ORANGE COUNTY, VT. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided $5 million in equity for Chelsea Williamstown Apartments, an affordable housing redevelopment project in Vermont’s Orange County. The project involves the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of two noncontiguous properties that will add 61 rent-restricted units, many of which will be marketed to seniors, to the local supply. Northfield Savings Bank is financing construction, which is expected to be complete next spring. The owner was not disclosed. M&T also provided a $5.6 million Fannie Mae M.TEB forward commitment as part of the capital stack.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York-based developer The Albanese Organization, BXP (NYSE: BXP) and Boston-based investment manager CrossHarbor Capital Partners has broken ground on 290 Coles Street, a $400 million multifamily development in Jersey City. Completion is slated for spring 2028. In addition to its namesake thoroughfare, the 1.7-acre site in the West SoHo neighborhood, which spans a full city block, is bounded by Jersey Avenue and 16th and 17th streets. Plans call for 670 apartments, 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space and 13,000 square feet of retail space. More specifically, 290 Coles will consist of two buildings that will rise 14 and 21 stories that will be constructed above a six-level podium. Floor plans were not disclosed. Amenities will include coworking areas, a fitness center, rooftop sky lounge and sundeck, outdoor pool, golf simulator, chef’s kitchen, children’s playroom and a pet spa. MHS Architecture designed the development, with Brooklyn-based Meshberg Group handling interior design. K L Masters Construction Co. is serving as the general contractor and construction manager. Additional project partners include ICOR Consulting Engineers, DeSimone Consulting Engineering and Dresdner Robin. “With its continued population growth, Jersey City is an attractive market for …
DURHAM, N.C. — Charlotte-based Crescent Communities has broken ground on NOVEL UHill, a 400-unit multifamily community located in the University Hill neighborhood of Durham. Situated on 6 acres, the five-story midrise building will offer studio to three-bedroom units, as well as 19 freestanding townhomes with two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the complex will include a 1,450-square-foot indoor-outdoor sky lounge, community clubroom, resort-style swimming pool with lounge chairs and a grilling station, fitness studio with private yoga rooms, table tennis area, coworking lounge, two outdoor courtyards, a fenced-in dog park and an onsite Land of a Thousand Hills coffee shop. In addition to UHill Walls, a 40,000-square-foot public art installation, NOVEL UHill will incorporate original artwork throughout the property. This project follows the debut of NOVEL Morrisville and NOVEL Cary earlier this spring, both of which are currently leasing. Crescent Communities Construction will serve as the development’s general contractor, with KTGY serving as the project’s architect. Kimley Horn & Associates will handle civil engineering and landscape architecture. Financial partners for the project include Kyuden Urban Development America LLC and NEC Capital Solutions America Inc. Santander Bank will provide debt financing for the project.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated the sale of a 10-acre industrial development site located at the corner of NW 33rd St. and NW 27th Ave. in Pompano Beach. Steve Medwin and Nick Wigoda of Stream represented the buyers, Foundry Commercial and Crow Holdings Capital, in the transaction. Situated near the Florida Turnpike, Interstate 95 and Port Everglades, the site will be developed into a two-building industrial campus that totals approximately 182,000 square feet.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta River Park, a 365-unit multifamily project in Fort Worth. Located just west of the Chisholm Trail Toll Road on the city’s southwest side, the property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, pet facilities, pickleball court, outdoor activity space, bike storage, a sky deck and direct trail access to the Trinity Clearfork trail system. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next fall, with full completion slated for spring 2027.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Denver-based Quannah Partners and Chicago-based LaSalle Investment Management will develop a 183,301-square-foot speculative industrial building in northwest Houston. Known as 290 Crossroads Commerce Center, the rear-load facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths, 3,000 square feet of office space and an ESFR sprinkler system. Project partners include Powers Brown Architecture, Rosenberger Construction, Pape-Dawson (civil engineer), Veritex Bank (construction lender) and Colliers (leasing agent). Delivery is slated for early 2026.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Brightview Senior Living is underway on construction of a 332-unit community in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. Brightview Joy’s Farm will total 55,192 square feet, with 162 independent living units and a separate, 170-unit assisted living and memory care facility. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and both fitness and entertainment areas/venues. Project partners include Market Square Architects, IMC Construction and T&T Construction Management Group Inc. A tentative completion date was not announced.
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. — Regional owner-operator Marcus Partners has broken ground on 582 Kelley, a 304-unit multifamily project that will be located in North Attleboro, about 15 miles north of Providence. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, coworking space, dog park, community gardens and outdoor grilling stations. TD Bank is financing the project, the first units of which are expected to be available for occupancy sometime next year.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — New Jersey-based developer Garden Communities has completed the lease-up of The Residences at Main, a 260-unit apartment community in Trumbull, located in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The property is now more than 90 percent occupied. The unit mix consists of 70 one-bedroom apartments and 190 two-bedroom residences that range in size from 740 to 1,250 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, package locker system and a pet park. Leasing began in May 2023.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between Pennrose and the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. (PCDC) has delivered Man An House, a 51-unit affordable seniors housing project in the latter entity’s namesake neighborhood. The site is located within an opportunity zone and formerly housed a parking lot. The five-story building features studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are reserved for renters aged 62 and above and who earn between 20 and 60 percent of the area median income.