AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged a portfolio sale in Austin consisting of two properties with a total of 38 units. The properties are Redbud Cove, a 15-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in Westlake Hills and Zilker Place Apartments, a 23-unit community in the Zilker neighborhood. Northmarq’s Austin-based team represented the seller, Rastegar and was led by Will Collier, Jordan Vaughn and Hayden Schnieders. The buyer was Aperture Capital, which assumed a Fannie Mae loan with a 3.5 percent interest rate. Redbud Cove was built in 1976 and features 15 BTR …
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NEW YORK CITY — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has promoted Geraldine Borger Urgo to president of agency lending. Borger Urgo, who was a leader in NewPoint’s acquisition by Franklin BSP Realty Trust earlier this year, previously spent about 15 years at Freddie Mac and was most recently NewPoint’s head of originations for the past four years. Separately, Nick Gesue will depart his role as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1. His position was transitioned as part of consolidating leadership following the acquisition. NewPoint leadership will remain under the existing executive …
NRP Group Buys Land for Community Within North Carolina’s Eastfield Mixed-Use Development
SELMA, N.C. — AdVenture Development has sold approximately 14.5 acres to The NRP Group, which will develop Eastfield Village on the site. The community will be the multifamily component of AdVenture’s Eastfield mixed-use development in Selma, a city about 33 miles southeast of Raleigh. The 348-unit Eastfield Village will feature amenities including a freestanding clubhouse, a 24-hour fitness center, a pool, grilling stations, a dog park and a pickleball court. Units will be offered as one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across 12 three-story garden-style buildings. Completion is slated for …
GREENFIELD, IND. — Locally based developer Equity Property Management (EPM) has broken ground on Whitman Villas, the second residential development in Hancock Gateway Park, a 200-acre, $460 million master-planned, mixed-use development in Greenfield, 25 miles west of Indianapolis. The project is named in honor of poet Walt Whitman and will consist of 108 rental townhomes offered in two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Completion is slated for spring 2026. Whitman Villas amenities will include a pickleball court, a clubhouse, fitness and business centers, a resort-style pool, grilling and gathering areas and …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $75 million loan for Southern Land Co. to refinance construction debt used to develop Society at Laurens, a 148-unit community in Charleston that opened earlier this year. Walker & Dunlop’s Walker Layne, Matt Wallach and Stephen West arranged a three-year bridge loan through Aareal Capital. Society at Laurens is comprised of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as penthouses. Amenities include a heated saltwater pool and a hot tub situated on a second-floor deck with views of Charleston …
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided $25.2 million in financing for the recapitalization and redevelopment of Westbeth Artists Housing, a 384-unit, historic, mixed-use affordable housing development in New York City. A state-sponsored program, Homes and Community Renewal Multifamily Preservation (HCR), also contributed $63 million. Chase is also a financing partner, but details about the company’s contribution were not released. The rehab will replace roofing, elevators, windows and radiators; restore the building’s façade; renovate 32 apartments; and install energy-efficient updates, including green roofs. Westbeth Artists Housing is owned by …
TAMPA, FLA. — Costis-Lifsey Development and American Land Ventures will develop a 21-story, 252-unit tower on the site of Rusty Pelican, a restaurant and wedding venue that opened in 1978. The site is in Rocky Point, a neighborhood on an island in Tampa Bay. The project is being designed by the architecture firms Cube 3 and RSP Architects in tandem with the civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn. Construction is expected to begin in early 2027 and to be completed by mid-2028. The new development, currently called Residences at Rocky Point, will …
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. AND TORONTO — An affiliate of Morgan Properties LP, an investment firm based in metro Philadelphia, has entered into an agreement to acquire Toronto-based Dream Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (Dream Residential REIT). The all-cash transaction is valued at $354 million and is expected to close by the end of the year. Dream Residential REIT s an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. It owns 15 garden-style communities totaling more than 3,300 units located primarily in three …
Affinius Provides $92 Million Construction Loan to Helio Group for Culver City Project
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Affinius Capital has provided a $92 million construction loan for the development of Aston Residences in Culver City, 10 miles west of Los Angeles. Helio Group, a Los Angeles-based developer, estimates completion by the first quarter of 2028. The eight-story building will include 190 units and 5,200 square feet of ground-floor retail. Most of the units (160) will be one-bedrooms, and the remaining 30 are two-bedrooms. Amenities include a fitness center, clubroom, indoor pickleball court, hot and cold plunge pools, bicycle parking and an outdoor kitchen. …
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — The Milestone Group has acquired Casa Brera at Toscana Isles in Lake Worth for an undisclosed figure. The 206-unit community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and such amenities as a resort-style pool, a private movie theater, a fitness center, dog park, multi-purpose sports court and a clubhouse. Hampton Beebe and Avery Klann of Newmark marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller.