TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $60 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Bell Works Fort Monmouth, a mixed-use campus in the Northern New Jersey community of Tinton Falls. Bell Works Fort Monmouth is a 276,900-square-foot redevelopment of the former headquarters facility of cybersecurity firm CommVault. The borrower and lead developer, Inspired by Somerset Development, purchased the site in early 2025 and is repositioning the campus to feature office space, retail and restaurant space, coworking facilities and community-focused amenities. Dustin Stolly, Aaron Appel, Sean Reimer, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Ari Hirt and Stanley Cayre of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan through Hudson Bay Capital on behalf of Inspired by Somerset, which has partnered with H.I.G. Realty Partners on the project.
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Northwood Ravin Launches Leasing at Publix-Anchored Student Housing Development in Athens, Georgia
by John Nelson
ATHENS, GA. — Northwood Ravin has launched leasing at Magnolia, a 179-unit “student-focused apartment community” underway at the intersection of Broad Street and Milledge Avenue in downtown Athens, which sits adjacent to University of Georgia’s (UGA) North Campus. In addition to studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, the development will feature a Publix grocery store that represents the first national grocer to operate in downtown Athens, according to the Charlotte-based developer. Magnolia will also include indoor and outdoor amenities for residents, including coworking space with a coffee bar; a wellness lounge; pool and courtyard with cabanas, a double jacuzzi, jumbotron, putt-putt course and multiple grilling stations; game room; and a modern fitness center with two private training and wellness studios. Northwood Ravin expects to open Magnolia ahead of UGA’s 2027-28 school year.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on 371-Unit Apartment Community in Boynton Beach, Florida
by John Nelson
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — A public-private partnership between the City of Boynton Beach and Hyperion Group, Winter Properties, WREP and Silverstein Properties has broken ground on Ocean One, a 371-unit apartment community in the city’s downtown district. The development team financed the development using equity funding from affiliates of Cantor Fitzgerald and Silverstein Properties and construction financing from Madison Realty Capital. Additionally, the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency approved up to $11.5 million in tax increment revenue funding over a 14-year term for the project, with the ownership group agreeing to provide 110 public parking spaces at Ocean One in perpetuity. Designed by Miami-based Arquitectonica, Ocean One will feature high-end apartments and 25,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Amenities will include a resort‑style pool deck, fitness center, resident lounge, coworking spaces, outdoor recreation areas, package and mail facilities and onsite management services. The construction timeline was not released.
Agora Realty Breaks Ground on $375M Final Phase of Mixed-Use Entertainment Project in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Agora Realty has broken ground on the third and final phase of Hylo Park, a 73-acre mixed-use entertainment project in North Las Vegas. Upon completion, the $375 million, 25-acre final phase will include a 250,000-square-foot multi-sport indoor field house; an existing multi-sport arena, fully accredited college preparatory Game Changers Sports Academy; an outdoor public space, community field, shops, restaurants and a family entertainment center; and a 177-key Hilton Embassy Suites Completion is slated for late 2027. Additional phases of the project include Hylo Park South, a 90,750-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center that was completed in July as the second phase of the project, and a nearly 400-home residential neighborhood called The West End, which was developed by Lennar Corp. Project partners include Advent, a research-driven, technology-forward storytelling agency, and PMY Group, a full-service provider of technology, data and creative solutions.
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Pappas Properties has broken ground on a Publix-anchored retail center at Cadia Village Matthews, an 84-acre mixed-use campus in metro Charlotte. The approximately 50,000-square-foot grocery store will feature a full-service pharmacy with a drive-thru and is expected to employ roughly 150 associates. The Publix store is set to open in fourth-quarter 2027. Other commercial tenants coming to the retail village at Cadia Village Matthews will include medical office users, a bank branch, fast-casual and sit-down restaurants and neighborhood retail and services. The mixed-use project also features single-family homes and townhomes under construction by David Weekley Homes. Choate Construction is building the retail village on behalf of Pappas Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $11 million sale of a mixed-use development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The transit-served site at 604 Union St. formerly housed the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant and can support 41,406 square feet of buildable product. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel brokered the deal. The buyer, Zelig Weiss, and seller, Simon Vays, are both local developers and investors.
LITITZ, PA. — A group of real estate investors doing business as Lititz Run Partnership LLC will undertake a mixed-use redevelopment project in the town of the same name, which is located about 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The partnership has purchased the 98,000-square-foot former Morgan Paper Mill, which was originally built in 1930, renovated in 1989 and fully restored in 2018. The converted development will be known as The Morgan and will feature residential, commercial and hospitality uses. Stephen Marzullo, Adam Silverman, Jeremy Shyk, David Sickler and Scott Miller of CBRE represented the seller, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, in the sale of the property.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The City of Overland Park has unanimously approved plans for Black & Veatch’s new world headquarters and surrounding development. Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company, will break ground on the project this fall and is expected to move into its new home in 2029. Black & Veatch is the sixth-largest employee-owned company in the United States and has called Overland Park home for more than 50 years. Black & Veatch will serve as the master developer, working with JE Dunn as general contractor, BNIM as designer and Clayco as development manager. The nine-story building will feature collaborative workspaces and amenities such as wellness and mothers rooms, a fitness facility, outdoor terraces, food-and-beverage offerings and an onsite daycare. There will also be a parking garage with a weather-protected skywalk connection to the building. The new headquarters will anchor a walkable mixed-use development aligned with the city’s long-term vision for the College and Metcalf area. Planned in phases, the broader district is envisioned to include multifamily units, a hotel, retail space and a daycare.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Oxford Cos. and Crawford Hoying have received final state approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund Board for Arbor South, a 20-acre mixed-use development planned for Ann Arbor’s south side. Located at 2845 S. State St. near Eisenhower Parkway, Arbor South will include more than 1,000 apartments and condominiums, including over 200 affordable housing units in partnership with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission. Plans also call for 100,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, an upscale hotel, parks, green spaces and gathering areas. Arbor South was approved via the largest brownfield tax recapture plan in city and county history, according to a release. It is moving forward under Ann Arbor’s new TC-1 zoning ordinance, designed to increase transit-corridor density outside downtown. The approval follows two years of planning, refinement and coordination with city officials, state leaders and project partners. Detroit-based Sachse Construction is the general contractor. The project team also includes Detroit-based architecture and design firm Lord Aeck Sargent and Ann Arbor-based civil engineering firm Midwestern Consulting. Pre-construction work is expected to begin this winter.
MELISSA, TEXAS — Texas-based developer X Capital is underway on sitework for a 59,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Melissa, located about 40 miles north of Dallas in Collin County. The project represents Phase I of a 22-acre development known as Melissa Park Village and will consist of 36,000 square feet of retail space across two buildings, as well as a two-story building with 23,000 square feet for flexible office and/or retail use. Phased deliveries across all three buildings are targeted to begin in 2027. Weitzman is the leasing agent for Melissa Park Village.
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