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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The NRP Group, a Cleveland-based multifamily developer, has broken ground on Catalina, a 336-unit affordable housing project in southeast Austin. Developed in partnership with the Housing Authority of Travis County, Catalina will consist of 12 three-story buildings that will house one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Residences will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, business center, a multipurpose community room, children’s activity room, playground and various green spaces and outdoor seating areas throughout. Residents will also have access to services such as afterschool care, financial literacy courses, ESL (English as a second language) classes and first-time homebuyer programs. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next fall, with full completion slated for spring 2028.

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LEANDER, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $46.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of River Junction, a 329-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Completed in 2024, River Junction comprises 15 buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 17 townhomes. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, coworking space, pet park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Patrick Short and Clay Colvill of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, interest-only loan through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of the undisclosed owner.

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VICTORIA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Dollar Tree Plaza, a 30,800-square-foot retail strip center in Victoria, about 85 miles north of Corpus Christi. Built on 3.3 acres in 2013, the two-building center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dollar Tree, Anytime Fitness, Domino’s, Metro by T-Mobile and Freeway Insurance. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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HOUSTON — Houston Bank & Trust has signed a 19,600-square-foot lease in the city’s Uptown area for its new banking headquarters, trust department and flagship retail banking branch. The space is located within the building at 2603 Augusta Drive, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1984 (renovated in 2011) and totals 244,804 square feet. Collin Grimes of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. LandPark Advisors owns the building.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Affinius Capital has provided a $310 million construction loan for Park Tower, a 1,049-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. New York City-based Namdar Group is developing the project, which will be located in the city’s Journal Square neighborhood and will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, bowling alley, arcade, music room, golf simulator, game room and a rooftop lounge. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer, Jordan Casella, Christopher de Raet and Edward Leboyer of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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DOVER, N.H. — JLL has arranged a $20.3 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Spring Village at Dover, a seniors housing facility in southern New Hampshire. Built in 2019, Spring Village at Dover offers memory care services that specifically support residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig and Sam Dylag of JLL originated the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program. The borrower was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Charlie Health has signed a 28,424-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of virtual behavioral healthcare services will occupy the entire 21st floor at 2 Park Avenue, a 1.2 million-square-foot building. Alex Chudnoff and Ian Lipman of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mitch Konsker, Cynthia Wasserberger, Kristen Morgan and Michael Pallas, also with JLL, along with internal agent Franco Rauseo, represented the landlord, an affiliate of fashion company Haddad Brands.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Malin, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, will open a 19,400-square-foot coworking space in Manhattan’s NoDo district. The lease term is 15 years, and the space spans the entire fifth floor at 10 Astor Place, a seven-story, 156,000-square-foot building. John Mears of local brokerage firm RUE represented The Malin in the lease negotiations. David Kaye and Neith Stone represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, on an internal basis. The opening is slated for early 2027.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND SEATTLE — EverBank Financial Corp., the Jacksonville-based parent company of EverBank NA, has entered into a $3.9 billion reverse merger transaction with WaFd Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD), the Seattle-based parent company of WaFd Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, EverBank Financial will merge into WaFd Inc., the latter of which will continue as the resulting financial holding company. WaFd Inc. will remain publicly traded but will change its name to EverBank Financial Corp. and trade on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “EVBK.” Upon closing of the holding company merger, WaFd Bank, which has more than 200 locations in the Western United States, will merge with and into EverBank NA, which has more than 40 locations in Florida, California and New York. Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected for early 2027, EverBank Financial’s investors, which include funds managed by Stone Point Capital, Warburg Pincus, Reverence Capital Partners, Sixth Street, Bayview Asset Management and TIAA, will collectively own approximately 59.2 percent of the pro forma combined company, with WaFd Inc. shareholders owning approximately 40.8 percent. EverBank CEO Greg Seibly will continue to serve as CEO of EverBank post-merger, and WaFd CEO Brent Beardall will serve …

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COLUMBUS, GA. — Atlantic Capital Partners has brokered the $48.2 million sale of Cross Country Plaza, a 304,735-square-foot shopping center located in Columbus. Anchored by Publix since 2011, the property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx, Burlington and 2nd & Charles. Fred Victor of Atlantic Capital represented the seller, Richmond-based Hackney Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, Brasswater Inc., a real estate investment firm based in Montreal, has retained Kathy Ward and Shelley Jordan Bell of Atlantic Capital to lease Cross Country Plaza, according to a Facebook post made by the company.

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