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Rental Tower to Rise in Brooklyn

A new amenity-rich, 50-plus-story rental tower will be constructed in Brooklyn later this year.

TODAY'S DEALS: Walker & Dunlop Funds $6.92M HUD Refinance Loan

Walker & Dunlop provided a loan under the Section 223(f) program for a property in Jefferson Hills, Pa.; and Beech Street closed on an $8.9 million FHA-insured mortgage.

Primera Terra, a Post-Recession Redesign Success

The design plan for Primera Terra was forced to change with the times, and now that change has gotten a major stamp of approval.

New Affordable/Market Rate Apartments Open in Suburban D.C.

The Galaxy, a new five-story, 195-unit rental apartment building in downtown Silver Spring, Md., has started accepting residents.

Insight Adds to Multifamily Portfolio with Silver Spring Purchase

Insight Property Group has purchased the U.S. Postal Service’s former Silver Spring Post Office site in Silver Spring, Md. The developer plans to start construction of the proposed 310-unit project in the fourth quarter of 2012.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Multifamily Construction Takes Off in New Orleans, Aided by Boosts in Tourism and Job Growth

The Big Easy witnessed solid economic recovery and population growth in 2011, as 10,500 new jobs were added and the overall population grew by 2 percent.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkadia Lands $27M for San Jose Assets

Berkadia originates $27.2 million for two San Jose assets; A Brooklyn condo hits the 90 percent sold mark; and Hendricks & Partners brokers the sale of a property in California.

Harlem Condos Successfully Selling

APEX Condominiums, a new luxury building in Harlem, N.Y., is 70 percent sold, according to RCG Longview, a real estate operating and investment management firm, and The Marketing Directors Inc., the marketing firm for the building.

First Westchester County Affordable Assisted Living Facility Opens

The Westchester Center for Independent & Assisted Living has opened in Yonkers as the first facility in Westchester County, N.Y., to offer an Medicaid-funded assisted living model of care to seniors, regardless of their income level.

Award-winning 40 Park Helping Transform Downtown Morristown

Four years ago, the former Epstein’s Department Store in downtown Morristown, N.J., was given new life as 40 Park, an upscale, mixed-use development featuring more than 200 luxury condominiums and rental residences.