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Connecticut Awards $27M in Redevelopment Funds, Some for Multifamily

The state of Connecticut, through its Department of Economic and Community Development, has awarded $27 million in grants and loans for 20 brownfield remediation and redevelopment projects throughout the state.

TODAY’S DEALS: Kennedy Wilson Acquires 118 Units South of Seattle

Kennedy Wilson completes a $20.8 million acquisition in Turnwater, Wash.; Hunt Mortgage Group refinances an affordable seniors asset in Pennsylvania; and NorthMarq Capital arranges a seven-year, $22.8 million acquisition loan.

Leasing Begins at Charlotte Student-Housing Project

Leasing has started at a new student-housing property, University House BLVD. The development, which is at the corner of University City Blvd. and Mallard Creek Church Rd. in Charlotte, N.C., is currently under construction, and will open in 2015.

Halpern Enterprises to Break Ground On Multi-Use Development

Atlanta-based Halpern Enterprises will break ground on a new 48-acre development that will add 153 single-family homes, a 274-unit luxury rental apartment community and a 47,593-square-foot neighborhood retail center to the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, Ga.

Work Begins on Affordable Housing Near Albany

Ground has broken on Lion Heart Residences, a 72-unit affordable housing project in Cohoes, a town in Albany County, N.Y.

Perkins Coie Closes $125M US Treasury Guaranteed Bond for CRF, CDT

Perkins Coie has announced that it has closed a $125 million U.S. Treasury guaranteed bond issue for Minneapolis-based Community Reinvestment Fund and Community Development Trust. The bond, one of three issued, will help provide low-cost capital to invest in affordable housing loans.

Kaweah Management Company and The Pacific Companies Develop 47-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Central California

Kaweah Management Company and The Pacific Companies has developed The Aspens, a 47-unit affordable housing community in the Central California town of Tulare, made possible thanks to a $6.4 million low-income housing tax credit equity by WNC.

Operating Expenses Both Up, Down for Federally Subsidized Housing, Says IREM Study

According to a recent study published by IREM, operating expenses in 2013 compared with 2012 for various kinds of federally subsidized housing decreased in the case of some kinds of properties, but increased for others.

LeFrak, Kennedy Wilson Seeking Approval for Planned Hollywood Development

Developers LeFrak and Kennedy Wilson have announced plans for a 410-unit mixed-use high-rise development at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles.

Construction Underway on McKinley’s Glencoe Oaks near Ann Arbor

Construction is underway on Glencoe Oaks, a luxury apartment community being developed by McKinley in Pittsfield Township, Mich., which feeds into the Ann Arbor school system.