SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Akara Partners and Development Ventures (DEVEN) Group is set to break ground on a 305-bed, transit-oriented development located at 5077 College Ave. near the San Diego State University campus in California. The eight-story community will span 98,500 square feet and offer 110 units. The project is scheduled for completion ahead of the 2028-2029 academic year. The partnership was facilitated by JLL Capital Markets.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — April Housing, Blackstone Real Estate’s affordable housing division, is underway on the $19.3 million renovation of Skyway Villas, a 232-unit complex in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The 13-buiding community was constructed in 2003. The renovation is part of a re-syndication that will preserve the property’s affordability status for another 30 years. Upgrades will include new flooring and countertops, fresh exterior painting, new water heaters and HVAC systems, accessibility improvements and enhancements and additions to the residential amenities.
SPRING HILL, TENN. — PCCP has provided a $71 million senior construction loan for the development of Crossings Boulevard, a 360-unit apartment community located at 4101 Legacy Point Trail in Spring Hill, about 37 miles south of downtown Nashville. The borrower, a joint venture between Embrey Partners and Southstar Development, plan to deliver the community by first-quarter 2028. Plans for Crossings Boulevard include 216 one-bedroom apartments and 144 two-bedroom units across four floorplans, as well as a conference room, micro-offices, fitness studio and yoga room, resort-style pool with cabanas, shaded outdoor kitchen with grills, dog park, pet spa and grooming station, coffee bar, EV charging stations and a secure, 24/7 package room. The 14-acre site will house three-story, garden-style apartment buildings within a larger 213-acre master-planned community that will also feature a hotel, 17 acres of recreational space and more than 400,000 square feet of commercial space.
DOVER, N.J. — A joint venture between Crossroads Cos. and CrownPoint Group Inc. has completed 80East, a 90-unit multifamily project in Dover, about 30 miles west of New York City. The six-story building houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with nine residences set aside as affordable housing. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop deck and an entertainment lounge. Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners designed the project, and L2i Construction was the general contractor. Columbia Bank financed construction, which began in summer 2024. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York-based developer Alpine Residential has completed AVIVA, a 500-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. Designed by GRT Architects and Ismael Leyva Architects, AVIVA, formerly known as Scholars Village, comprises two 12-story buildings that are connected by a lobby base with 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, demonstration kitchen, coworking space, children’s playroom, a pet salon and 24-hour concierge services. Bank OZK provided construction financing for the project.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — MidPen Housing has completed and opened Ira D. Hall Square in Sunnyvale. The 176-unit property comprises studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are reserved for residents earning up to 30 to 70 percent of the area median income, which is approximately $43,170 to $100,730 for a one-person household. Ira D. Hall Square is adjacent to the Lawrence Caltrain Station and is the first development built under the city’s Lawrence Station Area Plan, which calls for a mixed-use district around the transit hub. MidPen Property Management manages the community, and MidPen Resident Services provides residents with free, onsite services such as adult education, ESL courses, after school and summer programs and case management for supportive housing residents. Amenities include a community room, outdoor play areas, on-site laundry, garden space and an after-school learning center.
POOLER, GA. — Mitsubishi Power Americas has announced it will invest $490 million to expand the company’s existing operations at its Savannah Machinery Works facility at 1000 Pine Meadow Drive in Pooler, a western Savannah suburb that sits close to both the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The expansion will add 450,000 square feet of manufacturing space, doubling the company’s current footprint. The project is expected to create 220 new jobs in Chatham County. Savannah Machinery Works — Mitsubishi Power Americas’ premier heavy-industrial manufacturing plant and service center — opened in 2010 as the company’s first complete gas turbine production facility building outside of Japan. The new facility is scheduled to begin operating in early 2029, according to multiple media sources. Additional details of a construction timeline were not released. Civic support for Mitsubishi’s investment includes the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the Savannah Economic Development Authority, Georgia Power and Georgia Quick Start. “Mitsubishi Power Americas’ products are critical to America’s energy infrastructure, and the company is continuing to invest in Georgia because of the connectivity that our ports, rail, highways and airports provide,” says GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. Mitsubishi Power stated that the …
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — A joint venture between The Dinerstein Cos., Up Campus Student Living and Harrison Street Asset Management has completed Aspire Reserve, an 873-bed student housing project located near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. Situated within the Northgate District the 19-story building houses studio through six-bedroom units that range in size from 400 to 1,900 square feet. Amenities include two pools, study and collaboration spaces, a golf and gaming simulator, resident game lounges, a beauty bar, a retail market and an indoor/outdoor fitness and wellness center with yoga and spin studios.
SAN ANTONIO — A joint venture between Barshop & Oles Co. and Phoenix Property Co. has broken ground on La Cantera Crossing, a 10-acre development that will be located near the University of Texas at San Antonio campus. The project will include a 563-bed student housing community and retail space. Phoenix Property Co. will develop the student housing component of the project, which is expected to be complete in fall 2028. Barshop & Oles will develop the retail component, which will include multi-tenant buildings and pad sites. Further details on the development were not released.
WILKES-BARRE, PA. — Geisinger Health System has topped out construction of 600,000-square-foot project in Wilkes-Barre, located in northeastern Pennsylvania. The 11-story inpatient facility is being developed as part of the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center expansion. Project partners include architect FCA, general contractor Turner Construction, structural engineer O’Donnell and Naccarato and steel fabricator Beauce Atlas. Completion is slated for 2028. As part of the project, Geisinger is also renovating 102,000 square feet of existing hospital space and a pedestrian bridge that connects the project to a medical office building that is also under construction on campus.
