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Vanguard Group is fast becoming a dominant investor in the U.S. real estate industry . Securities and Exchange Commission reports compiled by Bloomberg show that the company’s mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are now the leading owners of real estate investment trusts (REITs), the tax- protected investor funds that own many of the nation’s offices, shopping centers, apartments, hotels, warehouses, and data and storage centers. Including its indexed stock and REIT-focused funds, Malvern- based Vanguard owns 18 percent of Host Hotels & Resorts, whose portfolio includes Ritz -Carlton, Marriott, and Westin hotels; 15 percent of Simon Property Group , the national mall owner that counts King of Prussia Mall among its holdings; and a similar share of Prologis, the warehouse giant. Locally, Vanguard funds control 16 percent each of Brandywine Realty Trust , which owns a majority of Center City’s highest buildings; Liberty Property Trust ...

California real estate investment firm rebrands and repositions 1960s- era apartment community with modern amenities and boutique hotel feel, increasing value by 89% Calvera Partners , a California- based private real estate investment firm , today sold pksl (pronounced “pixel”), a 37-unit apartment building located at 1090 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd. in Sunnyvale, CA, for $15.7 million ($424,000 per unit), an 89% increase over the building’s acquisition price of $8.325 million in January 2014. Home base to the original tech darlings Atari , AMD and Yahoo, the pksl project was the transformation of a 1960s- era apartment complex , formerly known as Crestview Terrace. With a mission to reposition underperforming properties with creative and authentic brands, high value tenant amenities , and modern design, pksl underwent a major transformation. “This community underwent the most significant physical change of any property we’ve owned,” said David Saxe, managing principal at Calver...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The owner of downtown Cleveland's fourth-tallest building is doing an about-face, marketing the Tower at Erieview and the adjacent Galleria shopping mall for sale after more than a year of exploring a partial conversion of the skyscraper to apartments. RAIT Financial Trust recently put the buildings on the market, at an undisclosed price. A listing package from real estate company HFF , Inc., started making the rounds last week. The 40-story tower, at East 12 th Street and St. Clair Avenue, is only 45 percent leased, according to HFF's listing materials. The glassy, barrel- shaped Galleria is 60 percent leased. The property also includes a 421- space parking garage . Related: Oswald Centre, former Eaton Center hit the market RAIT's decision doesn't shut the door on a potential residential redevelopment of a third of the office space. But the listing throws the timeline for such a project into limbo - and signals that the Philadelphia- based company...

Mainstreet Equity (OTC:OTC:MEQYF) is an under-the-radar residential apartment owner/operator in Western Canada . Despite a market cap of $325m (all figures Canadian ), it often sees volume of less than 1000 shares a day on the TSX where it trades under the MEQ ticker. The recent investor presentation (July 2017) gives a brief snapshot of the properties Mainstreet controls . It's important to note that Mainstreet is well away from the frothier markets in Canadian real estate , both geographically and in terms of price point. The average apartment it owns is valued at just marginally more than $100k with an average monthly rent of just $864. These are solidly middle class , leaning lower middle class , properties. The company is focused on rolling up what they view as smaller, underperforming buildings, often ones that have fallen into significant disrepair, are being managed by inexperienced and/or unprofessional owners, and giving them a makeover, with some recent examples fr...

29th Street Capital and Stonemark Equities Acquire Southern Hills Apartments in Arlington, TX Irvine, CA, November 10, 2013 --(PR.com)-- 29th Street Capital (29SC), through its high net worth fund , has closed on an off-market opportunity to acquire Southern Hills , a 250- unit apartment community located in Arlington, TX. The property was acquired through a partnership sponsored by Stonemark Equities . Southern Hills was owned and self-managed by a group of private investors. The property suffers from deferred maintenance that has resulted in rents and occupancy below neighboring competitive properties . The business plan is to immediately implement professional management through Stonemark Management , LLC, and invest $1.3 million for both interior and exterior improvements to achieve rents in line with the market. “This asset is a great addition to our high net worth fund with strong cash flow and future upside,” said Robb Bollhoffer, Managing Partner at 29SC. “We are also ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. , Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco area based Praxis Capital , Inc . is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 198-unit Class B Birch Run Apartments in Clarkston, Georgia . This is the company's first acquisition in the Atlanta metro. Praxis plans to build a portfolio of approximately 2,000 units in this market. Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/547731/Praxis_Capital_Inc_Birch_Run_Atlanta.jpg?w=800" alt=" Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful 198-unit Class B Value-add property in Clarkston, GA, a suburb of Atlanta" class="img-responsive" /> Praxis Capital has acquired the Birch Run Apartments , a beautiful...

