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.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $255 million loan for the refinancing of Journal Squared III, a newly constructed, 58-story multifamily apartment building in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City. The borrower was a joint venture between Kushner Real Estate Group (KRE) and National Real Estate Advisors. Located at 595 Pavonia Ave., adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station, Journal Squared III is the third and final tower in the $900 million Journal Squared mixed-use development, which has a combined 2.3 million square feet and 1,840 residential units, according to Wikipedia. A decade in the making, construction of Phase I of Journal Squared began in 2014. Journal Squared II, which rises 68 stories and houses 538 units, opened in summer 2021. Construction of Journal Squared III topped out in May 2023. Completed in 2024, Journal Squared III features 598 luxury apartment units with a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 719 square feet. The development also offers 100,000 square feet of amenity space across the three buildings, such as a boxing ring, multiple fitness centers, recording studio, theater and a variety of coworking spaces and resident lounges that serve as an extension of …
SAN ANTONIO — Denver-based investment firm Platte Canyon Capital has purchased Allure Apartments, a 268-unit multifamily complex in San Antonio. The property was developed in phases on an 11.5-acre site on the city’s west side, with the first 116 units constructed in 1984 and another 152 delivered in 2017. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground and grilling areas. Platte Canyon acquired Allure Apartments in partnership with an unnamed, Los Angeles-based institutional investment company in an off-market transaction. The new ownership plans to invest about $4.7 million in capital improvements to the property.
Carter, Front Street Break Ground on 521-Bed Student Housing Development Near Wake Forest University
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A joint venture between Carter and Front Street Capital has broken ground on Creekside at The Grounds, a 521-bed student housing development located near the Wake Forest University campus in Winston-Salem. The community will be part of Phase I of The Grounds, a 100-acre mixed-use project under development by the partnership. The $215 million first phase of construction is also set to include an office building and a retail village. Creekside at the Grounds will offer 229 fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. The community will also feature a clubhouse with study rooms and a fitness center, as well as an outdoor swimming pool, kitchen and entertainment area. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2027. The design-build team includes The Preston Partnership (architect), Brasfield & Gorrie (general contractor) and Stimmel Associates (engineer of record). Carter and Front Street Capital’s financial partners on Creekside are Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Truist Financial Corp.
ATHENS, GA. — Active Senior Concepts (ASC) has broken ground on Celebration Village Athens, a new senior living community in Athens, roughly 80 miles northeast of Atlanta and home of the University of Georgia. Upon completion, the development will total 377 units, with 96 bungalows, 20 independent living cottages, 70 independent living villas, 96 concierge living apartments, 66 assisted living apartments and 29 memory care suites. Celebration Village Athens will also feature a 30,000-square-foot Celebration Club and 4,000-square-foot spa and wellness center. Other amenities will include pickleball and bocce ball facilities, pavilions with grill stations, fire pits, a putting green, walking paths, community gardens and a private lake, as well as onsite wellness programs, chef-prepared meals and a social calendar. The first phase of the project, which will comprise three-bedroom bungalows, is scheduled for completion in 2026. This marks the fifth Celebration Village community in Georgia, with existing properties located in Peachtree City, Snellville, Forsyth and Acworth.
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — BWE has provided a $37 million Fannie Mae loan for Harmony at Southridge, a seniors housing community in Charleston that is operated by Harmony Senior Services. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Smith-Packett, Wessex Capital. The loan features five years of interest-only payments and a fixed interest rate. Built in 2020, Harmony at Southridge features independent living, assisted living and secured memory care units, as well as chef-prepared dining options, a therapy gym, movie theater, beauty salon, library and concierge services. The borrower converted 12 independent living units to assisted living in late 2024, according to BWE.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two locally based development and investment firms, Domain Cos. and Silverstein Properties, has received a $205 million bridge loan for 420 Carroll Street, a 360-unit apartment complex located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The property consists of two buildings that rise 16 and 21 stories and house 35 studios, 150 one-bedroom units, 64 two-bedroom residences and 20 three-bedroom apartments, 25 percent of which are reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a resident clubroom and library, media and game room, demonstration kitchen with private dining space, a fitness center with a yoga studio, waterfront park, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a rooftop terrace. The property also features 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as 14,700 square feet of second-floor commercial space. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the loan through global investment management firm AllianceBernstein.
DERRY, N.H. — Newmark has provided a $143.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Fairways, an 849-unit apartment community in Derry, located outside of Manchester near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Built on 108 acres in 1984, the garden-style property features two-, three- and four-story buildings. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, great room, tennis courts, playground and a dog park. Ed Belz led the Newmark team that originated the financing on behalf of the owner, Makor Capital. The debt was structured with an early rate lock on a 10-year term with full-term, interest-only payments and a 35-year amortization schedule.
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $36 million construction loan for Camelot on Main Street, a 142-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The complex will comprise six buildings that will house 134 market-rate units and eight affordable housing units with an average size of 1,068 square feet. Floor plans were not disclosed, but residences will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, lounge area with a coffee bar, parcel room, fire pit, barbecue area, playground and a dog park. Michael Klein, Jim Cadranell and John Cumming of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through Provident Bank on behalf of the developer, Kaplan Cos.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Locally based developer The Connell Co. has topped out RT500, an 11-story multifamily project located within The Park, a 185-acre mixed-use development in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners, in collaboration with David M. Sullivan Inc., designed RT500, which will be one of two buildings at The Park under Connell’s Round Table (RT) Residences brand. Upon completion, which is slated for next summer, the building will offer 179 units and amenities such as an outdoor pool, entertainment lounge, game room, fitness center and coworking space.