AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based multifamily and student housing developer LV Collective, formerly known as Lincoln Ventures, has begun leasing Paseo, a 48-story apartment tower located at 80 Rainey St. in downtown Austin. Paseo offers 557 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as four penthouses and a pool, deck and bar on the 12th floor with views of Lady Bird Lake. Residents also have access to a ground-level café and bar, a fitness center with a yoga studio, cold plunge and saunas and two floors of coworking space with private pods and conference rooms. Monthly rents start in the $1,900s for a studio apartment. Construction began in early 2023 and is expected to be fully complete in October.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Local private equity firm SHIR Capital has completed Veer Apartments, a 174-unit multifamily adaptive reuse project in Austin. The project converted a former five-story Quality Inn hotel located just north of downtown into an apartment complex with two sets of studio floor plans. The conversion also added a fitness center and outdoor pool to the property to complement the existing business center, onsite laundry facilities and pet spa. Pfluger Architects designed the project, and Ava’s Construction served as the general contractor. Monthly rental rates at Veer start at $790, according to the property website
Arriba Capital Arranges $40M Construction Loan for Marriot Hotel in Downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee
by Abby Cox
GATLINBURG, TENN. — Arriba Capital has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a Marriot-branded hotel in downtown Gatlinburg. Dubbed The Scoundrel, the hotel will act as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The new hotel will total 128 rooms and will operate under the Marriot Tribute Portfolio brand. The borrower is a locally based, private hospitality and development group. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
WATCHUNG, N.J. — A partnership between Boston-based investment firm Marcus Partners and two regional developers, Sterling Properties and Danbro Properties, has broken ground on a 230-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Watchung. Blue Hill at Watchung will comprise six buildings on a 41.8-acre site. Amenities will include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, coworking spaces, indoor/outdoor lounges, dog park and a golf simulator. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by the end of 2026. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged construction financing for the project through First Citizens Bank. The loan amount was not disclosed, but the project carries a price tag of roughly $104 million.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Locally based developer The Procopio Cos. has begun leasing Vesa, a 140-unit multifamily project in the western Boston suburb of Marlborough. Designed by Maugel Destefano Architects with a Procopio affiliate also serving as the construction manager, Vesa offers 60 one-bedroom units, 62 two-bedroom apartments and 18 three-bedroom residences. Amenities include a pool, resident lounge, dog park, fitness center and walking trails. Information on starting rents was not announced.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and San Antonio-based Kairoi Residential has topped out Waterline, a 74-story mixed-use tower located at 98 Red River St. in downtown Austin. The property gets its name from the site’s location near the nexus of Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake. According to the development team, at 1,025 feet, Waterline is now the tallest building in Texas, eclipsing JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, which had allegedly been the state’s tallest building since 1981. Construction of Waterline began in fall 2022 and is expected to be fully complete in late 2026. Waterline will ultimately feature 352 upscale apartments, 700,000 square feet of office space, a 251-room hotel that will be operated under the 1 Hotels brand and 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Residential amenities will include two pools, a fitness center, lounge, kitchen and coworking space. Office tenants will also have access to a fitness center, as well as a bar and lounge and indoor meeting spaces. The partnership is now marketing office space for lease. The launch of residential leasing and the opening of the hotel are scheduled for this fall. Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is …
MMCC Arranges $64M in Construction Financing for Rancho Cucamonga Mixed-Use Development
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $64 million in financing for the construction of a mixed-use development project at 8500 Haven Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga. Ron Bayls of MMCC secured the financing through Parkview Financial on behalf of a private developer. At full build-out, the 248-apartment project will feature six residential buildings, a mixed-use building, ground-floor commercial space and a retail building. Planned apartment amenities include a pool, fitness center, pickleball court, clubhouse, onsite laundry and landscaped outdoor areas.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AMLI Residential has completed a 360-unit multifamily project in Austin’s Mueller District, which is a 700-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former municipal airport campus. Designed by HLR Architects and O’Brien Architects, AMLI North Park offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, putting green, outdoor grilling and dining areas, sky lounge and makers’ and coworking spaces within a 2,500-square-foot clubroom. Rents start at $1,945 per month for a studio apartment.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Vietnam Cafe will open its second location at 9500 W. 135th St. in Overland Park. Bill Maas of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented the seller in the transaction. The Vietnamese restaurant’s first location is at 522 Campbell St. near the River Market in Kansas City. The menu features authentic pho, as well as dishes from chicken, beef, shrimp and vegetarian options. The new restaurant will occupy the 4,075-square-foot former Beef-A-Roo space. The property will undergo construction, with a proposed open date to be determined.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest, the Related Affordable Foundation and Related Affordable Management Co. have opened a newly renovated playground at Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Related partnered with KABOOM!, a national nonprofit, to construct the playground at the 628-unit affordable housing community. Residents, volunteers, Related team members and community partners built the playground on July 23 and 24. The project’s completion comes nearly two months after Related and KABOOM! hosted a design day at the community, where children and adult residents shared visions for the playspace. There are more than 17,000 KABOOM! playspaces nationwide. Related led a $175 million renovation of Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes following its acquisition of the property in 2016.