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Financing Deal in Place for Two Suburban Dallas Affordable Housing Properties
Sept 5, 2008

With the assistance of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P., Juniper Investment Group has gotten its hands on $17.5 million in financing for its Garden Gate Fort Worth and Garden Gate Plano affordable housing communities located in Fort Worth and Plano, respectively. Holliday Fenoglio placed a seven-year $7.8 million fixed-rate loan for the 240-unit Garden Gate Fort Worth with Freddie Mac, and also obtained a $9.7 million seven-year fixed-rate loan for the 240-unit Garden Gate Plano with the mortgage lender. Both Dallas-area properties were developed in 1995 under the Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.

 
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