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 …
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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 …
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 …
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.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Developer Allen Morris Co. has secured a $43 million construction loan to develop Bayside North, the second phase of the $250 million Bayside project in Sarasota. Affinius Capital and Axonic Capital provided the financing. Bayside North will include a seven-story, 96-unit building with one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Fifteen units are classified as workforce housing. Rent restrictions were not disclosed. The property will feature a top-floor clubhouse with views of Sarasota Bay. Ground-floor amenities include a pickleball court and a 3,000-square-foot restaurant. The broader Bayside community …
NEWARK, N.J. — Akiva Drew, founder of Drew Capital, has arranged a $16.3 million loan through Trevian Capital for the construction of Central Pointe, a 77-unit property in the University Heights neighborhood of Newark. Locally based Giga Holdings is the borrower and developer. The six-story structure will be located at 380 Central Ave. between First Street and Morris Avenue. Floor plans will consist of one- and two-bedroom layouts, and 16 units will be set aside as affordable. Rent restrictions were not disclosed. Amenities include a fitness center and coworking and …