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Promise Replaces Blight in Atlanta Enclave

In Edgewood, an East Side Atlanta neighborhood troubled by foreclosure, new hope has arrived with the recent opening of Retreat at Edgewood, a 100-unit affordable rental townhome development from Atlanta’s Columbia Residential.

TODAY’S DEALS: Marcus & Millichap Sells 2,253-Units

Marcus & Millichap brokers the sale of a nine-property portfolio; Health Care REIT completes a $632.5M public offering; and Dome Equities acquires a 220-unit property.

Ground Broken For Apartments on CSU Campus

Cleveland State University, along with co-developers Polaris Real Estate Equities and Buckingham Cos., have broken ground on the Campus Village, a new $50 million mixed-use property on the Cleveland State University Campus.

MHN Interview: Mark-Taylor’s Free-Rent-for-a-Year Initiative

Mark-Taylor Residential will award the winner of their scavenger hunt free rent for a year. Last year’s scavenger hunt brought hundreds of people to Mark-Taylor properties. This year, they’re hoping for more.

Sprouting in Flatbush: CAMBA Gardens Affordable, Supportive Housing

New York City’s public hospital system, social service providers and non-profit developers have come together in a one-of-a-kind partnership to provide housing while simultaneously streamlining access to healthcare services in Brooklyn.

Atlas Real Estate Partners Acquires Three New Student Housing Properties

New York-based Atlas Real Estate Partners have acquired three student housing properties.

Nonprofits Team to Keep Connecticut Seniors Housing Property Affordable

Preservation of Affordable Housing and Mercy Loan Fund have partnered to keep Torringford West Apartments an affordable property.

TODAY’S DEALS: Pollack Shores Acquires Two Atlanta Area Assets for $49.1M

Pollack Shores Real Estate Group acquires two Class A properties in the Atlanta area; Johnson Capital arranges $33 million for three luxury properties in Los Angeles; and Marcus & Millichap brokers the sale of a community in Washington, D.C., for $17.1 million.

Suffolk Construction Selected as Contractor for Boston’s Latest Smoke-Free Building

More and more buildings are being touted as smoke-free. Good news for our lungs, and for apartment resale values. In Boston, the latest property that is being built smoke-free is The Kensington.

TODAY’S DEALS: Education Realty Trust Announces $108M Acquisition Plans

Education Realty Trust announces a $108 million acquisition and development plan; and Bozzuto, Abdo and Pritzker break ground on $200 million mixed-used development in Washington, D.C.