LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Kushner has begun constructing a $130 million development in Long Branch, a beachside city in northern New Jersey. Minno + Wasko Architects & Planners designed the property. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2025. The community will offer 299 units across two four-story buildings. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Planned amenities include a pool, fitness center, co-working lounge, golf simulator, rooftop terraces, social lounges, pet spa, a children’s playroom and outdoor grilling and dining …
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SWEETWATER, FLA. — CREI Holdings has secured a $67 million construction loan for the development of Li’l Abner III, a 328-unit affordable and workforce housing community in the Miami suburb of Sweetwater. Centennial Bank provided the financing. Yuleisy Montalvo of Centennial Bank arranged the financing internally. Attorney Manny Diner represented CREI in the loan transaction, and attorney Richard Barbara represented Centennial Bank Li’l Abner III will comprise one eight-story building that will be situated adjacent to Li’l Abner I and II. Apartments will come in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Forty …
CLEVELAND — The Community Builders has opened Woodhill Station West, a 46.4 million affordable housing project in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood of Cleveland. Woodhill Station West offers 120 units, as well as 4,520 square feet of community space. Woodhill Station West is Phase I of the Woodhill Homes redevelopment. The redevelopment, which will occur in six phases, will include approximately 638 homes and public amenities such as outdoor gathering spaces, recreational fields and playgrounds. Woodhill Station West includes 90 replacement homes for existing Woodhill residents. In 2021, HUD awarded a $35 …
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson’s debt platform has provided a $95 million senior construction loan for the development of an apartment and build-to-rent project in Santa Clarita, approximately 33 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The borrower was a joint venture between Greystar Real Estate Partners and The Resmark Cos. Situated within the Sand Canyon Plaza master planned community, the project will comprise 259 apartments and 64 build-to-rent townhomes. Planned amenities include a clubroom, fitness center, courtyard, game lounge, co-working space, sky deck, pool and spa. The build-to-rent units will offer …
DALLAS — Lincoln Property Co. has acquired a four-acre site at 2500 Cedar Springs Road in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood. The firm plans to develop a mixed-use community featuring 250 apartments, as well as 400,000 to 500,000 square feet of office space, a 200-room hotel, 25,000 square feet of food-and-beverage retail space and green spaces. A development timeline for the project was not disclosed. Lincoln Property Co. will handle leasing for the project in-house, with Jake Young and Worthey Wiles leading the effort.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Mast Capital, in partnership with BLG Capital Advisors, has secured $65 million in construction financing for Hancock Bridge Square, a 320-unit development in Fort Myers. Situated on 14.5 acres of land at 13370 North Cleveland Avenue, Hancock Bridge Square will feature three- and four-story buildings. The garden-style community will include amenities such as a fitness center, lounge, entertainment kitchen and a pool with a sun deck. The lender was Centerbridge Partners, which served as agent for MassMutual Life Insurance Co. JLL Capital Markets represented the joint …
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $135 million construction loan for a 328-unit project located at 975 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. The loan was provided by Santander and Related Cos. Gideon Gil, Zachary Kraft and Sebastian Sanchez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower. The nine-story building will offer amenities such as a roof terrace, courtyard, fitness center and yoga room, karaoke room and a pet spa. The property will also include a 21,000-square-foot FRESH supermarket, 4,200 square feet of traditional retail space and 193 below-grade …
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $200 million in financing for the construction of Alexan West End, a 600-unit community in downtown Long Beach. CBRE worked on behalf of the borrowers, R&V Management and Trammell Crow Residential, to secure the five-year financing, which consists of a $166 million construction loan from Kennedy Wilson and a $34 million mezzanine loan from a national life insurance company. Alexan West End will include four buildings, which will house a mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Units average 767 square feet …
Boston is a famously difficult place to build or buy new apartments. Developers often spend years searching for a suitable site and gaining approvals from municipalities prior to construction. In the development boom that peaked in 2022, just on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic, developers started construction on hundreds of thousands of new apartments across the country — the largest amount of new construction in decades. In Boston, developers started tens of thousands of new apartments. It’s a lot of new construction, but it’s still less than Boston developers …
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINN. — Mirate Equity LLC has approved a $27.5 million loan for the construction of Maple Grove Residences, a community in Hennepin County. Maple Grove Residences will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Planned amenities include a fitness center, community garden and green spaces. Northern Builder LLC was the borrower. A development timeline for the project was not disclosed.