KATY, TEXAS — Concord Summit Capital, a South Florida-based financial intermediary, has arranged a $25.5 million construction loan for Colonial Village, a 103-unit build-to-rent residential project that will be located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The development will consist of 88 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom duplex-style homes on a 7.9-acre site. Daniel Eidson and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital arranged the debt, which carries an 88 percent loan-to-cost ratio, on behalf of the borrower, Luminous Homes. The direct lender was not disclosed.
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LANCASTER, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSM) has negotiated the sale of a 3.4-acre self-storage development site in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster. The buyer, national self-storage owner-operator SAFStor Inc., plans to develop a four-story, climate-controlled facility at the site at 1032 Cedar Valley Drive. Huntley Luna and Nick Robinson of HSM internally represented the seller, HSM Equity Partners, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Gotham Organization and Monadnock Development have broken ground on Phase I of Innovative Urban Village, a 2,000-unit affordable housing project in Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, the project is a conversion of the 10.5-acre campus of the Christian Cultural Center in the borough’s East New York area. Phase IA will feature 386 units that will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income, as well as 17,000 square feet of commercial space that will include a grocer. Phase IB will comprise 453 units across two buildings that will have 12,000 square feet of community facility space and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of Phases IA and IB are slated for 2026 and late 2027, respectively.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A partnership between Ohio-based Stanbery Development Group, New Jersey-based Claremont Development and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has completed a 262-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. Smyth at District 15Fifteen is part of District 15Fifteen, a mixed-use redevelopment of a former 290,000-square-foot office campus. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 554 to 1,240 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, two central courtyards, sports simulator lounge, coworking offices, kids’ playroom and a private party room. Leasing began this spring, and the first move-ins are now underway. Rents currently start at $2,445 per month for a studio apartment.
WELLS, MAINE — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a self-storage development site in Wells, located in York County near the Maine-New Hampshire border. The site at 71 Spencer Drive is approved for a 70,000-square-foot (net rentable) facility. Nathan Coe, Gabriel Coe, Brett Hatcher and Luke Dawley of Marcus & Millichap represented the locally based seller, Patco Construction, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between two New Hampshire-based investment and development firms, Brady Sullivan Properties and True Storage.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Builder MBG is nearing completion of Hearthstone at Autumn Hollow, a 180-unit luxury apartment complex in the St. Louis suburb of Wentzville. The first building is slated for occupancy this month, with the entire five-building complex slated for completion in January. Mia Rose Holdings and J.V. Lombardo are co-developing the community. Amenities will include a fitness center, coworking space, resort-style pool, conference room, dog park, clubhouse and walking paths. Capital Eleven Management is the property manager. Additional project partners include Rosemann & Associates, Engenuity, Civil and Environmental Consultants and Landesign.
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Old National Bank has purchased a development site at 2851 Charlevoix Drive SE in Cascade Township near Grand Rapids. The 1.2-acre parcel is situated directly across from a Walmart Supercenter and offers convenient access to I-96. Old National Bank plans to build a 3,470-square-foot retail branch, which is slated to open later this year. Bob Lotzar of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the buyer in the transaction.
SPARKS, NEV. — Vantage Data Centers is entering the Nevada market with a new $3 billion campus in Sparks, located outside of Reno in Storey County. The campus, dubbed NV1, will sit on 137 acres and offer a total 224 megawatts (MW) of critical IT load. Upon completion, the NV1 campus will house four multi-story data centers totaling 1.1 million square feet. The property will be designed with densities ranging from 360 watts to 720 watts per square foot in order to accommodate the “unique needs of AI deployments,” according to Vantage. Vantage will utilize a closed-loop chiller system to reduce water usage, with the ability to employ both traditional air-cooled compute loads and liquid cooling to support next-generation GPU (graphics processing unit) loads. Vantage is aiming to achieve LEED certification for the development. Vantage expects to employ more than 1,200 individuals across the construction and ongoing operations of the campus. The first two data centers to come on line at NV1 are fully preleased to undisclosed tenants. The first facility is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2026. NV1 will be situated within Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, which also houses Tesla Gigafactory 1 and operations for tech companies …
ACC to Break Ground on 898-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Central Florida
by Abby Cox
ORLANDO, FLA. — American Campus Communities (ACC) is set to break ground on an 898-bed student housing development located near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando. The development site is located adjacent to ACC’s existing Plaza on University community. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the development will offer studio, four- and five-bedroom floorplans. Amenities at the property — which is pursuing Fitwel certification — will include recreational and study spaces, a resort-style swimming pool and spa, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, lounge areas and modern fitness and wellness facilities. Niles Bolton Associates designed the project, while Clancy & Theys Construction will serve as the general contractor.
KATY, TEXAS — Chicago-based RSK Real Estate Partners will develop a 156-unit build-to-rent residential community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The site spans nine acres along Galileo Way, and the development will feature 103 three-bedroom homes and 53 two-bedroom homes with an average size of 1,600 square feet. Preliminary sitework is underway, and the first homes should be available for occupancy in mid-2026. Rick Ragan and Glenn Dickerson of NewQuest represented RSK in its site selection and land acquisition. Matthew Davis and Kristen McDade of Cushman & Wakefield represented the land seller, Morton Ranch Development LLC.