CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the refinancing of Wood River Apartments, a 199-unit property in Corpus Christi. Cheryl Higley and Ryan Shoars led the team that secured the undisclosed amount of financing through Northmarq’s in-house Edge platform. Built in 1983, Wood River Apartments is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor units across two 17-story buildings.
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HGI, Garrett Cos. and Telis Group Obtain $351M Refinancing for Eight-Property Portfolio
NORFOLK, VA. — Affiliates of Norfolk-based Harbor Group International (HGI), in partnership with The Garrett Cos. and Telis Group, have refinanced senior construction debt across an eight-property portfolio through a $351 million loan originated by ACRE. Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. The eight properties are part of a broader 11-asset multifamily portfolio recapitalized by HGI, The Garrett Cos. and Telis Group in January 2025. The refinanced portfolio includes five properties across the Denver and Colorado Springs metros and one asset each in the Phoenix, Indianapolis and Minneapolis metropolitan areas. …
By Craig Johnsen Few sectors have shifted more over the past five years than multifamily housing. From 2020 through 2022, asset prices climbed at a rate that, in retrospect, far outpaced the underlying drivers of long-term value. From 2023 through 2025, those same assets gave back much of that appreciation as capital pulled back, lenders grew more cautious and headlines became less favorable. To a casual observer, the sector now looks like one to wait out. If you are deeply embedded in the economics of the industry, however, it could …
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 …
CHICAGO — JLL has arranged a $141.8 million refinancing loan for Wolf Point West, a 509-unit, 48-story tower in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The borrower/owner is Hines in partnership with AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, Magellan Development Group and the Joseph P. Kennedy Trust. New York Life Insurance Co. was the lender for the three-year, floating-rate loan. JLL’s team was led by Danny Kaufman, Medina Spiodic, Rebecca Brielmaier and Youngsoo Yang. Wolf Point West opened in 2016 and is a LEED Silver-certified building with 24-hour door staff, an outdoor pool with …
EAST LYME, CONN. — Newmark has arranged a $115.6 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance The Cove at Gateway Commons and Sound at Gateway, two communities less than half a mile apart in East Lyme along Connecticut’s southeastern shore. Newmark’s Avi Kozlowski led the transaction. Sound at Gateway Commons offers garden-style studio- to three-bedroom units, while The Cove at Gateway Commons consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes with attached garages.
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 …
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 …
HOUSTON — Locally based Sade Real Estate has obtained $128.5 million in acquisition financing for The Arno, a 40-story, 168-unit luxury community at 2929 Weslayan St. in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Hudson Bay Capital provided the financing, which was arranged by Walker & Dunlop’s Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly and Sean Bastian.
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 …