JERSEY CITY, N.J. —The NRP Group has broken ground on an unnamed 401-unit development in the Port Liberté neighborhood of Jersey City. Joint venture equity investment for the project was provided by Rockwood Capital. G&S Investors is co-developing the project with NRP. Citizens Bank and Fifth Third Bank provided senior construction loans. Located at 190 Chapel Ave., the development is south of downtown Jersey City and adjacent to Liberty National Golf Course. The community, which is scheduled to open in summer 2025, will be NRP’s second development in Jersey City. …
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — The BLVD Group has acquired and plans to renovate Aqua Vista Apartments in Newport News. The 150-unit community was originally constructed in 1970. The $35.8 million redevelopment will include a gas-to-electric conversion, new roofs, insulation, energy efficient windows and entry doors. Each unit will receive new kitchens, bathrooms, appliances, flooring, paint and LED light fixtures. The owner will expand amenities at the site, adding new barbecues, a playground, a dog park, a business center, a community room and a new leasing office. The redevelopment will preserve …
DAVIE, FLA. — El-Ad National Properties, a subsidiary of Elad Group based in Boca Raton, has released plans for a 2.8 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Davie, 24 miles north of Miami. The town of Davie has approved the development. The project, called The District in Davie, is expected to cost approximately $1 billion, according to El-Ad. At full build-out, the property will comprise 1,256 apartment units across five high-rise buildings, as well as 36,000 square feet of ground-floor restaurant and retail space. Each building will range from 20 to 24 stories and offer …
AURORA, COLO. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital (BWE) has arranged a $43 million loan for the construction of 15 Sable Apartments, an affordable housing development in Aurora. The total project cost is $56 million. Anthea Martin, senior vice president in BWE’s Denver office, originated the loan through a private placement on behalf of the borrowers, DBG Properties and Featherstone Development. Completion is slated for March 2025. The 154-unit property will contain a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Units will be reserved for families earning at or …
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Continental Properties has sold Springs at Castle Rock to MG Properties, which has rebranded the property Ridge at Castle Rock. The community is located in Castle Rock, which is approximately 35 miles south of Denver. Walker & Dunlop’s Dan Woodward, David Potarf, Matt Barnett and Jake Young represented the seller and arranged a $67.2 million Fannie Mae loan for MG Properties. The 204-unit, townhome-style property was 96 percent occupied when the deal closed on April 13. Units are made up of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom …
PLANTATION, FLA. — Merrimac Ventures has selected the Altman Management Co. (AMC), a division of The Altman Cos., to manage Leena Plantation in Plantation. The 306-unit property is under development by Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac and is scheduled to open this summer. Leena Plantation is comprised of one- to three-bedroom units. The $90 million project broke ground in 2021 and consists of two six-story buildings. Amenities include a club room, pool, covered terrace, barbecue grilling stations, two exterior courtyards, a fitness center, a coworking and business center with private offices and …
Ensemble Investments, USA Properties, Pinyon Group Break Ground on $81.2 Million Affordable Housing Project in Santa Clara
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Ensemble Investments, USA Properties and The Pinyon Group have broken ground on an $81.2 million affordable housing development in the Tasman East neighborhood of Santa Clara. The eight-story Mainline North will include 151 units in studios to three-bedroom floor plans. Rent restrictions on the units were not released. The property will include 5,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space as well as a fitness center, flex rooms and outdoor space. USA Properties and The Pinyon Group structured a public-private partnership that includes financing by Bank …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on Modera Reserve, a 360-unit community in the Kierland neighborhood of North Scottsdale. The project is Mill Creek’s second in Arizona. First move-ins are estimated for spring 2025. Modera Reserve will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, averaging 938 square feet in size. The property is designed around three courtyards and 10,000 square feet of interior amenity space, which will include a fitness center, digital package room, coworking spaces, a resident lounge and a clubroom with a pool table. …
FRESNO, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the $11.4 million sale of Northbrook Apartments in Fresno. Robin Kane, Brendan Kane and Gordon Larkin of TMG’s Fresno office represented the Monterey, California-based owner/developer in the transaction. Offered on the market for the first time in about 24 years, the 92-unit asset was acquired by a family office based in the Central Valley area of California. Northbrook Apartments were built in 1972 on about six acres. The asset is a single-story, garden-style apartment community with a mix of one- and …
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — WinnCompanies has secured $137 million in financing to renovate the Pines of Perinton, an affordable housing community in Fairport, which is about 10 miles southeast of Rochester, New York. The project will preserve affordability provisions for the next 40 years. Various income categories were not disclosed. WinnCompanies acquired the property in late 2019. The Pines was designed and constructed by New York State’s Urban Development Corp. (UDC) between 1972 and 1976, and, according to WinnCompanies, was one of the first affordable housing developments built in the area. …