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TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Secures $34M Refi for SoCal Asset

HFF secures a $34 million refinance for a 306-unit community; Beech Street Capital provides $40 million in financing for a Baltimore-area portfolio; and Essex brokers sale of mixed-use property for $1.6 million.

First Smoke-Free Residential Building on Manhattan’s West Side

Residents of Manhattan’s West Side can now breathe a little easier. Equity Residential recently announced that Ten23, Chelsea’s first smoke-free apartment, is open for leasing.

NMHC Reports Upswing in Multifamily Construction

The National Multi Housing Council’s latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions reports that increased demand for rental housing has led to a considerable uptick in multifamily construction.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Manhattan Accounts for 80 Percent of New York City’s Transaction Volume

New York–Apartment transactions in New York totaled 115 during the third quarter of 2011, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ most recent Multifamily Quarter in Review: New York City.

TODAY’S DEALS: Centerline Provides $328M Structure to Finance Portfolio in Suburban Washington, D.C.

Centerline provides a $328 million Freddie Mac CME loan to finance portfolio of eight properties; Campus Crest Communities announced four new developments; and Beech Street closes $12.5 million for two communities in Southern California.

Bloomberg: Hudson Yards ‘Wonderful’ for New York

“It’s a wonderful day for New York,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the Hudson Yards development project. The 26-acre site on the city’s West Side is the largest piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan.

Condos in Battery Park City Half Sold

1 Rector Park, a condominium conversion in lower Manhattan’s Battery Park City, has sold more than half of its units, according to the sales agent for the property, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group.

Irvine’s Doria Apartment Homes Another First for Jamboree

The late October grand opening of Doria Apartment Homes, an affordable housing community on the north side of Irvine, Calif., marked a pair of firsts for Irvine-based affordable housing developer Jamboree Housing Corporation.

Ads Aimed at Young Renters Highlight Pitfalls of Living with Parents

New ad campaign aims at young renters by showing pitfalls of moving back in with mom and dad.

$300M Zero Net Energy Project Opens at UC Davis

The first phase of West Village at University of California, Davis, the largest planned zero net energy development in the country, has just made its debut.