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MidPen Housing Secures $132.8 Million in Grants for Three Central California Affordable Housing Developments

by Lynn Peisner

SAN JOSÉ, ALAMEDA, AND WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — The California Strategic Growth Council has awarded funding to existing MidPen Housing developments in San José, Alameda and Watsonville that include a total of 362 affordable units as well as transit improvements. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Capitol Station in San José was awarded $49.3 million. Located next to the Capitol Light rail station, this transit-oriented development will include 203 affordable rental homes, including 51 permanent supportive housing apartments for formerly homeless individuals. The project will replace an underutilized VTA parking lot with an …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew YorkNewsNortheast

The Habitat Co. to Break Ground in Spring on $600 Million Redevelopment of Buffalo Waterfront

by Lynn Peisner

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Habitat Co. has closed on financing for Marine Drive Apartments in downtown Buffalo. The project will mark the start of a three-phase, $600 million redevelopment of the historic waterfront site, which will include infrastructure work, that will be led by Habitat in partnership with Duvernay + Brooks and Bridges Development, an affiliate of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA). The Phase I project cost is approximately $208 million. It is financed through public-private partnerships between Enterprise Community Partners, Buffalo-based M&T Bank and New York State Homes …

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Wood Partners to Develop Alta Beacon in Nashville

by Lynn Peisner

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Wood Partners plans to break ground in January on Alta Beacon, a 328-unit property in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville. Situated atop a 60-foot bluff, the five-story community will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, a fitness area, a resort-style pool, an indoor sky deck with a large exterior deck, dog yards, a pet spa and gate-protected structured parking. Earlier in 2025, Atlanta-based Wood Partners broke ground on Alta Gallatin, a 372-unit community situated on 35 acres. That project will …

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Portico-Revere
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HYM, Cathexis Break Ground on Second Residential Project in Boston’s Suffolk Downs Redevelopment

by Lynn Peisner

REVERE, MASS. — The HYM Investment Group, along with project partners Cathexis Holdings, the City of Revere, Related Fund Management and Suffolk, have broken ground on Portico, the second residential building at the 161-acre Suffolk Downs, a redevelopment of a former horse racing track. HYM and Cathexis bought the site in 2017 with a plan to redevelop the property into a mixed-use district. The first project, Amaya, was completed in 2024. Portico is slated for a February 2028 completion. Additional partners on the 473-unit project include Prellwitz Chilinski Architects, MEP …

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Denver-Dry-Goods
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The Creative Capital Strategies Driving Today’s Affordable Housing Deals

by Lynn Peisner

Skillful players are leveraging a bevy of public and private funding sources to get projects across the finish line. By Jack Rogers As costs of affordable housing projects continue to rise, developers are meeting the challenge by pulling together a resilient capital stack with a growing range of sources for gap financing, bridge loans and grants. They’re also diversifying the range of projects they undertake and mitigating their costs by redeveloping underutilized publicly owned property, acquiring leases for sites that are being rezoned to housing from other uses and with …

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Wood Partners, Clarion Partners Break Ground at Metro Center in Aurora

by Lynn Peisner

AURORA, COLO. — Atlanta-based Wood Partners and New York City-based Clarion Partners have broken ground on Alta Metro Center in Aurora. The joint venture expects to complete the 365-unit community by approximately the first quarter of 2028. Alta Metro Center is an Opportunity Zone, transit-oriented project located within the larger Metro Center master-planned community built around a light rail station and bus hub. The multifamily development will include art installations, two pocket parks, seating areas, play zones and outdoor fitness spaces. The community will consist of four four-story buildings with …

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Thompson Thrift to Develop Wrenly in Suburban Atlanta

by Lynn Peisner

NEWNAN, GA. — Thompson Thrift will develop Wrenly, a 214-unit property in Newnan, 40 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. Indiana-based Thompson Thrift expects to welcome residents by April 2027 with full construction completion slated for early 2028. The 29-acre community will consist of six residential buildings with units offered as one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, a pool with a waterfall feature, a firepit with seating areas, grills, a pickleball court, a dog park and a business center.

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JV Breaks Ground on Multifamily Project in Suburban Houston’s Waterview Town Center  

by Lynn Peisner

RICHMOND, TEXAS — Locally based Read King and Austin, Texas-based Wayfinder Real Estate have begun construction of Verbena at Waterview in Richmond, 30 miles southwest of Houston. The joint venture anticipates delivering the clubhouse and first units by the third quarter of 2026 with full build out slated for July 2027. Verbena at Waterview is situated on approximately 14 acres within the 134-acre Waterview Town Center retail destination. The community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units featuring balconies, patios or yards and such amenities as a resort-style pool, a …

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Trinitas, Millstone to Develop $80 Million Community in Suburban Knoxville

by Lynn Peisner

FARRAGUT, TENN. — Trinitas Ventures and Millstone will develop Laster Farms at Turkey Creek in Farragut, 18 miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee. The $80 million development will include 240 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with monthly asking rents ranging from $1,800 to $2,800. Both joint venture partners are based out of Indiana. Millstone, a development and construction firm, identified and entitled the site and will serve as the general contractor. The developers closed on financing for the project in November. A completion date was not disclosed. Amenities will …

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Fairstead Acquires Houston Affordable Housing Property, Plans Redevelopment for $242 Million Total Investment

by Lynn Peisner

HOUSTON — Fairstead has acquired Haverstock Hills Apartments in Houston’s East Aldine neighborhood. The New York City-based affordable housing developer will renovate the 700-unit property over the next 24 months. The redevelopment and acquisition costs came to $242 million. PNC Multifamily Capital was the debt and equity provider. Harris County Housing Finance Corp. and Rainbow Housing Corp. will continue to provide on-site social services. Located at 5619 Aldine Bender Road, Haverstock Hills comprises 44 two- and three-story buildings spanning 22 acres. Residences include a mix of studios, one-, two- and …

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