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How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Affect Affordable Housing Financing

by Lynn Peisner

By Kamara Green and Ben Nichols With the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, affordable housing experts are now assessing how to best leverage its many provisions to address America’s housing shortage. Included within its pages is an improvement to one of the most important affordable housing tools, a $16 billion expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), as well as other provisions that could help provide additional resources, facilitating a significant increase in the number of decent, affordable rental homes for families, seniors, people with disabilities …

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Pathways Through the Clutter: There are More Opportunities to Create Affordable Housing Than Local Leaders Realize

by Lynn Peisner

By Austin Walker Headlines involving affordable housing are often demoralizing, and for good reason. Keeping a roof over one’s head can be a complex problem with no easy answers, especially if your earnings are not at the upper end of the median. Most policymakers I meet genuinely want to help their constituents, but finding the right political and economic resources to do so can be challenging because the tools to create or preserve affordable housing can depend on a variety of policies, which typically are designed to meet the goals …

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Jordan McCarley Joins Cusman & Wakefield’s Carolinas Team

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan McCarley has joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Carolinas Multifamily team. With the title executive vice chair, McCarley will lead the Carolinas team alongside Blake Okland, Paul Marley and Alex McDermott. The Carolinas Institutional Multifamily Advisory team is part of the firm’s Sunbelt Multifamily Advisory Group, which is an 85-person investment sales team covering 14 states.

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Developers Secure $535 Million to Finance Second Phase of Brooklyn Project

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Alloy Development and The Vistria Group have closed on $535 million in construction financing for the development of One Third Avenue, a 583-unit mixed-income high-rise that comprises Phase II of the Alloy Block development in Brooklyn. The 62-story community will join buildings developed in the first phase of the project — 505 State Street, a mixed-use community, and 489 State Street, a public elementary school. Once complete, the Alloy Block will be home to a total of 1,000 residences, including approximately 200 affordable housing units. Vistria …

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Gelt Venture Partners Acquires 142-Unit Property in American Fork, Utah

by Lynn Peisner

AMERICAN FORK, UTAH — Gelt Venture Partners (GVP) has acquired Alvera at the Meadows in American Fork, about midway between Provo and Salt Lake City. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The 142-unit property was developed in 2021 on about 4 acres. It features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and such amenities as a pool and hot tub, a fitness center, clubhouse, package lockers and a playground. GVP is planning property upgrades during its hold. Brock Zylstra and Daniel Shin of Institutional Property Advisors represented …

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IPA Brokers Tucson Sale

by Lynn Peisner

TUCSON, ARIZ — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of CIRC Tucson, a 368-unit property in the Casas Adobes neighborhood of Tucson. IPA’s Clint Wadlund, Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing and Cliff David represented the seller and procured the buyer. Neither party was named. Completed in 1986 on 17 acres, CIRC Tucson is a gated, two-story, garden-style property with two pool areas, a fitness center, package lockers and electric vehicle charging stations.

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Wendover Housing Partners Opens Atlanta Affordable Housing Community

by Lynn Peisner

ATLANTA — Wendover Housing Partners has opened Brentwood Commons, a 113-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with monthly asking rents for one-bedrooms starting at $1,192 and three-bedroom rates set at approximately $1,632. Amenities include a clubhouse with a fireplace-anchored gathering area, a computer center for work and study, a splash pad and playground for children and a fitness center. Each unit is equipped with Energy Star-certified appliances, walk-in closets and a full-size washer and dryer. Designed by Slocum Platts Architects and built …

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Crescent Opens Dallas Boutique High-Rise

by Lynn Peisner

DALLAS — Crescent Real Estate has opened 2811 Maple, a 31-story, 177-unit high-rise in Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood. Each floor has no more than seven units, and 60 percent are corner units. Residences range from 950 to 1,900 square feet with 12 penthouses ranging from 2,100 to 2,500 square feet. Asking rents range from $4,000 to $19,500. Amenities include coworking spaces, a fitness center, a resort-style pool with private cabanas, a fire pit, a garden, a pet spa, a coffee bar, controlled-access parking and electric vehicle charging stations. Valet and concierge …

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City of Plantation Grants MMG Equity Partners Approvals, Financing for Florida Mixed-Income Development

by Lynn Peisner

PLANTATION, FLA. — MMG Equity Partners has received site plan approval and $6 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) incentives from the City of Plantation for the development of Residences at Plantation Square. The project will include luxury apartments, workforce apartments and a new Bank of America building, all located within Plantation Square, a 10-acre mixed-use development in the Broward County city of Plantation, about 8 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. Residences at Plantation Square will include an eight-story residential building with 307 apartments and a six-story parking garage. Amenities include …

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EAH, Santa Clara County Break Ground on Affordable Housing Development

by Lynn Peisner

LOS ALTOS, CALIF. — EAH Housing and Santa Clara County have broken ground on Distel Circle, an affordable housing community in Los Altos, about 17 miles west of San Jose. Distal Circle will offer 90 units for individuals and families earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Several units will be designated as permanent supportive housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. Completion is slated for January 2027. KTGY Architects designed the community. The project’s primary funding source is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and state credit …

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