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PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania has completed the $80 million renovation of Hill College House, a 261-unit on-campus residence hall. The five-story, 195,000-square-foot property offers student lounges, seminar rooms and a 300-seat dining area. Mills + Schnoering Architects of Princeton, N.J., led the design and construction team for the project. The property was originally designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1960 as a women’s dormitory. Renovations at the property included the restoration of the building’s ‘drawbridge’ entrance and landscaped ‘moat’; the removal, restoration and refitting of over 400 windows; an expansion of the dining facilities; the addition of new furniture and finishes; and the conversion of all bathrooms to individual restrooms and shower rooms.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15 million sale of The Jefferson-MacDonough Collection, a multifamily portfolio with 53 rent-stabilized units, located in Brooklyn. The portfolio consists of five multifamily apartment buildings located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area, at 39 and 44 MacDonough Street between Marcy Avenue and Tompkins Avenue. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office along with Peter Von Der Ahe and Joseph Koicim of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured the buyer, a developer.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Addison, Texas-based S2 Capital LLC and partner Pennybacker Capital have acquired Mark at 2600, a 250-unit multifamily property in Arlington. Units at the garden-style community range in size from 718 to 1,488 square feet. Mark Brandenburg of JLL arranged acquisition financing through LegacyTexas Bank on behalf of the buyers

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CHICAGO — 29th Street Capital (29SC) has acquired Wooded Isle Apartments in Chicago’s Hyde Park for an undisclosed price. The 75-unit multifamily community features studios, one- and two-bedroom units. 29SC has allocated approximately $1 million for capital improvements at the property, including interior upgrades such as granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Exterior renovations will include roof repairs, lighting, signage and landscaping. A family-owned enterprise was the seller.

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RICHMOND, VA. — Pinnacle Living, a Glen Allen, Va.-based provider of retirement and seniors housing communities, has secured a $50.6 million loan from SunTrust Bank for the renovation and expansion of Cedarfield, a 90-acre retirement community in Richmond. Formerly known as Virginia United Methodist Homes Inc., the company rebranded to Pinnacle Living in June. The company owns and operates seven seniors housing communities in Virginia. Cedarfield’s renovation will include upgrades to the dining spaces, including the addition of a new pub, marketplace and a fine dining concept. Other planned improvements include a new health and wellness center, additional parking and upgrades to additional facilities and outdoor gathering places.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky has arranged the $25.5 million sale of Breckenridge Square, a 294-unit apartment community in Louisville. Craig Collins of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky and Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Stratford Asset Management Co., in the sale to RealSource Properties. Breckenridge Square is situated within six miles of GE Appliance Park, UPS Worldport and Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plants. The property features a fitness center, swimming pool and a playground.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Greenville, S.C.-based SVN Blackstream has brokered the $12.1 million sale of Alston Arms Apartments, a 160-unit multifamily community in North Charleston. Joey Weinel, Jonathan Kessler and Keith Nelson of SVN Blackstream negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller. The buyer was not disclosed. Constructed in 2007, the property comprises two-bedroom units and is situated on 8.7 acres.

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COLORADO SPRINGS,COLO. — Rivendell Global Real Estate has acquired the 194-unit Commons at Briargate in Colorado Springs for $44.5 million. The community is located at 2845 Freewood Point. Commons at Briargate was built in 1996. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. It is situated adjacent to the 2 million-square-foot Briargate Business Campus, which houses tenants like USAA, Kaiser Permanente and T.Rowe Price. Kevin McKenna and Saul Levy of ARA Newmark represented Rivendell. The seller was a partnership between Lyon Living and Barings Real Estate Advisers.

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DANBURY, Conn. — CBRE represented the seller Beachwold Residential in the sale of Willow Grove, a 135-unit Class A apartment community located in Danbury to an affiliate of Friedkin Realty for $31.25 million. The property, built in 1999, features a clubroom, fitness center and oversized pool, and oversized apartments. Beachwold renovated three-quarters of the apartments in the last few years. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller.

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ALBANY, N.Y. — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment has partnered with Riverside Capital to provide a $12.7 million Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investment to help Michaels Development Company rehabilitate Skyline Gardens Apartments, an affordable housing development in Albany, NY. The project will be financed with a combination of LIHTC equity and tax-exempt bonds provided by the New York State Housing Finance Agency (NYS HFA), a soft loan through the NYS HFA, a House NY Mitchell Lama subsidy loan and existing reserves. The property features 188 LIHTC-regulated units serving families that earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Of these units, 131 will be covered by a 20-year Housing Assistance Payments contract allowing families who are eligible for the HAP subsidized units to pay no more than 30 percent of their income toward rent. Skyline Gardens Apartments was originally built in 1973. It was last renovated more than 20 years ago. Tori O’Brien of of KeyBank Community Development Lending arranged the financing.

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