PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired The Landings at Pembroke Lakes, a 358-unit property in Pembroke Pines, 20 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. The South Florida Business Journal reports that Coral Gables, Florida-based Bar Invest Group sold the asset for approximately $80.5 million. The 27-acre community is built around a 45-acre lake and features green spaces, outdoor amenities and lakefront beaches. The Landings at Pembroke Lake was developed in 1989 and includes one- and two-bedroom units with screened-in patios or balconies. Waterton is planning to upgrade unit appliances, …
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SEATTLE — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Q, an 87-unit community at 1321 Queen Anne Ave. N. in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Kite Partners bought the asset from Acme Realty for $24.1 million. CBRE’s Mark Zoffel, Peter Wright, Reed Hunter and Spencer Clark represented Acme in the transaction. James Bach and Nick DaValle of CBRE’s debt and structured finance team arranged the loan assumption. The Q features studio, one and two-bedroom units and includes a rooftop deck, a fitness center and pet amenities. The building is about 1 …
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $44.5 million refinancing loan for locally based Benchmark Realty Group’s 61-unit property at 194 East 2nd St. in Manhattan’s East Village. Citi was the lender, while Michael Zaremski, John Flynn and Clayton Ross headed up JLL’s team. Located at the corner of East 2nd Street and Avenue B, the six-story property includes 15,450 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 10,000 of which is anchored by Duane Reade under a long-term lease. Benchmark acquired the property in 2024 and has since completed a …
ARLINGTON, VA. — Gilbane Development has begun construction of Renley, an office-to-residential conversion at 3601 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington’s Virginia Square neighborhood. Gilbane acquired the building, developed in 2000, in March 2025. The community will include 94 market-rate units in one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Renley represents one of the first projects to take advantage of Arlington County’s updated adaptive reuse policy, adopted in November 2024, which lowered costs and removed regulatory hurdles for developers. The redevelopment plan will preserve the building’s exterior façade. Inside, amenities will include tenant storage …
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — ARK Homes for Rent has begun pre-leasing at The Reserve at Three Ridges in Northeast Knoxville. The 126-unit community is comprised of two-story townhomes in three- and four-bedroom floor plans with attached garages, open layouts, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in kitchens, smart home features and walk-in closets. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, playground and pet park. A construction completion date was not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — Locally based Trevato Development Group has broken ground on a $120 million mixed-use development at the former Adventure Landing site in Jacksonville Beach. Adventure Landing was an amusement and water park that opened in the 1990s and operated for roughly 30 years. Trevato acquired the property in 2021. The project, which has not yet officially been named, will include 415 units of market-rate and workforce housing, 1,800 square feet of ground-level retail space and a viewing platform overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. The site is on Beach …
Hurricane season officially began on June 1, and for property owners and managers across the Gulf Coast and Southeast, preparation should already be underway. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts less hurricane activity this summer, it only takes one storm to put residents, properties and entire communities at risk. Storm preparedness is about more than asset protection. It is about protecting the people who call these communities home; residents who, when a property is damaged or destroyed, can be left displaced, vulnerable and without access to the …
Kennedy Wilson, Jamison Team Up to Develop 4,000 Units of Affordable Housing in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Wilson and Jamison have partnered to develop 4,000 affordable housing units across Los Angeles through adaptive reuse and ground-up construction. Specifically, the partnership is comprised of Jamison’s affordable housing division, Arden Residential, and Kennedy Wilson’s affordable housing development group, Vintage Housing. According to Bloomberg, the development cost is approximately $1.7 billion. The Los Angeles Times reports the partners will deliver the units via 15 separate projects. The team will begin with the conversion of the former L.A. World Trade Center, a 10-story office complex developed in …
American Landmark Apartments Buys Two Jacksonville Properties, Rebrands as One Community
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Apartments, a Tampa, Florida-based private equity-backed multifamily investment manager and owner-operator, has acquired two properties in Jacksonville for an undisclosed price. Mirador Apartments at River City and Stovall Apartments at River City, two adjacent communities totaling 552 units were acquired from Revantage, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal, which also reports the assets were acquired in 2017 for $36 million. The properties will be rebranded as Levi at River City. The communities were developed in 2007 and offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Milhaus will develop Linwood & Troost, a 194-unit affordable housing community in Kansas City. Construction is slated to begin at the end of 2026, with completion anticipated by 2028. The Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) awarded 4 percent federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for the project. In addition to the tax credits, funding sources include a tax abatement from Kansas City’s Planned Industrial Expansion Authority and $1.5 million awarded from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund. The total project cost was not disclosed. Indianapolis-based Milhaus will …