LOS ANGELES AND SHREVEPORT, LA. — American South Fund Management (ASFM), a joint venture between SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty, has closed its second real estate fund with $174 million in equity commitments. SDS Capital Group is a Los Angeles-based impact fund manager. Vintage Realty is a property developer and manager that is headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. ASFM’s fund will provide preferred equity and equity financing for affordable housing projects in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The fund includes a $50 …
MADISON, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of St. Andrews Villas, a 96-unit townhome-style community in Madison. The project’s developer, Keelon Development Inc., sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $21.7 million. Josh Jacobs and Royce Emerson of Marcus & Millichap represented Keelon Development in the deal. Built in 2023, St. Andrews Villas offers one-level rental townhomes with 9-foot ceilings, walk-in showers and garages with EV chargers. Amenities include a swimming pool, coworking space and a fitness center. The community is situated at 29789 Hardiman Road, …
RICHMOND, VA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Belmont Hills, a 651-unit community located at 4037 Lamplighter Drive in Richmond. Belmont Hills features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, dog park, fitness center, clubhouse and a business center. A joint venture led by Levco Management acquired the property from Weinstein Properties for an undisclosed price. Carter Wood, Drew White and Cole Carns of Berkadia represented the seller in the deal. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Miles Drinkwalter and Hunter Wood of Berkadia also secured Freddie Mac financing …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — A joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group has broken ground on Front Row, an 11-acre, mixed-use project in downtown Huntsville. The $220 million first phase of Front Row is currently underway, following recent news that Banco Inbursa and a group led by Keel Point and Opportunity Alabama provided $115 million in construction financing. The first retail space is slated to deliver in late 2025, followed by apartments and office space in early 2026. At full build-out, the first phase of Front Row will comprise …
MIAMI — Development partners Terra and New Valley have secured $127 million in permanent financing for Natura Gardens, a 460-unit complex in the West Hialeah neighborhood of Miami. Keith Kurland, Aaron Appel, Jon Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Michael Diaz of Walker & Dunlop’s New York Capital Markets team arranged the financing. The funds will be used to pay off and refinance an existing $65 million construction loan, which Bank OZK provided in 2021. Natura Gardens was completed in the summer of 2023. Situated on a 23-acre site, the garden-style community …
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — A joint venture consisting of ECI Group and The Griffin Fund have broken ground on The Averly Collins Hill, a $76 million development in the northeast Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville. The project comprises 300 units across eight buildings on a 22-acre site. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, lounge areas, coworking space, pool, dog play area and coffee bar. ECI Construction is the general contractor for the project. Synovus Bank provided $46 million in construction financing.
MIAMI — Locally-based developers Terra and Grass River have secured $245 million in permanent financing for Grove Central, a recently completed mixed use project in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. The loan was issued by JP Morgan Chase & Co. Walker & Dunlop represented Terra and Grass River in arranging the financing, with Keith Kurland as the mortgage broker. The funds will be used to pay off the development’s existing construction loan, which was provided by Apollo Global Management in 2021, and to fund remaining public infrastructure improvements. Grove Central includes …
HIALEAH, FLA. — MG Developer has secured a $16 million acquisition loan for a land parcel in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. The land will be used to build a 347-unit community called “Metro Parc South” on the site. Metro Parc South will offer studios, one- and two-bedroom units. MG Developer expects to break ground on the development in the third quarter of 2024, with delivery slated for the third quarter of 2026. The project will complement Metro Parc, a 559-unit mixed-use community located at 955 East 25th Street and …
SPRINGDALE, ARK. — ERC Holdings and Houston-based Tradewind Properties will develop The Ramsay, a 272-unit project located at Elm Springs Road and N. 48th Street in Springdale. The property will comprise 18 three-story buildings. The unit mix includes 143 one-bedroom and 129 two-bedroom apartments. Planned amenities include a café and lounge, 1,900-square-foot wellness center, pocket park, meditation room, dog park and a clubhouse. Pick-It Construction is the general contractor, and the architect is Rob Sharp. The first units are slated to deliver in the fall of this year.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., CHARLESTON, S.C. AND SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL has secured a $149 million loan to refinance a three-property portfolio the Southeastern U.S. Aldon Cole, Tim Wright and Bharat Madan of JLL’s San Diego office arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Sunroad Enterprises. The portfolio includes: Verde Vista, a 313-unit community in Asheville; Avenues at Verdier Point, a 288-unit property in Charleston; and Adara at Godley Station, a 256-unit complex in Savannah. Sunroad Enterprises acquired the portfolio in 2021. The company …