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Pacific Urban Residential Acquires California’s Villas La Costa

Pacific Urban Residential has acquired the 24-unit Villas La Costa apartment community in Carlsbad, Calif., from San Diego-based Oram Properties.

Presidio Landmark Apartments Honored by National Trust

A 154-unit adaptive reuse project by Presidio Trust and Forest City has received The National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation. The conversion was designed by Perkins+Will.

Embry Partners Approved for Mixed-Use Community in San Antonio

Embrey Partners has won a zoning approval change that will allow the company to convert land in north San Antonio’s Legacy Shopping Center into a mixed-use, urban-inspired community.

Isenberg Releases ‘Bathroom in a Box’ for Quick Builds and Rehabs

One of the easiest ways to add value to an older apartment community is by upgrading bathrooms. A new turn-key solution from Insenberg aims to make the process quicker and more affordable.

ETCO Homes Announces Grand Opening of Luxury, For-Sale Residences in Beverly Hills

The collection of 34 homes that make up 432 Oakhurst are designed in a warm, contemporary style featuring open floor plans that welcome high-style entertaining. The two-and three-bedroom homes offer rich finishes and designer-selected appointments.

Wood Partners Sees a Strong Lease-Up in Charlotte

Wood Partners has opened Perimeter Lofts, a new 246-unit apartment community in the heart of the booming Northlake area of Charlotte, N.C.

Feng Shui-Certified Long Island City Condo Sells Out

The Vista, a 48-unit condo development in Long Island City developed by Lions Group and Emmy Homes, has completely sold out. Feng Shui played a big role.

Economy Watch: Did the Stimulus Stimulate the Economy?

The Congressional Budget Office examines the impact of the federal stimulus on its fifth anniversary, and both overseas stocks and commodities see an uptick on Presidents’ Day.

TODAY’S DEALS: Equity Residential Sells Atlanta Apartment to CBRE Global Investors

JLL brokers Equity Residential’s sale of an Atlanta apartment community; Greystone closes a $60.5 million bridge loan in Georgia; and NorthMarq Capital provides refinance loans totaling $17.4 million for two apartments in Minnesota.

Bell Partners Completes Alexandra Apartment Complex

The property, located outside of the Metro DC Beltway, is part of the Potomac Yard Master Development and is not far from the Braddock Metro station. The Potomac Yard site is a 295-acre tract in the northeast part of the city, formed out of a former railroad yard.