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Deborah A. Schiavo Joins Cohen Financial As MD of Debt Advisory Services

Chicago–Cohen Financial has appointed Deborah A. Schiavo as managing director of Debt Advisory Services. Schiavo’s primary focus will be on commercial real estate loan modifications and workouts, assumptions, extensions, financing and lender/servicer negotiations. She brings more than 15 years of commercial real estate finance experience, most recently as senior director and co-head of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation’s Debt Advisory Group. In this position, Schiavo co-founded the team that managed commercial real estate advisory assignments involving loan balances in excess of $400 million. For an 11-year period prior to her position with Marcus & Millichap, Schiavo was a managing director…

Assisted Living Facility Under Way in Suburban Houston

Missouri City, Texas–KEP Hampton ALF L.L.C. has broken ground on Hampton Pointe Manor, a mixed-use senior development in the Houston suburb of Missouri City.

Azure Latest Example of Fairly Brisk Manhattan Luxury Condo Sales

New York–Numerous new luxury condominium properties in Manhattan are experiencing relatively healthy sales activity, and Azure is among the latest to commence the closing of its first group of contracts.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Colliers Brokers Santa Barbara Sale at Cap Rate of 4.11%

Santa Monica, Calif.–Colliers International directed the sale of Villa Cordova, a 21-unit apartment building located at 1133 10th St. in Santa Monica, Calif., to 10th Street Partners LLC., a private investor. The transaction is valued at $5,775,000.

Solving Acoustical Problems in Multifamily Construction

As population growth, sustainable design, urban planning imperatives and work-at-home trends combine to produce higher residential densities and occupancy hours in cities, residents’ concern for privacy increases.

Property Tours: Cancolofts

Deborah Cleary, sales manager at Cancolofts in Jersey City, N.J. takes MHN on a tour of the property.

Chicago Condo Project Re-Purposed Into Warehouse

Chicago–A good many condominium projects came to a screeching halt with the onset of the recession and the housing market contraction, leaving a number of vacant sites in markets nationwide.

DEAL OF THE DAY: Arbor Supplies $1.08M Small Loan

Haltom City, Texas–Arbor Commercial Funding LLC announced the recent funding of a $1,080,000 loan under the Fannie Mae DUS Small Loan product line for the 68-unit complex known as Haltom Oaks Apartments in Haltom City, Texas.

More People Are Now Renting By Choice

Chicago–According to a new survey conducted by Apartments.com, a notable percentage of people actively looking to lease in today’s apartment market are not hunting because they have to rent but because they want to rent.

DEAL OF THE DAY: NorthMarq Arranges 35-Year, $15M Mortgage via AmeriSphere

Memphis, Tenn.–Sam Berns, senior vice president and managing director of NorthMarq Capital’s Upstate New York Regional office arranged first mortgage financing in the amount of $15,002,500 for Crescent at Wolfchase, a 200-unit multifamily property located here.