WHEATON, Ill. — Banner Real Estate Group has secured $124 million in debt and equity and broken ground on The Faywell in Wheaton, 30 miles west of Chicago. The financing includes an $84 million construction loan from PNC Bank and approximately $40 million in joint venture equity, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The 2.6-acre development site is an assemblage of 13 parcels and involved seven separate sellers. The deal took about five years to put together. The site is adjacent to the Metra Union Pacific West station with service to downtown …
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FAIRBURN, GA. — Portman has closed on a land deal in Fairburn, an Atlanta suburb, where it plans to develop a 332-unit property with retail and greenspace. The Atlanta-based development company, founded in 1957, will break ground in late July and estimates completion by June 2027. Meadow Glen Village will include a variety of home types across nine buildings, each with its own dedicated parking. It will also feature a town green for resident events as well as public use. The greenspace will be flanked by two 6,000-square-foot retail buildings that …
Newmark Arranges $143 Million Refinancing for One of Makor Capital’s New Hampshire Assets
DERRY, N.H. — Newmark has arranged a $143.1 million Fannie Mae loan for Makor Capital’s refinancing of The Fairways in Derry, about 43 miles north of Boston. Newmark Vice Chairman Ed Belz arranged the deal. Makor acquired the asset, located at 1 Forest Ridge Road, in 2016. Fairways is a garden-style community constructed in 1984 that features 849 units across a variety of two-, three- and four-story buildings. “By refinancing, we take some chips off the table while we continue to own and further improve the property over the long …
Vanbarton Group Secures $250 Million Loan for Manhattan Multifamily Conversion Project
NEW YORK — Vanbarton Group has received $250 million in financing to convert the former Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York headquarters into 420 multifamily units. Eldridge Real Estate Capital Management provided the acquisition and construction loan. The financing included the $103 million acquisition cost. CBRE’s Doug Middleton and Pierre Hills advised the archdiocese on the sale of the property, and Greenberg Traurig represented Vanbarton Group. The 20-story, approximately 400,000-square-foot building in the Sutton Place neighborhood had been the headquarters for the archdiocese since 1973 and was known as the …
WATCHUNG, N.J. — Boston-based real estate investment and development firm Marcus Partners has joined the team constructing Blue Hill at Watchung, a 230-unit property in Watchung. Sterling Properties and Danbro Properties started the project, and completion is slated for December 2026. Blue Hill at Watchung, located 33 miles southwest of Manhattan, is set on about 42 acres. The property will feature six buildings and an amenity clubhouse with a resort-style pool, fitness center, coworking spaces, indoor-outdoor lounges, a dog park and a golf simulator. Approximately 20 acres of the site …
Moderno Development Group Locks in $117 Million Refinancing for Fort Lauderdale Project
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged a three-year, floating-rate $117 million loan for Miami-based Moderno Development Group. The borrower will use the loan to refinance construction debt for Rivr Lofts, a 352-unit property Moderno completed in November 2024. The name of the lending institution was not disclosed. Rivr Lofts in Fort Lauderdale is currently 65 percent leased and includes a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom residences. Amenities include a rooftop pool and lounge with river, city and ocean views, a fitness center and 3,000 square feet of …
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) has begun leasing J Centra in Burlington Township, about 23 miles east of Philadelphia. The 500-unit property includes 100 units designated as affordable. Income restrictions were not disclosed. Individual buildings are opening gradually, about once per month starting in July, and the property will be fully complete in 2026. J Centra is operated by JAG’s property management division. SpringHarbor Financial Group and H.I.G. Realty Partners are joint venture and equity partners, respectively, with financing provided by United Bank. This development marks JAG’s …
NEW YORK — Gilbane Development, in partnership with Blue Sea Development, Artspace and the City and State of New York, has secured $254 million to finance the development of a mixed-use, affordable housing property in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood. Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments (BACA) will include about 263,000 square feet of residential space and a 28,000-square-foot arts center, the centerpiece of which is a 3,440-square-foot multi-purpose performance, rehearsal and studio space for community arts groups. The 283-unit BACA development will include a mix of studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, contains provisions to incentive affordable housing investment and development, namely expansions of the 4 and 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs and Opportunity Zone (OZ) codes. The bill provides a permanent 12 percent increase in the allocation of 9 percent LIHTC. Previously, each state received a limited amount of these credits to award each year to affordable housing projects. The law has increased that amount by 12 percent, which raises the chances …
PHOENIX — Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) have arranged the $61.5 million sale of Level at Sixteenth in Phoenix. IPA represented the seller, Sares Regis Multifamily Investment Management, and procured the buyer. IPA didn’t disclose the buyer, but TA Realty is listed as the owner on the property website. Sares Regis Multifamily bought the asset from Abacus Capital Group in 2021. Level at Sixteenth opened in 2010 and was a redevelopment of a former retail center. The 240-unit property sits on four acres at the …