Regions
TODAY’S DEALS: Phoenix Realty Group and MG Properties Acquire $53M Apartment Complex
Phoenix Realty Group and MG Properties have aquired a 402-unit community in Garden Grove, Calif., and JP Morgan Chase sells a 195-unit Sacramento apartment complex for $12.4 million.
SPECIAL REPORT: Mortgage Bankers See Turning Point in CRE
San Diego–Mortgage bankers acknowledge that the commercial real estate sector has stabilized, property valuations have recovered, and liquidity has returned to the sector, but they are also cautious about the future.
TODAY’S DEALS: Continental Real Estate Companies Brokers $15M Apartment Sale
Continental Real Estate Companies has completed a $15 million apartment sale in Florida; Hendricks & Partners brokers the sale of Palms Patio Apartments in San Diego; and Venture West Funding has arranged $10.2 million in loans with CapitalSource.
Kudos from Multifamily Organizations for Administration’s Green Building Initiative
Washington, D.C.–The Obama administration’s Better Buildings Initiative is being welcomed by two multifamily industry organizations as well as the U.S. Green Building Council.
USD’s Coyote Village Becomes South Dakota’s First LEED Gold Residence Hall
Vermillion, S.D.–Coyote Village, a 550-bed student housing building at the University of South Dakota, has become the first residence hall in the state to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Yonkers IDA Green-Lights Incentives for Modern Affordable Housing
Yonkers, NY–The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency has finalized a set of economic development incentives that will facilitate the construction of a seven-story, 77-unit affordable-housing apartment building in the city.
TODAY’S DEALS: JV Development Group Breaks Ground on Dallas Mixed-Use Project
A JV has started contruction on a new mixed-use development in Dallas; NAI brokers the aquisition of 119-unit property to be converted to affordable housing for seniors; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a $27.5 million mortgage for a 444-unit apartment complex in Virginia.
$26M L.A. Housing Project for Formerly Homeless and Incarcerated Opens Its Doors
Los Angeles–The dearth of accommodations for the formerly homeless and previously incarcerated is massive. The Dolores McCoy Villa in the Watts community of Los Angeles helps to fill that hole.
Eminent Domain Process Set to Begin in ‘Iron Triangle’
New York–The eminent-domain land seizure in Willets Point, N.Y., a spot known locally as the “Iron Triangle,” is set to begin next week, and not without controversy.
WEB FEATURE: Compensation Trends in Multifamily
After a couple tough years of trimming budgets and tightening belts, the commercial real estate industry is seeing compensation and hiring return to pre-crash levels, with the multifamily sector showing exceptional stability.