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BNE Real Estate Group Unveils Luxury Rental Community in Jersey City
Warren at York, a new luxury rental property in Jersey City, N.J., has been given its grand opening.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders a Little More Optimistic
The National Association of Home Builders reported that that the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, which gauges builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes, rose one point to 47 in April from a downwardly revised March reading of 46.
Mack-Cali Buy Boston-Area Apartments for $37M
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired Andover Place at 650 Bulfinch Dr. in Andover, Mass., which is in Essex County, north of Boston. The New Jersey-based REIT paid about $37.7 million for the 220-unit multifamily property.
TODAY’S DEALS: Banner Essex Acquires 274 Units in Charlotte
Banner Essex Strategic Fund II completes its second buy; a condominium-entitled apartment trades hands for $14.2 million in Oceanside, Calif.; and The Greysteel Co. is retained as the exclusive agent for the sale of a 28.64-acre property in Northern Virginia.
Deco Communities Developing $37M Luxury Condos in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Deco Communities has entered into a joint venture with Castlelake and Isles Ranch to develop Envy, a $37 million luxury residential tower to be built in the heart of the Old Town Scottsdale Entertainment District.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Healthy Uptick
The Census Bureau reported that retail and food services sales for March, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences—but not for price changes—came in at $433.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent from February.
USA Properties Fund Completes Rehab on LA Seniors Community
The renovation of Huntington Plaza Apartments, a 184-unit low-income seniors housing property in the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Park, has been completed. The entire cost of the property’s acquisition and rehabilitation was $30.2 million.
Sacramento Affordable Housing Community Receives Grant for Green Upgrades
Mutual Housing California has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bank of Sacramento in order to make green renovations at Greenway Village Mutual Housing Community, a 54-unit affordable housing community located in South Sacramento, Calif.
TODAY’S DEALS: MIG Snaps Up 168-Units in Denver
ARA brokers an apartment sale outside Denver; San Antonio Commercial Advisors completes a value-add transaction in San Antonio; and Bernard Financial arranges a $5.2 million loan.
Cypress Landing Affordable Apartments Reopen in Shreveport
Cypress Landing, formerly known as University Oaks I and II, has received a “grand reopening” in Shreveport, La.