Midwest
SVN|Crossroads Property Management Taps Kirsten Helma as New COO
Sperry Van Ness International Corporation (SVNIC), a commercial real estate services franchisor, announced that Kirsten Helma has joined SVN|Crossroads in Schaumburg and Chicago as its chief operating officer.
Arbor Appoints Jack Boudler as Vice President, Seniors Housing & Healthcare Origination
Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC announced the appointment of Jack Boudler as vice president, seniors housing and healthcare origination.
Suburban Chicago Multifamily Obtains $8.5M in Financing
Hawthorn Ridge Apartments, a multifamily community in Woodridge, Ill., has obtained an $8.5 million Section 223(f) loan. Naftali Schuss, an originator in Greystone’s New York office, arranged the financing.
Karen Pribnow, Long-Time leader of NorthMarq’s Servicing Business, Announces Retirement
NorthMarq’s leader of its loan servicing business, Karen Pribnow, has announced her retirement at the end of 2013 after 40 years with the company.
Seniors Housing Development Nears Completion in Metro Cleveland
Work is nearly complete on Emeritus at Newell Creek, a seniors housing property in Mentor, Ohio.
K2 Reports Leasing Surge
Another bit of evidence (if any is needed) that the demand for apartments is still brisk in Chicago: K2, a new 496-unit apartment tower in Chicago’s Near West Side, has managed to ink 125 leases in the two-and-a-half months since leasing started, according to co-developer Fifield Cos.
RMK Management Begins Leasing at Chicago-Area TOD
RMK Management Corp. has announced that leasing has begun at Central Station, a new luxury community near the Central Street Metra station in Evanston, Ill.
Two Michigan Apartments Refinanced
In another example of borrowing cheaply while it’s still possible, two apartment properties near Ann Arbor, Mich., have obtained refinancing.
TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Arranges a $20M New Construction Loan in Chicago
NorthMarq’s Chicago regional office arranged construction loan financing of $20 million for Webster Square; and Lucent Capital completes an $11.84 million permanent loan for the recapitalization of a building.



