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Kidder Mathews Taps Orange County VP

Based in the firm’s Orange County office, Johnny Chang will specialize in multifamily investments. He joins from CBRE and has transactions totaling more than $250 million under his belt.

Atlas, OpenPath JV Sells UT Apartments

The joint venture acquired the 144-unit community in Layton, Utah, in June 2013 and completed a value-add program. The asset was 99 percent occupied at the time of the sale.

Allied Orion Expands Denver Management Portfolio

The Arel Capital-owned 141-unit property is the seventh residential asset to join The Collective Glendale, a 793-unit portfolio located near Infinity Park.

Security Properties Expands Its Seattle Portfolio

Together with Intercontinental, the company purchased the five-story building located near Seattle’s Central Business District. The average rental rate was $1,493 as of May.

PAH Breaks Ground on $33M Silicon Valley Affordable Housing

Eagle Park Apartments will be a 67-unit community which will house low-income veterans and households earning up to 60 percent of the Santa Clara County area median income.

Middle Earth Gets Precious $98M Expansion

Named for “The Lord of the Rings,” the student housing project at UC Irvine will comprise construction of two brand-new towers and the renovation of a dining hall.

Decron, Sequoia Trade CA Assets in $193M Transaction

Sequoia traded The Villas and Overlook, located in the 4,000-acre master-planned community of Wood Ranch, for Decron’s Broadstone at Strawberry Creek. Institutional Property Advisors represented both companies.

BRIDGE Housing Breaks Ground on $1B Revitalization

The firm and Los Angeles’ Housing Authority started work on a community that will transform the Jordan Downs housing project in Los Angeles. Phase I will add 115 affordable units.

$100M LA Arts District Mixed-Use Advances

Greystar’s Arts District AMP Lofts, which includes 320 units and retail space, received a 48-month construction loan from CIT’s Real Estate Finance .

Sares Regis Breaks Ground on Downtown Long Beach Communities

The three communities totaling 348 units were designed by Studio One Eleven and are adjacent to retail amenities. The properties are slated for completion in 2019.