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Mack-Cali, Ironstate Break Ground on Jersey City High-rise

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and joint venture partner Ironstate Development Company broke ground in mid-January on URL Harborside 1.

TODAY’S DEALS: Cohen Financial Arranges $9,89M+ in Fannie Mae, CMBS financing

Cohen Financial’s Dan Rosenberg secured a total of $9.894 million to refinance two multifamily properties; and Marcus & Millichap brokers a seniors housing sale for $33 million.

Balfour Beatty Joins DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge

Balfour Beatty Communities L.L.C., a multifamily development and management specialist, has opted to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) and HUD’s Better Buildings Challenge

Washington D.C. Market Snapshot: Apartment Stock Poised to Rise in 2014

Apartment performance in the Greater Washington, D.C. area could lag this year, as the booming construction hits right at a time when the metro’s job market is cooling down.

Economy Watch: Building Confidence Ticks Down

Homebuilders are still fairly confident about their industry, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

TODAY’S DEALS: George Smith Partners Secures $70M Cash-Out Refinance for Downtown LA Property

George Smith Partners provided financing for the takeout of a maturing construction debt; and Edgewood Capital supplies $2.15M for acquisition of non-performing loan.

TODAY’S DEALS: Queens Apartment Commands $47.3M

TIAA-CREF sells an Astoria apartment asset; Pathfinder Partners acquires an 18-unit condo in Denver; and CMC arranges a pair of multifamily loans.

Economy Watch: Beige Book Strikes More Optimistic Tone

The Fed’s Beige Book paints a positive picture for most districts and the World Bank remains hopeful for continued economic growth.

TODAY’S DEALS: Azure Partners Buys Newark Towers

HFF brokers a high-rise sale in Newark; Venture West Funding refinances six California apartment buildings; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $10.7 million Freddie Mac refinancing.

New Garden Grove Apartments Mark a Push to Multifamily for Brandywine Homes

Single-family homebuilder Brandywine Homes is making a push into mutlifamily with the completion of Waterstone, a 25-unit community located in Garden Grove, Calif.