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Sep, 2023
As interest in downtown Chandler grows, hundreds of apartments, restaurants planned
Chandler has seen some major projects added to its downtown in the past five years, which have brought hotel rooms, restaurants and apartment units…
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Aug, 2023
What’s that on Ann Arbor’s Packard Street? ‘Urban luxury apartments’ coming
ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s been over two years since Ann Arbor officials enthusiastically OK’d plans for a three-story, mixed-use development at 2111 Packard St. The 72-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space that has had city officials excited…
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Jul, 2023
Chandler planning officials recommend approval for downtown mixed-use development
Chandler’s Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval for a rezoning and preliminary development plan for a proposed mixed-use project from a Chicago developer that combines residential, office and retail space…
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Feb, 2023
Origin, Sprandel to Develop Raleigh Project
The two companies teamed up with Aspen Heights Partners and Northwestern Murual to develop 511 Meeting in Charleston, S.C., in 2017. Several years later before selling the 221-unit community to Northland. Separately, Origin Investments has been building out its Colorado multifamily portfolio. In November, the firm partnered with Jackson Dearborn Partners…
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Nov, 2022
Origin JV builds $118M Colorado Community
Origin Investments and Jackson Dearborn Partners have officially partnered for the first time and will develop a $117.9 million multifamily development in Colorado Springs, Colo. The joint venture already started the preliminary site work for Solace at The Ranch…
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Nov, 2022
Newly formed joint venture to develop $118M multifamily project in Colorado Springs
Origin Investments, a leading fund manager focused on the multifamily market that is committed to the future of Colorado Springs, has formed a joint venture with Jackson Dearborn Partners to develop Solace at The Ranch, a $117.9 million multifamily…
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Nov, 2022
City strikes deal for big downtown multi-use project
The developer, Jackson Dearborn Partners, initially wanted to build only 126 multi-family housing units, with about 3,500 square feet for retail on their part of that lot…
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Aug, 2022
Vertically Integrated OZ Investing, With Ryan Tobias
Opportunity Zones represent an attractive value proposition for HNW investors seeking tax-advantaged investment vehicles. But different OZ funds employ different strategies, and vertical integration is one area where they vary widely…
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Aug, 2022
Opportunity Zone Projects Hindered by Inflation, Higher Rates
The Opportunity Fund Association in an email said its members have been hit primarily by the rise in construction material costs, as well as a labor shortage in the construction industry…
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Jul, 2022
Sale revives 284-unit Casa Grande Aparment Plan
Jackson Dearborn Partners’ recent purchase of a 14.39-acre site in Casa Grande west of the I-10 and Florence Blvd. interchange has breathed new life into a stalled 284-unit apartment plan….
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Nov, 2021
OZs work, but IRS faces challenges to ensure compliance, GAP study finds
He says once that occurs within the next year or so, the original intentions of the program will be better realized, which is to encourage investment in areas of economic need…
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Sep, 2021
Nova Towers Ribbon Cutting Comes after New Tenants Make Themselves at Home
Nova Towers Apartments had its grand opening celebration Tuesday morning in honor of the new 76 apartments recently built…
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Jul, 2021
Peoria Planned for 2 Hotels. Now it may Get 200 Apartments Instead
A pair of four-story hotels, one with a rooftop pool, were supposed to break ground in Peoria three years ago. Now, city officials are paving the way to turn the site into nearly 200 apartments…
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May, 2021
Chicago Real Esate Developer Plans Nearly 900 Apartments Around Colorado Springs
A Chicago real estate company that develops and acquires multifamily and student housing projects is entering the Colorado Springs market in a big way…
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Apr, 2021
JDP Acquires 195-Unit Cadence Apartments in Metro Des Moines
JOHNSTON, IOWA — Jackson Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company, has acquired Cadence Apartments in Johnston within metro Des Moines. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 195-unit, Class A apartment complex was built in 2017…
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Mar, 2021
Online Syndication Reaches New Peak: Why Sponsors are Flocking to this Efficient Source of Equity
PORTLAND, OR—For commercial real estate sponsors, online syndication as an alternative to traditional capital has come a long way, and, as a result of the pandemic, it may have finally come into its own as a reliable, seemingly unlimited source of investment capital for sponsors…..
