Midwest
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Employer Growth Translates to Plummeting Vacancies and Higher Rents in Louisville, Ky.
An expansion in payrolls is likely to add an exclamation point to an already strengthening multifamily sector in Louisville, as employers such as UPS, General Electric and Ford plan to boost hiring in the metro throughout 2012.
Pullman Wheelworks Wins Financing for Rehab
Mercy Housing Lakefront and National Housing Trust/Enterprise Preservation Corp. have obtained financing for the rehabilitation of the Pullman Wheelworks, a 210-unit affordable housing apartment building on Chicago’s south side.
Latin United Community Housing Association Receives $4.7 for Affordable Housing
BMO Harris Bank has extended a $4.7 million construction loan to the Latin United Community Housing Association to provide renovations on the Borinquen Bella Apartments.
St. Louis-Area Senior Housing Gains Capital Infusion
Two low-income senior housing developments in the St. Louis suburb of Shrewsbury, Mo., will gain a much-needed capital infusion of $6.6 million from the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust.
Essex Realty Group Selling 740-Unit Chicago Rental Portfolio
Essex Realty Group has been named the exclusive broker for a 740-unit portfolio of five buildings in the Uptown and Rogers Park neighborhoods of Chicago.
Ground Breaks for Affordable Housing Property in Columbus
Ground has been broken for Franklin Station, a 100-unit affordable apartment property in Columbus that will serve elderly and special-needs homeless people.
Chicagoland Apartment Association Unveils Apartment Living Campaign
“We’ve been through a very difficult recession, but the rental market has pulled out of it more quickly than other parts of the economy. More and more people will be choosing renting,” says Chicagoland Apartment Association vice president.
Trigild Adds Seven Multifamily Communities to Its Portfolio
Trigild, a San Diego-based real estate management and loan recovery firm, recently expanded their multifamily portfolio with the addition of seven multifamily communities across the United States.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: St. Louis Sees Modest Improvement in Jobs and Leasing; Single-Family Picks Up Steam
After a three-year rut in employment growth, St. Louis saw the addition of 9,000 local jobs in 2011–with 14,000 more expected in 2012.
South Side Condo Project Defies Odds
It’s been a tough few years recently for condo projects in Chicago, so tough that most of them either haven’t gotten out of the ground or have been reinvented in the more glamorous end of multifamily, as rental apartments.