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The Jacobson Company sells 177-unit multifamily community in Kent, Wash. The Jacobson Company, a private real estate investment and management company, has sold CityZen Commons, a 177-unit multifamily property in Kent, Wash., the fourth-largest city municipality in greater Seattle, for $52 million. The firm acquired the asset for $28.1 million in 2018. Read more… Subscribe…
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