NORTHGLENN, COLO. — Headwaters has begun pre-leasing at Aspendale Northglenn, the owner and developer’s new active adult community in Northglenn. This project marks the second Colorado location for the newly launched Aspendale brand. Headwaters broke ground on the development in April 2024. Scheduled to begin move-ins in early 2026, the community will total 172 apartments across four stories. The property will also feature an 8,800-square-foot clubhouse, which will offer lifestyle programming, wellness spaces and gathering areas.
MINNEAPOLIS — Oppidan Investment Co. has sold The Pillars of Prospect Park, a senior living community in Minneapolis, for $140 million, according to a recently published certificate of real estate value. Ventas, doing business as VLSHRE PILLARS LLC, was the buyer. Oppidan originally opened the community in May 2020. Situated with proximity to the University of Minnesota campus, the property features 283 units, including 133 independent living, 106 assisted living and 44 memory care units. Amenities include an onsite bistro, salon spa, chapel, fitness center, golf simulator and roof deck.
BUFORD AND KENNESAW, GA. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the sale of and provided Freddie Mac acquisition financing for Town Laurel Crossing and Manor Barrett, two apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area totaling 707 units. The transactions represent a total of $352.8 million in capital movement and placement. The name of the borrower, a private multifamily owner-operator, was not disclosed. Both properties are currently listed under rebranded names on the website of Denver-based Mission Rock Residential, which provides third-party management services for the assets. The properties were both built in 2024. Chris Goldsmith, Telly Fathaly and Cameron Dunn of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Related Group, in both transactions. Mary Stuart Hurst and Fletcher Dunn of Walker & Dunlop led the debt origination efforts on behalf of the new owner. Town Laurel Crossing is a 360-unit community located within the Exchange at Gwinnett shopping district in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 752 to 1,550 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, lounge, clubhouse, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Manor Barrett is a 347-unit community …
DENTON, TEXAS — Locally based multifamily developer JPI has broken ground on Jefferson Bonnie Brae, a $132 million workforce housing project that will be located in the North Texas city of Denton. Jefferson Bonnie Brae will consist of five residential buildings and one leasing and amenity building. Of the development’s 461 units, 66 percent will be one-bedroom apartments, 30 percent will be two-bedroom residences and 4 percent will be three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, pickleball court and open green spaces. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the third quarter of next year, with full completion slated for 2027.
EULESS, TEXAS — Canadian investment firm Western Wealth Capital (WWC), which also has an office in Phoenix, has purchased Park Place Townhomes, a 97-unit multifamily asset located near DFW International Airport in Euless. The property was built in 1980 and has an average unit size of 1,116 square feet. WWC partnered with StepStone Group on the deal, which involved the assumption of the existing mortgage. Brian Murphy of Newmark brokered the sale. Katie Runyan of Walker & Dunlop handled the loan assumption.
GREENWICH, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $97.5 million sale of The Mill, a 71-unit apartment complex located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Greenwich. The Mill, which is a redevelopment of a 19th century riverfront industrial building, consists of five buildings that also house 28,653 square feet of retail space across them. The apartments consist of 59 units in the former mill (built in 1881) and a converted office building (built in 1981), plus 12 additional apartments located at 328 Pemberwick Road (built in 1983). Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel, Stuart MacKenzie and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
AUBURN, ALA. — Walker & Dunlop has negotiated the sale of The French Quarter, a 452-bed student housing community located near Auburn University in Alabama. Built in 1997 and renovated in 2023, the property features New Orleans-inspired architecture and offers 207 units in one-, two-, three- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a pool, lounge, student center, café, dog park, community green space and a fitness center. Patrick Chisholm, Brian Malone and William Scott sold the property to Matt Genesio and Collegetown Communities for an undisclosed price. Chris Epp, Matthew Chase, Craig Miller, Holden Penn, Ben Sarna, Sarah Foronda and Naomi Bludworth of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller in the transaction. Will Baker, William Shell and Mike Shropshire, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.
SOUTH ELGIN, ILL. — Continental Properties has opened Authentix South Elgin, a 336-unit, garden-style apartment community in South Elgin. Located at 1300 N. Lancaster Road, the property features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style pool, community clubhouse with a coffee bar, outdoor grill area, 24-hour fitness center, two pet playgrounds and a pet spa. Authentix Apartments, owned and operated by Continental Properties, is a national brand of garden-style communities.
MILWAUKEE — The Annex Group has broken ground on Union at Rose Park, a $25.8 million affordable housing community in Milwaukee. The property will offer 75 one-, two- and three-bedroom units for households earning a range of income levels starting at 30 percent of the area median income to market rate. Nine units will be targeted to veterans. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center and business center. The development will include rooftop solar panels and is designed to meet Enterprise Green Community Standards. Project partners include Ware Malcomb, raSmith, Integrity Structural Corp., Latimer Sommers & Associates, Terracon, Heartland Energy Consultants, Baker Tilly, ACC Management Group and Impact Housing Indiana, an organization dedicated to supporting residents of affordable housing communities within Annex’s portfolio. Impact Housing Indiana will have a dedicated onsite space within Union at Rose Park. Advantage Capital provided more than $9 million in federal equity and just under $3 million in state credit equity for the project. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority allocated 4 percent tax credits, approximately $13.5 million in tax-exempt bonds and both a $1 million Vacancy-to-Vitality loan and a $125,000 Infrastructure Access Funding loan. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust served as construction …
AZUSA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Legacy Partners and PGIM has purchased University Village, a student housing property in Azusa, from Azusa Pacific University for $92 million. The community will be rebranded as Citrus Place Apartments and will be available for leasing by the end of September. Built in 1985, the property was previously used as student housing by Azusa Pacific University until the end of spring semester 2025. Located at 801 E. Alosta Ave., the 14-acre property consists of 20 two-story garden-style residential buildings offering a mix of 320 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Units include washers/dryers, kitchen appliances, dishwashers, central heating, air conditioning and individual hot water heaters. Community amenities include two outdoor swimming pools, a hot tub, a recreational room, two tennis courts, a basketball court and 600 parking spaces. In addition to the rebranding, Legacy Partners and PGIM plan to create a new leasing office and fitness center and make value-add improvements such as interior renovations, exterior paint and landscaping upgrades.