JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Mesa West Capital has provided Beachwold Residential a $50.5 million refinancing loan for Gran Bay Apartments in Jacksonville. The financing was arranged by Walker & Dunlop. Gran Bay Apartments was developed in 2015 and includes 308 unit and 14 buildings situated on 15.5 acres. A mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units are offered alongside amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center, grilling areas, fire pits and a dog park.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $105 million refinancing loan for Maeve, a high-rise in Raleigh owned by Capital Square. Alexandra Huffman, Justin Nelson and PJ Feichtmeier arranged the floating-rate, interest-only bridge loan through TPG Real Estate Finance. The 297-unit property, which includes studio through three-bedroom floor plans and about 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, was completed in 2025. Maeve was built in an Opportunity Zone proximate to the Boylan Heights neighborhood, Dorothea Dix Park and downtown. Amenities include a resort-style pool, rooftop lounge coworking spaces …
CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), The City of Cleveland, Pennrose, Falbo Group and project partners have opened Sankofa Village IV. With the opening of this 50-unit affordable housing community, the $115 million, 236-unit Cedar Extension Transformation Plan in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland is complete. The overall project was a redevelopment of the 17-acre former Cedar Extension site, which was a public housing area built in the 1950s. Phase IV included one, two- and three-bedroom floor plans in a mix of townhouse and apartment units available at 30 …
THE COLONY, TEXAS — Locally based JPI has broken ground on the $77.8 million Jefferson Grandscape II in The Colony. The 277-unit community is being financed in partnership with Nebraska Furniture Mart and with a loan provided by QuadReal. JPI is now in lease-up on Grandscape I, also located in The Colony. That project was first announced in 2022. Jefferson Grandscape II will be comprised of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Select units will also provide mud rooms, walk-in pantries, separate showers and dual vanities, private patios and balconies, …
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — WRS has broken ground on the 102-acre redevelopment of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg. The mall opened in 1978 and closed in 2023. WRS’ plans call for replacing the mall’s footprint with a walkable “mini-city.” Through a multi-phase construction project, WRS will replace the 1.1 million square feet of the mall building and its surrounding parking lots with 1,600 housing units, which include approximately 850 rental units and 750 for-sale units including stacked duplexes, townhomes and for sale condominiums. National homebuilder NVR has been tapped to develop approximately …
GARDNER, KAN. — Sallee Development has broken ground on Flint Trails, a $69 million, 264-unit build-to-rent community in Gardner, approximately 30 miles south of Kansas City. The project includes a mix of two- and three-bedroom townhomes as well as a pool, clubhouse and pickleball court. Financing was provided by CommunityAmerica Credit Union. Davidson Architecture + Engineering is the engineer, and Emery Sapp is the general contractor. Estimated monthly asking rents for the units are $2,200. Completion is slated for late 2027. Sallee is headquartered in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, located on …
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Affinius Capital has landed a $144 million construction loan to build The Carina in Santa Ana. JLL’s Jamie Kline, Charlie Vorsheck, Nick Englhard and Charlie Paul arranged the financing through lender QuadReal. Los Angeles-based developer Lowe is leading the project, which is underway with a completion date slated for the fourth quarter of 2028. The community is situated in MainPlace, which is an enclosed regional mall in Santa Ana that is being redeveloped into a mixed-use project with new housing, dining and retail elements. The project …
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Hudson McDonald, a locally based builder, developer and investor specializing in apartments and student housing, has obtained $60 million to refinance two Berkeley communities, New Californian and The Metropolitan. CBRE arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate agency loan. Mike Walker, Jesse Weber, Brad Zampa and Andrew Behrens led the transaction. New Californian is a 148-unit mixed-use building that features 15,778 square feet of retail anchored by Trader Joe’s and Café Etoile. The property, located at 1988 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, was developed in 2010. Twenty-two of the apartments are …
PENSACOLA, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners has announced plans for Ekos at Warrington, a $41.9 million affordable housing community in Pensacola. Construction is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2027. The 120 units at Ekos at Warrington will be reserved for tenants earning between 40 and 60 percent of area median income. Fifty percent of the units will be set aside for active-duty military members, veterans and their families. Half of those units, representing 5 percent of the total project, will be reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness. The …
SAN ANTONIO — Architect BKV Group and developer Weston Urban have completed The Continental Residences in San Antonio. The 16-story building features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, including a selection of two-story townhomes. A sixth-floor amenity suite is home to a clubroom, coworking space, an indoor-outdoor fitness center and an outdoor pool deck with lounge areas as well as an outdoor kitchen. A lounge is located on the 16th floor with views of San Antonio. The 290-unit high-rise is adjacent to The Continental Hotel, a structure built in 1896, approximately, …
