Northeast
Redevelopment of Affordable Housing Begins in Western MA
First Resource Cos. is making extensive renovations at the 173-unit Maple Commons Apartments in downtown Springfield. One improvement includes adding 50 cameras over two city blocks that will be connected directly to the police department.
Strategic Capital Backs NYC Hudson Square Development
The affiliate of a giant Chinese firm is taking a $140 million equity stake in the project, which will be co-developed by Cape Advisors. Located in Manhattan’s West SoHo enclave, the 280,000-square-foot tower will feature 170 condominium units, ground-floor retail and parking.
Bellwether Closes First Equity Financing for $199M Deal
The mortgage banking firm arranged joint-venture equity financing on behalf of John M. Corcoran & Co. for the purchase of Windsor Garden Apartments, a 914-unit community in Norwood, Mass.
Manhattan Valley Portfolio Sells for $52M
Eastern Consolidated recently brokered the sale of a four-building multifamily portfolio comprising 100 apartments located at 60-68 W. 107th St., on New York City’s Upper West Side.
Boston Project Transforms 4 Sites into Affordable Housing
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp.’s $20 million Dorchester initiative includes 44 units in four buildings, two of which were constructed by NEI.
Affordable Housing to Rise on Former NY Slaughterhouse Site
NYCEDC and HPD released plans to transform a 24,687-square-foot historic site in the far west side of Manhattan, once home of New York Butchers’ Dressed Meat Co., into a mixed-use project that will include 234 affordable units, a grocery store, dormitory space, and more.
Brooklyn Development Site Sells for $2M
EPIC Commercial Realty represented both parties in the sale of 2203 Clarendon Road, a 0.14-acre vacant residential lot in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood.
EdR Starts Work on Cornell Grad Student Housing
Maplewood Graduate and Professional Student Housing will feature 872 beds in 441 units, nearly tripling the number of residents accommodated by the recently razed Maplewood Apartments.
RRA Sells Philly-Area Apartment Community
The 82-unit Foxcroft Terrace Apartments traded for $5.4 million. The new owner will rebrand the residential property as Forest Creek Apartments.
Pennrose Hires Veteran as VP of Operations
Barry Weaver will provide leadership to regions in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has more than 25 years of experience in multifamily property management.