FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — Larken Associates has broken ground on Trailside Village, a 420-unit development situated on 37 acres along Sullivan Trail in Forks Township, 20 miles east of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The community will consist of 21 buildings, including 12 garden-style apartment buildings, seven garage buildings and two mixed-use buildings with 26,795 square feet of retail space. Development slated to complete in 2026. Tenants will have access to indoor amenities such as a clubhouse with game room, lounge, work pods, fitness center, pet spa, mailroom package concierge and storage space. …
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Dwight Mortgage Trust Provides $56 Million Loan for Willow Creek Apartments in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has provided a $56 million bridge loan for Willow Creek Apartments in Kansas City. The loan will be utilized to refinance existing debt, complete remaining construction costs, cover closing costs and fund required escrows. David Scheer of Dwight Capital originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, KC Willow Creek LLC. Willow Creek Apartments consists of 998 apartments across 43 buildings. The garden-style community is situated on about 70 acres. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom …
SANTA FE, N.M. — Affiliates of Paceline Equity Partners LLC, a Dallas-based private equity manager, have acquired 17 acres of land for the development of a build-to-rent community in Santa Fe. Once completed, the property will feature 183 single-family rental homes. The unnamed development will be Paceline’s first partnership with Verdot Capital, the project’s developer. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Palladium USA has begun the construction of Palladium Park Row Katy Living, a $33 million project in Houston. Once completed, the property will feature 93 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, conference center, dog park, business center, children’s playroom and clubhouse with a mini kitchen. Palladium USA expects to deliver the first units, as well as the clubhouse, in December 2025. Pre-leasing is slated to begin in the fall of 2025. The development is the result of a public-private partnership …
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Laguna Terrace, a 12-unit property located at 2200 S. Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, roughly 25 miles south of Anaheim, California. The asset traded hands for $5.1 million. Built in 1939, Laguna Terrace consists of four separate buildings across three adjacent lots totaling 0.5 acres. The unit mix includes 10 studios and two one-bedroom apartments. The total rentable space is 4,664 square feet. The community features laundry facilities, three separate storage rooms and a community shower and bathroom. The property …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $31.5 million sale of an affordable housing building located at 34 W. 139th St. in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. Built in 2007, the property consists of 127 apartments. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Remi Mandell and Gabriel Elyaszadeh of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Income restrictions for the property, as well as the identity of the buyer, were also not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Locally based developer Crescent Communities has broken ground on Novel River District, a 318-unit community in Charlotte. UMB Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project. The community will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Move-ins are slated to begin in early 2026. Novel River District will be the first apartment community within The River District, a 1,400-acre master-planned development that will offer 2,350 apartments and 2,300 single-family homes at full build-out. Crescent Communities is also the developer for The River District. …
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Hillpointe, a developer headquartered in Winter Park, has appointed Chip Wooten to the role of senior vice president of debt capital markets and asset sales. In this position, Wooten will manage Hillpointe’s portfolio of multifamily developments. He will also be responsible for overseeing debt origination and asset sales at the company. Prior to joining Hillpointe, Wooten served as a first vice president with CBRE’s Institutional Multifamily Group. He began his career as a research analyst and transitioned to business development while working for two institutional investment …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Gardens, a 24-unit property in Fort Lauderdale. Built in 1966, The Gardens is a 28,587-square-foot asset located at 2190 NE 51st Court. Units come in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The property traded hands for $6.1 million. Austin Michels, Brandon Rex and Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office procured the undisclosed local buyer. The identity of the seller was also not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Rosewood Property Co. has secured a loan for the refinancing of Ventura Ridge, a 482-unit property located at 5602 Presido Parkway in San Antonio. John Brownlee, John Bauman and Scott Cole of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing through New York Life. Built in 2015, Ventura Ridge spans 406,759 square feet across four stories. The community offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 844 square feet. Units feature 10-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, patios and balconies, Wi-Fi-connected thermostats, kitchen islands, granite countertops and Bluetooth …