WILLOW GLEN, ILL. — The Lynd Group has secured a $66 million refinancing for Willow Glen, a 224-unit community in the Chicago suburb of Willow Glen. The refinancing repays the project’s construction loan and replaces it with a new financing package consisting of a $58 million Barclays-originated CMBS senior loan and an $8 million mezzanine loan provided by Ghisallo Capital. Lynd Development, in partnership with West Point Builders, built the project, which opened in 2023. Willow Glen consists of 188 apartment units and 36 three-story townhomes. Amenities include a clubhouse …
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Northmarq Arranges $65.7 Million Loan for Acquisition of Residences at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Northmarq has arranged a $65.7 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for sponsor Price Brothers. The locally based owner/operator has acquired Residences at Prairiefire, a 426-unit community that was built in 2014. Neither a total purchase price nor a seller’s name was disclosed. Units are offered as one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a cyber café, business center, a pool and poolside lounge with a TV, outdoor kitchen space, a car-care center and package management services. The community is located in the Prairiefire mixed-used district …
Cinnaire Closes on $134 Million LIHTC Fund Backing 12 Affordable Housing Developments
LANSING, MICH. — Cinnaire, a Lansing-based affordable housing investment nonprofit, has closed a $134 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will finance 12 affordable housing developments in five states. Examples of the new construction and redevelopment projects that Fund 44 will support include: Chamberlain House. A new-construction, 40-unit development in Rochester, Indiana. The developer is Housing Directions and Village Management Co. East Bay Flats. An acquisition-rehabilitation project in Traverse City, Michigan, this 64-unit community will support individuals who are at risk of homelessness. On-site supportive services, including substance-use …
OMAHA, NEB. — The Annex Group has broken ground on Central at Columbus Park, a 156-unit affordable housing community at 1031 S. 21st St. in Omaha. The one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning a wide range of incomes, starting with families earning no more than 30 percent of area median income. Project partners include BVH Architecture, Lange Structural Group, Engineering Technologies Inc., REGA Engineering, Terracon, RMD Group, Wells Fargo, NP Dodge, Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Front Porch Investments and the City of Omaha. The …
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Eastham Capital, along with co-investor Chicago-based Bender Cos., has acquired The Element, a 509-unit garden-style property in Mount Prospect, 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The Element, which traded at $75.3 million, is the first asset acquired with Eastham’s Fund VII. The company will invest $5 million to upgrade units, exterior areas and building systems. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale, with average monthly effective rents at $1,590. The Element was built in 1968 on approximately 10 acres. Eastham Capital is …
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $28.5 million sale of 1900 W. Lawrence, a redeveloped former Sears store in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jack Maloney and Brad Smith represented the seller, Matthew Tarshis from Frontline Real Estate Partners, a court appointed receiver in the matter. According to CoStar, the buyer was locally based Bender Cos. The sale resolves a foreclosure lawsuit. The 59-unit community includes approximately 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, which was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Residence were 94 …
EDINA, MINN. — Joint venture owners Rise Modular and Soloman Real Estate Group have sold The Eddi at Pentagon Village in Edina, about 10 miles south of Minneapolis, to Oaks Properties for an undisclosed sum. The sellers developed the 202-unit property, breaking ground in 2022. JLL brokered the transaction. The community is situated within the 12.5-acre mixed-use Pentagon Village district. Units are offered as studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 753 square feet. The Eddi is a wood-frame modular apartment building with 205 modules manufactured …
MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of Belay Apartments, a 46-unit community with 17,000 square feet of commercial space leased to climbing gym Adventure Rock. Belay is located at 2200 N. Commerce St. in Milwaukee’s Beerline neighborhood. La Crosse, Wisconsin-based Three Sixty Real Estate Solutions LLC purchased the property from its original developer, an affiliate of Mandel Group, marking the buyer’s first investment in greater Milwaukee. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook, Gretchen Richards and Patrick Gallagher represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer. The sales amount …
Interra Realty Brokers $17 Million Sale of Apartment Building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park Neighborhood
CHICAGO — Interra Realty, a Chicago-based commercial real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of 506 W. Deming Place in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 49-unit apartment building traded for $17.4 million. Interra’s Colin O’Malley represented the confidential seller of the property as well as the buyer, Horizon Realty Group. The building was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The asset has not traded for more than 30 years. Built in 1915, the courtyard building features seven studio, seven one-bedroom, 31 two-bedroom and three three-bedroom units …
Mia Rose Holdings and Its Partners Break Ground on $57.5 Million Mixed-Use Project in St. Louis Metro
WILDWOOD, MO. — Locally based Mia Rose Holdings, along with Ed Kohn and Greenberg Development Co., has begun construction of Wildwood Luxury Living, a 188-unit community in Wildwood, 30 miles west of St. Louis. The developers are planning to deliver 188 luxury apartments with approximately 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and restaurant space. First move-ins are predicted to occur in summer 2027. The project, which includes 7,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, is designed to complement the existing Wildwood Town Center, a mixed-use district. Wildwood Luxury Living …