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Peak Campus to Manage 504-Unit Student Housing Community
University Center Chicago was acquired by a joint venture between AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets and Blue Vista Capital Management back in July. The 18-story building is located in the heart of the city and will undergo an interior renovation.
Yesler Terrace—Soon to Be Seattle’s Densest Neighborhood
Yesler Terrace is a 30-acre development that Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) built in the 1940s as the city’s inaugural subsidized housing community. Stephanie Van Dyke, director of development at SHA, spoke with MHN about the site’s future as a mixed-use global neighborhood.
Lantower Lands 451-Unit FL Asset
The company purchased Seneca at Cypress Creek, a 2010-built community in the Lutz/Wesley Chapel submarket of Tampa, Fla. With this acquisition, Lantower’s portfolio comprises 14 multifamily properties totaling 4,600 residential units.
FCP Snags $24M Tampa Community
Federal Capital Partners has acquired The Commons Apartments, a 200-unit, garden-style property. The company plans upgrades, including converting the leasing office to a gym and the addition of washer-dryers to individual apartments.
BPDA Approves Two Residential Projects in Boston
The two developments will bring 101 residential units to Dorchester and South Boston, including 13 affordable units, as well as ground-floor retail.
Fairfield Residential Secures $51M for MD Apartments
The seven-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the 386-unit Rock Spring has three years of interest-only payments and five years of yield maintenance with a 1 percent prepayment penalty afterward.
Houston-Area Communities Land $87M in Financing
Two Houston-area multifamily assets, totaling 1,553 units, received $87 million in financing. Combining first mortgage and mezzanine loans, both projects obtained floating-rate, interest-only and non-recourse loans.
KTGY-Designed Fremont Senior Community Breaks Ground
A partnership between Eden Housing and the City of Fremont is developing the property on the corner of Warren Avenue and Mission Falls Court. The community will feature 90 one- and two-bedroom units.
Affordable Bay Area Project Breaks Ground
KTGY Architecture + Planning and EAH Housing have begun the construction of Estrella Vista, a $64 million, 86-unit, mixed-use development in Emeryville, Calif.
Invesco Expands Portfolio With MA Buy
CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer. The property is three blocks away from Nantasket Beach and offers easy access to the South Shore.