MILLVILLE, DEL. — Olympus Property, a Fort Worth, Texas-based multifamily owner and operator, has acquired Ascend by the Sea in Millville. The 216-unit property opened in 2024. The seller’s identity was not disclosed, but the project was originally brought forward as Tupelo Sands, with town plan documents identifying DHI Communities as the developer. This sale marks Olympus’ first owned property in the mid-Atlantic region. According to the community website, the asset’s name has been changed to Olympus by the Sea. Amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, coffee bar, coworking …
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DENVER — Momentum at First Creek in Denver was sold on March 31 by a Colorado-based developer to a private out-of-state investment firm for $56 million. The 200-unit property at 5500 Telluride St. is about 20 miles east of downtown Denver and approximately seven miles southwest of the Denver International Airport. It was developed in 2023. Craig Stack, Bill Morkes and Nate Moyer of the Stack Morkes Multifamily Investments division of Colliers represented the seller, while Colliers’ debt team arranged financing for the buyer. Amenities include a resort-style pool, an …
RICHMOND, VA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $132 million in financing for a joint venture’s redevelopment of a former bus station in Richmond. AIP, Pointsfive and Bridge Investment Group will replace the Greyhound terminal at 2910 North Arthur Ashe Blvd. in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood with a 550,000-square-foot property comprised of 396 apartment units and approximately 14,000 square feet of retail. The capital stack includes equity and an $85.6 million construction loan provided by Madison Realty Capital. The bus station and service depot was in operation from approximately 1984 …
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments has completed the first two residential buildings in its Parks at Hallandale project in Hallandale Beach and obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy allowing the first residents to move into the property. The community offers a mix of studio through three-bedroom floor plans across what will be seven residential buildings on a 15.5-acre site. The remaining five buildings are expected to be complete by this summer. Unit size ranges from 600 to 1,400 square feet, while monthly asking rents begin at …
WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of debt on behalf of TPG Angelo Gordon and Timberline Parters to refinance The Opal in West Valley City. JLL’s team was led by Leon McBroom, Jack Hunsicker and Ellie Savage. The Opal, completed in 2024, is comprised of 262 units and amenities such as a fitness center, hot tub, pickleball courts, clubroom and a pool. The property is 10 miles southwest of downtown Salt Lake City.
ST PETERSBURG, FLA. — Wood Partners will break ground in May on Alta Roosevelt, a 381-unit community on 11.6 acres along Roosevelt Boulevard in St. Petersburg. Under Florida’s Live Local Act, which allows developers to build on land not originally zoned for residential if affordable housing is included, 40 percent of the units will be reserved for renters earning 120 percent or less of area median income. Completion is slated for April 2028. An existing office building on the site will be demolished, while the office’s parking garage will be …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gilbane Development has begun leasing the second of its three-phase redevelopment at 7th Street and Barnaby Road in Southeast Washington, D.C. Phase II of Barnaby & 7th includes 229 units within four new residential buildings: The Stoneview, The Solomon, The Marte and The Lewis. Construction of these buildings is slated for completion by summer 2026. The four communities feature a mix of studio to three-bedroom units serving households earning 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Twenty percent of the apartments will be set …
TORONTO, GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF), a Toronto-based global financial services firm providing insurance, wealth management, retirement and asset-management services, plans to acquire Bell Partners, a Greensboro-based multifamily investment and management firm, for $350 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Sun Life also has completed its purchase of the remaining 44 percent stake in BGO, a global real estate investment management firm formerly known as BentallGreenOak, for about $1.2 billion. Sun Life acquired a 56 percent majority stake in …
SEATTLE — Locally based Nordic Partners Investments has acquired John Winthrop Apartments, a 79-unit property at 1020 Seneca St. in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson and JD Fuller of Kidder Mathews’ Simon Anderson Multifamily Team represented the undisclosed seller. Nordic Real Estate specializes in value-add multifamily acquisitions with a focus on vintage properties. The John Winthrop building was constructed in 1925. Two units have been fully renovated. Nordic plans to implement a unit-upgrade program on the remaining homes.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed and opened Red Oaks, a 70-unit, $26 million affordable housing community in the Anderson Mill neighborhood of Northwest Austin. Apartments at Red Oaks will be reserved for families earning 30, 50 and 60 percent of local area median income, which was $94,000 for an individual and $134,000 for a family of four in 2025, according to HUD. Miami-based HTG partnered with nonprofit group AM Affordable Housing and locally based consulting firm Thoman & Butler on the project. Funding sources for Red …