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Lynn Peisner

Brickell-Starlite-Miami
DevelopmentFinanceFloridaNewsSoutheast

JV Receives $250 Million Construction Loan to Build Miami Tower

by Lynn Peisner

MIAMI — Focus, a Chicago-based developer, and Group Fox, an investment and property management company also out of Chicago, have received a $250 million construction loan to build Brickell Starlite in Miami. Affinius Capital was the lender. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing. Brickell Starlite is a to-be-built, 39-story, 517-unit luxury property in Miami’s Brickell submarket on the site of the former Starlite Motel. Units will be offered as studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with 5 percent of the units designated for workforce housing. The development will feature amenities …

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VLH-Lakeland
BerkadiaFloridaInvestment SalesNewsSoutheast

Providence Group Sells Property in Lakeland, Florida

by Lynn Peisner

LAKELAND, FLA. — National Property Management Associates, based out of Orchard Park, New York, has acquired Village at Lake Highland in Lakeland from Chicago-based Providence Real Estate. The sales price was not disclosed. Cole Whitaker, Jason Stanton and Mary Beale of Berkadia Central & North Florida arranged the sale on behalf of Providence. Located at 2150 Lake Highland Blvd., Village at Lake Highland was built in 2001 and consists of 16 two- and three-story buildings on a 37-acre site. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 729 …

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Build-to-RentInvestment SalesNewsNortheastPennsylvania

PPR, Bel Canto Buy Botanica Cottages in Metro Philadelphia

by Lynn Peisner

LIMERICK, PA. — Locally based PPR Capital Management, along with Bel Canto Asset Growth Fund, has acquired Botanica Cottages, a 199-unit property in Limerick, 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Developed in 1999, the townhome community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. An attached garage is included in each direct-access unit. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center and resort-style pool and hot tub. PPR and Bel Canto plan to implement a value-add strategy through interior unit renovations, which are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026.

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Block-Three-Madison
DevelopmentMidwestNewsWisconsin

Smith Gilbane Breaks Ground on Block Three at Madison Yards

by Lynn Peisner

MADISON, WIS. — Smith Gilbane, a joint venture comprised of developers Gilbane Development Co. and Summit Smith Development, are underway on construction of Block Three, the most recent phase of Smith Gilbane’s Madison Yards project in Madison’s Near West Side neighborhood. The Madison Yards master-planned community is a 21-acre site at the southwest corner of University Avenue and Segoe Road, the former location of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s headquarters. The total project includes approximately 500 units, a hotel, Class-A office spaces, 400,000 square feet of medical office space, a …

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Second-&-Second-Minneapolis
Investment SalesMidwestMinnesotaNews

Roundhouse Buys Second + Second in Minneapolis

by Lynn Peisner

MINNEAPOLIS — Boise, Idaho-based Roundhouse has acquired Second + Second, a 158-unit property in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, from Vail, Colorado-based Solaris Group. The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports the sales price was approximately $47 million. CBRE’s Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins represented Solaris in the transaction. Second + Second is located at 120 N. Second St. It was developed in 2020 and features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans that average 863 square feet. Community and unit amenities include underground parking, a sky lounge, a …

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BerkadiaInvestment SalesNewsSouth CarolinaSoutheast

Berkadia Arranges $57 Million Sale of Latitude at the Commons in Myrtle Beach

by Lynn Peisner

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the $57 million sale of Latitude at the Commons, a 288-unit, garden-style property in Myrtle Beach. The seller was Houston-based ApexOne Investment Partners. The buyer’s identity was not disclosed. Trammell Crow Residential developed the property in 2009. Located at 2222 Crow Lane, Latitude at the Commons includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a 24-hour fitness and wellness center with cardio and weightlifting equipment, a clubhouse with a lounge, a billiard and entertainment room, dog park with a wash station, …

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Overall-Creek-Murfreesboro
FinanceNewsSoutheastTennessee

Denholtz Secures $76 Million ReFi for Overall Creek in Metro Nashville

by Lynn Peisner

MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Denholtz has refinanced Overall Creek in Murfreesboro with a $76 million loan. PCCP was the lender, and Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing. Red Bank, New Jersey-based Denholtz acquired Overall Creek in 2022. It was developed in 2020. The community, located at 5150 Jack Byrnes Drive, features resort-style amenities including a courtyard with a pool and grilling stations, fire pits, a dog park, a massage room, a tanning bed, business center and a fitness center. The property is currently 94 percent occupied and offers 384 one-, two- …

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FinanceMassachusettsNewsNortheast

JLL Arranges $23 Million Refinancing for Metro Boston Property

by Lynn Peisner

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $23 million loan through Manulife/John Hancock Life Insurance Co. to refinance 1008 Mass Ave, a 65-unit luxury community in Cambridge. The borrower was Boston Residential Group. The seven-story building, constructed in 1999, features 65 studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments along with ground-floor retail space currently occupied by Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty. The property is home to 67 covered parking spaces and amenities including 24-hour concierge services, a fitness center, a seventh-floor deck with panoramic city views and laundry facilities on every …

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FeaturesFrom the MagazinesOperations

Thinking Outside the Box to Solve Package Delivery Issues

by Lynn Peisner

By Nellie Day It started as a convenience, but now it’s an expectation. Yes, we’re talking about online shopping — or more accurately, the mound of heavy, oddly shaped and ever-delivered boxes that unite multifamily residents with their latest e-commerce obsession. Once considered a tedious operational task, package management has become a daily — sometimes hourly — balancing act between service, space and sanity. Residents expect the same fast, efficient experience they get from Amazon, while owners and managers are left to pick up the pieces, or rather the packages, …

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Mission-Paradise-Hayward
Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentNewsSeniors HousingWestern

EAH Opens Two Bay Area Affordable Housing Communities

by Lynn Peisner

HAYWARD, CALIF. — EAH Housing has opened Pimentel Place and Mission Paradise, two ground-up affordable housing developments in Hayward that, combined, include 133 units with rent restrictions ranging from 20 to 80 percent of area median income. Hayward is in Alameda County, about midway between San Jose and San Francisco. Pimentel Place includes 57 units for families. The community offers one- to three-bedroom floor plans with energy-efficient appliances, on-site laundry facilities, bicycle parking, a children’s play area and indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. About 2 miles south, Mission Paradise occupies …

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