HOUSTON — American Landmark, a Tampa-based owner-operator, has acquired Toscana Parkway, a 292-unit apartment complex in southeast Houston. Built in 2009, Toscana Parkway offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, sauna, clubhouse, business center, volleyball court, children’s playground and poolside grilling areas. The new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the property. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A subsidiary of Dallas-based Leon Capital Group has provided an equity investment for The Marshall Binghamton, a 516-unit student housing project in upstate New York. The amount was not disclosed, but Leon Capital provided the funds in conjunction with another equity investment in a multifamily property in Nashua, New Hampshire. Combined, the two equity investments total roughly $19 million. The project, which is under construction and slated for a May 2027 delivery, is adjacent to the State University of New York Binghamton campus. The sponsor is Aptitude Development.
OLYMPIA, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two apartment properties in Olympia. Hillsboro, Ore.-based Bender Equities sold the assets to FPA Multifamily for $43.7 million, or $154,417 per unit. Situated on more than 18 acres at 3000 Cardinal Drive NW, the adjacent properties include the 170-unit Evergreen Garden Apartments and the 113-unit Rock Maple Village Townhomes. Built in 1973, Evergreen Garden Apartments features 18 two-story residential buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a standalone clubhouse, an open park area with a basketball court, fenced children’s playground and covered barbecue and picnic area. Completed in 2004, Rock Maple Village features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts spread across 10 two-story residential buildings. Community amenities include a children’s playground and picnic area, a basketball court and a large open lawn. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc., in partnership with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for the City of Saint Paul, has opened The Albert and the adjacent Civic Square at Highland Bridge. The project is on the site of the former 122-acre Ford Motor Co.’s Twin Cities assembly plant. The nearly 3-acre block features The Albert, a 97-unit multifamily building with 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space alongside three standalone retail buildings totaling 13,500 square feet, and Tierra Encantada, a 13,000-square-foot daycare center. Civic Square serves as a public gateway connecting the Highland Park neighborhood to the heart of the broader Highland Bridge development. The Albert features amenities such as a clubroom, dog run, outdoor patio, fitness room, coworking enclaves, a roof deck patio and secure package room. The east side of The Albert incorporates the historic 1920s Ford assembly plant façade. The building was originally designed by legendary architect Albert Kahn. The initiative is a public-private partnership supported by the city and the HRA, which played a pivotal role in providing tax-increment financing (TIF) from existing TIF district budget savings.
DES MOINES, IOWA — The Annex Group has completed Union at Rivers Edge, an affordable housing community in Des Moines with 216 units. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units are reserved for households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the $62.9 million project include a community center complete with a fitness center, business center and onsite leasing. Outdoor amenities include a playground, community terrace, dog walking area and parking. Residents will receive complimentary transit passes for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, which will have a bus stop adjacent to the development. Partners on the project include Civil Design Advantage as the civil engineer, ASK Studio as the architect, Summit LIHTC Consulting and Impact Housing Indiana. Affiliates of Annex Group completed construction and will provide property management services for the community. Financing partners include WNC for over $24 million in low-income housing tax credits equity, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust for tax-exempt bond financing of over $32 million, Iowa Finance Authority for tax-exempt bond allocation and the City of Des Moines for tax-increment financing, tax abatement and $300,000 American Rescue Plan Act funds.
BLUE ISLAND, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of Blue Station Apartments, a 345-unit apartment community in Blue Island, 16 miles south of Chicago’s Loop. The property at 2130 W. 122nd St. was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ownership has invested more than $3.5 million in capital improvements over the past four years. Lee Kiser and Kyle Sissell of Kiser Group represented the seller, Kinzie Assets. Michael Duckler represented the out-of-state buyer while affiliated with Interra Realty. Duckler now works for Greenstone Partners. The sales price was $22 million.
HERCULES, CALIF. — Hercules Development Partners has completed the disposition of The Dylan, a 232-unit multifamily community in Hercules, about 10 miles north of Berkeley. Interstate Equities Corp. acquired the asset for $83.5 million. Ryan Wagner, Brandon Geraldo, Matt Kroger and Fatai Alashe of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Completed in 2022, the five-story community features 217 market-rate units and 15 below-market-rate units in a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 804 square feet per unit. Onsite amenities include a lounge with community kitchen, a sports lounge featuring darts, billiards and foosball, a fitness center, resident courtyard featuring barbecue and fire pit areas and bike storage with a repair station. Additionally, Charles Halladay and Matt Cimino of JLL arranged a $54.3 million five-year acquisition loan through Freddie Mac for the buyer.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Alta Housing has broken ground on La Bella, an affordable multifamily property in Mountain View’s Terra Bella neighborhood. Located at 1020 Terra Bella Ave. on a former industrial area, La Bella will feature 108 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, each with secure storage space. Completion is slated for second-quarter 2028. Twenty-seven apartments will be reserved for households transitioning out of homelessness through California’s Santa Clara County’s Rapid Rehousing Program. Twenty-three units will include Section 8 Project-based vouchers, providing long-term housing stability for residents, and 10 apartments will be reserved for individuals with developmental disabilities. Income limits for La Bella will range from 30 percent to 60 percent of area median income. The six-story, all-electric building will include a ground-floor lobby and a multipurpose community room that opens onto a landscaped third-floor courtyard. The design incorporates children’s play areas, raised garden beds for community gardening, onsite laundry facilities and offices for property management, resident services and supportive services staff. Additionally, the property will offer 96 car parking spaces and 108 bicycle parking spots. The development team includes Van Meter Williams & Pollak as architect, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors, Alta Housing and Housing Choices Coalition as social services …
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Whisper Hollow Apartments, a 315-unit garden-style multifamily community located at 12430 Whisper Hollow Drive in Maryland Heights. Dominic Martinez, Parker Stewart, Alex Malzone and Charlie McKee of Northmarq represented the seller, Banner Real Estate Group. The buyer was Monarch Investment and Management Group. Built in 1976 and renovated in 2018, Whisper Hollow sits on roughly 14.5 acres and features 13 three-story buildings. Floor plans include studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Apartments feature updated kitchens and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances, private entrances, hardwood-style floors, private patios or balconies, ceiling fans, energy-efficient doors and windows, and high-speed internet. Community amenities include a king-size pool with sundeck, fitness center and dry sauna, business center with coffee bar, clubhouse and game room, fenced-in park, surface parking, professional maintenance and office staff, tennis and pickleball courts, and a sand volleyball court. The property is adjacent to Quiet Hollow Park Fitness Court.
WATERLOO, WIS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 10.7-acre parcel in Waterloo that will be developed into Drumlin Fields Apartments, a 96-unit, garden-style apartment community. Drumlin Fields Waterloo LLC, an affiliate of Brew City Capital Group, purchased the property from Rolling Meadows Apartments LLC for $1.1 million. Waterloo is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Madison, Wis. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards represented the seller in the transaction. Noah Jacobson, managing principal of Brew City Capital Group, a multifamily development and investment firm based in Brookfield, Wis., says the firm is partnering with Duffek Construction, KCB Architecture & Design, and engineering firm Kapur & Associates to bring the $23.5 million Drumlin Fields Apartments to life. Unit and community amenities at Drumlin Fields Apartments will include private entrances, attached garages, in-unit washers and dryers, high-end finishes and fixtures, forced air heating and cooling, private patios or balconies, a playground, courtyards and green space. Construction is scheduled to begin Oct. 14, with completion anticipated by April 2028.
