Vizzda – August 8, 2013 – GSO Capital purchased 106.31 acres of “The Meadows” in Peoria for $16.5m or $155,206 per acre from Communities Southwest. An additional aspect of the deal is that K Hovnanian Homes has optioned the land. GSO Capital has worked closely with K Hovnanian Homes, providing a $250m cash infusion in 2012 (LINK) and operating as a land banker for K Hov. Steve Benson of Rose Asset Management was GSO Capital’s contact for the deal, while president Mike Kern and executive vice president Luka Vignjevic handled the deal for Communities Southwest and Chad Fuller represented K Hovnanian Homes.