HOUSTON, TX - Ascendant Capital Partners, a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform, and Culver Investment Partners, a multifamily investment platform focused on existing core-plus and value-add multifamily communities, announced the acquisition of the Elle Collection portfolio in the Texas Medical Center area, a populous and growing submarket of Houston, TX, for approximately $60 million. The acquisition marks Ascendant and CIP’s first deal together and the.