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Pennrose Completes Tandem, a Rhode Island Mixed-Income Community

by Lynn Peisner

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Pennrose has completed and opened Tandem, the second of a two-phase project in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence. Along with its sister property, Tempo, which opened in 2025, Tandem completes Pennrose’s redevelopment of Parcel 9, one of the sites created when a stretch of Interstate 195 was relocated in 2009 and former highway land was opened for redevelopment in Providence. Partners on the 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project included 195 District, a redevelopment agency; the City of Providence; Webster Bank; RIHousing and several more. …

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WinnCos. Completes $86M Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Upstate New York

by Lynn Peisner

FAIRPORT, N.Y. — WinnCos. has completed the $86 million redevelopment of Evergreen East, a 508-unit affordable housing community in Fairport. Originally constructed between 1972 and 1976 by the New York State Urban Development Corp. (UDC), the property, formerly known as the Pines of Perinton Apartments, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in January 2023. It was noted as an example of UDC’s suburban housing program, which sought to address post-World War II housing shortages with low-density, mixed-income apartments outside urban centers. The property is about 10 miles …

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Vivmark Becomes Nation’s Largest Apartment REIT

by Lynn Peisner

CHICAGO and ARLINGTON, VA. — AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential have completed their merger, creating Vivmark Residential, a new real estate investment trust, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VMRK on Aug. 18. With a portfolio of approximately 184,000 owned apartments and 11,100 units under construction, Vivmark Residential is now the country’s largest multifamily owner, surpassing Greystar. As of Jan. 1, 2026, Greystar ranked as the top U.S. multifamily owner for the third consecutive year with 119,160 units in its portfolio, according to …

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The Michaels Organization, JOIN and KUDA Break Ground on $88M Project in Davis, California

by Lynn Peisner

DAVIS, CALIF. — The Michaels Organization and has broken ground on an $88 million community called The Lumberyard in Davis. Development partners include Kyuden Urban Development America (KUDA) and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corp. for Transport and Urban Development (JOIN), a Tokyo-based firm specializing in overseas transportation and urban development projects. KUDA is the U.S. real estate development subsidiary of Japan-based Kyushu Electric Power Co. The Lumberyard takes its name from Hibbert’s Lumberyard and Hardware Store, which operated on the development site at the intersection of G and 5th streets …

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The Rainier Cos. Sells Property Near Colorado State University for $62.7M

by Lynn Peisner

FORT COLLINS, COLO. — JLL has arranged the $62.7 million sale of Seasons at Horsetooth Crossing in Fort Collins as well as a $38.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for the buyer, which was a Hamilton Zanze-sponsored Delaware Statutory Trust. The seller was The Rainier Cos. Seasons at Horsetooth Crossing, located about three miles south of Colorado State University, is a 208-unit garden-style property consisting of 26 two-story buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, business center, courtyard, grills and bike storage.

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Domain Secures $175.6M for Mixed-Income Development in Queens

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — The Domain Cos. has obtained a $175.6 million loan through Wells Fargo for a mixed-income development in Astoria, Queens, called Elara. Domain’s equity partners on the deal are Canyon Partners Real Estate and BLDG Management. The financing was arranged by Chris Peck and Nicco Lupo of JLL. The 429-unit project includes an 18-story building with 330 apartments called Elara East and a 12-story building with 99 apartments named Elara West. Twenty-five percent of the units will be affordable. Income caps were not disclosed. Completion of Elara …

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GMH-led JV Secures $114.2M Construction Loan for Charlotte High-Rise

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged a $114.2 million construction loan for ANOVA The Pearl, a 20-story, 382-unit unit high-rise under construction in Charlotte. GMH Communities, AEW Capital Management and Wexford Science & Technology broke ground in spring of this year. Completion is slated for 2028. The lender was Santander Bank. ANOVA The Pearl will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units complemented by 6,621 square feet of ground-floor retail, a fitness center, resort-style pool, rooftop lounge, golf simulator and coworking space. The development is located within The Pearl, a …

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Developers Secure $147.5M for 12-Story Development in Port Chester, N.Y.

by Lynn Peisner

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $147.5 million in debt and equity for the construction of 2 South Main, a 12-story, 322-unit property with 5,000 square feet of retail in Port Chester. Hyperion Group and AIP are the developers, and LRC Construction is the general contractor. Winter Properties also is a partner in the project. Construction will begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. A completion date was not disclosed. Walker & Dunlop’s Mo Beler, Jonathan Paine, Cory Elbaum, Jackson Irwin and Dawson Jessee arranged the equity …

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Bell Partners Acquires Two Apartment Communities for $226M

by Lynn Peisner

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., AND READING, MASS. — Greensboro, North Carolina-based Bell Partners has acquired Bell South City West in South San Francisco and Bell Reading Commons in Reading in separate transactions totaling $226 million. The 195-unit Bell South City West, formerly known as Celeste, traded for $130 million, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Sares Regis Group of Northern California and an institutional equity partner sold the property. The 204-unit Bell Reading Commons, formerly known as Reading Commons, sold for $96 million, according to the Boston Business Journal. …

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Tishman Speyer Acquires Charlotte Asset for $76.3M

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tishman Speyer has acquired Berkshire Dilworth, a 296-community in Charlotte. The purchase was completed with equity from a core-plus fund. The seller was Berkshire Residential. This marks the seventh acquisition by TS Plus fund which has raised $973 million to date. Previous fund acquisitions include industrial properties in Northern California and South Florida, as well as residential communities in Chicago, Dallas, Raleigh, North Carolina and Montclair, New Jersey. The Charlotte Business Journal reports the sale price was $76.3 million.  The property was completed in 2016 and currently …

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