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30-25-Queens-Blvd
DevelopmentFinanceNew YorkNewsNortheast

BPG, LargaVista Secure $388.5 Million Loan, Resume Construction of Long Island City Tower

by Lynn Peisner

QUEENS, N.Y. — New York and Miami-based real estate developers Baron Property Group (BPG) and LargaVista Cos. have secured a $388.5 million construction loan for 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story mixed-use high-rise in Long Island City. Starwood Capital Group, Gotham Organization and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the financing. Ayush Kapahi, principal and founding partner at commercial real estate advisory HKS Real Estate Advisors, and Anthony Ledesma, principal and founding partner of real estate advisory firm DIA Capital Group, arranged the loan. Construction, currently underway, on 30-25 Queens Boulevard …

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2000-Biscayne-Miami
FinanceFloridaNewsSoutheast

Kushner, PTM Secure $87.3 Million Refinancing Loan for Miami Asset

by Lynn Peisner

MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $87.3 million loan on behalf of Kushner Companies and PTM Partners to retire construction-phase debt on 2000 Biscayne in Miami. The property, located on Biscayne Boulevard, is a 36-story residential tower featuring 420 apartments. The joint venture development team completed construction in October 2024. The W&D New York Capital Markets team led by Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Michael Stepniewski, Jordan Casella, Christopher de Raet and Stanley Cayre were advisors to the borrowers. Corebridge Financial provided the capital for …

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Pointe-at-Carrollwood-Tampa
BerkadiaFinanceFloridaNewsSoutheast

Berkadia Arranges $38.3 Million Refinancing for Beacon Realty Group

by Lynn Peisner

TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged approximately $38.3 million in debt and equity for the refinancing of Pointe at Carrollwood owned by Miami-based Beacon Realty Group. Beacon bought the 224-unit Tampa asset in 2022 as a value-add acquisition and has since invested about $3.6 million in capital improvements. The firm will use the financing to retire existing acquisition debt. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Berkadia arranged a $29.9 million, five-year fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. In addition, Miami-based Atlantic Pacific Companies, a privately owned real estate firm, provided a …

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LaAvenida-Apartments
Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentFeaturesFinanceWestern

Specialized Financial Institutions Help Affordable Housing Developers Get Shovels in the Ground  

by Lynn Peisner

By Noni Ramos Across the country, affordable housing is facing intensifying headwinds. From Oakland to Omaha, developers are navigating rising construction costs, protracted approval processes and a funding landscape that rarely aligns with the urgency or complexity of the work. Public subsidies — while essential — are often insufficient to bring projects across the finish line. These conditions are particularly acute in high-cost regions, but they are playing out in communities of every size and type. In the face of these challenges, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are stepping up. …

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Hillcrest-Apartments
CaliforniaDevelopmentFinanceNewsWestern

Affinius Capital Provides $54.7 Million of Preferred Equity to Build Thousand Oaks Project

by Lynn Peisner

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Affinius Capital has provided $54.7 million of preferred equity for the ground-up development of Hillcrest Apartments, a project The Latigo Group is developing in Thousand Oaks. The four-story property will feature ground-floor retail and 333 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Latigo estimates the project will be complete by the first quarter of 2028. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, multi-sport simulator and a wellness center with a sauna and cold plunge. Financing was arranged by Bercut …

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2900-Terrace
DevelopmentFinanceFloridaInvestment SalesNewsSoutheast

Oak Row Equities Breaks Ground on $210.5 Million Miami Tower

by Lynn Peisner

MIAMI — Oak Row Equities has secured $210.5 million in construction financing for 2900 Terrace, a 324-unit high-rise in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami. The financing package includes a $142.5 million senior loan from Bank OZK and a $68 million mezzanine loan from Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC. JLL arranged both loans for Oak Row Equities. Construction has begun with completion slated for the fourth quarter of 2027. Units at 2900 Terrace, designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica, will be offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The tower’s amenity …

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Village-at-Legacy
Affordable HousingDevelopmentFinanceGeorgiaNewsSoutheast

Decatur Housing, PAHI Complete First Phase of $49 Million Ground-Up Affordable Housing Development

by Lynn Peisner

DECATUR, GA. — The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur (Decatur Housing) and nonprofit developer partner Preserving Affordable Housing Inc. (PAHI) completed Phase I and broke ground on Phase II of Village at Legacy on June 18. Once completed, the two-phase development will offer 132 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences across two phases and in a variety of floor plans including townhomes and apartments. The first 66 units in Phase I are being delivered under a $20.4 million construction contract with total project costs reaching $27.9 million. The second …

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Agora
FinanceNewsNortheastWashington, D.C.

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $106.3 Million Refinancing for WC Smith

by Lynn Peisner

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $106.3 million Fannie Mae loan for WC Smith to refinance construction debt on Agora, a 334-unit property developed in 2018 in Washington, D.C.’s Capital Riverfront area. Walker & Dunlop’s team was led by Brendan Coleman and Connor Locke. WC Smith developed Agora as the second phase of The Collective, which is home to two other multifamily properties: Park Chelsea with 429 units and The Garrett with 373 apartments and 5,000 square feet of coworking space. Amenities for the three communities include …

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Bakersfield-Apartments
CaliforniaDevelopmentFinanceNewsWestern

BWE Arranges $61 Million Construction Loan for Presidio Capital Partners’ Bakersfield Project

by Lynn Peisner

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — BWE has arranged $61 million for Presidio Capital Partners to develop the first phase of Park Center at Seven Oaks in Bakersfield. Tom Turnage, senior vice president, and Alex Gregoire, vice president, both in BWE’s Irvine office, originated the four-year, floating-rate, interest-only construction loan with a 12-month extension from a super-regional bank. Park Center at Seven Oaks will include a total of 520 units when fully complete. Phase I will include 352 units. This initial phase will feature 17 residential buildings as well as a leasing office, …

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Paradise-Gardens-Dallas
Affordable HousingDevelopmentFinanceNewsTexas

LEDG Closes Financing to Preserve and Renovate Dallas Affordable Housing

by Lynn Peisner

DALLAS — LEDG Capital has secured the financing necessary to convert an existing mixed-income property to an all-affordable community and to complete a $5.2 million renovation. Under the plan, the 90 market rate units at Paradise Gardens will be converted to affordable housing for 30 years under a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit agreement, while the Housing Assistance Payment contract protecting the remaining 23 units, which was due to expire in May 2025, will be renewed for 20 years. Under the new rent and income restrictions, apartments will be affordable to households …

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