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Prudential Buys 220 KSF M-F High-Rise in DC
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented Federal Capital Partners in the sale of Allegro, a 297-unit, high-rise multi-housing community in Washington, D.C., to buyer Prudential Real Estate Investors, which acquired the asset on behalf of one of its client funds.
Vornado Undergoes $950M Refinancing of Manhattan’s 1290 Avenue of the Americas
Just several months away from completing a redevelopment of 1290 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, Vornado Realty Trust and the partnership that owns the 2 million-square-foot, 43-story building have completed a $950 million refinancing of the property.
New York Investors Buying Up Prime Office Properties in Downtown Chicago
A venture led by Michael Silberberg of Nanuet, N.Y.-based Berkley Properties LLC has agreed to buy the downtown Chicago Bank of America Building for $97 million.
344 KSF Masdar, International Renewable Energy Agency HQ Break Ground
Masdar City, the low-carbon, low-waste, emerging cleantech cluster and one of the most sustainable communities and mixed-use developments in the world continues its trailblazing development in United Arab Emirates.
Greystone, Bassuk Form JV to Focus on ‘Creative’ M-F Financing
Greystone and The Bassuk Organization, both of New York, have formed a joint venture intended to provide expanded real estate and financial services, including “creative debt and equity financing,” to CRE clients with multi-family assets across the United States.
Orbach Group Acquires Manhattan, Pennsylvania M-F Buildings for $70M
The Orbach Group acquired two portfolios totaling 635 rental apartment units across New York City and Pennsylvania for $70 million, increasing its multi-family holdings to more than 5,000 total units.
IPA Arranges $67M Student Housing Sale in Tucson
Institutional Property Advisors, a multi-family brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the sale of The District on 5th Avenue, a new 208-unit student housing community located about one-half mile from the University of Arizona.
Joshua Green Corp. Invests $200M in Urban Renaissance Group
With an investment valued at $200 million, the Joshua Green Corp. has taken its relationship with real estate operating company Urban Renaissance Group L.L.C. to a new level.
Grainger to Use JV to Broaden Funding of $280M German Apartment Portfolio
A joint venture to be formed by Grainger, of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and Heitman, of Chicago, will invest in a German rental residential portfolio of nearly 3,000 units, currently wholly owned by Grainger.
Economy Watch: Foreclosed Property Discounts, LV Short Sales Down; Consumer Confidence Up
In some positive signs for the market, Zillow reported a reduced discount between the prices at which foreclosed and non-foreclosed residential properties sold in September, while a Las Vegas real estate group found fewer homes selling out of foreclosure and consumer confidence rose in early November.