NEW YORK CITY — Affordable housing investment and development firm Jonathan Rose Cos. has appointed Brandon Kearse president, managing partner and chief investment officer. Kearse joined the company in 2015 as an associate director. In his new role, he will drive strategy and oversee operations across acquisitions, recapitalizations and investor relations. Jonathan Rose Cos. was founded in 1989. Its portfolio includes approximately 20,000 units across 14 states and Washington, D.C.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — CF Capital, a multifamily investment firm focused on assets in the Midwest and Southwest, has hired Alex Terauds as acquisitions principal. Terauds will work with the firm’s leadership and acquisition team to evaluate new investment opportunities. He has held prior leadership roles at Sunset Property Solutions, where he led approximately $120 million in acquisitions, and The Connor Group, where he oversaw acquisition underwriting, executing about $1.7 billion in dispositions and acquisitions as well as assisting in the launch of a preferred debt fund.
BALA CYNWYD — Alliance Residential of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Los Angeles-based PCCP have acquired Luxor Bala Cynwyd in the township of Bala Cynwyd 7 miles north of Philadelphia. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia DC Metro arranged a $37 million acquisition loan from ACRE Capital on behalf of the joint venture buyer. The 173-unit property was developed in 2021 by Westrum Development Co. (the seller) and includes studios and one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, yoga …
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Westlight Capital has acquired a six-property, 1,432-unit portfolio in Gainesville for $162 million. Jubeen Vaghefi and Denny St. Romain of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and arranged the $162 million acquisition loan for Westlight. The private real estate investment firm was launched last year by Doug Faron. This portfolio sale marks the West Palm Beach, Florida-based company’s first acquisition.
LOS ANGELES — General contractor R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on DeSoto, a $62 million affordable housing development in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Meta Housing Corp. is the developer. The project team also includes AC Martin (architect), Mark Beall and Associates (landscape architect), KE Engineering Corp. (civil engineer), TAD Engineering (mechanical engineer) and EB Structural Engineers (structural engineer). Construction of the seven-story building is slated for an early 2028 completion. The 207-unit LIHTC property will be built to achieve LEED certification. The developer has committed to …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer OHT Partners has broken ground on The Martin, a 375-unit community at 2730 E. 7th St. in Austin. The one- and two-bedroom units range from 550 to 1,400 square feet complemented by such amenities as a courtyard with two resort-style pools, a jumbotron and views of the downtown Austin skyline. The seventh floor will feature a fitness center with saunas and cold plunges. Additional amenities include multiple resident club spaces, a golf simulator, a karaoke and multimedia room, podcast rooms, a dog park and …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Crescent Communities has closed on the land sale for the upcoming development of NOVEL Richland Creek, a 277-unit community to be built at the intersection of White Bridge Pike and Harding Road in the Lion’s Head Village shopping center, adjacent to a Trader Joe’s, in West Nashville. The Charlotte-based developer will deliver one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a rooftop pool, a courtyard, a fitness center, coworking spaces and a private garden with a back porch and lawn. The ground floor will be home …
RENO, NEV. — Berkadia has arranged the $41 million sale of The Element, a 206-unit garden-style apartment community in Reno. The seller was a private Los Angeles-based owner, and the buyer’s identity was kept private. The property was developed between 1975 and 1977. The Element offers one- and two- bedroom floor plans. Amenities include laundry facilities, a pool, a fitness center, a dog park and a grilling and picnic area. Jared Glover of Berkadia Nevada represented the seller.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures, an affiliate of Irvine, California-based The Bascom Group, has acquired The Retreat at Speedway in Tucson for $53.4 million via a value-add investment fund. The seller was Wiedner Apartment Homes. IPA arranged the deal on behalf of Wiedner as well as a loan from BrightSpire Capital Acquisitions LLC. Arizona-based property manager Bryten Real Estate Partners will manage the property. Built in 2001, the two-story Retreat at Speedway is comprised of one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, hot tub, fitness …
RICHMOND, VA. — Triton Glen, a newly developed 250-unit property in the Innsbrook submarket of Richmond, has traded for $65 million. Berkadia brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, Silver Hills, and arranged a $42 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for the buyer, Charlottesville, Virginia-based Seminole Trail Management. Silver Hills developed the asset in 2024. Berkadia’s investment sales team was led by Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia Richmond, while Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Mac Ritchie of Berkadia DC Metro arranged …
