UDR Completes $138M 21 Chelsea Acquisition

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NEW YORK CITY-In continuing its Manhattan acquisition spree, publicly-traded multifamily REIT UDR, Inc. completed its acquisition of the 14-story, 210-unit 21 Chelsea luxury apartment building from owner 21 Chelsea LLC for $138 million on Friday morning. The transaction is the latest deal to close in UDR’s current credit facility, which also includes the 706-unit, 35-story Rivergate apartment tower in Murray Hill and the 185-unit View 14 in Washington DC. In total, the three communities were acquired for $687 million.