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Investment Firm Finds Unique Opportunity in Ireland

Kennedy Wilson, a Beverly Hills, Ca.-based international real estate investment firm, has acquired Alliance Building, a 210-unit asset in Dublin, Ireland.

Downtown Multifamily Community to be Developed in Austin

Forestar Group Inc. announced last week it has partnered with Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds to develop Eleven, a new downtown multifamily community at the southeast corner of East 11th Street and I-35 in Austin, Texas.

TODAY'S DEALS: KBS Lands a Chicagoland Community

KBS Legacy Partners acquires a 256-unit asset in Lombard, Ill.; and R4 Capital Closes the first $80 million of a $100 million LIHTC fund.

SBV Buys 156-Unit Multifamily Complex in Austin

SBV Communities has purchased the Summer Wind Apartments in Austin, Texas. The 156-unit complex, located at 833 Fairfield Drive, is SBV’s ninth multifamily purchase in the state of Texas, but only the first in the Austin market.

Home Properties Buys Two Virginia Apartment Properties

Home Properties Inc. has closed on two multifamily acquisitions in Virginia, one in Leesburg and the other in Centreville. The REIT paid $16.2 million and $96 million for the properties, respectively.

Condo Finds Success By Appealing to Adults and Their Children

The Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group recently announced sales over $59 million at 515 East 72, a luxury condo building on the Upper East Side.

TODAY'S DEALS: Vesper Completes 644-Bed Student Housing Acquisition

Vesper Holdings buys a student housing asset serving the University of Oklahoma; Marcus & Millichap completes a $29.5 million sale in Wisconsin; and Transwestern arranges the sale of a distressed 1,038-unit portfolio by the lender.

GHC Housing Partners Closes on Virginia Affordable Property

Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based GHC Housing Partners has closed on Essex Village, a 496-unit family and seniors property in Richmond, Va.

Report Sees Greater South Atlantic Development Opportunity

Construction activity slumped markedly during the recession, resulting in good near-term opportunity for increased building of multifamily housing in every state.

Work Begins on Housing for the Disabled in Orange County

Ground has been broken for Vista Del Rio, a 41-unit affordable housing property in Santa Ana, Calif., a city in Orange County.