NEWARK, OHIO — Vista Residential Partners has broken ground on Trailhead Vista, a 308-unit development in Newark, about 40 miles east of Columbus. The garden-style community will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 862 square feet. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, central green area and pet park. Trailhead Vista is situated on 15.6 acres along the Thornwood Corridor Employment Hub, which is comprised of five industrial parks totaling more than 1,600 acres. The property will also offer access to the TJ Evans Trail, a …
CINCINNATI — Cushman & Wakefield has added a team of four multifamily investment sales professionals to the company’s office in Cincinnati. The team consists of Stash Geleszinski (managing director); Nathan Murphy (director); Sherief Gouda (director); and William Thurner (senior associate). The team joins Cushman & Wakefield from Capstone Cos., an investment sales company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. “These four professionals are a great addition to our Cincinnati team and the broader Capital Markets platform,” said Kevin Hughes, Cushman & Wakefield’s regional managing principal. “They are proven leaders in multifamily …
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Associated Bank has provided a $55 million construction financing package for Marlowe Opus Station, a 269-unit development located at 10702 Red Circle Drive in Minnetonka, approximately 13 miles west of Minneapolis. Greystar is the developer of the project. Edward Notz of Associated Bank originated the loan. Demolition is currently underway on the vacant office building on the site. A at Marlowe Opus Station will include a pool, courtyard, fitness room, clubroom, sauna, pet wash, work-from-home offices, bike storage, structured parking, electric vehicle charging stations and storage units. …
CHICAGO — Habitat, a locally based developer and property manager, has broken ground on OC Living Phase A2, the second residential building to be built at the $200 million Ogden Commons mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Phase A2 of OC Living will feature 75 units, 82 percent of which will be set aside as affordable housing. Thirty units will be available to Chicago Housing Authority residents. The remaining 13 apartments will have market-rate rents. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The building will rise …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — A partnership between Brinkmann Constructors and EPC Real Estate Group has broken ground on 74 Broadway, a 440,000-square-foot development in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City. The community will offer 280 apartments, as well as a clubhouse, six-story parking garage and ground-floor retail space. BRR Architecture is the project architect. A construction timeline for the project was not provided.
CHICAGO — AmTrust RE has purchased Parkline Chicago, a 26-story high-rise community located at 60 E. Randolph St. in Chicago’s East Loop neighborhood. The 210,000-square-foot building consists of 213 units, including 189 standard rental units and 24 penthouses. The property also includes 6,200 square feet of retail space. Apartments at Parkline Chicago feature wood-grained flooring, undercabinet lighting and quartz countertops. Community amenities include a two-story sky lounge, fitness and yoga studio, indoor-outdoor pool with an attached sundeck and dog run. John Jaeger, Justin Puppi and Jason Zyck of CBRE arranged …
Four significant cultural shifts are driving the evolution of multifamily design. Today, developers and architects must create spaces that serve the remote work trend, meet the demand for wellness amenities, keep up with changing sustainability and technology standards and create communities that socially engage their residents. How Hybrid Work Schedules Have Changed Design The shift to remote and hybrid work has profoundly influenced design offerings and space planning at an unprecedented pace in multifamily developments. Before the shift to full-time or partial work from home, the average size of most …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $20 million in bridge financing for Hilliard Village, a 352-unit community in Columbus. JLL worked on behalf of the borrowers, Machine Investment Group and RH, to arrange the three-year, fixed-rate loan through The Bancorp Inc. Jamie Leachman, Medina Spiodic and Carter Wroblewski led the JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team representing the borrowers. Hilliard Village was originally built in 1973. Located at 3400 Twin Creeks Drive, the garden-style community is situated approximately 8 miles from Columbus’s downtown area. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom …
AURORA, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a 45,000-square-foot industrial property located at 325 S Union St. in Aurora, about 41 miles west of Chicago. The 111-year old building was originally utilized to manufacture vehicle parts during World War II. The undisclosed buyer plans to use historic tax credits to convert the building into market-rate multifamily housing. James Mead of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a five-building, 97-unit portfolio located on Chicago’s northwest side. Joe Smaza and Mark Dykstra of Interra Realty arranged the deal on behalf of the buyer, Silver Property Group Ltd., a Chicago-based real estate investment and management company. Interra Realty also represented the seller, an investment group based in the East Coast. The portfolio traded for $19.3 million. The portfolio consists of the following properties: