Regions

Berkshire Grabs 325-Unit M-F Asset in Dallas’ Medical District

Berkshire Group wraps up a busy year of buying with the acquisition of Aura Medical District, a 325-unit apartment community in Dallas’ booming Medical District.

NJAA Hires Nichole F. LoPresti as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Special Events

The New Jersey Apartment Association has announced that Nichole F. LoPresti of Marlton, N.J., has joined the organization as senior vice-president of government affairs and special events.

Contegra Construction’s Trailblazer Commons Phase I Opens in Illinois

Phase I of Trailblazer Commons, serving Godfrey, Ill.-based Lewis and Clark Community College, has opened to students.

Economy Watch: Holiday Retail Sales Strong This Year

Holiday retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas—except for car sales— increased 5.5 percent this year compared to the same period last year, according to MasterCard’s SpendingPulse report.

Housing Partnership Equity Trust, AHC Acquire Multifamily Community for $33.5M

Social-purpose REIT Housing Partnership Equity Trust (HPET) announced that it has picked up its first Washington D.C.-area property multifamily community, in partnership with nonprofit developer AHC Inc.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Lands $118M for K2 Chicago

HFF provides $118 million to The Georgetown Co.; Senior Housing Properties Trust to complete a massive portfolio buy; and Essex Realty Group brokers the $2.7 million sale of a historic property in Chicago.

Waterton Re-Enters Seattle Market with Martha Lake Apartments Purchase

Waterton Associates purchases the 155-unit garden-style apartment community situated about 15 miles from downtown Seattle.

West Village Proerty on the Block

8 Charles Lane, a Manhattan property with an 88-foot by 103-foot footprint, has been put on the market. The property is unusual, according to the seller’s representatives, in that few other sites in the West Village neighborhood offer the possibility of ground-up multifamily development.

TODAY’S DEALS: Oakwood, Mapletree Expand in Dallas

Corporate housing firm Oakwood Worldwide completes a 232-unit JV apartment buy; Capital One Multifamily Finance closes $34.6 million to refinance an L.A. portfolio; and IPA arranges the sale of a North Dallas apartment property.

Security Properties Acquires Affordable Apartments for $13.2M

Security Properties has teamed with Enterprise Community Investment Inc. and the Colorado Springs Housing Authority to acquire Winfield Apartments.