Cities

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.

TODAY’S DEALS: Canyon Capital Provides $124M Senior Construction Loan for Miami Development

Canyon Capital Realty Advisors has provided $123.6 million for a 57-story luxury residential condominium development in the heart of Miami’s Financial District; and NorthMarq Capital’s Seattle office finalizes two multifamily transactions totaling $52.709 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: Atlas Residential Completes Largest Orlando Apartment Acquisition Year-to-Date

CBRE brokers the largest transaction in Orlando for 2014; ARA closes the sale of a luxury community in Palm Beach County to a joint venture between AIMS Real Estate and Carroll Organization; and Cohen Financial secures $12.6 million in joint venture equity for a Florida development.

TODAY’S DEALS: Hamilton Zanze Closes Banner September with $170M in Transactions

Hamilton Zanze closes a record-breaking September; Bascom and Carlyle Realty acquire a two-property value-add portfolio in Las Vegas; and a historic downtown Cleveland high rise changes hands.

TODAY’S DEALS: Forest City Buys Out Equity Partner in Modular Brooklyn High-Rise

Forest City buys out its equity partner in a modular Brooklyn high-rise amid a construction dispute; Ivanhoé Cambridge partners with Black Creek on a Mexico City development; and NorthMarq Capital completes a $15.75 million Freddie Mac refinance with forward lock.

Detroit’s Encore

The Motor City sets sight on a second act.