BOSTON — New York City-based affordable housing firm Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG) has acquired Boston Bay and Hope Bay, two adjacent affordable housing communities in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. The deal marks HVPG’s first in Massachusetts. The properties, located at 205 Magnolia St. (Boston Bay) and 5 Norwell St. (Hope Bay), consist of 20 buildings across two sites originally constructed between 1890 and 1920. Total project costs related to this preservation project are approximately $52.5 million, funded with a Fannie Mae loan provided by KeyBank. HVPG is planning …
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MassHousing and Partners Close Financing for 43-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Somerville, Massachusetts
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Affordable housing developer Just a Start and the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) have closed on financing for 24 Webster Avenue in Union Square. The project will include 43 units that will be constructed on a site that is currently a vacant commercial lot. The units will be reserved households earning between 30 and 60 percent of area median income. The general contractor is Dellbrook | JKS, the architect is ICON Architecture Inc., and the management agent will be Maloney Properties. New Seasons Development LLC is a …
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros, a locally based private investor and developer, has acquired 250 Water Street, a 1-acre site in Manhattan’s Seaport neighborhood for $143 million. Tavros is planning to build a ground-up, 600-unit multifamily project on the land. Twenty-five percent of the units will be offered at to-be-announced affordable monthly rents. The community will be anchored by four floors of retail. Fogarty Finger is the architect. A construction timeline was not disclosed. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the deal and advised Tavros on a pre-development loan provided …
Crescent Communities to Develop Office Tower and Multifamily in Buckhead Atlanta Project
ATLANTA — Crescent Communities has announced plans to develop 3600 Peachtree, a mixed-use project in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The development plans call for a 375,000-square-foot, 21-story Class A office tower complemented by a 300-unit NOVEL by Crescent Communities luxury multifamily component. The developer also is planning for street-level food and beverage tenants and community-wide amenities that will be anchored by approximately 10,000 square feet of shared indoor amenities with direct access to an elevated 19,000-square-foot landscaped outdoor terrace overlooking Buckhead. Project partners include HSR Development Services (development), Partners …
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 …
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. …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Dominium has acquired land at 865 W. Trinity Lane in Nashville for the future development of Evermere at Trinity, a 233-unit, LIHTC-backed affordable housing community. Weis Construction is the general contractor. Homes will include private balconies, full-sized washers and dryers, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and high-speed internet. A fitness center, pool and playground are among the amenity highlights. Neither a construction timeline nor rent restrictions were disclosed. Within the past year, Dominium has also acquired land in Nevada, Arizona and Oklahoma for additional upcoming affordable housing …
NEW YORK CITY — GFP Real Estate has obtained a $191.5 million construction loan for the office-to-residential conversion of 40 Exchange Place, a historic 300,000-square-foot, 20-story building in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. 40 Exchange Place was completed in 1893 and served as the headquarters for the New York Stock Exchange from 1856 to 1865. Derby Lane was the lender, and Newmark’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Chris Kramer and Tim Polglase arranged the financing. Upon completion, the building will include 382 multifamily units in a mix of affordable and market-rate rents as well …
JV Secures $100M Construction Loan, Breaks Ground on South Florida Transit-Oriented Project
BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture between South Florida-based developer 13th Floor Investments and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has obtained a $100 million construction loan from Santander Bank for Link at Boca, a 340-unit property with 24,000 square feet of retail space in Boca Raton. The project was announced in 2025. Construction is expected to begin later this month. The developers estimate the project will be complete within two years. The project, located at 680 Yamato Road, is adjacent to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station, which is a …
Mark IV Secures $86 Million Construction Loan to Launch Dell Campus Redevelopment in Metro Austin
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Newport Beach California-based Mark IV Capital has received an $86 million construction for the first phase of The District in Round Rock, a master-planned, mixed-use project in Round Rock approximately 20 miles north of Austin. The lenders were BDT & MSD Partners and an affiliate of Apollo (NYSE: APO). George Smith Partners arranged the financing. Mark IV acquired the site from Dell Technologies in 2016 and has since been finalizing planning and entitlements. Loan proceeds will fund vertical construction of Phase I, which consists of a …