JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Ceiba Groupe, a Fort Lauderdale-based developer, has received a $40.2 million construction loan for Royal Palms Main Street, a community in Jacksonville that is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2027. JLL arranged and Crestline Investors originated the loan. The 227-unit community Royal Palms Main Street will feature 168 elevator-serviced, garden-style apartments and 59 townhomes. Units will be offered as one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. Amenities include a clubhouse, a pool, fitness center, a dog park and spa, a playground, climate-controlled …
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TAMPA, FLA. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $110 million, five-year, interest-only, fixed rate loan to Cascade Investment for the refinancing of Asher Residences in Tampa. The 22-story building is a part of the Water Street development downtown and was completed in December 2021. Strategic Property Partners, the developer of Asher Residences as well as the master developer of Water Street Tampa, is a subsidiary of Cascade Investments. The community contains 490 units, including 97 furnished residences that are operated as part of a partnership with ROOST Apartment Hotels. …
Elme Communities Agrees to Sell Portfolio to Cortland for $1.6 Billion as Part of Liquidation Plan
BETHESDA, MD. AND ATLANTA — Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME), a Maryland-based multifamily owner-operator that previously operated as WashREIT, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an affiliate of Cortland Partners, an Atlanta-based multifamily investment and management firm. Under the terms of the transaction, Elme would sell 19 apartment communities to Cortland for $1.6 billion in an all-cash deal. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Cortland that recognizes the greater value of these 19 Elme communities and their long-term potential when coupled with Cortland’s economies of …
Joint Venture Secures $56.6 Million to Refinance Easton Riverview in Ruskin, Florida
RUSKIN, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $56.6 million loan to refinance The Easton Riverview in Ruskin, 27 miles south of Tampa, Florida. The borrower/owner is a joint venture of Cross Lake Partners of New York, GreenPointe Holdings of Jacksonville, Florida, and Rivers Residential LLC of Atlanta. Mesa West Capital provided the loan. Built in 2023 on 15 acres, The Easton Riverview offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, 24-hour fitness center with yoga room, two dog parks, electric vehicle charging …
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County has approved plans for The HueHub, an $880 million, 12-acre development in the West Little River neighborhood that will include 4,032 units of affordable housing. Developers Pablo Castro and Laura Tauber will break ground later this year with completion slated for the second quarter of 2028. The project was approved under the Live Local Act, which is state legislation passed in 2023 to encourage affordable housing projects by granting developers tax incentives and flexibility with permits related to density, height, parking and other building regulations. In …
SUNRISE, FLA. — Category Five Real Estate has acquired a four-property portfolio in Sunrise, about 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. The South Florida-based private equity firm paid approximately $32.3 million, which included a $21 million loan funded by Santander and arranged by Berkadia. The four assets in the portfolio were constructed between 1969 and 1973 and total 185 units. The properties are Sunrise Gardens, La Haina, Lake Success and Riverview.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $105 million loan provided by Nuveen to refinance 805 Lea in downtown Nashville. Key Real Estate Co. is the owner/borrower. The 356-unit high-rise, mixed-use property was developed in 2021 and includes 10,203 square feet of ground-floor retail across three store spaces. Amenities include a 24-hour concierge service, a 29th-floor sky lounge, a saltwater pool, a fitness center and two outdoor fire pits.
ATLANTA — Aspen Square Management has sold 12th & James in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood to EQ Housing Advisors for $39 million. Under the new ownership, a public-private partnership with Atlantica Properties will convert the 214 apartments from market-rate to affordable housing. JLL represented Aspen Square in the deal. EQ Housing Advisors is a nonprofit housing investment firm, and Atlantica is a for-profit developer and investor. EQ was founded in 2022 by former RangeWater Chairman Marc Pollack. All groups, except the seller, are Atlanta-based. Atlanta Urban Development Corp. provided the …
Regions Arranges $117.3 Million Financing Package for Mississippi Affordable Housing Acquisition
JACKSON, MISS. — Regions Affordable Housing has provided $117.3 million in financing to Vitus Group, an affordable housing developer, investor and owner with offices in Seattle and New York City. With the financing package, Vitus will acquire and rehab three affordable housing properties in Jackson: Village Apartments, Commonwealth Apartments and Madonna Manor, which are now known as the Jackson Trio portfolio. The properties are a mix of townhomes, garden-style apartments and a 13-story high-rise building for seniors. Altogether, the properties total 77 buildings and 613 units. Regions’ financing package included …
BRANDON, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged approximately $32.4 million on behalf of Robbins Property Associates and Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) to refinance Lakeside Central Apartments, a 228-unit garden-style community in the Tampa suburb of Brandon, Florida. Senior Managing Director Mitch Sinberg, Managing Directors Scott Wadler and Brad Williamson and Vice President Hugo Hernandez of Berkadia Miami and Boca Raton secured the five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. Berkadia also financed the property’s acquisition in 2018 with a floating-rate, Freddie Mac loan. Buit in 1985 and located at 529 S. Parsons …