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Lynn Peisner

North-and-Valley

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — The NRP Group has broken ground on North & Valley, an affordable housing development in North Las Vegas. Completion is slated for April 2027. The community will offer 105 units reserved for tenants earning between 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. According to the City of North Las Vegas, residents’ average yearly income is $75,459. The development site spans five acres and will comprise two four-story buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, …

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Harvest-Station-Broomfield

BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Hamilton Zanze has sold Harvest Station in Broomfield, 17 miles north of Denver. According to the Denver Business Journal, Four Peaks Multifamily Partners bought the property, developed in 2014, for $85 million. San Francisco-based Hamilton Zanze bought the property in 2016. Situated at 11775 Wadsworth Blvd., Harvest Station features 119 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, grilling stations, an outdoor fireplace and TV lounge, a clubhouse with a gaming lounge, a business center, a dog park and dog wash and …

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El-Paseo

PORTLAND, ORE. — Portland-based multifamily operator, developer and investor Guardian has acquired a portfolio of 15 affordable housing communities in Oregon and New Mexico, each of which has reached the end of its 15-year LIHTC compliance period. Guardian will convert a portion of the portfolio’s market-rate units to be rent capped at 60 percent of area median income. The acquisition was completed in two separate phases. The first phase included two Portland-area properties totaling 310 units, acquired with capital partner AEW. The second phase included 13 properties and 2,740 units …

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The-Chester

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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yvette-gallegos-Dominium

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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6254-N.-Whipple-St

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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2400-E-Atlantic-Blvd

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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The-Olivia

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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US-Capitol

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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austin-walker

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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