Cities

MAG Appoints Regional VP

Multifamily Ancillary Group has announced a new telecommunications and cable division, Next Wave Solutions, and has appointed telecom industry veteran Gregg Roffers to lead the firm’s business development and marketing teams. He will also manage existing relationships with major apartment owners and managers.

Long-Awaited VA Housing Project Breaks Ground in MD

First announced in 2011, the Perry Point development will bring 75 subsidized, newly renovated and newly constructed units for at-risk and formerly homeless veterans.

1237 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill.

CIM Expands Chicago Portfolio With 2 Acquisitions

The buildings at Wicker Park offer 96 residential units, 23,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 17,400 square feet of creative office space.

1255 Town Center, Vernon Hills, Ill.

Inland Nabs Suburban Chicago Community

The Commons at Town Center, a six-story, 85-unit multifamily property in Vernon Hills, Ill., was built in 2010 and boasts a 96 percent occupancy.

Bridge Housing Bridges Gap With Bay Area Affordable Community

The company celebrated the completion of the first phase of a mixed-use affordable development and the ground-breaking of the second phase, which will bring 85 adjacent units for low-income seniors.

Albuquerque Project Targets Homeless Crisis

Scheduled for completion by fall 2017, the 52-unit expansion sponsored by the Joy Junction ministry will increase capacity at the largest facility of its kind in New Mexico.

Luxury Community Underway in Fort Worth Historic Neighborhood

Embrey Partners has broken ground on the Kelley, a 10-acre, 353-unit community on Samuels Avenue. The company will renovate a Victorian era home and relocate another one built in 1903.

The Goodwyn at Union Hill

BHC Breaks Ground on Affordable VA Community

The company is converting the former Citadel of Hope, a Colonial property built in 1923, into apartments for working families. Called The Goodwyn at Union Hill, the asset includes the renovated historic school building, in addition to five new buildings.

Strategic Capital Backs NYC Hudson Square Development

The affiliate of a giant Chinese firm is taking a $140 million equity stake in the project, which will be co-developed by Cape Advisors. Located in Manhattan’s West SoHo enclave, the 280,000-square-foot tower will feature 170 condominium units, ground-floor retail and parking.

JV Opens Dallas Apartments

Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. completed Victory Place, a 25-story community with 352 units. Located near uptown in the Victory Park neighborhood, the project is across the street from American Airlines Center.