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Berkadia Secures $23M Loan for NC Multifamily Development
Senior Managing Director James Tanner and Managing Director Henry Tanner arranged the financing through a HUD program. The loan will be used for Preserve at Carteret Place, a community in Morehead City, N.C.
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $30M Sale of Affordable FL Asset
Evan Kristol and Felipe Echarte, first vice presidents of investment, represented the seller, a New York-based investment group, and procured the buyer for Cabana Club Apartments, a 332-unit community for seniors in Miami-Dade County.
Wood Partners Breaks Ground on 298-Unit Development
The developer is building a community in Chapel Hill, N.C., with leasing expected to begin next summer. Alta Blu will include 5,000 square feet of office space.
CBRE Global Investors Fund Lands $51M Denver-Area Asset
Viridian at the Gardens on Havana is a 227-unit property located in Aurora. ARA Newmark worked on behalf of AIG Global Real Estate and Post Investment Group, partners in trading the recently constructed Class A community.
Walker & Dunlop Originates $34M Loan for CA Affordable Asset
The loan will be used to finance Campus Oaks Phase I, an affordable community in suburban Sacramento. Walker & Dunlop worked on behalf of The Canel Cos.
Greystone Provides $23M HUD Loan for FL Development
Viking Cos. will use the funds to build 23 West Apartments, a 176-unit community in Gainesville, Fla. The HUD-insured loan period covers 17 months of construction plus 40 years.
Sunshine Management Lands $34M Atlanta-Area Community
Sunshine Management acquired the 260-unit property from Fortress Investment Group. The sale was subject to a $25.4 million Fannie Mae loan.
Monument Real Estate Services Names New VP
Alisha Huntsinger is the company’s new vice president of operations. She will oversee daily operations in support of the execution of the firm’s strategy.
Affordable Portland Asset Changes Hands
BRIDGE Housing acquired The Ramona, a 138-unit apartment building in the Pearl District of Portland, Ore. The fully affordable asset is LEED certified to the Gold level.
Landmark Lands Cleveland Lakeshore Community
Quay 55, a former warehouse converted to apartments, is now in the hands of an affiliate of Landmark Cos. Deancurt Realty Group sold the Lake Erie shoreline property after six years of ownership.