PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Woda Cooper Cos. has opened Bains Pointe, a 50-unit affordable housing community in Portsmouth, about three miles west of Norfolk, Virginia. The property includes 39 two-bedroom apartments and 11 three-bedroom units reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. Some units are specifically for residents who are developmentally disabled and served by partner STOP Inc., a Hampton Roads, Virginia-based nonprofit that offers supportive services to lower-income individuals and veterans. Some units at Bains Pointe were also designed to serve people with mobility …
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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $79M ReFi for Bristol Development’s Jewel at Santa Rosa Beach in Florida
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $79 million refinancing loan for The Jewel at Santa Rosa Beach, a 408-unit property in Santa Rosa Beach. The borrower was Bristol Development Group. The Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Real Estate Finance team led by Jeremy Pino, Livingston Hessam, Carl Passmore and Kyle Miller coordinated the transaction alongside Walker & Dunlop FHA Finance’s Keith Melton and David Strange to arrange the interest-only, non-recourse bridge loan with an institutional debt fund. The Jewel at Santa Rosa Beach includes one-, …
TBBG Completes Second Phoenix BTR Acquisition, Breaks Ground On Two Development Projects
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based real estate investment firm TBBG Investments has completed one acquisition and broken ground on two build-to-rent (BTR) developments in the Phoenix metro area. In partnership with Denver-based Canopy Real Estate Partners, TBBG has acquired CJ Townhomes for approximately $13.4 million. The 36-unit community in Mesa, Arizona, will be rebranded as The Sonoran Townhomes. The development was completed in 2024 and includes three-bedroom townhomes with attached garages and private yards as well as such amenities as a pool and hot tub, a dog park, fitness center, resident lounge …
You Built It. Your Kids Don’t Want to Run It: A Tax Strategy Most Investors Are Missing.
By Ben Roper and Hal Reinauer There’s a conversation happening in estate attorneys’ offices and around family dinner tables across the country, and it usually goes something like this: an owner of a multifamily property, often held for decades, begins to think seriously about what happens next. The asset has been good to them. It generates income. It carries emotional weight. And the plan, loosely held, is to pass it along the same way it arrived: intact, appreciated and relatively uncomplicated. What most owners never fully reckon with, and what is …
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Trinitas Ventures, a Lafayette, Indiana-based development and investment firm, along with partner Indianapolis-based developer Millstone Ventures have broken ground on Laster Farms at Turkey Creek, a 320-unit project in Knoxville. Laster Farms at Turkey Creek will include 240 apartments and 80 townhomes offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with monthly asking rents ranging from approximately $1,800 to $2,800. Amenities include a clubhouse and fitness center, resort-style pool, golf simulator, outdoor lounge areas and entertainment lawns. First move-ins are expected by summer 2027.
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments and architecture firm AO have broken ground on Bolsa Pacific at Westminster. Developed by Shopoff Realty Investments, the new 83.3-acre mixed-use project will replace the vacant Westminster Mall in Westminster, located in western Orange County, about 12 miles east of Long Beach, California. Bolsa Pacific will include approximately 2,250 residential units, 220,000 square feet of retail, a 120-key hotel and more than 15 acres of publicly accessible open space. AO designed the residential component of the project, which comprises five multifamily buildings on the south …
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Allure at Edinburgh, a 280-unit property in Chesapeake. Drew White, Carter Wood, Matt Straughan and Cole Carns of Berkadia Richmond led the transaction on behalf of the seller, Virginia Beach-based Venture Realty Group. Passco Cos. of Irvine, California, acquired the property for an undisclosed price in a transaction that closed on April 30. Arlington Properties will assume control of property management at Allure at Edinburgh. Located at 249 Allure Lane, the project was developed in two phases in 2024 and 2025. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $50 million loan through NewBridge Lending for Langston Views, a 671-unit community in Washington, D.C. The borrower is Chicago-based Clear Investment Group, which acquired the property from foreclosure in 2024 and has since completed renovations to units, amenities and building systems. Langston Views was constructed in 1966 and consists of two 12-story residential towers and multiple garden-style buildings.
Oppidan Investment Co. Opens Two Raleigh Affordable Housing Developments Totaling $83M
RALEIGH, N.C. — Oppidan Investment Co. has opened two LIHTC affordable housing communities in Raleigh: The Pines at Peach and Birch & Branch. Development costs of the two properties totaled $83 million. Located at 3470 Overstory Circle, Birch & Branch is a $49 million development featuring 180 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for families earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income (AMI). Birch & Branch was designed by Moore Hocutt, engineered by VHB, constructed by Mills Construction and is managed by Excel Property Management. Pines at …
DealPoint Merrill Secures $55M for First Phase of Mall Redevelopment in Metro Cleveland
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — DealPoint Merrill has secured a $55 million construction loan for Phase I of Belle Oaks Marketplace in Richmond Heights, about 14 miles east of Cleveland. The Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Real Estate Finance team led by Ryan Parker arranged a floating-rate, interest-only construction loan provided by Genesis Capital. The financing will be used for construction of Phase I of DealPoint Merrill’s redevelopment of the former Richmond Town Square Mall. This first phase includes 181 multifamily units across two buildings. Upon full completion, Belle Oaks Marketplace …