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TODAY’S DEALS: Atlas/Andover Partnership Purchases 336-Unit Asset in Florida
Atlas Real Estate Partners and Andover Real Estate Partners team up for 336-unit acquisition; Hudson Realty Capital funds $4.28M for two properties; and Waterton Residential acquires a 210-unit, 55-plus adult community in Georgia.
WDG-Designed Mixed-Use Project Gets Green Light in Bethesda
Bethesda, Md.–The proposal for Woodmont Central, a 585,000 square-foot mixed-use project in Bethesda, Md.’s Woodmont Triangle neighborhood, has been approved.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Investor Interest Picks Up in Milwaukee Due to Strong Fundamentals
Milwaukee–In Milwaukee, there has been a tremendous amount of interest from local and regional buyers in multifamily assets of 150 units or more.
Unique Plan for 211-Acre SoCal Mixed-Use Community
Brea, Calif.–Ground has broken on La Floresta Brea, a mixed-use residential community in Brea, Calif., designed to emerge as an open, multi-generational neighborhood.
TODAY’S DEALS: Prometheus Buys 342-Unit Property in Oregon
Prometheus completes a $51.2 million purchase of an Oregon community; Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc. brokers the sale of 17 properties in one month; and HFF closes the sale of a Chicago Class A community.
AvalonBay’s Blair Retires as CEO
New York–AvalonBay Communities Chairman and CEO Bryce Blair affirmed at ReitWeek that he will step down as CEO after 26 years with the company.
TODAY’S DEALS: Berkadia Originates $13M for Illinois Student Housing Property
Berkadia originates $13 million for the acquisition of a student housing property; a JV between Wheelock and Iconic Development acquires a student housing complex in Virginia; and GFI Realty Services sells a Brooklyn apartment building for $7,700,000.
MacFarlane Buys SF Site for Apartment Tower
San Francisco–MacFarlane Partners has acquired a development site at 1844 Market Street in San Francisco on which it intends to build an eight-story multifamily residential building. According to the developer, which specializes in urban revitalization, the building will consist of 113 rental apartments–99 market-rate and 14 affordable units–along with 5,500 square feet of street-level retail and an underground garage with 81 parking spaces.
The Smooth Expansion from Apartments to Extended-Stay Hotels
Witchita, Kan.–In the commercial real estate world, the multifamily market and the lodging market are essentially two different animals, but they don’t have to be. Nick Esterline, a Wichita, Kan.-based real estate owner and developer, has found that there are similarities between apartments and extended-stay hotels, that can allow owners of the former property type to easily make a foray into the latter sector.
TODAY’S DEALS: NorthMarq Capital Arranges $180M Freddie Mac Mortgage
NorthMarq Capital supplies first mortgage financing of $180 million; C&W arranges the sale of a 48-unit community for $10 million; and Trade Street acquires a 172-unit property in Chattanooga.