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Banner Real Estate Secures $124 Million in Debt and Equity for Suburban Chicago Project

by Lynn Peisner

WHEATON, Ill. — Banner Real Estate Group has secured $124 million in debt and equity and broken ground on The Faywell in Wheaton, 30 miles west of Chicago. The financing includes an $84 million construction loan from PNC Bank and approximately $40 million in joint venture equity, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The 2.6-acre development site is an assemblage of 13 parcels and involved seven separate sellers. The deal took about five years to put together. The site is adjacent to the Metra Union Pacific West station with service to downtown …

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Hunt Cos. Acquires Controlling Interest in Carter

by Lynn Peisner

EL PASO, TEXAS, AND ATLANTA — Hunt Cos. Inc., an El Paso-based holding company with a focus on real estate, infrastructure and financial services, has acquired a majority stake in Carter, an Atlanta-based real estate investment and development firm. The companies have partnered on past development projects, including Prospect Lake Wire, a mixed-use development completed in 2024 in Lakeland, Florida, and The DeSOTA, an apartment community in Sarasota, Florida, completed in 2018. With this change, Bob Peterson, long-time chief executive officer and chairman of Carter, has announced his retirement. Following …

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Atlas Real Estate Partners Buys Perse Apartments in Orlando

by Lynn Peisner

ORLANDO, FLA. — Atlas Real Estate Partners has acquired Perse Apartments, a 384-unit community located in Orlando, about three miles from Disney World. The seller, TRION Properties, was represented by JLL’s Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team led by Directors Ted Taylor and Kyle Butler. Financing was arranged by Scott Wadler, Mitch Sinberg, Matt Robbin and Brad Williamson of Berkadia. Built in 2008, Perse Apartments consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging approximately 1,100 square feet. Atlas is planning a value-add strategy during its hold period with capital …

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Portman to Develop Mixed-Use Project, with 332 units, Near Atlanta

by Lynn Peisner

FAIRBURN, GA. — Portman has closed on a land deal in Fairburn, an Atlanta suburb, where it plans to develop a 332-unit property with retail and greenspace. The Atlanta-based development company, founded in 1957, will break ground in late July and estimates completion by June 2027. Meadow Glen Village will include a variety of home types across nine buildings, each with its own dedicated parking. It will also feature a town green for resident events as well as public use. The greenspace will be flanked by two 6,000-square-foot retail buildings that …

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Greystar Underway on BTR Project Near UVA

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Greystar has broken ground on Old Ivy, a 525-unit community in Charlottesville. The development site is just off the University of Virginia campus, east of Highway 29, between Old Ivy and Leonard Sandridge roads. The project includes a variety of homes, including apartments, standalone dwellings, duplexes and townhomes. More specifically, Old Ivy will be comprised of 336 apartments, with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, and 189 build-to-rent residences, consisting of three-bedroom townhomes as well as three-bedroom standalone homes clustered around green spaces or mini parks, some with …

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Joint Venture Buys Crest Manor Near Dallas

by Lynn Peisner

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — SPI Advisory and FCP have acquired Crest Manor Apartments, a 600-unit community in Lewisville, 25 miles north of Dallas. SPI said in a release it had been in discussions with the undisclosed developer and seller for the past five years and acquired the asset in an off-market transaction. Crest Manor was developed in two phases in 2010 and 2016. Amenities include two pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, tennis courts and walking trails. Units are offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The joint venture partners are …

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Marcus & Millichap Closes $15.6 Million Sale in California’s Central Valley

by Lynn Peisner

MANTECA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Manteca Golf & Tennis Villas, a 56-unit property in Manteca, a city between Modesto and Stockton, California, and about 76 miles west of San Francisco. The property sold for $15.6 million. Stephen Jackson and Joe Owens, both senior directors with Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller. Neither party to the transaction was identified. Completed in 1985, Manteca Golf & Tennis, which is adjacent to a golf course, has a pool, laundry facilities and a tennis court. Units feature washer …

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Lument Hires Nick Steele to Lead Mountain State Investment Sales

by Lynn Peisner

DENVER — Nick Steele has joined Lument to lead investment sales across Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Steele joins Lument from Berkadia, where he worked in the firm’s Denver office. Prior to Berkadia, Steele held senior roles at Marcus & Millichap and started his career at Apartment Realty Advisors. Over the course of his career, Steele has closed approximately $1.5 billion in multifamily sales. Lument is a banking and lending company that launched an investment sales division in 2024.

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How Accessibility Compliance Gives Affordable Housing Investors a Competitive Advantage

by Lynn Peisner

By Mark English In the affordable housing industry, compliance has often been treated as an obligatory cost of doing business — a box to check, a hurdle to clear. Yet in today’s environment, marked by heightened regulatory scrutiny, increased tenant awareness of their rights and a fiercely competitive landscape for funding and partnerships, this mindset is dangerously outdated. For developers, owners and managers of affordable housing, denial of compliance’s strategic value can carry enormous costs: legal liability, reputation damage, financial penalties and missed opportunities to distinguish one’s organization as a …

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Rosewood Breaks Ground on 382-Unit Project in Frisco

by Lynn Peisner

FRISCO, TEXAS — Rosewood Property Co. and equity partner MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, have broken ground on Penrose, a 382-unit property in Frisco. Located on a 5-acre site at 4301 Tributary Way, Penrose is a part of the Southstone Yards masterplan, a pedestrian-oriented, 45-acre, mixed-use project featuring multiple phases of development with such uses as office, residential, restaurant, hotel and green space. Completion of the greater Southstone Yards development is slated for 2030, while Dallas-based Rosewood is estimating a fall 2027 completion date for …

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