WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ development finance agency and land bank, has issued a $38 million tax-exempt bond to Tremont Development Partners to finance the first phase of the redevelopment of the Worcester Housing Authority’s Lakeside Apartments community in Worcester. The site’s existing buildings that were originally built in 1949 will be demolished and replaced with two new buildings containing 116 units. Twenty-nine units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of area median income (AMI) and 87 units will be earmarked for households earning no more …
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Tishman Speyer has acquired The Maggie, a 244-unit community adjacent to North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The property sits on 2.8 acres and was developed in 2014. Located at 401 Oberlin Road, The Maggie is in Raleigh’s Village District, a mixed-use destination with pedestrian-friendly streets, a series of parks and about 100 stores and restaurants. The community features a unit mix ranging from studios to three-bedrooms above 9,000 square feet of street-level retail. Amenities include a fitness center, saltwater pool, a business center, a lounge, golf …
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $75 million loan to refinance North Park Living, a 380-unit property in North Las Vegas. SRB Living was the borrower. Benefit Street Partners was the lender for the floating-rate, interest-only loan. Walker & Dunlop’s team was led by Justin Nelson, Eric Norris, PJ Feichtmeier and Jared Diedrich. North Park Living consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as business and fitness centers, a resort-style pool, indoor and outdoor resident lounges and an entertaining kitchen and …
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — JPI has broken ground on Portico, a 272-unit project with 18,841 square feet of ground-level retail. The $150 million development marks Phase I of a master plan for Mosaic, which is the redevelopment of the former City Place Long Beach shopping center. Completion of the eight-story building is slated for June 2028. City Place Long Beach was developed in the 1990s on about 14 acres in downtown Long Beach. The site was cleared earlier this year. Units will be offered as studios through three-bedroom floor plans …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management has acquired Retreat at Valencia in Orlando from an undisclosed seller for $73.5 million. The Irvine, California-based affordable housing investment firm will reserve one half of the property’s 336 units for families earning up to 60 percent of area median income. The remaining 168 units will be rented at market rates. Avanath also plans to provide financial counseling programs, health and wellness initiatives and resident activities and events. Retreat at Valencia was built in 2001 and is comprised of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has sold The Pointe at Midtown, a 365-unit community at 901 Navaho Drive in the North Hills area of Raleigh. According to the Triangle Business Journal, Kane Realty paid about $72.3 million for a 28-acre site that included The Pointe at Midtown as well as the Grove Towers office buildings. Chevy Chase, Maryland-based FCP was represented by Hunter Barron, Teddy Hobbs, Ryan Gavigan, Ben Bury and Woody Flythe of JLL in the sale. The Pointe at Midtown offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans and …
DENVER — JLL has arranged a $54 million loan for borrowers Corum Real Estate Group, Prado Group and Ceolo Capital, owners of Edmond Curtis Park in Denver. The 185-unit property is in the Curtis Park neighborhood, known for 19th century-era houses, restaurants, breweries and galleries. The three-year, floating-rate refinancing loan was provided by Varde Partners. JLL Capital Market’s debt advisory team representing the borrowers was led by Kristian Lichtenfels and Ellie Savage. The Edmond was developed in 2025 on 1.7 acres. Amenities include a secure parking garage, community lounge, a …
CANTON, GA. — Dallas-based The Milestone Group has acquired Legends at Laurel Canyon, a 266-unit garden-style community in the Atlanta suburb of Canton. Legends at Laurel Canyon offers floor plans averaging 1,227 square feet and features a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style saltwater pool, Amazon Hub Lockers, a car care center, bike racks and a pet park and spa. The gated community is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The community was developed in 2020 on approximately 27 acres and is located …
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $96.7 million in refinancing for three recently built assets in Louisville owned by Highgates Group. Jonathan Zilber, Joel Chetner and Josh Geller secured three floating-rate, interest-only loans from an institutional lender. Proceeds will be used to repay existing debt, fund closing costs and return capital to investors. The properties are comprised of Belmond Flats (240 units), Cedar Creek Flats (168 units) and Glengrove Apartments (232 units). Highgates is a development firm with offices in Kentucky, New Jersey and the United Kingdom.
GY Properties Obtains $44 Million Fannie Mae Acquisition Loan for Philadelphia’s The Loft at 1835 Arch
PHILADELPHIA — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $44 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for GY Properties’ purchase of The Lofts at 1835 in Philadelphia. The sale was first announced in November. Originally built in 1928 and redeveloped in 2000, the 17-story, 191-unit building was sold by Brookfield Properties and acquired by an affiliate of locally based GY Properties, which owns a portfolio of assets concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the total acquisition cost was $60 million. The new ownership plans to add units to …