TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Greystone has provided a $28.2 million HUD-insured 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Corners Crossing, a 192-unit project in Traverse City. Brian Jones of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of JHT Wallick Holdings LLC. Wallick Communities and Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corp. are co-developing Corners Crossing. The $45 million development will offer 96 one-bedroom, 78 two-bedroom and 18 three-bedroom units. The community will consist of eight buildings. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, office, computer center, patio, playground and dog park. Corners Crossing will be geared …
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — KW Commercial has brokered the sale of Western Oaks and Omni, two properties totaling 171 units in the western Texas city of Lubbock. Western Oaks was built in 1972 and offers two-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Omni was constructed in 1979 and offers one- and two-bedroom apartments. Greg Brownd of KW Commercial represented the seller in the transaction, while Grant Roehm of KW Commercial represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
PHILADELPHIA — Locally based developer NewCourtland has completed a 178-unit mixed-income development in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood. The project is the adaptive reuse of the former Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institution, which originally opened in 1956 and has been vacant since 2013. The property is now a 12-story residential complex that includes 40 affordable housing units for seniors. NewCourtland won a bid for the 14-acre site in 2015. Architecture firm Looney Ricks Kiss facilitated the transition of the site.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — Bender Cos. has acquired Arrive Town Center in the northern Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Kevin Girard, Zach Kaufman and Bill Baumann of JLL represented the buyer in the deal. The seller and sales price were undisclosed. Arrive Town Center was built in 2010. The community offers 85 apartments with an average size of 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a lounge, fitness center, storage lockers and a heated indoor parking garage. The property also features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The new ownership plans …
BOERNE, TEXAS — KW Commercial has negotiated the sale of Legacy at Cibolo, a 238-unit community located in the northwestern San Antonio suburb of Boerne. Greg Brownd of KW Commercial brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Legacy at Cibolo was built in 2020. The property offers one- two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining stations and access to walking trails.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture consisting of nonprofit developer Community Access, neighborhood preservation organization Cooper Square Committee and affordable housing developers Spatial Equity and Duvernay + Brooks, has purchased the site of the former St. Emeric church in Manhattan’s East Village. The joint venture plans build more than 500 affordable housing units on the site. Some units will be set aside for seniors and homeless individuals, as well as those with special needs who qualify for supportive services. The development team expects to break ground on the first …
CHICAGO — Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) has agreed to purchase an 11-property portfolio from Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for $964 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter and will include separate transactions with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Property Partners. The portfolio includes four properties totaling 1,357 units in Atlanta; four properties totaling 1,237 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; and three properties totaling 978 units in Denver. Further details on the communities were not disclosed. Equity Residential selected the properties …
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Marlowe Grapevine, a 324-unit community in the Dallas suburb of Grapevine. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill and Shelby Clark of IPA represented the sellers, Greystar and Carlyle, and procured the buyer, Equity Residential. Marlowe Grapevine was built in 2023 on 15 acres. The garden-style community rises three stories. Amenities include an outdoor fitness center, pool, private garages and a jogging trail. The average unit size is 940 square feet. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of an office building in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Located at 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW., the 12-story building comprises 190,385 square feet of office space. An affiliate of Duball purchased the community for $21.5 million, with plans to convert the development to a 161-unit community. Once converted, the property will also offer ground-floor retail space and rooftop amenity space, including a pool. A development timeline for the project was not disclosed. Tom Hall, Matt Nicholson, Kevin Byrd, …
LOS ANGELES — CIM Group has opened a six-story, 23-unit building located at 2599 Alsace Ave. in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. The community offers one- and two-bedroom units with wood-style flooring, stone counters, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Select apartments offer walk-in closets and balconies. Amenities include package lockers, bike racks and storage, controlled access through a video intercom system and a 1,300-square-foot high end lounge on the ground floor.