Finance & Investment

Berkadia Finalizes Transactions in NY, FL

The firm secured financing for an affordable 130-unit property, called Tony Mendez Apartments, in Manhattan and two properties, called Fernwood Grove and Poplar Park Terrace, totaling 293 units in Tampa.

Survival of the Retro-Fittest

A growing list of financing options is making it easier to turn existing apartment properties green. Clearly, the real estate financing market is embracing energy-saving property retrofits.

On the Market: 5 Interesting Listings for the Week of 4/17

This week’s listings include a newly renovated and college-adjacent property in Rowland Heights, Calif., and a 28-unit Phoenix community offered for less than $1 million.

Texas, Israeli Investors Snap Up Houston Property

The PPA Group and a private investor have acquired a 236-unit community. PPA plans to renovate the units and upgrade the amenities.

NorCal 410-Unit Portfolio Trades for $52M

Berkadia brokered the sale and secured $38.9 million in financing for six apartment properties in Chico, Calif.

4-State, 2,515-Unit Portfolio Commands $430M

Blackstone acquired six properties in Texas, Florida, Kansas and Illinois from The Realty Associates Fund IX, part of TA Realty’s flagship fund series.

Modera Portfolio Lands $364M Refinancing

A CBRE Capital Markets team assisted the owner in securing the five-year loan. Morgan Stanley originated the financing measure for the acquisition.

Taurus Snags $56M MA Property

The investment firm acquired Wellington Parkside from SMC Management. The Everett community was built in 2015 and includes 190 units.

On the Market: 5 Interesting Listings for the Week of 4/10

MHN’s recent finds include two Colorado properties: one in the burgeoning Colorado Springs student housing market, and a historic four-unit property in Denver built in 1890.

Capital One Secures Refi for SoCal Affordable Community

The fixed-rate loan for the 156-unit manufactured housing community in Riverside, Calif., has five years of interest-only payments.