Cities

TODAY’S DEALS: Greystone Closes $43.7M Affordable Transaction in Alabama

Greystone has closed a $43.7 million affordable housing transaction in Alabama; NorthMarq secures $103.7 million for a Texas portfolio; and Berkadia structures $55 million for the construction of a multifamily property located in a master-planned community.

Empty Nesters and Millennials Drive Urban and Suburban D.C. Multifamily Market

The greater Washington D.C. area has more than 30,000 apartment units coming online, scaring some institutional investors.

Jersey City’s Multifamily Boom: Q&A with Mayor Steven Fulop

Jersey City currently has 5,000 residential units under construction with another 18,000 that have been planned or approved. MHN recently had the chance to catch up with Mayor Steven Fulop to get the scoop on Jersey City’s multifamily boom.

Harlem’s Abandoned P.S. 186 Coming Back to Life as $48.6 Million Mixed-Income, Mixed-Use Building

A development team is breathing new life into the dilapidated Public School 186 building, one of Harlem’s architectural beauties that has been sitting vacant for nearly four decades.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Case for Queens

Everyone is trying to get a piece of Queens these days. A panel at Massey Knakal’s Multifamily Summit explains why.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Closes $80M Sale of Iconic Downtown Miami Development Site

HFF announced that it has closed the $80 million sale of a two-acre development site on Biscayne Boulevard.

Crescent’s $700M Multifamily Portfolio Sale Includes Three New Triangle Apartment Communities

Crescent Communities has announced plans to sell a portfolio of nine new apartment communities in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia, for a total of approximately $700 million.

Downtown Dadeland Signs New Retail Tenants

Downtown Dadeland has recently completed 33,000 square feet of new leases at its retail component. Five new tenants will join soon according to the new owners of the property.

TODAY’S DEALS: Two Fort Myers Assets Trade for $19.3 million

Marcus & Millichap sells two communities in Florida; Transwestern brokers a 210-unit sale in Colorado Springs; and Capital One Multifamily Finance closes a $19.5 million Fannie Mae loan.

Insights on the Transformation of Detroit

For many American cities, the end of 2007 marked the bitter start of what now experts call “The Great Recession.” Among them, Detroit. But the ghost-like Detroit turned out to be a tremendous opportunity for real estate investors, and one of them has become a sort of local superhero.