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Irongate Acquires $98.65M Portfolio
GFI Capital Resources, investing through its Irongate Realty Partners brand, has acquired three class A communities in Kansas City, Kan., for $98.65 million.
KDC Acquires Mixed-Use Development in Richardson, Texas
Stratford Land and Bush/75 Partners have closed on the sale of 186 acres in North Texas’ telecom corridor to Dallas-based KDC, which plans to develop a $1.5 billion mixed-use development on the currently vacant land.
TODAY’S DEALS: PREI Buys Luxury Chicago Tower
Prudential Real Estate Investors completes a luxury buy in Chicago; Kennedy Wilson lands supplemental financing for one California asset, sells another; and FHL Bank San Francisco awards $18.5 million in affordable housing grants.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: With Unemployment Still High, Sacramento Sees Uptick in Vacancy
While metros across the Golden State are seeing a somewhat brighter future on the horizon, the city of Sacramento continues to lag behind in some key fundamentals.
Economy Watch: Shadow Residential Inventory Declining
CoreLogic said that the residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units, which it calculates represents a supply of seven months.
Carmel Partners and KTGY Group Begin Construction on Sustainable Community
Carmel Partners of San Francisco has announced that it has started construction on Carmel Loft House, a mixed-use development in Sunnyvale, Calif. The community will be a sustainable, urban infill development.
Champion Buys Burbank Apartments for $15.6M
Champion Real Estate Cos. has acquired Villa 600, a 62-unit apartment building at 600 E. Olive Ave. in Burbank for nearly $15.6 million. The asset was built by architect August Bacchetta in 1973 and was owned by the original builder’s family until the recent sale.
TODAY’S DEALS: Elco Landmark, Timbercreek JV Acquires 1,380-Unit Portfolio
Elco, Timbercreek complete a four-property JV buy; and The RADCO Cos. completes seven Georgia purchases in the past two weeks.
Anaheim Luxury Apartment Community Opens for Leasing
Vivere Apartments, a 92-unit apartment community in Anaheim, Calif., has opened for preview leasing.
Economy Watch: Fiscal Cliff Bill Passes Congress
In an exceedingly rare flurry of activity on a federal holiday (namely New Year’s Day 2013), Congress acted to forestall the fiscal cliff.