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M&R, Campbell Capital Break Ground on Milwaukee Project

by Lynn Peisner

ST. FRANCIS, WIS. — M&R Development and Campbell Capital Group LLC have begun construction of a 278-unit luxury apartment community situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in St. Francis, five miles south of downtown Milwaukee. The Bluffs on Lake will offer units ranging from studios to three-bedroom designs. M&R and Campbell Capital also teamed up to develop 42 Hundred on the Lake, a 236-unit project just south of The Bluffs on Lake that opened in 2021.  Located on a 21-acre site at 3700 S. Lake Drive, The Bluffs on …

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Interra Brokers $3.15 Million Sale in Chicago’s West Ridge Neighborhood

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $3.15 million sale of 6254 N. Whipple St. in Chicago. The 16-unit apartment building, which was fully occupied at the time of the sale, was developed in 1931 and renovated in 2023. The $3.15 million sales price equated to $196,875 per unit. Interra Senior Managing Partner Brad Feldman represented the buyer and seller, both of whom are Chicago-based private investors. The seller acquired the asset in 2023 for $1.8 million, and, at that time, the property had not traded in more than 50 years. …

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Scalable Solutions for Multifamily’s Growing Package Problem

by Sarah Daniels

At too many multifamily communities today, managers spend much of their time receiving, safeguarding, retrieving and tripping over a rising tide of parcels awaiting pickup by residents. A range of cages, lockers and other systems promise to ease the package management burden, but most still require staff oversight and may not securely accommodate bulky items or seasonal surges in deliveries. “The sheer volume of packages residents are getting has increased, and that has driven a lot of frustration with package management,” says Shelly Peterson of Smart Package Room, which makes …

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The Annex Group Opens $52.7 Million Nebraska Affordable Housing

by Lynn Peisner

LINCOLN, NEB. — The Annex Group has completed development of and begun leasing at Union at Antelope Valley, an affordable housing community in Lincoln offering 187 one-, two- and three-bedroom units to households whose income level is at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The $52.7 million community is situated on 1.7 acres on the east side of downtown Lincoln. It offers amenities such as a community and fitness center, a dog park and a courtyard. The ground floor of the building houses a parking garage with …

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EPM Breaks Ground on Whitman Villas

by Lynn Peisner

GREENFIELD, IND. — Locally based developer Equity Property Management (EPM) has broken ground on Whitman Villas, the second residential development in Hancock Gateway Park, a 200-acre, $460 million master-planned, mixed-use development in Greenfield, 25 miles west of Indianapolis. The project is named in honor of poet Walt Whitman and will consist of 108 rental townhomes offered in two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Completion is slated for spring 2026. Whitman Villas amenities will include a pickleball court, a clubhouse, fitness and business centers, a resort-style pool, grilling and gathering areas and …

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Grego, Eagle Partners Lock in $56 Million for Second Phase of Minneapolis-Area TOD

by Lynn Peisner

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Greco and Eagle Ridge Partners have secured $55.6 million in debt and equity financing to complete the second phase of The Fox & The Grouse in Eden Prairie, 18 miles southwest of Minneapolis. JLL Capital Markets arranged the package, consisting of a $39.1 million, three-year, floating-rate loan through MidWestOne Bank and $16.5 million in joint venture equity from Amstar Group. The six-story community will offer a mix of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with a quarter of the units designated as affordable with rents …

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Venture Development Buys Minnesota Active Adult Property

by Lynn Peisner

WAITE PARK, MINN. — Podawiltz Development Corp. has sold Park Villa Apartments in Waite Park, about 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis in the St. Cloud metro area. JLL arranged the sale, representing Podawiltz in the deal, and procured the buyers, Noel Johnson and Jamison Kohout of Venture Development Group. The sales price was not disclosed. The 95-unit active adult community features 71 one-story, cottage-style units and 24 two-story townhome apartments with private garages. Park Villa was constructed in 1991 and renovated in 2008. It sits on about 7 acres.

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Cullinan Breaks Ground on Multifamily Portion of Chicago Mixed-Use Project Rock Run Collection

by Lynn Peisner

JOLIET, ILL. — Cullinan Properties has broken ground on the first phase of The View at Rock Run, a 573-unit apartment community set on 30 acres within the larger 310-acre Rock Run Collection mixed-use development in Joliet. PREMIER Design + Build Group and Humphreys & Partners Architects are, respectively, constructing and designing the community that will consist of fourteen three-story, garden-style apartment buildings. Amenities will include a pool, volleyball and bocce ball courts and a fitness center with a separate yoga area. Phase I of The View includes three residential …

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Oppidan Breaks Ground on Workforce Housing in Grand Rapids

by Lynn Peisner

GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. — Oppidan Investment Co., a national property development firm headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota, has broken ground on Mill + Miss, a new workforce housing project in Grand Rapids, located 178 miles north of Minneapolis. The 121,000-square-foot, 132-unit development is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The developer expects to complete the project in March 2027. Oppidan partnered with the City of Grand Rapids, the Grand Rapids Economic Development Authority, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency through the state’s Workforce …

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CBRE Arranges Loan for Aery in Duluth, Minnesota

by Lynn Peisner

HERMANTOWN, MINN. — CBRE has arranged a $25.5 million Fannie Mae loan for P&R Cos. to refinance Aery, a 147-unit property in Hermantown, a western suburb of Duluth, Minn. CBRE’s Minneapolis-based team of Billy Mork, Mike Vannelli and Joel Torborg arranged the permanent, fixed-rate loan. Aery was developed in 2021 and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, pet spa, storage, an outdoor rooftop deck and patio areas with grilling stations.

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