CHICAGO-CMK Cos. has filed plans with the city for a 28-story, 307-unit apartment building at 1333 S Wabash.

BETHESDA, MD-A joint venture of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and mortgage investment advisory firm ARA reports it recently financed a total of $110 million in loans for five multifamily properties in Florida, Texas and North Carolina.

BALTIMORE-The developer hired by Amtrak to bring transit-oriented development around Baltimore's Penn Station envisions a 1.5-million-square-foot project that would include housing and commercial office space.

PHILADELPHIA-A court settlement reached between the developer and the Preservation Alliance concerning the demolition of two landmarked church buildings in West Philadelphia, will allow construction to commence on a planned 280-unit apartment tower.

JERSEY CITY, NJ-A host of city officials were on hand yesterday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a $180-million residential tower on First Street here.

WASHINGTON, DC-Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate told a House subcommittee yesterday that the federal sequester would not result in any funding cuts to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK CITY-The owner of 650 Madison Ave has put the 57-year-old office building on the market for sale. Perhaps the decision is no coincidence to the $1.1-billion sale of the nearby Sony building recently.

NEW YORK CITY-The City Council could vote on a rezoning plan for the Hudson Square district later this month.