CHARLOTTE, N.C. and GREENVILLE, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $47.8 million in bridge refinancings for two townhome rental communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Michael Stepniewski, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Michael Brown, Edward Leboyer and Nicholas Gilhooley arranged two floating-rate, interest-only loans provided by ACRES Capital on behalf of borrower Gordon Road Capital. The properties include One West End, an 86-unit community at 2701 Rozzelles Ferry Road in Charlotte and Maybrook Terraces, a 50-unit community located at 206 N. Leach St. in Greenville.
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Trilogy Investment Breaks Ground on Build-to-Rent Community in Asheville, North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Trilogy Investment Co. in partnership with Provest Partners has closed on a construction loan and begun construction of REV3 at Pinnacle Meadows, a 73-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Asheville. Trilogy is an Atlanta-based investment and development firm, and Provest Partners is a Korean investment firm. REV3 will feature two- and three-bedroom townhomes, each with a one-car garage. REV3 Homes, a division of Trilogy Investment Co., will serve as the builder for the project. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.
CONCORD, N.C. — Crescent Communities has closed on the land sale for its 21st multifamily development in suburbs of the company’s headquarters city of Charlotte. Concord is about 24 miles northeast of Charlotte’s central business district. RENDER Weddington Ridge will be jointly developed with CP Capital and will include 297 one- and two-bedroom units and such amenities as a pool, a 24-hour self-service package center, a fitness facility, club and game rooms, coworking space and a dog park. Along with CP Capital, Comerica Bank is also a financial partner in …
ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $153.3 million in loans for Hathaway Development. The Atlanta-based owner/developer will use the proceeds to refinance three garden-style properties: Exchange at Juban in Denham Springs, Louisiana, Exchange at Blair Stone in Tallahassee, Florida, and Exchange at Indian Trail, in Indian Trail, North Carolina. Walker & Dunlop’s Stephen Farnsworth, Hanes Dunn and Robert Henry arranged the floating-rate loans through lender ACRES Capital. The three communities were developed by Hathaway and combined include 876 units. Exchange at Juban, a 264-unit property in Denham Springs was …
CEI Launches Affordable Housing Investment Partnership
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based developer Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) and an unnamed Florida-based investment firm have partnered to build or acquire approximately $1.2 billion worth of affordable housing communities. The venture is being launched with 11 ground-up projects that are already in place in California and Florida. Target markets for future opportunities include the Carolinas, Tennessee, Texas and some markets in the Northeast. Some of the deal characteristics CEI is seeking will include communities with on-site resident services, developments that partner with nonprofits and acquisitions of other existing institutional …
CHESAPEAKE, VA., ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Newbrook Capital Properties has acquired a two-property portfolio for $58.2 million. The assets are Green Tree, a 208-unit garden-style property in Chesapeake, and Emerald Lake, a 132-unit garden-style property about 40 miles south in Elizabeth City. Both communities were developed in the 1990s. The buyer is planning to update approximately 70 percent of the portfolio’s units. Newbrook Capital Properties was co-founded in late 2023 by hedge fund manager Robert Boucai and James Broyer, former president of multifamily investments at JRK Property Holdings. The unnamed …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mesa West Capital has provided a joint venture between Hillridge Capital and Broad Creek Capital with a $69.8 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition and renovation of Loft One35 in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The total acquisition cost was $94 million, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Loft One35 is a 298-unit, six-story community that offers a mix of loft-style apartments as well as townhomes. Amenities include a resort-style pool, a courtyard with a fire pit and grilling stations, a pet spa, a coffee bar and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged a $69.4 million construction loan for Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES), which is developing 1817 Central in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte. United Bank was the lender. The 341-unit community will feature studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities that include a fitness center, a rooftop lounge, multiple courtyards, a pet spa and a library. Groundbreaking is scheduled before the end of the year with construction completion estimated for 2028. According to JLL, the Plaza Midwood area has seen a …
DURHAM, N.C. — RailField has acquired Springfield Apartments, a 288-unit garden-style property in Durham. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Amenities include a resort-style pool with grilling stations, a fenced dog park, a renovated fitness center, a game room and a car care center. The property was purchased via RailField’s RG Value Add Fund, a joint venture with alternative-asset investment firm GCM Grosvenor.
The Annex Group Begins Development of $57 Million Affordable Housing Community in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Annex Group has broken ground on Central at Old Concord, a 200-unit affordable housing community in Charlotte. The building on the 3.5-acre site will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments reserved for renters earning up to 70 percent of area median income. The project is cost is approximately $57 million. Completion is slated for summer 2027. Partners on the project include Cline Design, McAdams, Shelter Investment Group, ECS Southeast LLP, August Mack Environmental, Capital Consultants, Drucker and Falk, DELCK Group LLC and Impact Housing Indiana Corp. …