NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Compass at City Center, a 396-unit, garden-style apartment community located in Newport News. Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia represented the sellers, C-III Capital Partners and Drucker + Falk, in the transaction. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey, also with Berkadia, secured an acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between Penzance and Kettler. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed. Originally built in 1985, Compass at City Center comprises 33 three-story buildings across a 25-acre site. The complex offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, averaging about 1,000 square feet in size. Amenities include a resident lounge and clubhouse, sun deck and fire pits, fitness center, swimming pool, playground, barbecue and outdoor dining areas and a dog park.
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Landmark, Silverpeak Plan 825-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of South Carolina
by Abby Cox
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A joint venture between Landmark Properties and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners has acquired a 22.4-acre development site at 1401 Shop Road near the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia. The property will be home to The Walk on Shop Road, an 825-bed student housing community. The development will offer 196 fully furnished townhomes in two- through six-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities are set to include a resort-style pool, Jumbotron, fitness center, sports simulator, wellness suite, lawn games, cabanas and hammocks, fire pits and grilling areas and shuttle service to campus. The development team for the project — which is scheduled for completion ahead of the 2027-2028 academic year — includes Landmark Construction and Niles Bolton Associates.
WACO, TEXAS — A partnership between Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC and The Scion Group has acquired View on 10th, a 718-bed student housing property located near Baylor University in Waco. View on 10th features 257 units and amenities such as a pool and hot tub, fitness center, business center with private study rooms, clubhouse and lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The partnership acquired the property as part of a larger student housing portfolio deal that included a 622-bed complex in Charlottesville, Va., and a 489-bed property in West Lafayette, Ind. TSB Capital Advisors consulted for the buyers, and TSB Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the portfolio transaction. Walker & Dunlop originated fixed-rate loans for the portfolio through Freddie Mac.
Priority Capital Closes $174M Financing for Multifamily Project in Santa Maria, California
by Amy Works
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Priority Capital Advisory, led by Founder and President Zachary Streit, has closed on $174 million in construction financing on behalf of the ownership of Blosser Ranch, a 160-acre master-planned development in Santa Maria. The financing funds both horizontal and vertical construction for the first phase, a three-story, 302-unit, garden-style apartment community on 12 acres. Additionally, the funding recapitalizes the remaining land within the entire development, positioning the borrower for the project’s six future subphases. The structured capital stack financing includes: The Class A multifamily property will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 490 to 1,188 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool and spa, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, outdoor barbecues, fire pits, a pet park and a playground. Completion of the first phase is slated for summer 2027. Upon full build-out, Blosser Ranch is planned to include approximately 1,500 single-family and multifamily residential units, retail space, a public park, a school and a water retention basin.
GREAT FALLS, MONT. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Talus Apartment Homes, a multifamily property in Great Falls. Brock Zylstra and Danny Shin of IPA, in association with Adam Christofferson as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Montana, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in two phases in 2015 and 2018, Talus Apartment Homes features 288 studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts with open concept living areas. All units offer stainless steel appliances, modern cabinetry and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center and a clubhouse with a theater and media room.
CELINA, TEXAS — Aquarian Real Estate Partners (AREP), the real estate investment arm of Aquarian Holdings, and PACE Equity LLC have provided financing for Jefferson Ownsby, a 436-unit multifamily project in the North Texas city of Celina. The financing consists of a senior construction facility from advisory clients of AREP and $23.5 million in C-PACE financing from PACE Equity. Jefferson Ownsby will be a four-story, garden-style property that will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park and a clubhouse. The borrower is JPI. The groundbreaking of the project took place in early December, and completion is slated for late 2027.
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged a $93.5 million construction loan for an office-to-residential conversion project in Manhattan. The 13-story, 147,101-square-foot office building at 830 Third Ave. was built in 1958 and renovated in 1994 and includes 7,121 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The borrower, a joint venture between Namdar Realty Group and Empire Capital Holdings, plans to convert the property into a 188-unit apartment complex with 124 studios, 60 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units. Marko Kazanjian, Max Herzog, Max Hulsh and Andrew Cohen of IPA arranged the financing through Deutsche Bank on behalf of the developer.
FRP Development, Woodfield Begin Vertical Construction on Woven Mixed-Use Project in Greenville
by John Nelson
GREENVILLE, S.C. — FRP Development Corp. and Woodfield Development have begun vertical construction at Woven, a mixed-use development underway at 1279 Pendleton St. in Greenville’s Village of West Greenville neighborhood. Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2027, Woven will feature 214 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, including some workforce housing units. The project will also include 13,000 square feet of commercial space, public parking and more than 40,000 square feet of public open space, including a pocket park. The developers received $42.9 million in construction financing from Bank of Texas for the project. The design-build team includes general contractor CF Evans, architect Housing Studio and interior designer Shelton Taylor + Associates.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A joint venture between BCDC and 908 Group is set to break ground on Chapter House FSU, a 511-bed student housing development located at 601 W. Madison St. and 506 W. Gaines St. near the Florida State University (FSU) campus in Tallahassee. The two-building community will offer 129 units alongside 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The development team for the project includes Humphreys & Partners, Culpepper Construction and Moore Bass Consulting. Asset Living has been tapped to manage the community upon completion. Pacific Life is serving as lender on the project with Marble Capital providing preferred equity. Further details on the community, including a timeline for completion, were not released.
MAITLAND, FLA. — Bell Partners has purchased Trelago, a 350-unit apartment community located at 601 Trelago Way in Maitland, about nine miles north of Orlando. The Greensboro, N.C.-based investment firm has rebranded the property as Bell Trelago. Bell Partners purchased the community on behalf of the company’s Bell Growth & Income Fund from the undisclosed seller. Walker & Dunlop brokered the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2019, Bell Trelago is situated on 20 acres and offers views of Lake Hope. Amenities include a resort-style pool and pool deck, fitness center and lakefront amenities. The property is part of the 135-acre Trelago mixed-use project that will feature a Trader Joe’s grocery store.