GREENVILLE, S.C. — Comunidad Partners, an Austin, Texas-based workforce housing investment firm, has acquired The Haywood, a 234-unit property located at 100 Gloucester Ferry Road in Greenville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Comunidad is planning renovations that will update interiors, improve curb appeal and upgrade amenities.
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HOBOKEN, N.J. — Locally based Ironstate Holdings has secured a $162 million construction loan provided by PCCP for the development of Hoboken Urby, a 345-unit, transit-oriented development in Hoboken. Completion is slated for early 2028. The 16-story, 418,332-square-foot project will include 307 market-rate units, 38 affordable units and approximately 17,000 square feet of retail space, which will include a café. The site is less than a quarter of a mile from the Hoboken PATH train station. The unit mix will feature 29 studios, 220 one-bedrooms, 61 two-bedrooms and 35 three-bedrooms. …
HOUSTON — Dwight Capital has closed a $59 million HUD 223(f) loan for an undisclosed borrower. The borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt, cover closing costs, complete property enhancements and establish a replacement reserve account to fund future capital projects for Alden Park Kingsland, a 423-unit, garden-style community in Houston. The property features 10 three-story residential buildings, a community clubhouse, a mail kiosk and a car-care facility. Amenities include a fitness and business center, a resident lounge, a dog park, a carwash station, grilling areas and a …
LINCOLN, NEB. — The Annex Group has completed development of and begun leasing at Union at Antelope Valley, an affordable housing community in Lincoln offering 187 one-, two- and three-bedroom units to households whose income level is at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The $52.7 million community is situated on 1.7 acres on the east side of downtown Lincoln. It offers amenities such as a community and fitness center, a dog park and a courtyard. The ground floor of the building houses a parking garage with …
FORT LAUDERDALE — RKW Residential has been named property manager of three South Florida properties: Falls at Marina Bay in Fort Lauderdale, Blue Atlantic in Delray Beach and Atlantica at Dania Beach. The properties comprise 671 units. Names of the property owner(s) were not disclosed. Falls at Marina Bay is a 376-unit waterfront community offering one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The community is anchored by a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse, a lagoon-style pool with a hot tub and a fitness center with a personal trainer on staff. Blu Atlantic, a 177-unit …
VENTURA, CALIF. — Raintree Properties has acquired Cypress Point, a 268-unit property in Ventura, for $100 million. County Center LP was the seller, and Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) arranged the sale. The transaction equates to $373,134 per unit. The property has been owned by the seller, who was the original developer, since 1990. Cypress Point is situated on 14 acres and includes 28 two-story buildings, a barbecue and picnic area, a fitness center, a clubhouse and covered parking. First-floor units feature nine-foot ceilings, and second-floor units have 12-foot vaulted ceilings. …
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $58 million construction takeout loan for Helio Group. The loan was funded by Canyon Partners Real Estate and will be used to refinance existing debt used to develop Arya Apartments in Culver City. Arya is one of five multifamily projects Helio has developed in the greater Culver City submarket since 2018. The property features 38 studios, 36 one-bedrooms and 45 two-bedrooms, all of which feature smart-home technology. Asking rents on floor plans available as of late August range from $2,995 …
TikTok is Fueling a New Era of Real Estate Fraud — Here’s What Operators Can Do About It
By Kyle Nelson Fraud is no longer hiding in the shadows. It’s being taught and sold in plain sight — sometimes with hashtags and tutorial videos. Across the multifamily housing industry, operators are seeing the effects firsthand: Fake documents are slipping through and unqualified tenants are being approved, resulting in rising eviction rates. On TikTok, an unexpected market has emerged where users trade tips and tools for falsifying income, employment and identity to gain access to rental housing. This trend is not limited to individual bad actors offering a forged …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ginkgo Residential and J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust (JPMREIT) have acquired a five-property portfolio totaling 647 units across the Charleston metro area. The communities include: Brackenbrook Apartments (168 units), North Bluff Apartments (144 units), The Landing (119 units), Sawbranch Apartments (112 units) and Woodlocke Apartments (104 units). Originally developed between 1975 and 1985, the portfolio has been owned and managed by the same group for many decades, according to Ginkgo, which is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based investment firm that pursues value-add acquisitions across the Southeast. The …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — EMBREY, a San Antonio-based investment firm, has closed on land and financing for Stateswood, a 300-unit community located at 10630 Twin Lakes Parkway in Charlotte. The 19.8-acre property will be a three-story, garden-style development with such amenities as a clubhouse, coworking lounge, a resort-style pool, a fitness center, a courtyard, a pet park and a 24-hour package room. Pre-leasing will be handled by EMBREY Management Services, and the developer anticipates completion by the first quarter of 2027. The financing for Stateswood was provided by Trustmark Bank.