PALATINE, ILL. — Locally based ARTISAN Capital Group (ACG) has acquired Arrowhead Apartments, a 200-unit garden-style property in Palatine, 30 miles northwest of Chicago. ACG partnered with Boca Raton, Florida-based Eastham Capital on the transaction, marking the firms’ fifth joint acquisition. The seller, represented by Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office, was a joint venture with Hispanic Housing Development Corp. as the managing partner. The community is situated on approximately 11 acres and consists of nine two- and three-story buildings with units offered as a mix of one-, two- …
Lynn Peisner
NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $115 million refinancing loan to Ranco Capital and the Gilardian Family, the developers of a 22-story multifamily project in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. The borrower will use the financing to complete construction and stabilize occupancy. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the loan. The building is located at 162 East 36th St. and is comprised of 160 studio, one- and two-bedroom units and 3,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities feature a rooftop lounge, a fitness center and sauna, coworking …
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $14.4 million sale of The Flats, an 18-unit property in Oceanside, approximately 38 miles north of San Diego. CBRE’s Rachel Parsons, Philip Buckley and Anna Kampling represented FABRIC, the seller, in the sale. Conor Brennan, also of CBRE, represented the Dan and Cynthia Kronemyer Family Trust in the acquisition. The property was developed in 2024 and includes two ground-floor retail spaces totaling 2,785 square feet. Units are offered as one- and two-bedroom floor plans.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has hired RKW Residential to third-party manage the developer’s NOVEL River District, a newly completed 318-unit property located within The River District, a 1,400-acre master-planned community in West Charlotte. NOVEL River District was the first project to be completed on the site. At full-build-out, The River District will include approximately 2,350 multifamily units as well as single-family, for-sale homes. NOVEL River District offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, a plant room, outdoor recreation areas, dog park, …
MONROE, N.C. — FCP, a Chevy, Chase, Maryland-based investment firm, has acquired Cottages of Monroe, located 26 miles southeast of Charlotte, for approximately $41.3 million. The asset was previously named Yardly Monroe and is comprised of 151 one-story, semi-detached single-family residences that were built in 2024. Greystar has been hired to manage the property. Units are offered as one- or two-bedroom floor plans with enclosed back yards. Amenities include a resort-style pool, grills, a fitness center, walking path, a dog park, outdoor dining areas and firepits. The seller, represented by …
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an 11-unit property at 11 Schubert St. in Boston. The asset traded between two private parties for the sum of approximately $3.2 million. About half the units were vacant at the time of the sale, allowing the buyer to begin renovations immediately, according to Marcus & Millichap, whose Boston-based team was headed up by Tony Pepdjonovic and Evan Griffith. The asset, constructed circa 1970, sits on a 0.18-acre parcel and includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, seven off-street …
GLEN COVE, N.Y, — RXR and Chuo Nittochi America Corp. have broken ground on the 101-unit Arden, located within the Garvies Point mixed-use development in Glen Cove on the north shore of Long Island, about 34 miles south of Manhattan. The five-story project will include 2,400 square feet of retail and such amenities as an attended lobby, a lounge with a kitchenette, a package room, a wellness lounge with a sauna and massage rooms, a pool, fire pit, grilling stations with prep sinks, electric vehicle charging and a landscaped courtyard. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fannie Mae closed 2025 with a 34 percent year-over-year increase in multifamily loan volume. The agency provided approximately $74 billion in financing last year (compared with $55 billion in 2024), the highest figure since 2020. More than $8.3 billion funded affordable housing transactions, a 31 percent increase from 2024. Forty percent of all deals in 2025 were executed under Fannie Mae’s delegated underwriting model. The top-five DUS lenders last year were Walker & Dunlop ($8.95 billion); Wells Fargo ($7.75 billion); CBRE ($7.47 billion); Berkadia ($7.04 billion); and …
I grew up around real estate. That meant summers power washing roofs in brutal heat, ripping out old carpet, painting benches and learning early that nothing about buildings is abstract. Someone pays for every decision. Someone lives with every mistake. My father and uncle ran a real estate company started by their father. From a young age, the rules were simple: work hard, study hard, be grateful. If you do those things, the system will reward you. For a long time, I believed housing worked the same way. As a …
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Cinnaire Solutions has acquired Grove at Main, a 165-unit property in Bloomington. Northmarq represented the seller, Pensam. The asset was developed in multiple phases between 1979 and 2003. Grove at Main offers a mix of one‑ and two‑bedroom floor plans. Since 2021, Pensam has invested approximately $5.1 million in upgrades to the 16-building property. Enhancements include interior renovations to 158 units, updated roofs and windows, new landscaping, exterior stair replacements and mechanical improvements.