LILBURN, GA. — RangeWater Real Estate, the City of Lilburn and the Lilburn Downtown Development Authority have begun construction of The Porchline, a 269-unit community that will include a 700-space public parking deck in downtown Lilburn, an Atlanta suburb. TMGRI, a subsidiary of The Meridian Group, is also a development partner. Construction completion is expected by approximately late 2026. The Porchline will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The community will feature a pool, grills, a gym, coworking spaces, a dog spa, a bar and a …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Grover Corlew, a Boca Raton, Florida-based developer, has secured a $92 million construction loan to build Mayla Cypress, a 312-unit community in the Cypress Creek submarket of North Fort Lauderdale. Berkadia Managing Director Scott Wadler, Vice President Patrick Johnson, Senior Managing Director Mitch Sinberg, along with Brad Williamson and Matthew Robbins, managing directors of Berkadia Miami and Boca Raton, arranged the three-year construction loan provided by Affinius Capital. The deal closed on May 30. Mayla Cypress is situated on a 3.7-acre site Grover Corlew assembled in …
POOLER, GA. — Berkadia has arranged approximately $60.8 million in construction financing for Bayline Group’s Mosaic Pooler project. The 333-unit community will open by approximately May 2026. Located in Mosaic Town Center, a 170-acre, mixed-use development about 10 miles west of Savannah, Georgia, the community will provide a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. An affiliate of Bayline Group acquired the 12-acre site at 800 High Ave. in 2023. Bank OZK provided a $47.5 million three-year, floating-rate loan. Berkadia also lined up $13.3 million in preferred equity through FCP. …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Focus Group has sold Renaissance at Strawberry Creek in Jacksonville for $23.4 million to Huber Equity Group. NAI Hallmark Senior Vice President John Rutherford and Vice President Luke McCann brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller and buyer. The 195-unit property was developed in 1969 and was renovated most recently in 2024. Units are offered in floor plans ranging from one to three bedrooms. Renaissance at Strawberry Creek consists of 14 three-story buildings and a clubhouse situated on about 11 acres.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Woodfield Development has secured $50.4 million to refinance The Ames in Summerville. Walker & Dunlop’s Charleston Capital Markets team, led by Walker Layne and Austin Sneed, arranged the loan while Mesa West Capital provided the funds. Woodfield developed the 304-unit property and opened it last year. It is located in Nexton, a mixed-use community in Summerville, 25 miles northwest of Charleston. The Ames includes floor plans ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. Community amenities include a resort-style pool with poolside cabanas and grilling stations, an outdoor amphitheater, a …
ATLANTA — Marcus Partners and RPM Investments have acquired The Heights at Shadowood, a 287-unit community in Atlanta, for an undisclosed price. The property, developed in 2023 by the Worthing Cos., is one mile from the mixed-use district known as The Battery and Truist Park, home stadium for the Atlanta Braves. The new owners are planning to rename the community The Maddux at Shadowood. Don Hoffman of CBRE Southeast arranged the sale.
JLL Capital Markets Arranges $255.3 Million ReFi for TruAmerica, Oaktree Capital Management
LOS ANGELES — TruAmerica Multifamily and Oaktree Capital Management, both based in Los Angeles, have secured a loan for approximately $255.3 million to refinance four properties. JLL Capital Market’s debt advisory team represented the borrower and was led by President Kevin Mackenzie and Managing Directors Annie Rice and Brandon Smith. The JLL team arranged a five-year, floating-rate loan through a national bank. The portfolio includes three Florida properties: Arbors at Carrollwood in Tampa and Audubon Park and Alcove Orlando in Orlando. In Arizona, the portfolio features Luxe Scottsdale. The properties …
InterFace Conference Coverage: Affordable Housing Architects Push the Limits of Design Amid Rising Costs
ATLANTA — The United States is short 6.8 million affordable housing units, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Developers and owners are driven by a mission to meet this critical shortage. This national problem is fueling the work of architects and designers. Like developers, they, too, have picked up the baton — or the pencil, as the case may be — and applied practices that are custom-tuned to bring much-needed rental housing to market as quickly and efficiently as possible. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of …
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Aviara Lake Worth, a build-to-rent community in Palm Beach County. The seller was MAG Real Estate & Development of Delray Beach, Florida, and the buyer was Miami-based Corinthian Capital, a Florida-focused commercial real estate investment firm. The sales price was not disclosed. Aviara Lake Worth is a 36-unit townhome community that was built in 2019 on a 3.5-acre site at 3902 Melaleuca Lane in Lake Worth. It consists of three two-story townhome buildings containing 30 three-bedroom units and six four-bedroom …
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of and financing for Highline North, a 168-unit, garden-style property in Asheville. South Carolina-based Graycliff Capital acquired the asset from North Carolina-based Carlisle Residential Properties for approximately $43.8 million. Berkadia Senior Managing Director Caleb Troop, Director Thomas Colaiezzi and Associate Director Matt Robertson of Berkadia Charlotte led the sale on behalf of the seller. Directors Jeremy Lynch and Jake Adoni of Berkadia’s Philadelphia office secured acquisition financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of Graycliff. The deal closed on May 15. Located at …