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Donaldson Group-Angelo, Gordon JV Buys M-F Complex in DC’s Maryland Burbs for $110M

The Donaldson Group and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have acquired Cider Mill Apartments, an 864-unit garden-style apartment community in Montgomery Village, Md.

Brookfield Multiplex Develops $160M Residential Project in Melbourne

Brookfield Multiplex has completed the construction of the $161 million The Quays residential project in the NewQuay precinct of the Melbourne Docklands.

CWD Real Estate Has Plans for New Hotel in Downtown Grand Rapids

With business going strong in the Grand Rapids area, the demand of more hotel space is growing as well. A new hotel project was announced earlier this month by CWD Real Estate Investment, the city’s largest real estate investment and property management firm.

New Owners Announce Luxury Apartments for Avenue of the Arts Building

MRP Residential, a division of MRP Realty of Washington, D.C., and Des Moines-based Principal Real Estate Investors recently acquired the full, 209,000-square-foot residential component of the Avenue of the Arts Building in Center City Philadelphia, with plans to redevelop the asset into high-end apartments.

Lincoln Property Tapped to Develop Dallas Cowboys’ World HQs

Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company has been tapped to master plan, develop and lease the new Dallas Cowboys’ World Headquarters in Frisco.

Finmarc Management Sells Library of Congress-Occupied Property

Finmarc Management, Inc. has been very busy in the Washington D.C. area this February. The Bethesda-based commercial real estate firm started the month with an over $30 million acquisition and ended it with an over $30 million sale.

New Hyatt Place Hotel Planned at Southern Village in Chapel Hill

A new five-story Hyatt Place hotel will soon rise at the Southern Village community in Chapel Hill. According to the Triangle Business Journal, Bryan Properties and its development partner, Beacon ING of Charlotte, have recently finalized a management agreement with the Hyatt Hotels Corp.

SunEdison’s Solar Plant Juices Up Davis-Monathan Air Force Base

SunEdison and MIC Solar Energy Holdings have recently completed a 16.4 megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Edgewood Town Council Approves Master Plan for State Trust Land

By Anca Gagiuc, Associate Editor

After countless public meetings, the Edgewood Town Council signed the Joint Planning Agreement (JPA), approving the master plan for Edgewood Commons. State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and Edgewood Mayor Brad Hill have given the start to the revision of the master plan for the state trust land, also known as Section 16.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Miami Rent Growth, Vacancy Rise

Although last year’s healthcare and government cutbacks brought stagnancy to job growth in Miami-Dade County, employers should accelerate hiring in 2014.