Operations & Technology
Kennedy Wilson Buys East Valley M-F Complex for $61.8 Million
A Salt Lake City apartment community was recently acquired by an international real estate investment and services firm. Kennedy Wilson has paid a fee of around $61.8 million for the Foothill Place Apartments complex and has secured a financing deal with Berkeley Point Capital LLC in order to complete the acquisition. KW has invested $15 million of private equity in the transaction and for the balance of the purchase with Berkeley, along with the $49.7 million loan provided by Berkeley.
Auction.com Tops Housingwire’s Top 50 Real Estate Tech Companies List
Auction.com, an online real estate marketplace, has been recognized by HousingWire Magazine as a member of its first-ever list of the top 50 companies in real estate technology.
Trident Sustainability Group Announces Affordable Community Earthcraft House and Community Certified
The Harmony Green Townhome Apartments, located in Pooler, Ga., are now Earthcraft House and Community certified, according to Trident Sustainability Group, the LEED consultant for the project.
Residents Moving into Fully Photovoltaic Apartments in San Diego
The first of four buildings in the 114-unit Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments has been completed, and residents are starting to move in. The first building of the fully photovoltaic property in the San Diego neighborhood of Scripps Ranch is now 80 percent leased, according to developer H.G. Fenton.
USGBC to Offer Free LEED Certification to Groundbreaking Projects in New Markets
In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first projects to certify in the 112 countries where LEED has yet to take root.
Holland Partner Group Begins Construction on Denver Transit-Oriented Development
Holland Partner Group announced it’s starting construction on Platform at Union Station, a 287-unit, transit-oriented community in Union Station neighborhood in Denver.
TODAY’S DEALS: Berkeley Point Capital Closes $49.7M for a Salt Lake Acquisition
Kennedy Wilson completes an acquisition with financing from Berkeley Point Capital; HFF closes $23 million for a Cambridge renovation; and Eastern Consolidated sells sponsor condos near New Jersey’s “Gold Coast” for $15.25 million.
Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd selects Yardi Voyager
Yardi Systems, a developer of software solutions for the real estate investment, asset and property management industry, announced that Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd has selected Yardi Voyager™ for their asset and retail property management operations.