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Mar, 2021
Solace at Ballpark Village Breaks Ground in Goodyear, AZ
Jackson Dearborn Partners, a real estate investment and development company based in Chicago, announced the formal groundbreaking of Solace at Ballpark Village, a 211-unit multi-family development in Goodyear, AZ….
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Feb, 2021
Coffee Convo: A Chat with Nick Griffin
There are so many talented creative professionals in Chicago and around the world. We’ve had the good fortune of connecting with a number of them. And as we started brainstorming new ideas for the Sepia Studio scratchpad, we wondered: what if we could collect insights from the leaders shaping businesses and brands?…
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Dec, 2020
How Sponsors Can Utilize Crowdfunding to Raise Equity for Opportunity Zone Projects
Over the years, in our successful efforts to raise equity for various opportunity zone projects, my firm has tried multiple different methods in our deals: “friends and family” investors, qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) funds, talking to attorneys and wealth managers who have access to clients in an active capital gains event and identifying new potential investors through our existing network…
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Jun, 2020
15 Tips for Success in a Saturated Real Estate Market
It should come as no surprise that the real estate market is entering a period of oversupply. Because of this fact, the price of houses and other real property is likely to see a sharp decline. For buyers, that’s great news, but for real estate professionals, it could be a warning bell for disaster…
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May, 2020
JDP Launches Illinois Student Housing Project
ICON, a student housing development two blocks from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, has broken ground. Jackson Dearborn Partners (JDP) forecasts the $28.4 million, 276-bed ICON to be complete by August 2021, welcoming first move-ins the following month…
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May, 2020
JDP Breaks Ground on 276-Bed Student Housing Project Near the University of Illinois
Jackson Dearborn Partners (JDP) has broken ground on ICON, a 276-bed student housing development located near the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project is being developed in partnership with Sub4 Development and Green Street Realty…
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Apr, 2020
Giampetroni Joins Chicago-Based Investment, Development Firm
Jackson Dearborn Partners has hired Todd Giampetroni as director of acquisitions and asset management. In his new role, Giampetroni will work directly with JDP Partner and Co-Founder Ryan Tobias in the company’s regional office in Ann Arbor, Michigan…
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Mar, 2020
Jackson Dearborn Partners Announces Hiring of Todd Giampetroni
Jackson Dearborn Partners, a real estate investment and development company based in Chicago, has hired Todd Giampetroni as director of acquisitions and asset management….
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Mar, 2020
The Opportunity Funds Association Announces A New Board Member
Washington, DC— The Opportunity Funds Association (OFA) announces the addition of Sean Lyons as a new member of its Board of Directors….
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Jan, 2020
Where to Find Investors for Opportunity Zone Deals
The opportunity zone investor is unique in that they have to be up against a capital gains event where the clock is ticking in order to deploy their capital properly and realize tax benefits…
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Jan, 2020
Forbes Real Estate Council Member News
Jackson Dearborn Partners announces second Opportunity Zone Fund student housing deal in Champaign, IL. This newest fund offers the opportunity to invest in a qualified Opportunity Zone Fund project…
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Jan, 2020
OZ Writers Council Directory
The Council is an invitation-only group of executives and professionals with experience in the Opportunity Zone industry who share their insight through original brief articles. Members are selected based on their experience, professional industry involvement and insight…
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Dec, 2019
$16.8M Nova Tower Planned as Southern Gateway to Downtown Lafayette
Developers of south fourth street project negotiate for air rights to build pedestrian crosswalks between five-story buildings Lafayette sees as part of new southern gateway into downtown…
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Nov, 2019
To Appreciate Opportunity Zones, We Must Look Beyond The Early Adopter Days
Given that opportunity zone (OZ) development is my firm’s core business, I am constantly reading and educating myself about how this young industry continues to evolve…
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Sep, 2019
Five Honest Lessons Learned From Raising An Opportunity Zone Fund
My firm recently closed our first $10 million opportunity zone (OZ) fund to build three student housing projects at the University of Illinois. Like many early adopters in a new space…
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Sep, 2019
Opportunity Zones Go To College: How An Income-Level Loophole Benefits Higher Learning
Besides being large institutions of higher learning with major sports programs, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Southern California and Auburn University also share…
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Jul, 2019
It’s Been a Mixed Bag’: Opportunity Fund Managers Share their Experience
As the federal opportunity zones (OZ) incentive reaches the midway point of its second year, attracting investors is still an issue for qualified opportunity funds (QOFs). Unless it isn’t…
