Cities

Bertram Partners Lands $72M Refi for CA Properties

The Freddie Mac loan—which was arranged by HFF—will be used to refinance the debt on three communities in Orange County.

JV Acquires 332-Unit Luxury Community in Northwest Austin

Barker Pacific Group and Pacific Real Estate Partners joined forces to acquire the 332-unit Muir Lake Apartments, marking the partnership’s fifth multifamily investment in Central Texas.

Industry Veteran to Co-Lead Carolinas Greysteel Office

Michael Hehir will join Ari Firoozabadi in managing the firm’s Southeast expansion. He will be based in Charlotte, where Greysteel launched its second practice this year.

Roseland Residential Trust Sells NJ Community

The two-building Park Square Apartments in Rahway, featuring 159 units and 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, previously changed hands in 2013.

Indianapolis’ Demand Keeps Up With Supply

Multifamily demand is strong in the metro, where favorable employment and demographic trends are putting upward pressure on occupancy and giving property owners leverage to raise rents.

North FL Community Changes Hands

The 96-unit multifamily asset, completed in 1963, traded for $6 million, more than doubling the seller’s return in two years.

Manhattan Residential Conversion Project Lands $132M Financing

The Moinian Group is transforming a former office building in the Battery Park neighborhood into a 345-unit amenity-rich community catering to Millennials and Gen Z renters.

Avanath Strengthens East Coast Presence

The company is the new owner of two assets in Harlem, N.Y., and Temple Hills, Md. For a combined $36.3 million, Avanath purchased 202 affordable housing units.

Microsoft Commits $500M to Affordable Housing in Seattle

The software giant proposes a combination of loans and grants to help expand the Puget Sound region’s inventory of affordable housing.

Work Begins on $136M Manhattan Affordable Housing Project

Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos. are bringing the first newly constructed, permanently affordable housing project to Roosevelt Island, N.Y. The 21-story community is set to encompass 340 units.