SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — EAH Housing has hired Duane Hopkins as chief financial officer. Hopkins has worked in financial leadership roles since 2000, with 15 years dedicated specifically to affordable housing and real estate development. In his new role, Hopkins will oversee financial strategy, accounting, treasury, governance support, operations and information technology. He previously served in senior leadership roles at Housing Catalyst in Colorado and the Oakland Housing Authority, where he managed financial strategy, oversaw development pipelines and led organizational restructuring efforts.
LANSING, MICH. — Cinnaire, a Lansing-based affordable housing investment nonprofit, has closed a $134 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will finance 12 affordable housing developments in five states. Examples of the new construction and redevelopment projects that Fund 44 will support include: Chamberlain House. A new-construction, 40-unit development in Rochester, Indiana. The developer is Housing Directions and Village Management Co. East Bay Flats. An acquisition-rehabilitation project in Traverse City, Michigan, this 64-unit community will support individuals who are at risk of homelessness. On-site supportive services, including substance-use …
DENVER — Co-developers Opus and Miller Global Properties have completed The Bellwether, a LEED-certified, 253-unit property located within the Denver Tech Center. The 908-acre office park is home to approximately 1,000 companies and hotels, restaurants, event venues, golf courses and multifamily housing. The community was developed on the site of a former parking lot. Opus and Miller Global Properties developed the property in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management. Opus was also the design-builder and architect of record on the project, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative was the interior designer. …
ACWORTH, HOSCHTON, GA. — Newmark has arranged a $109.5 million loan for Ares Real Estate to refinance two Atlanta-area assets. ACORE Capital was the lender, with Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, Chris Kramer and Sam Speciale leading Newmark’s team. The two properties are The Knox in Acworth and The Finch in Hoschton, delivered in late 2023 and early 2024 respectively and comprising 638 units. Both offer resort-style pools, fitness centers, resident lounges and media rooms and outdoor gathering areas.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Zachary Streit, founder and president of Priority Capital Advisory, has arranged $174 million in financing for Canfield Development’s 160-acre master-planned project Blosser Ranch in Santa Maria. The loans will fund the first phase of construction: a 302-unit, three-story garden-style multifamily community set on 12 acres. The to-be-named property will be comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and such amenities as a pool and hot tub, a clubhouse, fitness and business centers, grills, firepits and a pet park. Construction is underway, and Canfield estimates the apartment …
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — A joint venture between Washington, D.C.-based Penzance and McLean, Virginia-based Kettler has acquired the 396-unit Compass at City Center in Newport News. Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia’s Richmond office arranged the sale on behalf of the sellers, C-III Capital Partners and Drucker & Falk. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia DC Metro arranged an acquisition loan on behalf of Penzance and Kettler. Located at 501-A Waters Edge Drive, Compass at City Center was built in …
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — IPA has arranged the sale of Layers Galleria, a 330-unit property in Farmers Branch, 14 miles north of Dallas. IPA’s Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, Michael Ware and Jack Windham represented the seller, Pittsburgh-based HLC Equity, and procured the buyer, San Diego-based MG Properties. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Harry Krieger of IPA Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed sum of acquisition financing. The three-story community was developed in 2013. Amenities include a pool, parking garages and a 24-hour fitness center.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Paskin Group has acquired Stonebrook Village, a 216-unit formerly affordable-housing property in Frisco, in a 1031 exchange. Paskin will rebrand the asset to The Ranch at Frisco and is planning to renovate units to drive rent growth following the 2024 expiration of a land-use agreement that required the property be 100 percent affordable. Strata Capital was the seller. IPA’s Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and William Hubbard arranged the transaction. Stonebrook Village was developed in 1994 on approximately 14 acres and offers amenities such …
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — JPI has closed on financing through lender Anchor Loans for the $114 million Jefferson Southwest Parkway project. The 439-unit garden style property is slated for a 2027 completion. Floor plans include studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will feature a resort-style pool, a fitness center, a dog park and a clubhouse. JPI broke ground in 2025 on Jefferson Kirbybrook, a 262-unit community also located in Grand Prairie. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the Jefferson Kirbybrook development cost is $92 million.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Eastham Capital, along with co-investor Chicago-based Bender Cos., has acquired The Element, a 509-unit garden-style property in Mount Prospect, 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The Element, which traded at $75.3 million, is the first asset acquired with Eastham’s Fund VII. The company will invest $5 million to upgrade units, exterior areas and building systems. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale, with average monthly effective rents at $1,590. The Element was built in 1968 on approximately 10 acres. Eastham Capital is …