POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Mega Development Group and Ametrine Group have broken ground on Wallace Campus, a $147 million redevelopment of a vacant former department store in Poughkeepsie. Developed in partnership with on-site social services provider Mental Health America of Dutchess County, the project will convert the former Wallace Department Store, constructed in the 1870s, into 69 apartments while creating an additional 118 units across two new buildings. Wallace Campus will be affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of area median income. The unit mix is comprised of studios, …
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Eastern Union Arranges $15.9M Loan for Adaptive Reuse Project in East Peoria, Illinois
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Eastern Union has arranged a $15.9 million acquisition and construction loan for the conversion of a former assisted living facility into a 246-unit multifamily property located at 500 Centennial Drive in East Peoria. The financing was arranged by Joe Siegfried of Eastern Union. The borrower was The H&A Group of South Bend, Indiana, a real estate investment and development company focused on value-add and adaptive reuse projects across multiple asset classes. The loan was provided by Genesis Capital, which is based in Sherman Oaks, California. Originally …
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened The Carmina, a 360-unit community at 3202 Elsanta St. in Plant City. The development is comprised of one- and two-bedroom units and such amenities as a resort-style pool, 24-hour package locker system with cold storage, fitness center, business center with coworking space, a dog park and a clubroom with TV, pool table and entertainment kitchen. Residents will also be privy to a service called Refresh Retreat, which provides rotating weekend amenities, such as towel service, a sunscreen and aloe bar or …
Insight Property Groups Starts $174M Apartment Phase of Northern Virginia Office Redevelopment
FAIRFAX, VA. — Locally based Insight Property Group has begun construction of a 452-unit apartment community on the site of the former Hunters Branch office complex in Fairfax, 20 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Hunters Branch site is home to two vacant office towers totaling 400,000 square feet. Insight acquired the site for $28.9 million in a real estate owned (REO) transaction in November 2024. In March of this year, Insight sold a portion of the Hunters Branch property to Toll Brothers for $17 million. Toll Brothers will demolish …
NEW YORK CITY — Haussmann Development has obtained a construction loan for approximately $40.8 million and broken ground on an 84-unit building at 16-20 Convent Ave. in North Manhattan. Affinius Capital provided the construction loan in partnership with Axonic Capital. The building will include ground-floor community space that will serve as the third location of Little Legacy Village, the childcare practice that Haussmann co-founded. Completion of the ground-up Opportunity Zone project is slated for early 2028. The project will include an unspecified number of permanently affordable units. It is being …
NEWNAN, GA. — Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Newnan Crossing in Newnan, 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. Alta Newnan Crossing features 274 apartment units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts as well as seven townhomes, each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness room, package room, coworking space, a courtyard and resort-style pool. The site will also provide connectivity to the LINC Trail, Newnan’s multi-use path system. Completion is slated for fall 2027.
Northmarq Arranges $38M for Construction of Evolve Crossing in Burlington, North Carolina
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged $38 million in construction financing for Evolve Crossing, a 210-unit community Evolve Cos. is developing in Burlington. Northmarq’s Chris Hammel arranged the loan through lender CrossHarbor Capital Partners. Evolve Crossing will be a garden-style community featuring one-, two- and three‑bedroom units with such amenities as a resort-style pool with lounge, outdoor kitchens, parking, coworking space, a gym with a yoga studio and a dog park with pet spa station. Completion is slated for 2028. Evolve Cos. is a Greensboro, North Carolina-based investment and development …
Hillpointe Obtains $67M in Financing, Breaks Ground on Tampa Affordable Housing Development
TAMPA, FLA. — Hillpointe has secured $67 million in construction financing and broken ground on Pointe Grand Interbay at Tampa, a 408-unit community in South Tampa. Built under the state’s Live Local Act, an affordable housing law that gives developers zoning, height and density incentives for projects that include workforce or affordable housing, the residences, all two-bedroom, two-bath floor plans, will be reserved for renters earning no more than 80 to 120 percent of area median income. Hillpointe Construction, the Winter Park, Florida-based firm’s in-house general contractor, is leading the …
Merchants Capital Provides $99M for General Electric Adaptive Reuse Project in Fort Wayne, Indiana
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Merchants Capital has secured a Freddie Mac loan and provided equity totaling approximately $99 million for The Elex, a 296-unit mixed-use, mixed-income community now leasing in Fort Wayne. The Elex is part of Electric Works, the multiphase redevelopment of Fort Wayne’s former General Electric industrial campus. The 296-unit residential phase opened in April. The Elex was developed by Biggs Group in partnership with Ancora, the master developer of Electric Works; Weigand Construction; the project’s construction partner; and MSquared, a development partner focused on mixed-income and affordable …
13th Floor Secures $47M Construction Loan, Breaks Ground on Phase I of 250-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Greenville, South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments has secured a $47 million construction loan from CIBC and broken ground on the 222-unit Venture on the Trail in Greenville. The project, located at 301 Alston St., marks the first phase of 13th Floor’s On the Trail mixed-use development, which covers 250 acres along Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail, a 28-mile multi-use greenway. Completion of Venture on the Trail is slated for 2027. Apartments will range from studios to three-bedroom units measuring between 600 and 1,350 square feet. Amenities will include a …