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Curtain Rises on NoHo Senior Arts Colony in North Hollywood
The newly developed, $32 million NoHo Senior Arts Colony opens this month, the first in the multifamily housing industry’s history to incorporate a professional theater within a seniors rental housing property.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Spike
The Census Bureau reported that private housing starts in December came in at an annualized rate of 954,000 units. That’s 12.1 percent more than the revised November total of 851,000, and a whopping 36.9 percent above the rate of 697,000 in December 2011.
Baptist Gardens Opens in Atlanta
Residents have started moving to Baptist Gardens, an affordable seniors housing property in Atlanta.
TODAY’S DEALS: Western National Buys Archstone Long Beach for $46M
IPA lands a buyer for Archstone Long Beach; UC Funding closes an $18.4 million bridge loan for a historic conversion in Baltimore; and IPA oversees the sale of a 190-unit distressed condo property in Miami-Dade.
Digital Realty Acquires Three-Property Data Center Portfolio In Paris For $79.7M
Digital Realty Trust Inc. has acquired a three-property data center portfolio in the Paris area for EUR 60 million, or about $79.7 million. The seller was Bouygues Telecom, France’s third largest telecommunications operator.
DDR’s Puerto Rico Retail Properties Get $90M Upgrade
Leading shopping center owner and manager DDR Corp. has announced it will continue the successful redevelopment and expansion activity at four selected properties across Puerto Rico due to strong tenant demand and lucrative previous projects.
Velocity Hires Industry Veteran for Loan Acquisitions
Velocity Commercial Capital, a specialty finance firm focusing on originating, acquiring and securitizing small balance commercial loans, announced the addition of Craig Kolasinski to its Capital Markets team.
Richard Katzenstein Joins Freddie Mac Multifamily as Managing Regional Director, Northeast Region
Richard Katzenstein has joined Freddie Mac Multifamily, and will lead the Northeast Region as its managing regional director.
MSHDA to Build New Senior Development in Michigan Suburb
Michigan State Housing Development Authority will open The Lake Pointe Apartments, a planned $4.2 million affordable housing development for seniors in downtown Hart, Mich.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Cleveland Sees Best Annual Employment Growth Since 2000, Tightening Vacancies
While vacancy in the Forest City has been falling steadily since 2009, mostly due to lack of new supply, a similar trend in unemployment has taken a bit longer to materialize.