Greenville Apartment Community Trades Hands for $42M
Trade Street Residential has acquired the Aventine Greenville, a newly constructed 346-unit apartment property in Greenville, S.C., for about $42 million.
Economy Watch: Debt Ceiling Lumbers Back Onto National Stage
The House is again working on a bill to raise the debt ceiling, and the Las Vegas housing market is showing signs of a recovery now that 72 percent of residential transactions are conventional.
Hines Selects Gehry Partners Design for Germany’s Tallest Residential Tower
International real estate firm Hines announced that Gehry Partners has won the architectural competition for the company’s 300-unit apartment project in Berlin. The asset is the first residential high-rise development in Berlin since the 1970s, and will likely be the city’s tallest.
TODAY’S DEALS: Orlando Asset Trades for $11.6M in ARA Sale
Rivergate Partners acquires a 192-unit asset in Orlando; UC Funding closes an $8.8 million acquisition bridge loan in Houston; and Bascom closes on the purchase of three apartment properties for $19 million.
Transaction Kicks Off TCC, Hanover Co. Redevelopment in Austin
The sale and transfer of the Green Water Treatment Plant parcel in Austin has officially kicked off the redevelopment of the site by a partnership involving Trammell Crow Company, The Hanover Company and Pacific Life Insurance Company.
Economy Watch: January Jobs Numbers Mixed, Budget Deficit Shrinks
January numbers show that construction and manufacturing jobs are hot, while professional and business services jobs are not. Also, the Congressional Budget Office reports a shrinking budget deficit.
Fannie Mae Provides $28.8 Billion in M-F Financing in 2013
Fannie Mae details its 2013 financing activity. The GSE met the FHFA’s 10 percent reduction mandate from 2012 levels, though the entity still saw an uptick in seniors and manufactured housing activity.
TODAY’S DEALS: Baltimore M-U Asset Lands $120M for Redevelopment
HFF secures $120 million for Hekemian’s mixed-used redevelopment in Baltimore; Berkeley Point Capital executes a $9.8 million refinancing in San Antonio; and BMC Capital provides a $1.3 million loan for a property in Austin.
Southern Land Company Breaks Ground in Philly
Southern Land Company breaks ground on a $110 million, 28-story residential tower at 3601 Market Street in Philadelphia. It is the first residential building in the 50-plus-year history of University City Science Center.
Borrowers Start Using Freddie Mac Index Lock Program
Centerline Capital Group has become one of the first lenders to execute under the new Index Lock program with a $13.3 million loan for a Texas property.