Regions

TODAY’S DEALS: Crescent Resources Begins $67M Atlanta Development

Crescent Resources breaks ground in Atlanta’s Terminus development; Continental Realty Advisors sells a Phoenix asset for $50 million; and EdR announces $152 million in year-end activity.

Bay Area’s Candlestick Heights to Offer Crucial Affordable Housing

Financing is in place for acquisition and development of Candlestick Heights, a 196-unit affordable rental community just to the west of Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Economy Watch: Employment Barely Growing Enough to Keep Up

The final monthly employment report of 2012, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, pointed to continuing tepid growth in U.S. employment.

TODAY’S DEALS: Philly Joint Venture Announces a 27-Story High Rise

Wexford Equities and Southern Land Co. announce a Philly development with a 2015 delivery; Steadfast ends 2012 with over $100 million in acquisitions; and Transwestern closed the year with Mid-Atlantic sales totaling nearly $100 million.

Kentucky’s Largest Apartment Community Sold

Park At Hurstbourne, a 689-unit Louisville apartment community recognized as the largest in Kentucky, has been sold.

Nevada Rural Housing Authority’s Senior Residence Fills Big Void in Short Order—100 Percent Occupied within Six Months

The Nevada Rural Housing Authority’s Larios Arms Senior Residence in Winnemucca, Nev., is 100 percent occupied within six months of opening

Crescent Resources to Build Circle University City

Crescent Resources has begun work on Circle University City, a 546-bed apartment property for students at the nearby University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus. The first of the 187 units will be ready by the start of the fall 2014 semester.

Irongate Acquires $98.65M Portfolio

GFI Capital Resources, investing through its Irongate Realty Partners brand, has acquired three class A communities in Kansas City, Kan., for $98.65 million.

KDC Acquires Mixed-Use Development in Richardson, Texas

Stratford Land and Bush/75 Partners have closed on the sale of 186 acres in North Texas’ telecom corridor to Dallas-based KDC, which plans to develop a $1.5 billion mixed-use development on the currently vacant land.

TODAY’S DEALS: PREI Buys Luxury Chicago Tower

Prudential Real Estate Investors completes a luxury buy in Chicago; Kennedy Wilson lands supplemental financing for one California asset, sells another; and FHL Bank San Francisco awards $18.5 million in affordable housing grants.