Los Angeles

Universe Holdings Starts LA Buying Spree

The company has added to its California portfolio with the $12.6 million acquisition of the 45-unit Villa Edgemont in Los Feliz.

5750 Hollywood Blvd.

Carrier Johnson + CULTURE LA Project Begins Construction

The 161-unit apartment community will replace an empty 81-year-old two-story building with a modern design that utilizes metal panels and ceramic tile.

Rescore Snags $100M for Hollywood Apartments

The community is a 368-unit, seven-story project located in the Hollywood Entertainment District, a Business Improvement District.

Financing Veteran Joins JLL as SVP

James McArthur will focus on providing financing solutions to multifamily real estate developers and owners using JLL’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD/FHA capabilities.

MAG Appoints Regional VP

Multifamily Ancillary Group has announced a new telecommunications and cable division, Next Wave Solutions, and has appointed telecom industry veteran Gregg Roffers to lead the firm’s business development and marketing teams. He will also manage existing relationships with major apartment owners and managers.

Bay Shore Apartments

Stepp Commercial Closes Sale of Long Beach Property

The community traded at a 3.8 percent cap rate and a price per unit of nearly $456,000, a record high for the Belmont Shore area in California.

Greystar Opens CA Luxury Mixed-Use

Access, located in Culver City, includes 115 luxury apartments and 31,240 square feet of retail. The community has been designated LEED Silver.

Legacy Partners Refinances $37M Loan for SoCal Community Makeover

The company has received HUD approval to refinance a loan from Greystone and plans to renovate a 209-unit property In West Covina, Calif., that it has owned and managed since 2007.

LA’s First Automated Parking Garage Community Changes Hands

Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and the seller of the eight-unit property which was fully occupied at the time of the transaction.

Gelt Launches Happy Home Communities, Names Director

Ellie Davis will spearhead the new business venture. HHC has already made its first value-added acquisition, a nine-acre mobile home park in Bakersfield, Calif.