A 3D render of the Quill by Alta, a multifamily complex in Baltimore.

Wood Partners Breaks Ground On The Quill by Alta in Baltimore

by Channing Hamilton March 30, 2023

BALTIMORE — Atlanta-based developer Wood Partners has broken ground on The Quill by Alta, a 270-unit community in Baltimore’s Federal Hill district. The Quill by Alta will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with a tanning deck, an outdoor entertainment area, a gaming area, a dog park and a rooftop lounge. The development serves as phase two of Wood Partners’ Alta Federal Hill project, which was built in 2021. The Quill by Alta will open next year, with preleasing slated for the first half …

March 30, 2023

A rendering of the 116 Norfolk redevelopment in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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MassDevelopment Issues $151 Million in Bonds to Four Cities for Affordable Housing Redevelopment

by Lynn Peisner March 28, 2023

BOSTON — MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ state development finance agency, has issued $151.7 million in tax-exempt bonds to public housing authorities throughout the state but primarily near Boston. The funds were issued to authorities in Brookline, Cambridge, Framingham and Medford. These cities will use the bond proceeds to renovate and expand affordable housing properties. The redevelopment efforts will preserve 368 units of housing for families, seniors, individuals living with disabilities and people experiencing chronic homelessness. Additionally, the bond proceeds will be used to create 46 new affordable apartments as well as to …

March 28, 2023

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Toll Brothers and Harris Realty Will Develop $136 Million Piper in Norwalk, Connecticut

by Lynn Peisner March 24, 2023

NORWALK, CONN. — Toll Brothers Apartment Living and Harris Realty Co. will develop Piper, an opportunity zone project in Norwalk. Piper is being financed by debt and equity arranged by Toll Brothers’ in-house finance team, which includes a $136 million construction loan from TD Bank and Wells Fargo. Piper will be a six-story, 393-unit building. Thirty-seven units will be designated affordable, but specific rent restrictions were not disclosed. Piper’s amenities will include a fitness center, pool, rooftop deck, coworking spaces, a library, a wine room, a demo kitchen and dining …

March 24, 2023

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Joint Venture Underway on $49.2 Million Affordable Project in D.C.

by Lynn Peisner March 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Enterprise Community Development and Durrani Development Corp. have broken ground on Alabama Avenue Apartments, an affordable housing community in the Garfield Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The project cost is $49.2 million. Construction is estimated to be complete in October 2024. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) has issued $23.1 million in tax exempt bonds for the construction of the project. Additional funding sources include a $12.9 million housing production trust fund loan from the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Alabama Avenue …

March 23, 2023

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Northmarq Arranges $62 Million in Construction Financing for Hackensack TOD

by Lynn Peisner March 22, 2023

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Northmarq’s New Jersey regional debt and equity office has arranged a $62 million construction loan for 321 Main Street in Hackensack. The seven-story, mixed-use building will include 270 apartments over two floors of garage parking and approximately 8,700 square feet of street-level retail. The property will consist of 20 studios, 189 one-bedroom units and 61 two-bedrooms. Amenities will include a dog-walking area, a third-floor elevated courtyard, a clubroom and fitness center, bike storage and a concierge desk. The project was conceived under the Hackensack Redevelopment Plan, which …

March 22, 2023

Facade of 100 Cherry Hill Road project in Parsippany, New Jersey

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Accurate Breaks Ground on 26-Acre New Jersey Project

by Lynn Peisner March 20, 2023

PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, N.J. — Locally based developer Accurate has broken ground on a 26-acre property at 100 Cherry Hill Road in Parsippany-Troy Hills, about 30 miles northwest of Manhattan. The project will consist of 325 units within two four-story buildings, both built above ground-level garage parking. Sixty-five of the units will be earmarked as affordable units. Rent restrictions were not disclosed. The developer is including 14 studios, 210 one-bedroom units, 88 two-bedroom apartments and 13 three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness center and multi-sport lounge. The first …

March 20, 2023

Rendering of Saxum's first phase of a multifamily project in Philadelphia

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JLL Arranges $77.5 Million for Saxum’s First Phase of Philadelphia Project

by Lynn Peisner March 16, 2023

PHILADELPHIA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $77.5 million construction loan on behalf of Saxum Real Estate for the first phase of an unnamed multifamily development in Philadelphia. The Summit, New Jersey-based firm will build 279 units in this first phase, followed by an additional 187 units in Phase II. The seven-story project is located in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia. The development also will include 15,000 square feet of retail. JLL worked on behalf of Saxum Real Estate to secure the three-year, floating-rate loan through a U.S. …

March 16, 2023

A 3D render of Vermeer, a 13-story grey and white building.

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Toll Brothers Underway on 501-Unit Mixed-Use Project in Washington, D.C

by Channing Hamilton March 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Toll Brothers Apartment Living, a subsidiary of Toll Brothers Inc., is developing Vermeer, a mixed-use project in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Vermeer’s development is being financed through a construction loan from Bank OZK. The project was designed by architecture firm KTGY. Site work on Vermeer began in December 2022, and the building is expected to open in 2024. Vermeer will rise 13 stories and include 37,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The property’s 501 units will be available in studio, one-, two- and …

March 15, 2023

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Newmark Selects Chad Lavender as President of Capital Markets

by Channing Hamilton March 15, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Group has hired Chad Lavender as president of capital markets for the firm’s operating businesses in North America. Lavender will serve on the company’s executive committee and corporate management steering committee. In this role, Lavender will oversee the strategy and revenue growth of Newmark’s capital markets business assets, including multifamily, office, industrial, retail and alternative investment classes. Lavender previously served as Newmark’s vice chairman and co-head of healthcare and alternative real estate assets group. Prior to joining Newmark, Lavender held roles as co-head of HFF’s national …

March 15, 2023

A bird's eye view of the Beacon in Jersey City.

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Greystone Provides $257.2 Million Loan for The Beacon in Jersey City, New Jersey

by Channing Hamilton March 14, 2023

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Greystone has provided a $257.2 million, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan for The Beacon, a six-building complex with 1,155 apartment units. The borrower, Stamford, Connecticut-based Building and Land Technology (BLT), will use the loan to refinance construction debt from the redevelopment of the site. The Beacon was an adaptive reuse of a historic hospital in Jersey City. It opened as the Jersey City Medical Center Complex in 1936 before its conversion to high-end apartments between the early 2000s and 2016, according to Jersey Digs. Greystone’s Judah Rosenberg …

March 14, 2023