PLANO, TEXAS — Rosewood Property Co. has received zoning approval from the Plano City Council for Heritage Creekside, a 156-acre mixed-use development that will be located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and President George Bush Turnpike. According to the site plan, Rosewood intends to develop about 340 single-family homes, 2,000 apartments, 292,000 square feet of office space and 109,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space on the site. According to Rosewood, these elements constitute a shift from previous plans that featured heavier office and hospitality components. A tentative construction timeline was not announced, but “further development of the master-planned community is expected by the end of the year,” Rosewood said in a statement.
NEW YORK CITY — Naftali Credit Partners, an alternative lender and subsidiary of global investment firm Naftali Group, has provided $203 million in financing for an office-to-residential conversion project in Midtown Manhattan. The financing comprises a $167 million senior loan and a $36 million mezzanine loan. The borrower is private equity firm Yellowstone Real Estate Investments, and the property in question is the 25-story building at 221 West 41st St., which was originally constructed in 1925. The converted building will include a 25 percent affordable housing component and amenities such as a fitness center, spa, golf simulator, lounge and an outdoor terrace. A construction timeline was not announced.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Crescent Communities and Rockefeller Group have broken ground on NOVEL Arlington, a 530-unit apartment development in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington. Set for completion in early 2028, the property will sit on 5.5 acres near the interchange of I-395 and South Glebe Road, which is one exit from the Pentagon. NOVEL Arlington will comprise 493 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 37 rental townhomes. The property will offer direct access to two trails (the Four Mile Run and the Washington & Old Dominion Trail) and 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a rooftop pool, golf simulator, coworking suites and a fitness center with recovery offerings. Crescent and Rockefeller are pursuing LEED Gold certification for NOVEL Arlington. Other members of the design-build team include Bohler D.C. (civil engineer), Hord Coplan Macht (architect), John Moriarty & Associates (general contractor), LandDesign (landscape architect), Streetsense (interior design) and Structura (structural engineer). Capital sources include equity financing from Shimizu Realty Development and Mitsubishi Estate New York and construction financing from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank New York Branch.
BOSTON — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Northeastern University has broken ground on a 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Ave. on the institution’s campus in Boston. The 23-story project will feature 11,000 square feet of publicly accessible community space, including a second-level outdoor deck and 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail, as well as shared learning spaces and wellness amenities. Scheduled for completion in fall 2028, the project is being developed through ACC’s American Campus Equity program and is the largest on-campus equity development in the company’s history.
Krusinski Construction Breaks Ground on 5,000 SF Wintrust Community Bank Branch in St. John, Indiana
ST. JOHN, IND. — Krusinski Construction Co. has broken ground on a new two-story, 5,000-square-foot banking center for Wintrust Community Bank in St. John within northwest Indiana. The bank branch will provide retail, business and mortgage banking services with a drive-thru. For more than 30 years, Wintrust has served communities across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida. Completion is slated for August. The project team includes Grund & Riesterer as architect, DVG Team Inc. as civil engineer, The Structural Shop as structural engineer and W.T. Engineering Inc. as mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer.
KYLE, TEXAS — SLDM Commercial Properties has completed construction of Phase II of Dacy Business Park, a 137,550-square-foot industrial project in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. Phase II of Dacy Business Park featured three buildings totaling 31,500 square feet, and the entire development will eventually consist of 13 buildings that will be delivered across four phases. Units at Dacy Business Park will range in size from 1,200 to 12,000 square feet, and buildings will feature clear heights of 22 to 24 feet. LT Commercial Group is the leasing agent. Units are also offered for sale, with prices starting in the mid-$300,000s.
DETROIT — Bedrock has launched pre-sales for The Residences at The Detroit EDITION, a collection of 96 high-rise condominiums located atop The Detroit EDITION hotel within the Hudson’s Detroit tower at 1208 Woodward Ave. Slated to open in 2027, the project marks the EDITION brand’s first residential offering in the Midwest. SHoP Architects designed the project, with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. Floor plans range from one to four bedrooms, spanning 720 to over 4,500 square feet. Pricing for condos start from the $600,000s. Amenities will total 14,000 square feet and include a fitness and aquatic suite, pool, hot tub, sauna, steam rooms, a clubroom, children’s playroom, coworking space, dining and catering kitchen, indoor parking garage with valet, multi-sports simulator and sound studio. Residents will also have full access to the hotel’s amenities, including several culinary and beverage options, a pool, fitness center, in-residence dining, spa services and more than 16,000 square feet of event space. Hudson’s Detroit is a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development on the site of the former J.L. Hudson Department store. Hudson’s also features Class A office space anchored by General Motors’ global headquarters; Pine Hall, a new cocktail bar from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group; The …
CHICAGO — Habitat has begun leasing for The Junction at OC Living in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The project is the second of three residential phases within the $200 million Ogden Commons mixed-income community developed by Habitat in partnership with Sinai Chicago. The four-story building represents a $38 million investment and delivers 75 units, with 76 percent of the residences reserved as affordable housing, including 30 units that are designated Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) units. The remaining residences are market rate. Amenities include a lounge, fitness center, onsite laundry facilities, management and social services offices, a package and mail room, bike storage and accessory parking. The first residential building at Ogden Commons, The Boulevard at OC Living, was completed in 2024 and fully leased in 2025. A 45,000-square-foot, three-story commercial building was completed in 2021. The commercial component is home to Sinai Chicago’s One Lawndale Community Care and Surgery Center, a Wintrust Bank branch and La Catedral Café & Restaurant. The third residential phase, The Parkline at OC Living, will include townhome and multi-flat units with larger floor plans designed for families. Upon full build-out, Ogden Commons will encompass more than 350 mixed-income units. Funding for Ogden Commons comes from …
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has broken ground on Trailside at Dia Crossing, a 350-unit apartment community in Fort Myers. The eight-building property will be situated at the gateway to the Village of Estero at U.S. Highway 41 and Alico Road. Ryan Cos. expects to deliver Trailside at Dia Crossing in first-quarter 2027. The property will feature a 30-acre nature preserve and a 9,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, sauna, cold plunge and a yoga deck. Other amenities include a resort-style pool and a kayak launch to Estero Bay. The project team includes architect Ryan A+E Inc. and construction lender U.S. Bank.
COVINGTON, LA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided an $8.4 million loan for a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in Covington. The borrower, an investment group represented by Nebo Capital, is using the financing to purchase the former WeStay Suites hotel at 140 Holiday Blvd. and reposition it into an 87-room apartment community. The 12-month bridge loan will fund the $6.9 million acquisition and $1.8 million in planned improvements for the conversion. The five-story, 89,831-square-foot hotel was built on 2.9 acres in 2009 and features an outdoor pool, fitness center and community rooms. The borrower has completed a similar hotel-to-multifamily adaptive reuse project in the Covington area, according to Red Oak Capital. The borrower plans to refinance the bridge loan upon completion of the renovation with permanent or agency debt.
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