BETHESDA, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has added three new employees to its Midwest Investment Sales team in Bethesda. Steve LaMotte and Dane Wilson joined the firm as managing directors, while Ross Wettersten joined as an associate director. The new team joins Walker & Dunlop with over 50 years of combined experience. The team will represent institutional and private clients across the Midwest, specializing in the valuation and disposition of multifamily properties.
NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $92.3 million loan to construct a 354-unit, 12-story project in the Washington, D.C. suburb of North Bethesda. The development is dubbed Parcel H and is located at at 5400 McGrath Blvd. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, Jamie Leachman and Ryan Carroll of JLL Capital Markets arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan through SMBC on behalf of the borrower, LCOR. Upon completion, the community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as nine penthouse units. Units average 881 square feet in …
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Green Street Housing and TM Associates Development have broken ground on Sligo Apartments, an affordable housing development in Silver Spring. All 102 units at the community will be available at restricted rents. The project is financed through a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investment from Hudson Housing Capital and Capital One, who is also providing the permanent debt financing, as well as loans from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $188 million loan for The Blairs, a five-property portfolio in downtown Silver Spring. The borrower, Tower Cos., will use the fixed-rate loan to refinance the portfolio, which comprises The Pearl, Blair Towns, Blair House, Blair East and Blair Plaza. The five properties are located within a master-planned community that Tower Cos. owns, and offer 1,396 units altogether. According to PGIM, The Blairs was the first residential campus to receive the LEED Gold certification for operations and maintenance.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) has purchased Falkland Chase, a garden-style community in Silver Spring, from JBG Smith. The property currently offers 170 units that are affordable to households earning between 60 and 65 percent of the area median income (AMI). APAH plans to redevelop the Falkland Chase in phases, with the first phase slated to break ground in 2026. At full build-out, the redevelopment will add 1,250 new units to the property. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Montgomery County provided …
FREDERICK, MD. — The Bainbridge Cos. has opened Bainbridge Market Commons, a 344-unit community in Frederick in western Maryland. Bainbridge Market Commons offers one, two, and three-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, plank flooring, ceiling fans, LED light fixtures and Wi-Fi smart thermostats. Amenities include a fitness center, co-working spaces, EV chargers, a dog park, outdoor playground, pool with cabanas, clubhouse and package room. The property is in the city’s Tech/Biotech Corridor, which The Bainbridge Cos. states is ranked in the top five for largest life science clusters in …
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 …
BALTIMORE — Greysteel, a national commercial real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of a 14-building portfolio in Baltimore. The deal consisted of six multifamily properties and eight single-family homes. Aaron Inman, Kyle Tangney and Herb Schwat of Greysteel negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed private investor from Prince George’s County, Maryland. The undisclosed buyer is a joint venture of a family office from the New York area and a private equity firm from North Carolina. The properties have been managed by a sole …