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Hillpointe Obtains $67M in Financing, Breaks Ground on Tampa Affordable Housing Development

by Lynn Peisner

TAMPA, FLA. — Hillpointe has secured $67 million in construction financing and broken ground on Pointe Grand Interbay at Tampa, a 408-unit community in South Tampa. Built under the state’s Live Local Act, an affordable housing law that gives developers zoning, height and density incentives for projects that include workforce or affordable housing, the residences, all two-bedroom, two-bath floor plans, will be reserved for renters earning no more than 80 to 120 percent of area median income. Hillpointe Construction, the Winter Park, Florida-based firm’s in-house general contractor, is leading the …

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Sade Real Estate Secures $128.5M to Acquire The Arno in Houston

by Lynn Peisner

HOUSTON — Locally based Sade Real Estate has obtained $128.5 million in acquisition financing for The Arno, a 40-story, 168-unit luxury community at 2929 Weslayan St. in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Hudson Bay Capital provided the financing, which was arranged by Walker & Dunlop’s Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly and Sean Bastian.

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Crescent Communities Promotes Benjamin Collins to President of Multifamily

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has promoted Benjamin Collins to president of multifamily. Collins succeeds Jay Curran, who previously served in the role and was named chairman and chief executive officer of the Charlotte-based investor, developer and operator in April. In his new position, Collins will lead the strategic direction, growth and performance of the company’s multifamily platform, which develops communities under the NOVEL brand. He will oversee development, investment and operations across Crescent Communities’ platform nationwide.

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Merchants Capital Provides $99M for General Electric Adaptive Reuse Project in Fort Wayne, Indiana

by Lynn Peisner

FORT WAYNE, IND. — Merchants Capital has secured a Freddie Mac loan and provided equity totaling approximately $99 million for The Elex, a 296-unit mixed-use, mixed-income community now leasing in Fort Wayne. The Elex is part of Electric Works, the multiphase redevelopment of Fort Wayne’s former General Electric industrial campus. The 296-unit residential phase opened in April. The Elex was developed by Biggs Group in partnership with Ancora, the master developer of Electric Works; Weigand Construction; the project’s construction partner; and MSquared, a development partner focused on mixed-income and affordable …

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Architects Leverage Creative Design, Advanced Technology to Build Affordable Housing in the Southeast 

by Lynn Peisner

By Matthew Auchincloss   The dire need for more affordable rental housing across the country has been well-documented, but the pathway to delivery is full of potential pitfalls, says Ian Hunter, regional director at Dwell Design Studio, who operates out of the architectural firm’s Atlanta office. In short, there are several ways for projects to “get stuck,” he points out.    At the top of the list is funding, but the entitlement process, design, construction costs and operations are also potential impediments to getting an affordable housing project from conception to inception.   …

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Dinerstein Cos. Buys Three Communities in Colorado and Texas, Plans $18.7M in Improvements

by Lynn Peisner

HOUSTON — The Dinerstein Cos. (TDC) has completed three acquisitions consisting of two multifamily properties and one student housing property. The Houston-based firm has acquired the 218-unit Aspire Cherry Creek in Denver, the 325-unit Aspire Park Lane in Dallas and Sterling College Station, a 1,128-bed student housing community in College Station, Texas. TDC is planning $18.7 million in capital improvements across the three assets. TDC has developed properties in Denver, but Aspire Cherry Creek marks the firm’s first acquisition in the market. The asset was built in 2015 and includes …

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Berkadia Arranges $8.8M Sale of Aberdeen Arms in Elizabeth, New Jersey

by Lynn Peisner

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Aberdeen Arms Apartments, a 52-unit garden-style community in Elizabeth. The asset sold for approximately $8.8 million, trading between two unnamed, New Jersey-based entities. The seller owned the property for about 20 years. Nat Gambuzza, Trevor Fiebel and Nick Balancia of Berkadia Morristown led the transaction on behalf of the seller. Aberdeen Arms is located at 730-734 North Broad St. and was built in 1965. The property features 10 one-bedroom and 42 two-bedroom units as well as surface parking and a common-area …

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Marquette Management Tapped to Manage 1,115-Unit The Pavilion in Chicago

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Marquette Management has been selected as property manager for The Pavilion, a 1,115-unit community in Chicago, about four miles east of Chicago O’Hare International Airport. R.I.G. Capital is the owner. The Pavilion offers studio to four-bedroom units across two towers. Amenities include indoor and outdoor pools, a volleyball court with adjacent seating areas, a fitness center, yoga studio, racquetball court, resident lounge, sauna, business center, garage parking and on-site retail.

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IPA Arranges Sale of Park West in Dallas

by Lynn Peisner

DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Park West, a 240-unit property in Dallas. IPA’s Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Cameron Purse represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Berkshire Residential Investments. The property is in the Oak Lawn neighborhood at the intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Douglas Avenue, within a corridor between the Dallas North Tollway and Highway 75. Completed in 2014, Park West is a four-story property with a resort-style pool, a 4,000-square-foot fitness center, two dog parks …

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Colliers Arranges $8M Two-Property Sale in Arkansas

by Lynn Peisner

FORT SMITH, ARK. — Colliers has arranged the $8 million sale of two properties in Fort Smith. The assets traded between two undisclosed entities. The portfolio includes Forrest Brook Apartments, located at 3014 Presley St., and Stone Creek Apartments at 2851 Xavier St. Stone Creek was developed in 2008. Forrest Brook was built in 1985. Existing property management is expected to remain in place through and after the ownership transition.

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