INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of a 28.2-acre multifamily development site in Indian Trail, a southeast suburb of Charlotte. Caleb Troop and Thomas Colaiezzi of Berkadia’s Charlotte office led the transaction on behalf of the seller, High Point, N.C.-based Royal Management. The buyer, a partnership between locally based The Spectrum Cos. and Chicago-based Heitman LLC, plans to develop a 320-unit apartment community on the site called Evoke at Indian Trail. TD Bank is providing construction financing for the project, which is located adjacent to The Shops at Sun Valley and across the street from a Publix-anchored shopping center. The construction timeline was not released.
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BOSTON — UC Funds, a Boston-based debt fund, has provided an $11 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of four multifamily properties in northwest Texas totaling 275 units. Known as the Medlock Portfolio, the properties are located in Amarillo, Lubbock and Plainview. The loan carries an 18-month term, and the undisclosed sponsor will use a portion of the proceeds to fund stabilization and lease-up costs. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved a $64 million tax credit for Bayfront Promenade, a 210-unit mixed-income multifamily project in Jersey City. The development will be located on the city’s west side and will include 74 affordable housing units and 10,600 square feet of commercial space. Amenities will include a rooftop terrace, fitness center with a yoga room, coworking lounge, community room with a kitchen area and a children’s playroom. Residents at Bayfront Promenade will also have access to onsite parking, as well as a daycare center and credit union that will both be operated by Greater Bergen Community Action Inc., which was also a co-applicant for the subsidy. The developer is an entity doing business as Bayfront Partners 32 Urban Renewal. The NJEDA delivered the tax credit through its Aspire program, which supports mixed-use, transit-oriented developments that have financing gaps. The capital stack also includes Low-Income Housing Tax Credits issued by the New Jersey Housing Mortgage & Finance Agency. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
BAYONNE AND EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of New York City-based Dwight Capital, has funded two bridge loans totaling $45 million for the refinancing of a pair of apartment complexes in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Dwight Mortgage Trust provided $21 million in financing for Silk Lofts, an 85-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne that is a redevelopment of the former factory of women’s apparel retailer Maidenform. The property comprises nine studios, 49 one-bedroom units and 27 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, package room and indoor and outdoor lounges. In the second deal, Dwight provided $24 million for Summerhill Gardens, a 96-unit property in the Central New Jersey community of East Brunswick. Summerhill Gardens offers amenities such as a fitness center, playground, pool table, indoor and outdoor lounges and outdoor grilling stations. About a quarter (24) of the residences are designated as affordable housing. The borrower on both deals was AMS Acquisitions.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Greystone has provided a $20.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Wynnewood Greens, a 206-unit multifamily property located in the Lehigh Valley city of Allentown. Built in 1975, Wynnewood Greens comprises 18 three-story buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include outdoor picnic areas and onsite laundry facilities. Avi Lifshitz and Aviel Hematian of Greystone originated the seven-year, nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and full-term interest-only payments. The borrower, S&S Properties, purchased the asset in 2008.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — General contractor F.H. Paschen has broken ground on an 80-unit seniors housing community in the western Chicago suburb of Franklin Park, which is part of Leyden Township. Evergreen Real Estate Group is the developer for the project, which is named Leyden Senior Apartments. The four-story residential building will also feature the new Carl Fiorito Senior Center, a one-story community center that will complement the apartments. Designed by Weese Langley Klein Architects and scheduled to open in summer 2026, the development is a collaborative effort between Leyden Township, Evergreen, owner Leyden Apartments LP and F.H. Paschen. Evergreen will also serve as property manager. The project site is 2.8 acres of vacant land located at the intersection of Mannheim Road and Nevada Avenue. The development is financed through multiple sources, including the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Bank of America, Hudson Housing, Leyden Township and the Cook County Department of Planning and Development. Mesirow Financial participated in the underwriting syndicate for the IHDA financing and served as the lead underwriter for Leyden Township’s General Obligation bond offering.
DALLAS — Virginia-based multifamily REIT AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) has agreed to acquire a portfolio of six multifamily properties totaling 1,844 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex for $431.5 million. The seller is BSR REIT, and the deal is expected to close in the second quarter. The properties — Auberry at Twin Creeks, Satori Frisco, Vale Frisco, Aura Benbrook, Lakeway Castle Hills and Wimberly — were all built between 1995 and 2021 and range in size from 216 to 349 units. AvalonBay acquired the portfolio in conjunction with two Austin-area communities that sold for $187 million.
Rockefeller, T2 Capital Begin Leasing 332-Unit Multifamily Property in Downtown Huntsville
by John Nelson
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Rockefeller Group and T2 Capital Management have begun leasing Vista at Councill Square, a 332-unit apartment development in downtown Huntsville. Designed by Matheny Goldmon Architecture + Interiors and OKW Architects, the six-story property will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, including a few two-level townhomes. Monthly rental rates at Vista at Councill Square will begin at $1,403. Amenities will include two dedicated coworking spaces on the first and sixth floors, a fitness center with a yoga and meditation room, hospitality unit available for residents’ guests to rent nightly, EV charging stations in the garage, a game room and lounge, bike storage, pet spa and a rooftop pool deck.
LILBURN, GA. — Locally based multifamily development and management firm RangeWater Real Estate has partnered with the City of Lilburn and Dallas-based The Meridian Group to develop a 269-unit apartment community in Lilburn, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. RangeWater acquired the four-acre site at 45 Railroad Ave. in Old Town Lilburn near Lilburn City Park. RangeWater and its partners worked closely with the Downtown Development Authority on the project, which will include a public-private parking garage. The unnamed property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, spanning in size from 537 to 1,578 square feet. Amenities will include a boutique gym and wellness facility, coworking space, dog spa, resident bar, lounge with vaulted ceilings, swimming pool, outdoor grills, gardens for resident al-fresco dining, a public/private amphitheater-style courtyard and a trailhead for Camp Creek Greenway Trail. The development team plans to break ground this spring and wrap up construction in late 2026.
Stratus Development Breaks Ground on Student Housing Community Near University of South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stratus Development Group has broken ground on Pickens Corner, a 60-bed student housing development located at 480 S. Pickens St. near the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia. Located in the city’s Rosewood neighborhood, Pickens Corner will offer townhomes featuring three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. Completion on the project is scheduled for August 2025.