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RFR, Vanke Break Ground on Luxury Condo Tower in Manhattan

RFR Holding and Vanke, China’s largest residential developer, broke ground Tuesday on 610 Lexington Ave., a luxury residential condominium on East 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

TODAY’S DEALS: Queens Apartment Commands $47.3M

TIAA-CREF sells an Astoria apartment asset; Pathfinder Partners acquires an 18-unit condo in Denver; and CMC arranges a pair of multifamily loans.

Condo Prices Up in Three Major West Coast Markets

Condo prices increased significantly in downtown Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco over the past year according to a recent report by The Mark Co.

Manhattan Residential Price Increase Led by Luxury Segment

Town Residential’s fourth quarter Manhattan condo and co-op sales report shows that luxury properties were responsible for most of the upward growth in sales prices.

Constructions Begins on 400 Grove in SF’s Hayes Valley

DDG and DM Development have announced the groundbreaking of the 34-unit, 400 Grove in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. The building will be the development team’s second of three that are planned for Hayes Valley.

TODAY’S DEALS: Cohen Financial Secures $27.7M Construction Loan Miami Condo

Cohen Financial provides a construction loan to a nearly sold out Miami condo; Morgan Properties and Core Properties acquire a 500-unit portfolio in Maryland; and NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office executes two loans totaling $33.12 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: Cassidy Turley Arranges JBG’s $222M Sale of Newly Constructed Multifamily Properties

Cassidy Turley announced that it represented The JBG Cos. in the sale of the newly completed Sedona and Slate, located in Arlington, Va.; Cushman & Wakefield arranges the sale of 163 condos in Florida; and Arc Capital acquires a 139-unit apartment community in Austin.

TODAY’S DEALS: Winthrop Acquires Four Class A Assets for $246M

Winthrop Realty Trust buys 761 units; TruAmerica buys a California community for $81 million; and Grandbridge arranges $26.5 million in financing for two California properties.

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Sometimes it is simple form that yields elegance. That is certainly the case with VOLA’s first ever round-head shower that is part of the VOLA Round range.

TODAY’S DEALS: Capital One Provides Bridge Loan for Rental Conversion

HFF arranges financing for a N.J. community; KB Homes buys a condo development site in San Francisco; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $32.4 million Freddie Mac loan for a Class A property.