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The Urban Strategy America Fund Invests in 151-Unit Affordable Community

The Urban Strategy America Fund, a fund at New Boston Fund has closed on the permanent financing for the third financial rental phase of Olmsted Green, a community in Boston.

Carrfour Property Receives Grant to Create Urban Farm

The Health Foundation of South Florida has awarded Carrfour Supportive Housing, a major Florida affordable housing developer, a $28,800 grant to fund its Learning Kitchen and Farmer’s Market Training Program.

PRG Real Estate Acquires 200-Unit Community Near Charleston

PRG Real Estate has acquired Churchill Commons, a 200-unit garden-style apartment community situated on 10 acres of a serene park like setting in Summerville, S.C.

MHN Interview: Financing Supportive Housing for Veterans

KayBank recently provided $5 million in Low Income Housing Credit to finance a supportive housing development for veterans called Cadence Square in Canandaigua, N.Y. MHN speaks to Kevin Nowak, national equity investment manager for Key Community Development Corp., a part of KayBank, about this transaction, as well as the importance of enhanced-use leases.

Student Housing Near Central Connecticut State Sells

Campus View Apartments in New Britain, Conn., has traded hands for $4.72 million. The property is a 63-unit student-housing community at the entrance to Central Connecticut State University.

DeBartolo Opens Phase I of $40M Luxury Community

DeBartolo Development LLC recently announced the opening of The Retreat at Windermere, a multifamily community in Windermere, Fla., that is the first phase of vertical construction for Summerport Village, a 196-acre mixed-use development.

MHN Interview: The Key to Bridge Lending

Walker & Dunlop recently provided more than $73 million to borrowers through its Interim Loan Program. MHN talks to Sandor Biderman, senior vice president of Walker & Dunlop, about this program and what type of communities the company is interested in investing in going forward.

Passco Acquires $28M N.C. Community

Passco Companies LLC has made a $28 million acquisition. The company acquired Encore at the Park, a 280-unit community one mile from North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park in Durham, N.C.

Arts-Oriented Seniors Housing Completed in Long Beach

Long Beach Senior Arts Colony, a development of Meta Housing Corp., has been completed. The property is a new-construction TOD with 200 units designed to provide affordable housing for seniors.

Jersey City’s Laguna Apartments Opens for Leasing

Laguna, a 158-unit new-construction apartment, has opened for leasing.