 44-story luxury community, is expected to open in early 2016.

Jones Lang LaSalle Closes Multifamily Portfolio Sale Near Baltimore

Morgan Properties acquires a trio of apartment properties in Baltimore’s Windsor Mill submarket.

Trade Street Residential Pays $44M for Memphis Luxury Apartments

Florida-based Trade Street Residential Inc. has announced the acquisition of the 330-unit Miller Creek at Germantown luxury apartment community for $43.8 million from LIV Development LLC—formerly known as Red Mountain Development.

Wood Partners Makes Top Leadership Changes

Wood Partners L.L.C., a major national multifamily development specialist, is making a number of changes to its upper management, including a new chairman of the board of directors, and a new president, who will also be chief financial officer.

LandSouth Construction Begins Projects in Tennessee, Florida

LandSouth Construction, a general contractor that focuses on multifamily developments, has begun building two new projects. They are Integra Preserve, an upscale apartment community in Collegedale, Tenn.; and American House, a senior living community in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Economy Watch: Existing Homes Sales See Best Year Since ’06

The National Association of Realtors reported on Thursday that total U.S. existing home sales increased in December by 1 percent to an annualized rate of 4.87 million units – that includes single family, townhouses, condos, and co-ops — from 4.82 million units in November.

Development & Design: Trends

MHN takes a look ahead at next-generation apartment features that renters will demand.