WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has confirmed that the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund will receive approximately $545 million for affordable housing initiatives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. According to Sandra Thompson, director of the FHFA, a portion of every loan purchased by Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac is allocated to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund. The Housing Trust Fund, overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will receive $354 million. The Housing Trust Fund allocates …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With many office buildings, hotels and shopping malls sitting vacant or underutilized, repurposing commercial properties into multifamily housing is growing more commonplace. A recently released report suggests that these conversions could be financially feasible across a broad range of markets and circumstances. “Conversions have existed for decades, but the pandemic has accelerated their growth potential by rendering more commercial properties obsolete,” says Anita Kramer, senior vice president of the ULI Center for Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets. “Our research demonstrates that there’s no ‘cookie-cutter’ formula for …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — PRP has completed the conversion of an office building at 4900 Seminary Road in Alexandria into a 212-unit apartment tower named the Sinclaire on Seminary. The high-rise features apartments averaging 850 square feet in size with ceilings exceeding 10 feet in height. Amenities include ground-level retail space, a dog park, individual storage spaces, indoor parking garage connected by a covered walkway and outdoor lounge areas with firepits, a bocce ball court and outdoor recreational activities. Kettler is the property manager of Sinclaire on Seminary. Monthly rental rates …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska has topped out OZMA, a 12-story, mixed-use development, at 44 M St. Northeast, in the city’s NoMa neighborhood. Designed by Handel Architects, OZMA will feature 275 units and 7,700 square feet of retail space. The ground floor will include a secret garden, library lounge, meeting and workspaces, fitness center with flex studio and an art studio with a social bar. The penthouse offers a wellness center with tranquility cabanas, outdoor fireplace and solarium garden. The top floor also offers an expansive terrace with a heated pool, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — EagleBank, a Washington, D.C.-based community bank, has provided $25 million in construction financing to The Community Builders (TCB) and Dantes Partners for a new 100 percent affordable development in the Park View neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The development is part of the larger Park Morton and Bruce Monroe redevelopment plan to transform a 174-unit former public housing property into a mixed-income community of nearly 500 units. Upon completion, the five-story development will offer 142 units, including 40 public housing replacement units. Planned amenities include a rooftop lounge, …
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