NEW YORK, NY -  Centerline Capital Group (“Centerline”), a provider of real estate financial and asset management services for affordable and conventional multifamily housing , and a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company (OTC: CLNH), announced today it has provided a $15. 5 MM Fannie Mae first mortgage to refinance Forest Ridge Apartments in Nashua, New Hampshire. Forest Ridge Apartments , located at 1B Hampshire Drive in Nashua, is a garden style multifamily facility built in tin two phases in 1969 and 1972.  The facility comprises 21 , two- and three-story buildings.  The property consists of a total of 370 units, and the unit mix includes 88 one bedroom-one bath units, 242 two bedroom-one bath units, 24 two bedroom-one bath townhouse units , and 16 three bedroom-two bath townhouse units . The loan is a 10- year fixed rate facility with a 30- year amortization period . The loan will be used to refinance the existing balance on the property.  Centerli...

Davie-based seller nearly doubles its money on the deal John Hielscher Staff Writer @johndhielscher MANATEE COUNTY — Cutting its second deal here in three months, a Pennsylvania real estate investment company has purchased the Champions Walk apartments for $58 million. An affiliate of Merion Realty Partners last week acquired the 376-unit complex at 4148 53rd Ave. W. near IMG Academy in Bradenton. In May, Merion paid $19.1 million for the Bradenton Reserve Apartments , a 166- unit community next to IMG. The seller of Champions Walk nearly doubled its money on the deal. Champions Walk of Bradenton LLC, a Davie- based company managed by Mark Kalimian, paid $30.1 million for the complex in early 2013, about half of its boom-time price. Kalimian acquired the property from a Hallandale-based company that had paid $60 million in 2007, county records show . Just 18 months later, that company lost a $53. 7 million foreclosure judgment and ceded the property to Lehman Bros., w...

Breckenridge Apartment Homes , Portland, Ore." width="300" height="133" /> Breckenridge Apartment Homes , Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore .— Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT II , a non- traded real estate investment trust sponsored by Resource Real Estate , announced it has acquired the Breckenridge Apartment Homes . Details about the transaction remain undisclosed . Breckenridge is a garden style multifamily community with 357 units built in 1985 in the West Hills submarket at 8150 SW Barnes Road . The property sits within five minutes of both Providence St. Vincent Medical center and the Sunset Corridor. “We are very pleased to be able to execute the purchase of Breckenridge on behalf of Opportunity REIT II and its investors. Portland is among the best cities in the U.S. for attracting young, creative and educated people. Due to its talented labor pool , Portland has seen the breadth of its job opportunities grow as key employers have followed the ...

  August 12, 2017 -- San Francisco, California (PRWEB) August 12, 2017 US Capital Partners Inc. has been engaged as the exclusive advisor to New Cities Investment Partners , LLC for the capital formation for a $110MM mixed-use real estate development named the ?Maple & Main Project' in Hayward, located in California's flourishing San Francisco Bay Area . To showcase this project, US Capital will be hosting an investor event on Thursday, August 17th between 6pm and 8pm at the iconic Bently Reserve . This landmark, known as the former San Francisco Federal Reserve building , is located at 301 Battery Street. This will be an opportunity to meet the management team and join the discussion around Maple & Main's conception. The Maple & Main Project has been unanimously approved by the Hayward City Council and is expected to be a catalyst for downtown revitalization. The project is located at Main, Maple & A Street on a 3.9 acre site four blocks from the BART, ...

Six years ago, Mike Brown and Casey Lynch stood on Downtown Boise ’s 8th Street and wondered: Why don’t more people live here? Downtown seemed to have everything that a growing percentage of Americans wanted in a place to live. “I mean, there’s all kinds of jobs. There’s a million coffee shops and hair salons and restaurants, and there’s an active street life ,” says Brown, who founded the Los Angeles- based development company LocalConstruct with Lynch in 2008. Casey Lynch, left, and Mike Brown have made their mark in Boise. Provided by LocalConstruct But in 2011, fewer than 4,000 people lived in Downtown’s scattered apartment and condominium buildings and houses. On a typical weekday afternoon , most Downtown workers got in their cars and put the city in the rearview mirror. Brown and Lynch saw an opportunity. They thought Boiseans would trade ample floor space and vaulted ceilings in the suburbs for smaller, high- end Downtown apartments that offered amenities like gyms, a do...