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Sales and Design Gallery for Soon-to-Be High-End Miami Condos Doubles as Public Art Space

Miami’s Brickell Flatiron Park has been the recent focus of New York Artist Julian Schnabel, who is working on an art installation there that will serve as public art and a sales and design hub for CMC Group’s nearby luxury residential development, Brickell Flatiron.

Ground Broken on Proffitt Dixon Partners’ Fountains Matthews

Multifamily real estate development and investment firm Proffitt Dixon Partners has begun construction on a 258-unit luxury rental property called Fountains Matthews.

RED Capital Group Announces New Senior Managing Director of Affordable Housing

Tracey Peters is the new senior managing director of affordable housing for RED Capital.

Economy Watch: Most States See Unemployment Drop

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia saw unemployment rate decreases in November compared with October, three states suffered increases and six states experienced no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Continential Properties Starts Work on Suburban New Orleans Apartments

Continental Properties Co. has broken ground on the Springs of Fremaux Town Center in Slidell, La.

TODAY’S DEALS: Equus Sells Florida Apartments to Bluerock for $14.3M

Equus Capital Partners completes a 224-unit sale; Aztec secures $9.1 for an acquisition in Pensacola, Fla.; and CareTrust REIT completes a sale-leaseback transaction in Minnesota.

Hunt Companies Appoints Paul Kopsky as Chief Operating Officer

Hunt Companies Inc. announced that, effective January 1, 2015, Paul Kopsky, Jr. will become executive vice president and chief operating officer of the company. Kopsky assumes the position following the appointment of Chris Hunt to chief executive officer.

W.P. Carey Buys $29.5M Light-Industrial and Distribution Facility in Poland

In a $29.5 million (€23.8 million) deal, global net-lease real estate investment trust W.P. Carey Inc. has acquired a new build-to-suit 362-000 square-foot light-industrial and distribution center in Poland.

Rose Associates Promotes Two Veteran Officers

Rose Associates, a New York-based real estate firm, has announced the promotion of two of their managing directors, Mitchel S. Gelberg and Mark Motley, to senior managing director positions.

Hines Takes Back Parque Industrial Tecnológico II Industrial Park in Guadalajara from Union Investment

Hines recently completed the acquisition of a property in industrial real estate market of Mexico.