OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) and KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) have finalized $74.8 million in loans for Mirka Investment’s El Camino Real Apartments, which are being developed in Oceanside, about 38 miles north of San Diego. CDLI’s and CMG’s loans make up part of the $137.5 million total funding package that will enable the construction of the 111-unit affordable housing community reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI). A completion date was not disclosed. CDLI provided a …
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MILWAUKEE — Midloch Investment Partners has acquired The Malt House in Milwaukee in a joint venture with Hempel Real Estate for $19.2 million. Brad Smith, Jack Maloney and Anna Lovell of Cushman & Wakefield in Chicago arranged the transaction. The buyers secured a new mortgage loan from Landmark Credit Union. Harmoniq Residential, based in Milwaukee, will manage and lease The Malt House. The seller was not disclosed by Midloch, but media reports indicate Whitestone Capital was the previous owner. Originally constructed in 1882 for the Pabst Brewing Co., The Malt …
Eastham Capital, Merion Realty Complete Two-Property, Value-Add Acquisition Near Albany
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Eastham Capital and Merion Realty Partners have acquired two assets, Foxrun and North Pointe, in Clifton Park, which is 20 miles north of Albany. The sales price was not disclosed. Florida-based Eastham Capital has a majority ownership through its Eastham Capital Fund VI. Pennsylvania-based Merion Realty, a co-investor, will oversee day-to-day property management at both properties. The new owners are planning a value-add approach with such upgrades as new roofs, parking lots, mechanical systems, landscaping, siding, amenity updates, new interiors and general site improvements. Combined, the …
BRADENTON, FLA. — Zilber Residential Group, a Milwaukee-based developer, owner and property manager founded in 1949, has sold Vida Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton to an undisclosed investor for $92 million. Berkadia Senior Managing Director Matt Mitchell and Director Chris Burtner represented Zilber, which developed the asset, in the deal. The two-story, garden-style Vida is located in Lakewood Ranch, a master-planned community that spans 50 square miles in Manatee and Sarasota counties. The property is comprised of one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, shaded game lawn and grilling …
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Cottages at Alex Patterson Place, a build-to-rent (BTR) property in Hilton Head. Berkadia represented the seller, a partnership between Putnam Atlantic Properties and Verde Capital, in the deal, which closed on June 25. The buyer was Florida-based Sakim Realty Holdings. The Cottages at Alex Patterson comes “permit-ready” for a second phase that could include the development of six additional cottages, according to Berkadia.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Ryan Cos. and EPC Real Estate Group have opened The Oslo, a four-story, 413-unit property in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City. Residents are moving into the first two buildings, which opened in March and May. The remaining buildings are set to open later this year. Developers broke ground in October 2023. Ryan served as the developer, builder and capital markets partner for The Oslo, working in partnership with EPC Real Estate Group on the project. NSPJ Architects led the architectural design. Olsson provided civil …
TACOMA, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Sienna and Sienna Park, two adjacent properties with a total of 248 units just outside Tacoma. Interstate Equities Corp. acquired the assets for $43 million. Built in 1986 and 1988, the two Siennas create a value-add investment opportunity for Interstate Equities, according to Ryan Harmon, part of IPA’s team, which also included Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino. IPA represented the seller, Goodman Real Estate, in the transaction. Sienna is an 80-unit asset with eight …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York-based developer The Albanese Organization, BXP (NYSE: BXP) and Boston-based investment manager CrossHarbor Capital Partners has broken ground on 290 Coles Street, a $400 million multifamily development in Jersey City. Completion is slated for spring 2028. In addition to its namesake thoroughfare, the 1.7-acre site in the West SoHo neighborhood, which spans a full city block, is bounded by Jersey Avenue and 16th and 17th streets. Plans call for 670 apartments, 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space and 13,000 …
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $65.5 million construction loan on behalf of Formativ, a locally based investment and development firm that is building 3850 Blake, a 310-unit property in Denver’s River North (RiNo) district. Formativ broke ground on the 16-story affordable-housing property in June and estimates construction will be complete in the third quarter of 2027. Units will be offered as a mix of studios and one-bedroom floor plans and are rent capped for residents earning between 70 and 100 percent of area median income. Amenities include …
BOSTON — WinnCos. has broken ground on Phase I of the redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack (MEM) public housing project in Boston. Activity will kick off with the construction of a $62 million building known as Building A. This ground-up construction will provide new homes to the 94 low-income families currently living in the community. WinnCos. says Building A move-ins will occur in fall 2026. Once complete, the revamped 30-acre MEM community will include 3,300 rental homes, effectively tripling the number of units currently available. Along with Building A, …