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The Brook rendering in Glen Allen, Virginia

Middleburg Communities, Resmark Secure Land for 310-Unit North Richmond Project

by Lynn Peisner April 12, 2023

GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Middleburg Communities has acquired a 13.5-acre land parcel in Glen Allen to develop a 310-unit apartment and townhome project. Glen Allen is about 15 miles north of Richmond, Virginia. Construction on the project, called The Brook, will begin later this month, with a completion-date estimate of late 2024. According to Middleburg, The Brook is one of only a few multifamily projects to be built in the North Richmond area in the past two decades. Middleburg is managing the development, and The Remark Cos. is an investment …

April 12, 2023

Finance Indiana Midwest News

Weiss Refinances Indiana Property With $54 Million Loan

by Lynn Peisner April 11, 2023

MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Draper and Kramer has arranged a $54 million loan on behalf of Weiss Entities to refinance Prairie Point and The Reserve at Prairie Point apartments in Merrillville, which is about 43 miles south of Chicago. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was funded by a life insurance company lender. Prairie Point and The Reserve comprises 440 townhome-style units and was built between 2002 and 2015, with most recent renovations taking place in 2018. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style heated pool, a playground and a regulation-sized sand volleyball …

April 11, 2023

Rendering of Revival on Platte in Denver

Colorado Development News Western

Mortenson and Pinnacle Partners Break Ground on Denver Project

by Lynn Peisner April 10, 2023

DENVER — Mortenson and Pinnacle Partners have broken ground on Revival on Platte, an Opportunity Zone project in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood. Completion of the 200-unit, eight-story building is estimated to be next year. The project is adjacent to the South Platte River. It will include one- and two-bedroom apartments and two levels of parking. Residents also will have access to eight electric cars via a third-party app. Amenities include a fitness center, a business center and a rooftop amenity deck. The structure will be built with Mortenson’s prefabricated interior …

April 10, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Massachusetts News Northeast

Affordable Housing Development in Boston’s Chinatown Receives Bond Funding

by Lynn Peisner April 6, 2023

BOSTON — MassDevelopment has issued a $26 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Harrison Affordable LLC, an affiliate of Beacon Communities and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England (CCBA), which will use proceeds to build an 85-unit affordable rental housing community at 288 Harrison Ave. in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The building, dubbed 288 Harrison Residences, will be constructed on what is currently a surface parking lot serving the Tai Tung Village affordable housing community, also owned by CCBA. The organization chose Beacon Communities as its development partner in …

April 6, 2023

Exterior of Legacy Gateway in Forney, Texas

Development News Texas

Legacy Partners and Resmark Cos. Break Ground on 336-Unit Project in Gateway Mixed-Use Development Near Dallas

by Lynn Peisner April 5, 2023

FORNEY, TEXAS — Legacy Partners and The Resmark Cos. have broken ground on Legacy Gateway, a 336-unit property in Forney, about 20 miles east of Dallas. The 14-acre project site is located within Gateway, a 2,000-acre mixed-use development that is home to luxury multifamily communities, retail, office and entertainment venues. Legacy Gateway will complete by approximately spring 2025, with an estimated initial occupancy in summer 2024. JHP Architecture is the architect, and BBL Building Co. is the general contractor. Legacy and Resmark acquired the undeveloped parcel with a construction loan …

April 5, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Illinois Midwest News

McHugh Construction, Brown & Momen Complete Near South Side Chicago Mixed-Income Project

by Lynn Peisner March 31, 2023

CHICAGO — Locally based McHugh Construction and its partner Brown & Momen, a general contractor also based in Chicago, have completed construction of the $24.3 million 508 Pershing at Oakwood Shores in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The 53-unit mixed-use, mixed-income project was developed by The Community Builders (TCB). Construction began in April 2021. The project is part of a larger Oakwood Shores revitalization plan. Oakwood Shores is about 3.5 miles south of downtown Chicago and part of an area called Near South Side. TCB’s partners in the project include Granite Development, …

March 31, 2023

California Investment Sales News Western

IPA Arranges $54 Million Sale of Haven Warner Center in L.A.

by Lynn Peisner March 29, 2023

LOS ANGELES — IPA has arranged the sale of Haven Warner Center, a 205-unit community in the Warner Center master-planned neighborhood in Los Angeles. The property sold for $54 million. IPA’s Gregory Harris represented the seller, a private multifamily investment firm, and procured the buyer, LA Apartments. Haven Warner Center was built in 1985 and includes a mix of 50 studios, 80 one-bedroom units and 75 two-bedroom apartments. Renovated units have stainless-steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring and upgraded plumbing and electrical fixtures. Amenities include a swimming pool and spa, a …

March 29, 2023

A rendering of the 116 Norfolk redevelopment in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Affordable Housing Massachusetts News Northeast

MassDevelopment Issues $151 Million in Bonds to Four Cities for Affordable Housing Redevelopment

by Lynn Peisner March 28, 2023

BOSTON — MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ state development finance agency, has issued $151.7 million in tax-exempt bonds to public housing authorities throughout the state but primarily near Boston. The funds were issued to authorities in Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham and Medford. These cities will use the bond proceeds to renovate and expand affordable housing properties. The redevelopment efforts will preserve 368 units of housing for families, seniors, individuals living with disabilities and people experiencing chronic homelessness. Additionally, the bond proceeds will be used to create 46 new affordable apartments as well as to …

March 28, 2023

Rendering of CIM Group's upcoming mixed-use project in L.A.

Affordable Housing California Development News Western

CIM Group Buys Land from Los Angeles Church for Mixed-Use Project

by Lynn Peisner March 28, 2023

LOS ANGELES — CIM Group has acquired an approximately 1.3-acre property at 3045 Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles. The site is entitled for a mixed-use development consisting of 168 apartment units, of which 17 will be affordable, and 40,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. New development at the site will replace the vacant, former West Angeles Church of God in Christ, whose congregation has moved to a new location. CIM Group Principal Shaul Kuba and Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr. have negotiated a series of acquisitions of church-owned properties over …

March 28, 2023

Affordable Housing Connecticut Development News Northeast

Toll Brothers and Harris Realty Will Develop $136 Million Piper in Norwalk, Connecticut

by Lynn Peisner March 24, 2023

NORWALK, CONN. — Toll Brothers Apartment Living and Harris Realty Co. will develop Piper, an opportunity zone project in Norwalk. Piper is being financed by debt and equity arranged by Toll Brothers’ in-house finance team, which includes a $136 million construction loan from TD Bank and Wells Fargo. Piper will be a six-story, 393-unit building. Thirty-seven units will be designated affordable, but specific rent restrictions were not disclosed. Piper’s amenities will include a fitness center, pool, rooftop deck, coworking spaces, a library, a wine room, a demo kitchen and dining …

March 24, 2023

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