KANSAS CITY, MO. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $12.7 million equity investment for the construction of Waldo District in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, EPC Real Estate Group, to secure the equity investment with a national fund manager. Mark Erland and Kevin Barron led the JLL Capital Markets team. Atlanta-based architect BRR designed the community. Waldo District will comprise 284 units across six stories. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, media area with wine lounge, golf simulator and e-sports, fitness center, …
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Empty nesters and millennials with children are increasingly drawn to new subdivisions of build-to-rent (BTR) houses for lifestyle and financial reasons. These professionally managed BTR homes come in many shapes and sizes. For a growing family, a new three- or four-bedroom rental house might be the ideal fit. Renters who don’t need a lot of space, but who value private parking and a modest backyard, can move into a one- or two-bedroom cottage-style home. These properties provide more living space and privacy than a typical apartment and at a more …
LENEXA, KAN. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $29.6 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for Canyon Creek East, an affordable housing development in the Kansas City suburb of Lenexa. The borrower, MRE Capital, plans to use the funds to finance 40 percent of the project’s total development costs. Jennifer Erixon led the Walker & Dunlop Affordable Equity team that arranged the equity. Canyon Creek East will comprise 212 units across five buildings. The community will target households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median …
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has broken ground on 400 Lake Shore, a two-tower waterfront development located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago’s Near North Side. The first phase of 400 Lake Shore will comprise a 72-story tower featuring 635 units. Of the total unit count, 20 percent (127 units) will be designated as affordable housing. Apartments will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. LR Contracting Co., Related Midwest’s in-house contracting company, will construct the first building alongside BOWA Construction. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the project. MAWD …
CHICAGO — Concord Summit Capital LLC has arranged $10 million in mezzanine financing for the construction of a community in Chicago. Once completed, the property will offer amenities such as a fitness center, lounge, game room, private event space, outdoor pool and ground-floor co-working spaces. Daniel Eidson, David Larson and Keegan Burger of Concord Summit arranged the financing, which included a senior loan with a C-PACE component. The lender and borrower were not disclosed.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of Shalimar Estates, a townhome community comprising 48 units in Burnsville, 15 miles south of Minneapolis. JLL represented the seller, Gaughan Cos., in the deal. The buyer was not disclosed. Josh Talberg and Bill Mork led the JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales Advisory team. Shalimar Estates is part of Gaughan’s 800-unit Minnesota Legacy Apartment Portfolio, which JLL has been marketing for sale. The community is situated on 5.6 acres at 13340 Parkwood Dr. Townhomes come in three-bedroom layouts and feature washers …
HOLLAND, MICH. — Magnus Capital Partners has begun development on HōM Flats at 24 East, a $60 million workforce housing project in Holland, 28.7 miles west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Once completed, the complex will comprise 202 apartments across eight acres. HōM Flats at 24 East will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with full-size washers and dryers and secured key fob access. The property will also feature 13,000 square feet of retail space, including an on-site childcare center and suites for locally owned businesses. Planned amenities include pickleball courts, a …
RAYMORE, MO. — Thompson Thrift has opened The Depot, a 300-unit property in the Kansas City suburb of Raymore. The Depot is located at 101 S. Dean Ave., adjacent to the Raymore Galleria, a 400,000-square-foot shopping center. Apartments come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, dog park and speakeasy-inspired clubhouse. Rents begin at $1,295 per month. The nine-story building is currently nearly 30 percent leased.
WYOMING, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has opened The BLVD at Wilson Crossings, a 344-unit asset in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming. The property offers townhome-style units that come in one- to four-bedroom floor plans. Select units feature attached garages and private yards. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball courts, game lawn with fire pit, pool and dog park. The first residents began moving in during the winter of 2023. The community is 45 percent leased. Thompson Thrift expects construction to conclude this fall.
MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A court-appointed receiver has retained Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) to secure new ownership for portions of Heartland Housing’s Wisconsin portfolio. Heartland Housing was an affordable housing developer and a subsidiary of Heartland Alliance. The non-profit developer went out of business in 2023. The portfolio comprises 166 affordable housing units across five properties in Madison and Milwaukee. Cinnaire Solutions acquired the two properties in Madison, Rethke Terrace and Tree Lane Apartments. Rethke Terrace was built in 2016 and comprises 60 units. Tree Lane Apartments is …