NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $31.5 million sale of an affordable housing building located at 34 W. 139th St. in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. Built in 2007, the property consists of 127 apartments. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Remi Mandell and Gabriel Elyaszadeh of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Income restrictions for the property, as well as the identity of the buyer, were also not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Locally based developer Crescent Communities has broken ground on Novel River District, a 318-unit community in Charlotte. UMB Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project. The community will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Move-ins are slated to begin in early 2026. Novel River District will be the first apartment community within The River District, a 1,400-acre master-planned development that will offer 2,350 apartments and 2,300 single-family homes at full build-out. Crescent Communities is also the developer for The River District. …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — KRE Group has secured a $175 million senior construction loan for the development of Artwalk Towers, a 49-story high-rise project located in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. Beverly Hills, California-based Kennedy Wilson provided the funding. Artwalk Towers will comprise 595 units. Upon completion, the building will feature a street connector to a PATH train station, pool, barbecue area, gym, coworking spaces and a sky lounge with views of the New York City skyline. The project is slated for completion by the fourth quarter of 2027. KRE …
TAMPA, FLA. — BB Living has opened Epperson Ranch, a 164-unit build-to-rent community located at 31921 Conchshell Sail St. in Wesley Chapel, roughly 25 miles north of Tampa. The complex offers three- and four-bedroom townhomes that range from 1,639 to 1,944 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, pool and spa, dog park and walking trails. Epperson Ranch is the second community in Florida that BB Living has completed, with three more properties underway that are slated to open in 2025.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Hillpointe, a developer headquartered in Winter Park, has appointed Chip Wooten to the role of senior vice president of debt capital markets and asset sales. In this position, Wooten will manage Hillpointe’s portfolio of multifamily developments. He will also be responsible for overseeing debt origination and asset sales at the company. Prior to joining Hillpointe, Wooten served as a first vice president with CBRE’s Institutional Multifamily Group. He began his career as a research analyst and transitioned to business development while working for two institutional investment …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Gardens, a 24-unit property in Fort Lauderdale. Built in 1966, The Gardens is a 28,587-square-foot asset located at 2190 NE 51st Court. Units come in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The property traded hands for $6.1 million. Austin Michels, Brandon Rex and Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office procured the undisclosed local buyer. The identity of the seller was also not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Rosewood Property Co. has secured a loan for the refinancing of Ventura Ridge, a 482-unit property located at 5602 Presido Parkway in San Antonio. John Brownlee, John Bauman and Scott Cole of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing through New York Life. Built in 2015, Ventura Ridge spans 406,759 square feet across four stories. The community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 844 square feet. Units feature 10-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, patios and balconies, Wi-Fi-connected thermostats, kitchen islands, granite countertops and Bluetooth …
CLEVELAND — BWE, the commercial finance firm formerly known as Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, has arranged a $260 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six properties totaling roughly 1,500 units. The company is based in Cleveland. Northwestern Mutual provided the five-year loan, which was structured with a 5.07 percent interest rate, full-term interest-only payments and a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio. The borrower was not disclosed. All properties were constructed within the past decade, and the portfolio had an occupancy rate of approximately 95 percent at the …
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Cantera Townhomes LLC has received $25 million for the refinancing of Arden Townhomes, a 60-unit townhome community located in the Cantera neighborhood of Warrenville, about 30 miles west of Chicago. Situated at 28291-28417 Torch Parkway, Arden Townhomes offers three-bedroom units averaging 1,898 square feet. The asset was recently built in 2024. JLL represented the borrower in securing the $20 million, two-year, floating-rate senior loan through an entity managed by Argentic Investment Management LLC. Pearlmark provided an additional $5 million in mezzanine financing. Trent Niederberger and Philip Galligan …
BEE CAVE, TEXAS — AvalonBay Communities has acquired Brisa Townhomes, a townhome community located at 4810 Brisa Way in Bee Cave, approximately 15 miles west of Austin. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The sales price was also not disclosed. Brisa Townhomes was built on 17 acres in 2022. The two-story community offers three- and four-bedroom units. Each townhome includes a direct access, two-car garage. Residents have access to amenities such as a pool, outdoor kitchen with grills, private conference room, fitness …