JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Toro Development Co., a locally based development firm led by Mark Toro, has officially opened Medley, a $560 million mixed-use campus in Johns Creek, a northern suburb of Atlanta in Fulton County. Toro Development held a grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 29 for the 43-acre project, which culminated in the opening of 25 new restaurants and retailers, including Trader Joe’s, Shake Shack, Sephora, BODYROK, Kontour Med Spa, Five Daughters Bakery, Summit Coffee, Hollow Oak, Drybar and Petfolk, among others. Additionally, Medley’s office component (112,000 square feet) was built on a speculative basis but opened fully leased to tenants including Boehringer Ingelheim (73,000 square feet for its U.S. Animal Health headquarters), Brightree (17,751 square feet) and an unnamed tenant. Stream Realty Partners is leasing the office space on behalf of Toro Development, and Cushman & Wakefield represented Boehringer Ingelheim and Brightree in their lease negotiations. Medley was formerly a suburban office campus for State Farm Insurance, which relocated away from the site in 2013. In addition to offices, shops and restaurants, Medley will feature 881 luxury residences, featuring for-sale townhomes and apartments; a 25,000-square-foot plaza; and a 150-room boutique hotel set to open in 2028 that …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged an $81 million construction loan for Sutherland at Piper Glen, a 299-unit apartment development located at 9621 Elm Lane in Charlotte’s Piper Glen neighborhood. Nate Sittema, Kristen Reilley and Elliott Voreis of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the financing through Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, a consortium of investors led by the developer, RK Investors. The community will feature four five-story apartment buildings atop structured parking. Planned amenities include a fitness center, bike storage, coworking spaces, golf simulator, game room, swimming pool, fire pit, grilling areas, pet wash station and a coffee bar. The development team plans to launch leasing for Sutherland at Piper Glen next fall, with first units scheduled for delivery in March 2028. The property will be the multifamily component of Greenway at Piper Glen, a master-planned development by RK Investors.
SPRING, TEXAS — Alliance Residential is underway on construction of Broadstone Gosling Oaks, a 388-unit multifamily project in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The site spans 14.6 acres within the Gosling Oaks mixed-use development, which is owned by Newman Commercial Real Estate. Information on floor plans was not disclosed, but the community will be pet-friendly, and units will be furnished with individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a business center. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy before the end of the year.
GRANBURY, TEXAS —The multifamily arm of local developer Realty Capital has broken ground on Lofts at Lakeview, a 289-unit apartment complex that will be located in Granbury, about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom across four buildings. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse, coworking space, a sky lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Origin Bank is financing construction of the project, which is slated for an early 2028 completion.
WEST SACRAMENTO, CALF. — Lewis Apartments, the multifamily development and management arm of Upland, Calif.-based Lewis Group of Cos., has completed and opened Independence, a 208-unit rental townhome community in the Southport area of West Sacramento. The community comprises two- and three-bedroom units ranging from approximately 1,176 to 1,722 square feet, with private entrances, direct-access one- and two-car garages and private outdoor living spaces. Amenities include a heated pool and a hot tub area with cabanas, a 24-hour fitness center, pickleball courts, outdoor barbecue and gathering areas, a fire table, dog park and spa, package lockers and a borrow-a-bike program. Independence in West Sacramento is Lewis’ second Independence-branded development in Northern California, following on the heels of Independence in Dixon, which opened in 2025. Lewis plans to expand the Independence concept to additional Northern California markets, with future communities planned in Folsom, Vacaville, Fairfield, Newark and other locations.
Northmarq Arranges $24M in Construction Financing for Student Housing Project Near UC Berkeley
by Amy Works
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged $24 million in construction financing for the development of 2372 Ellsworth Street, a 166-bed student housing community located at the corner of Ellsworth Street and Channing Way near the University of California, Berkeley campus. Briana DeHaan and Brandy Buttram of Northmarq secured the financing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The community will offer 49 units upon completion. Further details on the project were not announced.
YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $135 million in construction financing for The Ibex at Ridge Hill, a 282-unit multifamily project that will be located north of New York City in Yonkers. The financing consists of a $93 million construction loan from Bank OZK and $42 million in equity from Eagle Realty Group. Evan Pariser, Aaron Niedermayer and John Lowe of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the sponsor, a partnership between Saber-Hightower and Rafferty Real Estate. The Ibex at Ridge Hill will be a 17-story building with 254 market-rate units and 28 affordable housing units, as well as 423 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Information on floor plans was not disclosed. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, residential and coworking lounges, rooftop deck and a 17th-floor sky lounge. Beyer Blinder Belle and ESG | Architecture & Design are the project architects, and Callahan Construction Managers in the general contractor.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Carrier Global Corp. (NYSE: CARR) will invest approximately $600 million in a new HVAC manufacturing and engineering facility in Fort Worth, an initiative that is expected to add about 1,500 new jobs to the local economy over the next three years. The site is located within Hillwood’s AllianceTexas master-planned community on the city’s north side. The facility will span approximately 1 million square feet and produce advanced thermal management systems, including air- and water-cooled commercial chillers. Carrier expects to begin operations at the facility sometime next year.
SEGUIN, TEXAS — Partners Development, an affiliate of Partners Real Estate, has broken ground on an 80,000-square-foot industrial project in Seguin, located northeast of San Antonio. The project, which will feature two 40,000-square-foot buildings, represents Phase I of Seguin Commerce Park, a development that is ultimately planned to comprise eight buildings totaling 234,600 square feet. Palladius Capital Management provided construction financing for Phase I of the project, which is slated for a late spring/early summer 2027 delivery. Partners is also marketing the buildings for lease and/or sale.
NEWARK, N.J. — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $130 million senior construction loan for a 501-unit multifamily project in Newark. The project represents Phase II of a larger development known as Ballantine and will consist of 400 market-rate units and 101 affordable housing units, as well as a 57,500-square-foot Food Bazaar grocery store, within a seven-story building. Residences will come in studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga studio, two courtyards, a pool, basketball court and coworking space. The borrower, a joint venture between Bogopa Enterprises and Shorewood Real Estate Group, expects to complete the project in late 2028.
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