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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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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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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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Trinitas-Led JV Breaks Ground on Avanza at Hyde Park in Noblesville, Indiana

by Lynn Peisner

NOBLESVILLE, IND. — PCCP, Trinitas Ventures and Peninsula Investments have broken ground on Avanza at Hyde Park, a 237-unit build-to-rent (BTR) project in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. Completion is slated for fall 2027. This is the first project bearing Trinitas’ new Avanza brand. The community will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom villas and two- or three-bedroom townhomes situated on 25.5 acres. Homes will feature fenced backyards, double vanities in primary bathrooms, in-unit washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. Amenities include private conference rooms and a …

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KABR Group Buys Port Chester, New York, Property for $30.7 Million

by Lynn Peisner

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — KABR Group has acquired 1 North Main Street in Port Chester for $30.7 million. The seller was an entity affiliated with G&S Investors and Robert Martin Co., which developed the 209-unit property between 2020 and 2022. The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Jose Cruz, Jeffrey Julien, Steve Simonelli and Austin Pierce. The asset features five stories of market-rate apartments and 7,630 square feet of ground-floor retail. The new owners will be party to a PILOT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) agreement …

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JV Secures $384 Million for Jersey City Waterfront High-Rise Development

by Lynn Peisner

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Panepinto Properties and AJD Construction have secured $306 million in senior non-recourse construction financing and $78 million in preferred equity for the land purchase and vertical construction of Harborside 8, a 678-unit, luxury waterfront development along the Hudson River in Jersey City.  JLL’s Capital Markets group arranged the floating-rate senior loan through Kennedy Wilson. JLL also arranged the preferred equity through Affinius Capital. The development partners plan to break ground in the first quarter of 2026 with stabilization estimated for the first quarter of 2030. The 65-story …

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What Will it Take to Rebalance the Office and Housing Markets?

by Lynn Peisner

The nation’s housing crisis has reached a breaking point, pushing developers to rethink how and where new supply can be created. Among the most promising — and debated — solutions is the conversion of underutilized office buildings into much-needed affordable housing.  On the surface, the concept seems straightforward: repurpose empty office space into homes in locations where demand is highest. In practice, however, these projects are anything but simple. Converting office buildings into livable, modern and affordable multifamily residences requires far more than reimagining floor plans. Success depends on choosing …

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Solving the Balance Sheet Paradox: The Rise of Platform Investing in Multifamily Assets

by Lynn Peisner

Real estate “platform investments” have long been considered to be the purview of sophisticated financial players in the real estate world. These investments are typically made by institutional investors, pension plans or other private equity players. In platform investing, institutional capital is typically backing an “operator” — a development or investment firm responsible for sourcing, developing or managing multifamily assets. Platform investments provide a minority-stake ownership of the entity that employs key people making strategic investment decisions as well as the entity’s intellectual property. They also allow the investor the …

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MidPen Housing Secures $132.8 Million in Grants for Three Central California Affordable Housing Developments

by Lynn Peisner

SAN JOSÉ, ALAMEDA, AND WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — The California Strategic Growth Council has awarded funding to existing MidPen Housing developments in San José, Alameda and Watsonville that include a total of 362 affordable units as well as transit improvements. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Capitol Station in San José was awarded $49.3 million. Located next to the Capitol Light rail station, this transit-oriented development will include 203 affordable rental homes, including 51 permanent supportive housing apartments for formerly homeless individuals. The project will replace an underutilized VTA parking lot with an …

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JLL Arranges Refinancing for BTR Portfolio in Dallas, Austin and Tampa Markets

by Lynn Peisner

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA., MCKINNEY and GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $130 million refinancing loan through KeyBank National Association’s Institutional Real Estate Group for the Vireo build-to-rent portfolio. The three properties were developed by McCarthy Cos. and include Vireo Medical District, a 210-unit property at 2300 S. McDonald St. in McKinney that was completed in 2024 and has recently stabilized; Vireo Twelve Oaks, a 217-unit property at 201 Morningstar Blvd. in Georgetown that was delivered in 2025 and is currently in lease-up; and Vireo Wesley Chapel, a 181-unit project …

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