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 …
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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 …
Woodfield Development Begins Pre-Leasing at Woodrow House on Atlanta’s Westside Beltline Trail
ATLANTA — Woodrow House, a 325-unit mixed-income community under construction along Atlanta’s Westside Trail, has reached its full structural height, marking the start of pre-leasing. Woodfield Development’s project includes a mix of mid-rise apartment buildings, two-story “live-work units” and townhomes, as well as approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space fronting the new Beltline spur along Woodrow Street. The Beltline is former rail corridor turned urban trail and redevelopment loop around Atlanta. Initial townhome deliveries are slated for July, and the first multifamily units are anticipated to be complete in …
CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and The Community Builders have opened Woodhill Station East in Cleveland. The 64-unit development marks the third phase of the Buckeye-Woodhill Choice Transformation, the formal name given to a multi-phase effort to redevelop the former Woodhill Homes public housing site into new mixed-income housing with neighborhood amenities. Woodhill Station East’s affordable units are offered at 30 or 80 percent of area median income, and some units are rented at market rates. Amenities at Woodhill Station East include a community room, …
Gilbane Breaks Ground on Villages of Hayti Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Durham, North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. — Gilbane Development, along with several project partners, has broken ground on Villages of Hayti, a 252-unit affordable housing community in the Hayti neighborhood of Durham. Gilbane’s partners include the Durham Housing Authority and Durham Community Partners, a group consisting of Harmony Housing Affordable Development and F7 Development. The Hayti Community Advisory Committee also participated. The project is a redevelopment of a 20-acre former public housing site called Fayette Place. Villages of Hayti is structured as a Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) development and will provide homes rented …
Berkadia Arranges $15.6M Construction Loan for Two L.A. Affordable Housing Developments
LOS ANGELES — Berkadia has arranged $15.6 million in construction financing for two affordable housing projects in Los Angeles. Locally based Seachange Partners, founded in 2024, is the borrower. The lender was Genesis Capital. The developments are at 1723 Corinth Ave. in the Sawtelle neighborhood and 3751 Delmas Terrace in the Palms submarket. The two five-story projects will include a combined 79 units of deed-restricted affordable housing. Income caps were not disclosed. Construction is underway, with completion slated for 2027.