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290-Coles-Street-Jersey-City

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York-based developer The Albanese Organization, BXP (NYSE: BXP) and Boston-based investment manager CrossHarbor Capital Partners has broken ground on 290 Coles Street, a $400 million multifamily development in Jersey City. Completion is slated for spring 2028. In addition to its namesake thoroughfare, the 1.7-acre site in the West SoHo neighborhood, which spans a full city block, is bounded by Jersey Avenue and 16th and 17th streets. Plans call for 670 apartments, 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space and 13,000 …

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MEM-Building-A

BOSTON — WinnCos. has broken ground on Phase I of the redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack (MEM) public housing project in Boston. Activity will kick off with the construction of a $62 million building known as Building A. This ground-up construction will provide new homes to the 94 low-income families currently living in the community. WinnCos. says Building A move-ins will occur in fall 2026. Once complete, the revamped 30-acre MEM community will include 3,300 rental homes, effectively tripling the number of units currently available. Along with Building A, …

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Highlands-Morris-Plains

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the value-add sale of The Highlands at Morris Plains, representing the undisclosed seller and procuring the buyer, a partnership between Shamah Properties and Sagard Real Estate. The asset price was not disclosed. CBRE’s team was led by Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer. The Highlands at Morris Plains was built in 2003 and includes 116 units and such amenities as a clubhouse with a fitness center, a dog run, a courtyard with grills, package lockers and a 175-space parking deck.

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Lynnfield-Commons

LYNNFIELD, MASS. — John M. Corcoran & Co. (JMC) has sold Lynnfield Commons to a joint venture between L&G and Taurus Investment Holdings. JMC, which developed the property in 2009, will remain as the property manager for the 200-unit, garden-style community. Lynnfield Commons is in the North Shore submarket of Boston and offers one- and two-bedroom units with amenities that include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool and walking trails. One quarter of the units are designated affordable, with an 80 percent area median income cap, according to the property website. …

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30-25-Queens-Blvd

QUEENS, N.Y. — New York and Miami-based real estate developers Baron Property Group (BPG) and LargaVista Cos. have secured a $388.5 million construction loan for 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story mixed-use high-rise in Long Island City. Starwood Capital Group, Gotham Organization and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the financing. Ayush Kapahi, principal and founding partner at commercial real estate advisory HKS Real Estate Advisors, and Anthony Ledesma, principal and founding partner of real estate advisory firm DIA Capital Group, arranged the loan. Construction, currently underway, on 30-25 Queens Boulevard …

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ReNew-Danbury

DANBURY, CONN. — FPA Multifamily has sold ReNew Danbury to Jones Street Investment Partners for an undisclosed sum. JLL represented FPA in the transaction. ReNew Danbury is a 192-unit property developed in 1971 in Danbury, known as Hat City for its hat-making history. It is about 70 miles northeast of New York City. The garden-style community features studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities like a clubhouse with a theater, game room, coffee bar and fitness center as well as a pool, a playground and bike storage. JLL …

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1709-Surf-Ave-Coney-Island

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — BFC Partners has closed on a $250 million construction loan to build the third and final phase of a three-building affordable-housing project along Surf Avenue in Coney Island. Loan specifics were not disclosed. The total project cost is approximately $700 million. This final phase, known as 1709 Surf Avenue, will include 420 new affordable units, bringing the total across all phases to 1,242 affordable homes. Project partners include the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the New York City Housing Development Corp. (HDC) …

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Chase-Knolls-Sherman-Oaks

LOS ANGELES — JRK Property Holdings has acquired Chase Knolls in Sherman Oaks, California, and WestEnd25 in Washington, D.C., for $315 million. The assets were purchased with two separate funds, one of which targets assets developed before 1989. Chase Knolls was built in 1949. The other fund focuses on assets built after 1990 with value-add potential. WestEnd25 was built in 2009. Chase Knolls, which sold for approximately $129 million, is located on a 14-acre site that encompasses approximately two city blocks in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. The property includes …

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Connecticut-Portfolio-FPA

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of the Central & Southeast Connecticut Portfolio, which consists of four-properties totaling 693 units. Sun Equity Partners sold the portfolio to FPA Multifamily for $121 million. IPA’s Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner represented the seller and procured the buyer. The assets include the 208-unit New Cambridge, built in 1969 and located in Bristol; the 180-unit Silvertree, constructed in 1976 in Wallingford; the 205-unit Peppertree, built in 1975 in Groton; and Huntington Ridge in Norwich, which was …

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Putnam-Green

GREENWICH, CONN. — PIC Associates has sold Putnam Green in Greenwich to Beford Realty Executives for $20.7 million. CBRE’s Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer represented the seller and procured the buyer. Part of the sale included the buy-out of a ground lease. A neighboring property had owned Putnam Green land through a lease agreement set to expire in September. Putnam Green was built in 1976. The unit mix contains 28 studios and 38 one-bedroom apartments, 34 of which are two-story, duplex-style units. The property has 62 surface parking …

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