WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — San Diego-based Fairfield Residential has acquired the 812-unit Portofino Place in West Palm Beach. The asset sold for $208 million, and the seller was Atlanta-based Cortland Partners, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Located at 4400 and 4600 Portofino Way, the property is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as two-story lofts and four resort-style pools. Additional amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, pickleball and tennis courts, indoor basketball court, coworking space, dog park, guest suite accommodations and multiple social …
Lynn Peisner
SAN DIEGO — Chicago-based CEDARst Cos. has obtained an $80 million construction loan to develop The Samuel, a 197-unit community in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. JLL’s Zach Kersten, Jack Wood and Ben Choromanski arranged the three-year, floating rate loan through Boston-based CrossHarbor Capital Partners. Located at 2821 Adams Ave., The Samuel will be an eight-story development comprised of studios, one- and two-bedroom units and a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, fire pits, game deck and a rooftop lounge with an outdoor kitchen. Construction is expected to begin later this …
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $7.3M Sale of Cascade Apartments in Rochester, Minnesota
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7.3 million sale of Cascade Apartments in Rochester. Patina Management was the seller, and Black Swan Living was the buyer. Cushman & Wakefield’s Chris Collins, Lance Steiger, Evan Miller and Erin Salway represented Patina in the transaction. Located at 957 Pendant Lane NW, Cascade Apartments was developed in 2016 and is comprised of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The property, about 4 miles northwest of the Mayo Clinic, features in-unit washers and dryers, electric vehicle charging stations and outdoor gathering spaces. …
PATERSON, N.J. — Redwood Associates, an affiliate of Value Cos. Inc., has sold Valley View Apartments in Paterson, New Jersey, to EOM Equity for an undisclosed sum. JLL’s Jose Cruz, Mike Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce represented the seller in the transaction. The 100-unit property was 99 percent occupied when the transaction closed. Built in 1965, Valley View Apartments is comprised of one- and two- bedroom units as well as on-site laundry and storage spaces for residents.
RED OAK, TEXAS — Thompson Realty Capital and Trez Capital have sold The Ovilla at Legacy Square in Red Oak, about 19 miles south of Dallas, to Fogelman Properties for an undisclosed sum. Institutional Property Advisors’ Michael Ware, Joey Tumminello, Drew Kile and Taylor Hill brokered the transaction on behalf of the sellers. The Ovilla at Legacy Square is a three-story, garden-style asset completed in 2023 on approximately 18 acres. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, outdoor gas grills and a dog park. Apartments feature granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances …
FAIRBURN, GA. — Portman has completed and opened Meadow Glen Village, a 332-unit development in the Atlanta suburb of Fairburn. The community is comprised of one- and two-bedroom units across nine residential buildings. Apartments feature stainless steel appliances, luxury vinyl plank flooring, walk-in closets and private balconies. The project also includes a central town green and 12,200 square feet of retail. Meadow Glen Village features a resort-style pool with grilling areas, a dog park and green spaces. Summit Contracting Group was the general contractor.
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Woodfield Development has unveiled plans for a 320-unit community within Ashford Green, a mixed-used office campus in the inner Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven. In the second quarter of 2027, Woodfield plans to acquire the five acres needed for the new project from Vela Cos., the owner of the larger 14-acre Ashford Green site. Construction is slated to begin shortly after the transaction and rezoning are completed. The development team currently includes Dwell Design Studio as the architect, PEC as the civil engineer and Spacecraft as the landscape …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Newmark has arranged a $277 million construction loan for Urby and Rockpoint, the developers behind 201 Hudson — by Urby, a 748-unit project planned in the Paulus Hook neighborhood along the Jersey City waterfront. Truist was the lender. Newmark’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer, Holden Witkoff and Jack Fenton arranged the financing. The development site is located at 201 Hudson St. and represents the second phase of Urby’s three-tower waterfront residential development. Upon completion, the 69-story tower will include 748 apartments — in studios, one-, two- and …
The Public ROI Test: When Do Multifamily Development Incentives Make Economic Sense?
Development incentives tend to produce two predictable reactions. One side sees them as a practical tool to get difficult projects built. The other side sees them as a subsidy to private developers. In my experience, neither reaction is enough. The real issue I see is not whether incentives are good or bad in the abstract. The better question I ask is much more practical: What is the public buying, would it happen anyway, and is the return worth the cost? That question is becoming more important across South Florida. Cities, …
SEATTLE — PrivatePortfolio Group has sold Aperture on Fifth, a 106-unit community in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, to Freestone Capital for $32.2 million. Both parties are based in Seattle. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) represented the seller and procured the buyer. Aperture on Fifth, built in 2014, is comprised of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments along with a central atrium courtyard, rooftop deck with a bocce ball court, fitness center, bike storage, package lockers, pet wash area and …