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New York Investor Buys Metro Richmond’s Bainbridge Midlothian for $108M

by Lynn Peisner

MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Frontier Group of Cos. has acquired Bainbridge Midlothian in the Richmond, Virginia, suburbs for $108 million, marking the Buffalo, New York-based investment firm’s first multifamily acquisition in Virginia. The seller was a joint venture between The Bainbridge Cos. and BVT National Partners, represented by Newmark’s Garrison Gore, Charles Wentworth and Victoria Pickett. Completed in 2024, Bainbridge Midlothian is situated on approximately 25 acres at 12400 Dutton Road in Chesterfield County, 13 miles west of Richmond. The community comprises four residential buildings featuring a mix of studio, one-, …

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Northmarq Arranges $95.8M in Refinancing Loans for Los Angeles Portfolio

by Lynn Peisner

LOS ANGELES — Locally based E&S Ring Management Corp. has obtained $95.8 million in loans to refinance a six-property, 1,461-unit portfolio. E&S owns and operates the communities, which are located throughout metro Los Angeles. Northmarq’s Nathan Prouty, Andrew Slaton and John Holt arranged the financing, structured as six separate loans, in fixed and floating-rate structures, through lender Voya Investment Management. The financing replaces existing debt across the portfolio, including four loans originally placed with Voya in 2007. The properties include Casa Granada in Brentwood (168 units); Meadows South in Culver …

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Samapa Development Completes $23M Hotel Conversion in Metro Milwaukee

by Lynn Peisner

WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Brookfield, Wisconsin-based Samapa Development, has completed Waterfair Apartments in Wautosa. The 146-unit, eight-story project was formerly a 198-unit Sonesta Hotel with convention space. Kraus Anderson served as general contractor, and Continuum Architects + Planners was the architect. The Milwaukee Business Journal reports the development cost was approximately $23 million. While not a traditional affordable housing development backed by tax credits, Waterfair offers apartments that are 15 to 20 percent below area asking rents. Samapa says efficiencies gained from the existing concrete structure and mechanical, electrical and plumbing …

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Standard Communities Breaks Ground on $88M Affordable Housing Development in Richmond, Virginia

by Lynn Peisner

RICHMOND, VA. — Standard Communities has broken ground on Joyfield Towns at German School, an $88 million development that will include 234 affordable three- and four-bedroom townhomes. The development is located at 250 E. German School Road in the Southside area of Richmond, Virginia. The project takes the latter part of its name from German School Road, which was named for a small school that served the area’s German immigrant community in the early 20th century. All units will be income-restricted, including 62 units for households earning up to 50 …

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Seattle Draws Investors While Supply Pressures Ease

by Lynn Peisner

By Frank Hornung and Sergey Klimov When Microsoft moved to the Seattle area in 1979, joining well-established Pacific Northwest companies such as Boeing (aerospace) and Weyerhaeuser (timberland), it set off an enduring tech boom. Fifteen years later, when Jeff Bezos was starting his online bookstore that eventually became Amazon, he chose Seattle for its abundance of tech talent. Today, Microsoft and Amazon together employ almost 100,000 people, Zillow and Expedia are both headquartered in the metro area, and Google, Meta, Apple and Oracle all have major outposts there. This critical …

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Newmark Launches Bridge Program with $35M Loan for Georgia Property

by Lynn Peisner

HINESVILLE, GA. — Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida-based MFP Capital has secured a $35 million bridge loan from Newmark for Independence Place, a 264-unit community in Hinesville. The financing, which will provide interim capital before a transition to permanent agency debt, marks the first transaction under Newmark’s new Multifamily Bridge Program. Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Ricky Warner originated the loan. The program provides short-term financing solutions for qualifying multifamily borrowers seeking to transition into permanent financing through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or FHA lending programs. Originated and serviced directly by …

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MidPen Housing Completes Ira D. Hall Square in Silicon Valley

by Lynn Peisner

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — MidPen Housing has completed and opened Ira D. Hall Square in Sunnyvale. The 176-unit property comprises studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are reserved for residents earning up to 30 to 70 percent of area median income, which is approximately $43,170 to $100,730 for a one-person household. Ira D. Hall Square is adjacent to the Lawrence Caltrain Station and is the first development built under the city’s Lawrence Station Area Plan, which calls for a mixed-use district around the transit hub. MidPen Property Management manages the …

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Gilbane Buys Development Site in Brooklyn for $37M

by Lynn Peisner

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Gilbane Development has acquired a mixed-use development site at 2185 Coyle St. in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn for $37 million. The 96,000-square-foot lot can support 408,400 square feet of commercial space. The seller was a joint venture between AAG Management and ABS Partners. Ariel Property Advisors, led by Victor Sozio, Michael A. Tortorici, Sean R. Kelly, Shimon Shkury and Remi Mandell, arranged the sale. Gilbane is planning an affordable housing project on the site. Details on this upcoming project have not been disclosed. Gilbane, in …

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Lone Star Refinances Two Metro Houston Assets with $110M Loan

by Lynn Peisner

STAFFORD, TEXAS — Affiliates of Lone Star Funds, a London-based global investment firm, have secured a $110 million refinancing loan for two properties in Stafford. The neighboring communities, 1879 at the Grid and Arc at the Grid, were built in 2019 and 2020 respectively and are located within a 192-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former Texas Instruments campus about 17 miles southwest of Houston called The Grid. Walker & Dunlop’s team led by Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Michael Ianno and Edward Leboyer …

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Capstone, CBI Break Ground on Build-to-Rent Development in Viera, Florida

by Lynn Peisner

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Capstone Communities has secured financing and begun construction of The Villas at Viera, a 275-unit build-to-rent development in the master-planned Viera community in Brevard County, about 50 miles southeast of Orlando. Capstone Communities is the developer, and CBI Construction is the general contractor. Capstone Properties is overseeing property management. Fifth Dimension Architecture & Interiors is serving as project architect. Villas at Viera is situated on an 18.4-acre parcel and will comprise two four-story apartment buildings, duplexes, carriage houses and cottage-style residences. Amenities will include a clubhouse and …

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