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Alta-Thoreau-Concord
Affordable HousingDevelopmentMassachusettsNewsNortheast

Wood Partners Breaks Ground on Alta Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts

by Lynn Peisner

CONCORD, MASS. — Atlanta-based Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Thoreau, a 237-unit community in Concord, approximately 20 miles northwest of Boston. Units will be offered as one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans across two five-story residential buildings. Amenities include Pilates and yoga studios, a golf simulator, tavern-style lounge, coworking spaces, a pool, fire pits, a pet spa and a dog park. Alta Thoreau will be Wood Partners’ first Passive House-designed community in Massachusetts, a designation for buildings that use reduced energy. Features include porous pavement, a more sustainable …

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Tremont-Street-Catalina
Affordable HousingCaliforniaInvestment SalesNewsWestern

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $8.6M Sale on Santa Catalina Island

by Lynn Peisner

AVALON, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tremont Street Apartments, a 62-unit affordable housing property in Avalon, the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island. The asset sold for approximately $8.6 million. The seller was a limited partnership known as Black Rose Catalina, and the buyer was Newport Beach, California-based Tailwind Investment Group. Arteen Zahiri and Tony Azzi, both members of the Azzi Group in Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office, represented the seller and procured the buyer. The apartment community, built in 1983, operates under …

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The-Marc-Modesto
CaliforniaInvestment SalesNewsWestern

Investor Pays $26.6M for Central California Asset

by Lynn Peisner

MODESTO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the $26.6 million sale of The Marc at 1600, a 100-unit community in Modesto. The seller was San Francisco-based Tesseract Capital Group, and the buyer was an undisclosed family office. Located at 1600 Standiford Ave., the community consists of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 798 square feet. TMG’s team, representing the seller, was led by Otto Ozen, Brian Nakamura and Nazli Santana.

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141-Willoughby-Brooklyn-Northwind-New-York
DevelopmentFinanceNew YorkNewsNortheast

Northwind Group Provides $427M in Loans for Two Office-to-Residential Conversions in New York City

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Northwind Group has provided $427 million in construction loans for two metro New York office-to-residential projects. The real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager funded a $208 million first mortgage construction loan for 141 Willoughby Street, a 24-story tower in Brooklyn. The borrowers/developers are Capstone Equities and BH3 Fund Advisors, who acquired the office property in 2025 and spent the past year in predevelopment planning for the building’s partial conversion to multifamily. Loan proceeds retired existing debt and will fund the redevelopment of 239 …

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Village-of-Pine-Hills-Orlando
Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNewsSoutheast

Ability Housing Breaks Ground on $35.7M Orlando Affordable Housing Development

by Lynn Peisner

ORLANDO, FLA. — Ability Housing has broken ground on the 96-unit Village of Pine Hills in the northwest Orlando neighborhood of Pine Hills. The development is located on approximately 9 acres at 5121 North Pine Hills Road. Plans call for three three-story residential buildings comprising a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with rent restrictions ranging from 22 to 60 percent of area median income. Amenities will include a community center with a computer lab, a library and flexible spaces for workshops, training and events. Residents also will have …

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Ray-Smith
Company NewsMarylandNewsNortheastPeople NewsWashington, D.C.

Enterprise Community Development Names Ray Smith Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development

by Lynn Peisner

SILVER SPRING, MD. — Enterprise Community Development, a Silver Spring-based nonprofit affordable housing owner and developer, has named Ray Smith senior vice president of real estate development. In this role, Smith will lead the organization’s affordable housing development efforts across Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Smith brings approximately 30 years of experience in multifamily development, real estate finance and affordable housing, with expertise in site acquisition, entitlement, design oversight, capital structuring and project execution. Before joining Enterprise Community Development, Smith held senior leadership positions with Legacy Partners, Madison Capital Group, The …

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2121-Virginia-DC
Affordable HousingBerkadiaDevelopmentFinanceNewsNortheastWashington, D.C.

Carr Properties Obtains $92M for Office Conversion in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom

by Lynn Peisner

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Locally based Carr Properties is redeveloping a vacant office building at 2121 Virginia Ave. in Washington, D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Berkadia has arranged a $92 million construction loan through PNC Bank. Carr paid $23.5 million for the property in November 2025. The project was awarded a 20-year property tax abatement through D.C.’s Housing in Downtown program, an incentive aimed at encouraging commercial-to-residential conversions. Carr plans 30 affordable units as part of the roughly 300-unit project. Rent restrictions have not officially been disclosed, but they are expected to …

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Novel-Douglasville
DevelopmentGeorgiaNewsSoutheast

Crescent Communities Opens NOVEL Douglasville in Metro Atlanta

by Lynn Peisner

DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Crescent Communities has opened NOVEL Douglasville, a 300-unit community 20 miles west of Atlanta in The Trails mixed-use development. NOVEL Douglasville consists of five four-story buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style pool, grills, firepit, open-air event and game lawn, a clubroom with a TV and full kitchen, and a covered porch with an outdoor fireplace. Further features include a coffee cafe and coworking space, fitness center, dog park and dog-wash stations.

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Oakvale-Anjou
Investment SalesNewsOregonWestern

Bender Equities Sells Two Oregon Properties for $83M

by Lynn Peisner

CORVALLIS, TALENT ORE. — Bender Equities has sold two properties in Oregon to Verdant Development Inc. for $83 million. Oak Vale is a 257-unit property in Corvallis, and Anjou Club in Talent is comprised of 181-units. Anthony Palladino, Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon and Nick Ruggiero of IPA, in association with David Tabata, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Oregon, represented the seller. Oak Vale is a 31-building property built in two phases in 1973 and 1995 on approximately 16 acres. Amenities include a lounge, game room, fitness …

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75-West-Dallas
Investment SalesNewsTexas

Machine, RPM Partner for North Dallas Acquisition

by Lynn Peisner

DALLAS — Machine Investment Group and RPM Living Investments have acquired 75 West, a 490-unit community in the Park Central submarket of North Dallas. RPM will also serve as property manager. Located at 7927 Forest Lane, 75 West comprises 490 units, half of which are townhomes with attached garages. The property also includes approximately 10,800 square feet of fully leased ground-floor retail space. Machine plans to invest in deferred and preventive maintenance, amenity enhancements and operational improvements designed to stabilize the asset. The seller was not disclosed, but the asset …

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