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Weekly Digest: News From Around the Web

Read more about Chinese investors, getting a multifamily deal done, green buildings and other regional and national stories that caught the attention of our research team this week.

The Benefits of Acquiring Near Amazon

Kent, Wash., is among the top four manufacturing and distribution centers in the United States. Amazon’s construction of a 1.3 million-square-foot fulfillment center has quickly made that company a leading area employer.

Making Affordable Housing that Looks Market-Rate

The Boston Society of Architects recently awarded 22 Tarrytown Road Workforce Housing with its Housing Design Award Citation.

Economy Watch: Architecture Billings Drop Worrisome for CRE

The American Institute of Architects reported its latest Architecture Billings Index this week, noting that the index dropped below 50 for the first time in a good many months.

Run, Don’t Walk, if You Can Match These Criteria: Q&A with Eric Silverman, Eastham Capital

Having raised $100 million for its latest fund, a private equity firm seeks distressed properties, property management partners.

AV Homes Kicks Off 2015 with Six National Industry Honors

AV Homes, a builder of resort-style homes and communities in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina, was recently honored with five Best of 50+ Housing Awards by the National Association of Homebuilders.

L.A. Welcomes New Lavish Luxury Living

Alliance Residential recently announced the Grand Opening of Broadstone Candara at Hancock Park.

Trammell Crow Completes Suburban Chicago Apartments

Trammell Crow Co., through its wholly owned subsidiary High Street Residential, has completed its 138-unit Midtown Square apartment development in suburban Chicago.

Pinnacle Hires New Midwest Marketing Director

Garin Hamburger has joined Pinnacle as a regional marketing director charged with driving resident occupancy and retention for the Midwest portfolio.

Sale of PATRIZIA Immobilien’s PROVINOPARK Apartments in Augsburg Almost Complete

Almost all the apartments within PATRIZIA Immobilien AG’s new city neighborhood “Wohnen im PROVINOPARK” in Augsburg have been sold.