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Interra Brokers $3.15 Million Sale in Chicago’s West Ridge Neighborhood

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.15 million sale of 6254 N. Whipple St. in Chicago. The 16-unit apartment building, which was fully occupied at the time of the sale, was developed in 1931 and renovated in 2023. The $3.15 million sales price equated to $196,875 per unit. Interra Senior Managing Partner Brad Feldman represented the buyer and seller, both of whom are Chicago-based private investors. The seller acquired the asset in 2023 for $1.8 million, and, at that time, the property had not traded in more than 50 years. …

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Berkadia Arranges $58.3 Million ReFi for Miami-Suburb Property

by Lynn Peisner

HOMESTEAD, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $58.3 million Freddie Mac loan for Denver-based Grand Peaks Properties and Washington, D.C.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners. The two firms will use the funds to refinance existing debt on The Olivia in Homestead, located about 27 miles south of Miami. The joint venture owners acquired the property, developed in 2018, for $71 million in late 2021 in a Berkadia-brokered transaction. The Olivia sits on 3.4 acres at 14981 Southwest 283rd St. and offers 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as …

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Portman Approved for Pompano Beach Project

by Lynn Peisner

POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — The City of Pompano Beach has approved Portman’s plans for a mixed-use development at 2400 E. Atlantic Blvd. The Atlanta-based developer will break ground on the eight-story, 397-unit project in fall 2026, with completion slated for late 2028. The community will include a variety of floor plans, some of which will be offered as townhomes with direct street access. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, interior courtyard, a fitness center and a six-story parking garage. At the street level, there will be 10,591 square feet of …

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Dominium Promotes Yvette Gallegos to Vice President of Operations

by Lynn Peisner

DALLAS — Affordable housing developer, owner and manager Dominium has promoted Yvette Gallegos to vice president of operations. In her new role, Gallegos will oversee the operations department’s day-to-day activities and will play a key role in advancing organizational initiatives and strategic projects. Gallegos joined Dominium in 2012 as a community manager in Florida and advanced through leadership roles, including area manager and regional manager. In 2024, she was promoted to director of property operations.

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Kimko, Bozzuto to Add Residential to Historic Bay Area Shopping Center

by Lynn Peisner

DALY CITY, CALIF. — Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) and Bozzuto have broken ground on The Chester at Westlake, a 214-unit community located in the Westlake Shopping Center in Daly City, about 10 miles south of San Francisco. The project is part of Kimko’s strategy to incorporate residential into its retail developments. Westlake, a 40-acre, open-air center, opened in 1951 and was acquired by Kimko in 2002. Westlake Shopping Center is described as one of the earliest planned shopping centers in the United States, and neighborhoods were built around the center, …

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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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Affordable HousingIndustry Voices

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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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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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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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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