RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Hunt Development Group has launched leasing at Caroline Eastside, a newly completed community developed in Richardson. The 384-unit property features many amenities including: a two-level fitness center with a yoga room; a resort-style pool with an indoor, air-conditioned pool house; a game lawn; coworking spaces; a dog park and dog-washing facilities; a rooftop deck with a coffee bar; and property-wide, high-speed WiFi. In Richardson, which is 15 miles north of Dallas, Hunt also has developed The Mallory Eastside, a 281-unit property that was completed in 2017.
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WATCHUNG, N.J. — Boston-based real estate investment and development firm Marcus Partners has joined the team constructing Blue Hill at Watchung, a 230-unit property in Watchung. Sterling Properties and Danbro Properties started the project, and completion is slated for December 2026. Blue Hill at Watchung, located 33 miles southwest of Manhattan, is set on about 42 acres. The property will feature six buildings and an amenity clubhouse with a resort-style pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, indoor-outdoor lounges, a dog park and a golf simulator. Approximately 20 acres of the site …
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Sage Investment Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $43 million sale of Woodmont Liberty Apartments in Independence Township 60 miles west of New York City. Sage’s co-founding Partners Steve Tragash and Greg Pine represented the seller, Woodmont Properties, and procured the unnamed buyer. Woodmont Properties developed the property in 2023. The 120-unit community is comprised of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include smart-home technology, private patios or balconies in select units, a fitness center, pool, clubhouse, coworking spaces, resident lounge, dog park and an outdoor …
Skender, Full Circle Break Ground on Native American-Focused Affordable Housing Project in Chicago
CHICAGO — Full Circle Communities, in partnership with Native American-led nonprofit organization Visionary Ventures, is developing Jigzibik, an affordable housing development in Chicago. Skender, the general contractor on the project, broke ground on July 11. The 62,000-square-foot, seven-story mixed-use development will serve Native American communities. Jigzibik’s 45 units will be reserved for residents earning between 15 and 60 of area median income. Canopy Architecture + Design is the architect. The building will feature ground-floor office space for Native American-serving nonprofits, spaces for artists and makers, a computer lab and library …
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the trade of York Farm Estates between seller, HVT Realty, and buyer, Westchester Management LLC. Marcus & Millichap’s Matthew Gault, Seth Glasser, Michael Turkiewicz and Michael Fusco marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1996, York Farm Estates is fully occupied and sits on 8 acres. Units are a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The property is located in Yorktown Heights, a city in Westchester County, 42 miles north of Manhattan.
McShane Selected as Contractor for Madison, Wisconsin, Affordable Housing Development
MADISON, WIS. — Volker Development, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Kelly Station, a 76-unit affordable housing project in Madison. Specifics about government subsidy financing or rent restrictions were not released, but local news sources report the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved $4 million in funding toward the project. According to a press release, the development partners include the county as well as the City of Madison, the Dane Workforce Housing Fund II and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Kelly …
NEW YORK — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Jon Burckin to senior business development banker on the equity distribution team. He is based in the firm’s New York City office and reports to Stacie Nekus, team leader for an equity growth initiative within CDLI. In this role, Burckin is responsible for raising capital and bringing in new investors for CDLI’s affordable housing equity syndication platform across the United States.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5 million, off-market sale of a nine-unit property at 323-327 Columbia St. in Cambridge. Senior managing directors Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic represented the seller and procured the buyer. The three-story building was constructed in 1920 and is within walking distance of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
TUKWILA, WASH. — Hampton Heights, a 114-unit affordable housing community in the Seattle suburb of Tukwila, has traded for $15.2 million. The buyer and seller were unnamed limited liability companies. Northmarq’s Seattle-based team, led by Tyler Smith, Steve Fischer and Joe Kinkopf, arranged the sale. Hampton Heights was built in 1976 and renovated in 2001. The project is designated affordable under the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Rents are capped at 35 and 60 percent of area median income, according to the property’s website.
Moderno Development Group Locks in $117 Million Refinancing for Fort Lauderdale Project
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged a three-year, floating-rate $117 million loan for Miami-based Moderno Development Group. The borrower will use the loan to refinance construction debt for Rivr Lofts, a 352-unit property Moderno completed in November 2024. The name of the lending institution was not disclosed. Rivr Lofts in Fort Lauderdale is currently 65 percent leased and includes a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom residences. Amenities include a rooftop pool and lounge with river, city and ocean views, a fitness center and 3,000 square feet of …