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CBRE GIP, Madison International Purchase Spanish Portfolio

Valued at about $1 billion, the 6,458 rental units are located in Madrid and other major cities. Azora, the seller, will continue to manage the communities.

Coral Gables Luxury Condo Opens Its Doors

The 33-unit Giralda Place Residences is part of a mixed-use development combining residences, ground-floor retail and office space in downtown Coral Gables.

Brookfield Acquires 2 Bronx Development Sites for $165M

A joint venture between affiliates of The Chetrit Group and Somerset Partners sold the parcels, located at 101 Lincoln Ave. and 2401 Third Ave., in Mott Haven.

Hunt Real Estate Capital Arranges Refi for Vintage Chicago Asset

The new financing for the 1918-built community will be used to refinance its existing loan, while $1 million will be allocated to capital improvements.

JVM Realty Snags Suburban KC Asset

Acquired from The Milestone Group, the community is located 20 minutes from downtown Kansas City in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Renovations are planned for the property, JVM’s 10th in the metro.

Does it Make Dollars and Sense? Examining the Costs of Building Technology

With the growing use of smart-home technologies, mobile-based resident communications and AI, the buy-vs.-build question is coming up in the C-suite, especially with budget season around the corner.

Bascom Group Buys Upscale Asset in Booming Frisco

JPI developed and sold Jefferson Stonebriar, a 424-unit community in the Dallas suburb. Frisco’s economic prosperity and rapidly growing population attracted the new owner.

Metro Omaha Development Lands HUD Financing

Graham Development’s 544-unit project in Papillion, Neb., is part of a planned community featuring a minor-league ballpark and a future 60-acre entertainment district. MidHudson LLC secured the federal funding.

Majestic Realty Enters Multifamily Market

The longtime developer’s first residential project is a 17-building, garden-style community in Southern California’s Inland Empire. Completion is scheduled for late 2019.

Watt, Presidio Break Ground in LA’s San Fernando Valley

Dubbed New Heights, the gated community in West Hills will comprise 43 homes. Vertical construction of the $25 million project is slated to begin in December 2018.