FORT SMITH, ARK. — Colliers has arranged the $8 million sale of two properties in Fort Smith. The assets traded between two undisclosed entities. The portfolio includes Forrest Brook Apartments, located at 3014 Presley St., and Stone Creek Apartments at 2851 Xavier St. Stone Creek was developed in 2008. Forrest Brook was built in 1985. Existing property management is expected to remain in place through and after the ownership transition.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments has secured a $47 million construction loan from CIBC and broken ground on the 222-unit Venture on the Trail in Greenville. The project, located at 301 Alston St., marks the first phase of 13th Floor’s On the Trail mixed-use development, which covers 250 acres along Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail, a 28-mile multi-use greenway. Completion of Venture on the Trail is slated for 2027. Apartments will range from studios to three-bedroom units measuring between 600 and 1,350 square feet. Amenities will include a …
ATLANTA — Woodrow House, a 325-unit mixed-income community under construction along Atlanta’s Westside Trail, has reached its full structural height, marking the start of pre-leasing. Woodfield Development’s project includes a mix of mid-rise apartment buildings, two-story “live-work units” and townhomes, as well as approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space fronting the new Beltline spur along Woodrow Street. The Beltline is former rail corridor turned urban trail and redevelopment loop around Atlanta. Initial townhome deliveries are slated for July, and the first multifamily units are anticipated to be complete in …
CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and The Community Builders have opened Woodhill Station East in Cleveland. The 64-unit development marks the third phase of the Buckeye-Woodhill Choice Transformation, the formal name given to a multi-phase effort to redevelop the former Woodhill Homes public housing site into new mixed-income housing with neighborhood amenities. Woodhill Station East’s affordable units are offered at 30 or 80 percent of area median income, and some units are rented at market rates. Amenities at Woodhill Station East include a community room, …
DURHAM, N.C. — Gilbane Development, along with several project partners, has broken ground on Villages of Hayti, a 252-unit affordable housing community in the Hayti neighborhood of Durham. Gilbane’s partners include the Durham Housing Authority and Durham Community Partners, a group consisting of Harmony Housing Affordable Development and F7 Development. The Hayti Community Advisory Committee also participated. The project is a redevelopment of a 20-acre former public housing site called Fayette Place. Villages of Hayti is structured as a Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) development and will provide homes rented …
LOS ANGELES — Berkadia has arranged $15.6 million in construction financing for two affordable housing projects in Los Angeles. Locally based Seachange Partners, founded in 2024, is the borrower. The lender was Genesis Capital. The developments are at 1723 Corinth Ave. in the Sawtelle neighborhood and 3751 Delmas Terrace in the Palms submarket. The two five-story projects will include a combined 79 units of deed-restricted affordable housing. Income caps were not disclosed. Construction is underway, with completion slated for 2027.
SAN ANTONIO AND JERSEY CITY, N.J. — An investor group led by Affinius Capital has completed its acquisition of Veris Residential (NYSE: VRE). The acquisition was announced earlier this year and is now complete. Veris, a San Antonio-based publicly traded REIT, was removed May 27 from the New York Stock Exchange. Affinius and its partners, including Vista Hill Partners, have acquired all outstanding shares of common stock of Veris in an all-cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.5 billion. Veris shareholders will receive $19 for each share owned. …
GARLAND, TEXAS — Wood Partners has sold Alta Firewheel in Garland to Pardue Cos. Wood Partners broke ground on the 250-unit community in December 2022 and completed the project in 2024. Amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, lounge and gaming area. Institutional Property Advisors’ Joey Tumminello, Drew Kile, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and William Hubbard represented Wood Partners in the transaction.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Developer Allen Morris Co. has secured a $43 million construction loan to develop Bayside North, the second phase of the $250 million Bayside project in Sarasota. Affinius Capital and Axonic Capital provided the financing. Bayside North will include a seven-story, 96-unit building with one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Fifteen units are classified as workforce housing. Rent restrictions were not disclosed. The property will feature a top-floor clubhouse with views of Sarasota Bay. Ground-floor amenities include a pickleball court and a 3,000-square-foot restaurant. The broader Bayside community …
KYLE, TEXAS — Haven Housing, the multifamily and affordable housing division of Los Angeles-based BH Properties, has acquired Hays Park Apartments in Kyle, 21 miles southwest of Austin. Haven Housing was represented by Walker & Dunlop’s Kevin Dufour, Matt Pohl, Spencer Roy and Forrest Bass. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The 309-unit, garden-style property, located at 828 Bebee Road, was built in two phases in 2014 and 2016. Comprised of one- and two-bedroom floor plans, Hays Park was 90 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Amenities …
