PHOENIX — Ulysses Development Group (UDG) has broken ground on Salt River Flats 2, a 168-unit affordable housing community located at 4027 S. 13th St. in Phoenix. The project will offer apartments to families and individuals earning up to 60 percent of area median income. Salt River Flats 2 is adjacent to Denver-based UDG’s first project in Arizona, Salt River Flats, which includes 196 multifamily units and opened in the spring of 2024. Funding was secured through a variety of sources, including the Arizona Industrial Development Authority, which provided $34.5 …
RIFLE, COLO. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed the 60-unit Rifle Apartments in Rifle, approximately 183 miles west of Denver. The affordable housing community is comprised of a trio of three-story buildings that include one-, two- and three-bedroom units reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income (AMI). Of the 60 total apartments, 14 are designated as project-based voucher units for families who are earning at or below 30 percent of AMI. The development also is managed by Evergreen and is currently 95 percent …
RALEIGH — Rise48 Equity has acquired Atria at Crabtree Valley in Raleigh and will rebrand the property Rise Bluestone. Located at 4601 Baymar Drive, the community was developed in 1987. Rise48 is planning a value-add renovation program across all units that will include new vinyl plank flooring, resurfaced countertops and updated finishes. From a service standpoint, Rise48 will install a bulk cable and internet program and as well as new carport parking. The Arizona-based company says these efforts are expected to result in a monthly rental rate increase of approximately …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — North River Partners and Amzak Capital Management have provided a $68.5 million construction loan to CEDARst Cos. for the development of Flats Flagler Gateway in Fort Lauderdale. The 215-unit, 12-story building at 745 N. Andrews Ave. will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, some of which will be offered at below-market-rate rents. Specific restrictions were not disclosed. Amenities feature a fitness center, pool, outdoor deck and coworking space. Dorskly + Yue International is the architect. Construction is expected to begin in May …
MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has arranged approximately $1.7 billion in agency loan proceeds to refinance 12,955 predominantly workforce and affordable housing units in 52 properties across 10 states for Starwood Capital. Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Institutional Advisory arranged the transaction on behalf of Starwood Capital’s Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT), which acquired the properties in 2021. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Sean Reimer, Michael Stepniewski and Michael Ianno originated the 10-year Freddie Mac loans.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Slate Property Group and Thorobird Cos., in partnership with Bangladeshi American Community Development & Youth Services (BACDYS), has begun construction of 570 Eldert Lane in Brooklyn. The project includes 213 units, 66 of which will be set aside for formerly homeless residents. The remaining units will be reserved for households earning up to 40 or 80 percent of area median income. Units are offered as one- through four-bedroom floor plans. The property was designed by Think! Architecture + Design PLLC. Upon completion, slated for summer 2028, the …
BETHESDA, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has hired Jack Hodgkins and Stacie Nekus to its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity team. Hodgkins joins the Bethesda-based commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm as senior vice president and head of LIHTC credit, based in Denver. Nekus joins as senior managing director and head of business development for LIHTC investor relations, based in Pittsburgh. Hodgkins will lead LIHTC credit strategy and underwriting, while Nekus will lead business development efforts for Walker & Dunlop Affordable Equity’s LIHTC investor relations team.
CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), The City of Cleveland, Pennrose, Falbo Group and project partners have opened Sankofa Village IV. With the opening of this 50-unit affordable housing community, the $115 million, 236-unit Cedar Extension Transformation Plan in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland is complete. The overall project was a redevelopment of the 17-acre former Cedar Extension site, which was a public housing area built in the 1950s. Phase IV included one, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in a mix of townhouse and apartment units available at 30 …
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — WRS has broken ground on the 102-acre redevelopment of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg. The mall opened in 1978 and closed in 2023. WRS’ plans call for replacing the mall’s footprint with a walkable “mini-city.” Through a multi-phase construction project, WRS will replace the 1.1 million square feet of the mall building and its surrounding parking lots with 1,600 housing units, which include approximately 850 rental units and 750 for-sale units including stacked duplexes, townhomes and for sale condominiums. National homebuilder NVR has been tapped to develop approximately …
LOS ANGELES — Locally based affordable housing developer Thomas Safran & Associates has completed Vista Terrace, a 102-unit LIHTC community in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. The project includes a mix of studio, two- and three-bedroom floor plans as well as 25 units set aside for renters formerly experiencing homelessness. Units feature heating and air conditioning, plank flooring and window coverings. Select units offer private patios or balconies. With onsite management, amenities include a library, community room, fitness center, laundry facility, landscaped outdoor areas, 55 parking spaces and …