Regions

St. Louis Gears Up

Despite a slowly declining population, the city continues to see positive economic trends driven by job gains in education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services.

Boston Investor Buys CA Portfolio

Rockpoint Group, in a joint venture with Strategic Housing Partners, has acquired 500 units in Torrance, Calif., with plans to upgrade the apartments.

Phase 2 of Brooklyn Affordable Project on Track

A joint venture of The Hudson Cos. and BEC New Communities has closed on the financing and acquisition of BEC Continuum Resyndication, which includes 550 units across 43 properties.

NKF Snags Senior Housing Experts

Rob Black and Sean McNee have joined as senior managing directors in the firm’s San Diego office. The two veterans come from Cushman & Wakefield, bringing 21 years and 17 years, respectively, of industry experience.

BRIDGE Housing Promotes Susan Johnson to COO

In this newly created role, Johnson will work to connect strategy, operations and procedures across the organization. Johnson has been with the company since 1983.

Albuquerque: On the Mend

The area’s multifamily market is held back by a persistent struggle with a sluggish labor market. Despite being the hub of New Mexico’s technology corridor, the metro has experienced only modest population and employment growth throughout the recent economic expansion.

Berkadia Arranges $57M Loan for Denver Community

Veranda Highpointe consists of one- to three-bedroom residences as well as 41,000 square feet of retail space.

There’s Hope for This South Park Luxury High-Rise

Lendlease and Full Star Properties LLC started construction on a mixed-use luxury condo building, which has been in the pipeline since 2006.

Green Hill at 1010 Eastlawn Drive, Midland, Mich.

Greystone Provides $79M FHA Loan for Michigan Portfolio

The portfolio includes both market-rate and affordable housing communities that will be renovated using the funds. Most of the properties are owned by the Altman Cos.

Related, Stanford Debut Affordable Community in Bay Area

Related California broke ground on the 70-unit property in Palo Alto, Calif., in 2015. The community resulted from a 2005 agreement between the city of Palo Alto and Stanford University to create housing for Stanford faculty and the surrounding community.