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Affordable Housing Providers Have a Legal Responsibility to Know How Their AI Tech Works

by Lynn Peisner

Artificial intelligence use cases are increasing across many sectors, including housing. Potential deployment of AI can involve a wide range of uses, including AI-enabled customer service, rental analytics and internal operations efficiency, among others. As adoption continues, and regulators and legislators focus their attention on AI, the regulatory landscape involving privacy and housing-related issues is becoming increasingly complex. AI tools can raise a wide range of privacy and security concerns. Multifamily owners who have a working knowledge of AI-related federal and state policy issues will be set up for success, …

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The Lynd Group Secures $66 Million Refinancing for Willow Glen in Chicago Suburbs

by Lynn Peisner

WILLOW GLEN, ILL. — The Lynd Group has secured a $66 million refinancing for Willow Glen, a 224-unit community in the Chicago suburb of Willow Glen. The refinancing repays the project’s construction loan and replaces it with a new financing package consisting of a $58 million Barclays-originated CMBS senior loan and an $8 million mezzanine loan provided by Ghisallo Capital. Lynd Development in partnership with West Point Builders, built the project, which opened in 2023.  Willow Glen consists of 188 apartment units and 36 three-story townhomes. Amenities include a clubhouse …

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Northmarq Arranges $65.7 Million Loan for Acquisition of Residences at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas

by Lynn Peisner

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Northmarq has arranged a $65.7 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for sponsor Price Brothers. The locally based owner/operator has acquired Residences at Prairiefire, a 426-unit community that was built in 2014. Neither a total purchase price nor a seller’s name was disclosed. Units are offered as one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a cyber café, business center, a pool and poolside lounge with a TV, outdoor kitchen space, a car-care center and package management services. The community is located in the Prairiefire mixed-used district …

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KeyBank Secures $43.3 Million for Two Salt Lake City Affordable Housing Developments

by Lynn Peisner

SALT LAKE CITY — KeyBank has secured $43.3 million in financing on behalf of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City for a redevelopment and an adjacent ground-up affordable housing construction project. The projects include Sunrise Metro, a renovation of an existing 100-unit, four-story structure with the addition of 18 new units to the second floor, and Atkinson Stacks, a 100-unit new-construction building. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided a $27.3 million construction loan. KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) also arranged permanent financing with a $16 million Freddie …

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WinnDevelopment Breaks Ground on $44 Million Affordable Housing Community in Baltimore

by Lynn Peisner

BALTIMORE — WinnDevelopment, along with nonprofit partners BRIDGES Community Development Corp. and Bon Secours Unity Properties, have secured financing for the $44 million Residences at Belvedere Place in northwest Baltimore. The development includes 83 units of affordable housing as well as 8,442 square feet of commercial space. Financing partners for the project include the Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development (MD-DHCD), which delivered Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bond financing and a subordinate loan; the City of Baltimore, which provided additional gap financing; Bank of America, which is …

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Gordon Capital Secures Loans for Two Townhome Communities in the Carolinas

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and GREENVILLE, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $47.8 million in bridge refinancings for two townhome rental communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Michael Stepniewski, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Michael Brown, Edward Leboyer and Nicholas Gilhooley arranged two floating-rate, interest-only loans provided by ACRES Capital on behalf of borrower Gordon Road Capital. The properties include One West End, an 86-unit community at 2701 Rozzelles Ferry Road in Charlotte and Maybrook Terraces, a 50-unit community located at 206 N. Leach St. in Greenville.

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Kennedy Wilson Buys The Fletcher Southlands in Aurora, Colorado, for $94.8 Million, Secures $61.8 Million Acquisition Loan

by Lynn Peisner

AURORA, COLO. — Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has acquired The Fletcher Southlands in Aurora’s Southlands submarket for approximately $94.8 million from CBRE Global Investors. JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $61.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Kennedy Wilson. The Fletcher Southlands, located at 22959 E. Smoky Hill Road, was built in 2001 on a 23-acre site and features one- to four-bedroom units and amenities that include a pool and hot tub, fitness and business centers, a gaming area, covered parking, a dog park, package lockers, grills, valet trash services, …

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Investors Capital Group Acquires Vertical East in Tucson for $22 Million

by Lynn Peisner

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Vertical Street Ventures has sold Vertical East Apartments in Tucson to Seattle-based Investors Capital Group for $22 million. IPA’s Clint Wadlund, Hamid Panahi, Steve Gebing and Cliff David represented the seller. The property was developed in 2001 and is comprised of two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community-wide amenities include a pool and hot tub, a picnic area and a dog park.

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Trilogy Investment Breaks Ground on Build-to-Rent Community in Asheville, North Carolina

by Lynn Peisner

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Trilogy Investment Co. in partnership with Provest Partners has closed on a construction loan and begun construction of REV3 at Pinnacle Meadows, a 73-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Asheville. Trilogy is an Atlanta-based investment and development firm, and Provest Partners is a Korean investment firm. REV3 will feature two- and three-bedroom townhomes, each with a one-car garage. REV3 Homes, a division of Trilogy Investment Co., will serve as the builder for the project. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.

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Capano Residential Buys Historic Philadelphia Apartment Building for $24 Million

by Lynn Peisner

PHILADELPHIA — Capano Residential, a developer/owner based out of Wilmington, Delaware, has acquired Rittenhouse Row Apartments in Philadelphia’s Center City for $23.7 million. The building was constructed in 1910 and converted to residential in the early 1990s. Capano is planning to invest approximately $2 million in renovations to the second floor, where the fitness and leasing centers are currently located. The entire floor will be demolished making way for four additional apartments, renovated leasing and fitness centers and an amenity space for coworking and social gatherings. The upgrades are slated …

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