Hurricane season officially began on June 1, and for property owners and managers across the Gulf Coast and Southeast, preparation should already be underway. While NOAA predicts less hurricane activity this summer, it only takes one storm to put residents, properties and entire communities at risk. Storm preparedness is about more than asset protection. It is about protecting the people who call these communities home; residents who, when a property is damaged or destroyed, can be left displaced, vulnerable and without access to the resources they need. That responsibility carries …
Lynn Peisner
Kennedy Wilson, Jamison Team Up to Develop 4,000 Units of Affordable Housing in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Wilson and Jamison have partnered to develop 4,000 affordable housing units across Los Angeles through adaptive reuse and ground-up construction. Specifically, the partnership is comprised of Jamison’s affordable housing division, Arden Residential, and Kennedy Wilson’s affordable housing development group, Vintage Housing. The team will begin with the conversion of the former L.A. World Trade Center, a 10-story office complex developed in the early 1970s at 350 S. Figueroa St., which will be rebranded as Sky Castle. The 400,000-square-foot office complex will be converted into 512 affordable …
American Landmark Apartments Buys Two Jacksonville Properties, Rebrands as One Community
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Apartments, a Tampa, Florida-based private equity-backed multifamily investment manager and owner-operator, has acquired two properties in Jacksonville. Mirador Apartments at River City and Stovall Apartments at River City, two adjacent communities totaling 552 units, were acquired from an undisclosed seller for an undisclosed sum. The properties will be rebranded as Levi at River City. The communities were developed in 2007 and offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as resort-style pools, a fitness center, clubhouse, business center, playground and controlled-access …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Milhaus will develop Linwood & Troost, a 194-unit affordable housing community in Kansas City. Construction is slated to begin at the end of 2026, with completion anticipated by 2028. The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) awarded 4 percent federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for the project. In addition to the tax credits, funding sources include a tax abatement from Kansas City’s Planned Industrial Expansion Authority and $1.5 million awarded from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund. The total project cost was not disclosed. Indianapolis-based Milhaus will …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — PCCP, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate finance and investment management firm, has provided a $61.3 million refinancing loan to PGIM and Kennedy Wilson for Parc Riverside East, a luxury mid-rise community in the Navy Yard/Capital Riverfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 2014 and located at 1011 First St. SE, the 287-unit, 13-story property is comprised of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans Amenities include a fitness center with Peloton bikes, a rooftop pool and sun decks with panoramic D.C. views, courtyard spaces with lounge seating, …
Berkadia Arranges $124.7M Refinancing for HGI’s Alesio Urban Center in Irving, Texas
IRVING, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged a $124.7 million refinancing loan for Alesio Urban Center, a mixed-use community with 908 units and 55,499 square feet of commercial space in the Las Colinas mixed-use planned community in Irving. The sponsor was Harbor Group International (HGI). The loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing mortgage and cover closing costs. The property was developed in two phases between 1987 and 1995. HGI acquired the asset in 2021. Alesio Urban Center spans 17.3 acres and consists of 14 three- to six-story residential …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Forman Capital, a private direct lender, has provided a $49.4 million construction loan for Moda Vista, a 102-unit build-to-rent community at 3320 Curtis St. in the Bordeaux neighborhood of Nashville. The borrower/developer, Moda Homes, is underway on sitework in preparation for vertical construction, which the Illinois-based developer anticipates beginning in summer 2027. Additional project details have not been released.
NEW YORK CITY — Gilbane and partners have closed on financing for 1920 Turnbull, a $170 million, 228-unit affordable and supportive housing project in the Castle Hill/Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. Apartments are income-restricted to households earning up to 60 percent area median income, and 137 units will be reserved as permanent supportive housing. Strada Development and the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) are co-developers, with CUCS also serving as a service provider. Upon completion, slated for March 2029, CUCS will operate a 3,500-square-foot on-site office space providing residents …
IRVINE, CALIF. — C&C Development, a Tustin, California-based affordable housing developer, has completed and opened Cartwright Family Apartments in the Irvine Business Complex. The 4 percent LIHTC project, which is fully occupied, includes 60 units reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income, with some units set aside for veterans. KTGY was the architect. Cartwright Family Apartments is a a single four-story residential building with a mix of 15 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms and 28 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a courtyard with a pool, barbecue pavilion, …
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Nebraska-based Momentum Housing has sold Villas at Lawson Creek in Boiling Springs, 8 miles northwest of Spartanburg, to Charleston, South Carolina-based Matheson Capital for an undisclosed sum. Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Located at 9159 Asheville Highway, Villas at Lawson Creek is a 202-unit garden-style community built in 2009. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenties that include a pool, fitness center, grilling and picnic areas, laundry facilities, a car care center, a movie lounge and storage units.