LOS ANGELES — Locally based Decron Properties has acquired 5550 Wilshire, a 163-unit apartment community in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, the seller was private equity real estate investor GID, headquartered in Atlanta. The asset sold for $114 million. Blake Rogers of JLL arranged the transaction. Developed in 2010, 5550 Wilshire offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Amenities include a resort-style pool, hot tub, rooftop lounges, movie theater and parking for 484 vehicles. The property also includes 14,686 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is fully leased to tenants that include Chipotle, Five Guys and FedEx Office. Decron owns and manages approximately 10,000 multifamily units and approximately 1 million square feet of retail assets across California, Washington and Arizona.
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TruAmerica Buys 200-Unit Bridges at San Ramon Multifamily Complex in San Francisco Bay Area
by Amy Works
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired Bridges at San Ramon, a 200-unit community in San Ramon. With this acquisition, the Los Angeles-based investment firm owns and operates 1,240 units in the San Francisco Bay area. The seller was not disclosed. Bridges at San Ramon offers 200 one- and two-bedroom units averaging 739 square feet. Amenities include a pool and spa, fitness center, resident lounge, courtyard and barbecue area, playground, pet spa, electric vehicle charging stations and garage parking. TruAmerica plans to renovate a majority of the units, installing quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring and upgraded fixtures and hardware. The renovation program will build on approximately $2.3 million in exterior and common-area improvements completed by prior ownership over the past five years.
MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of St. James Place and Arbor Ridge Apartments, a 374-unit multifamily portfolio in Milwaukee, for $60 million. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards represented the seller, Weidner Apartment Homes. Jim Flinn of CBRE arranged financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. Both properties are located in the city’s Calumet Farms neighborhood. St. James Place consists of 236 units ranging from 675 to 1,060 square feet. Arbor Ridge features 138 units ranging from 788 to 1,125 square feet.
BOSTON — The Community Builders (TCB) and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) have completed a 223-unit multifamily redevelopment project in the state capital’s Jackson Square neighborhood. The project represents Phase I of the redevelopment of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments and replaced 253 existing units with two six-story buildings that house 223 units. Specific income restrictions were not disclosed, but the residences comprise 91 “deeply affordable” units and 132 units of “affordable and moderate income housing.” The first phase of the redevelopment also featured the construction of a new, 6,800-square-foot community center named in honor of Anna Mae Cole, a transformational tenant leader, as well as 1,520 square feet of commercial space.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Pembroke Realty Group has provided updates on the $300 million redevelopment of Pembroke Mall, a regional shopping mall in Virginia Beach that dates back to 1966. The project, renamed Pembroke Square, will comprise The Pembroke, a 284-unit luxury apartment community set to break ground in the coming months, and Tempo by Hilton, a 163-room hotel that is underway. Two additional phases are in pre-development, while approximately 26,000 square feet of retail space is expected to come on line through 2028. Existing components at Pembroke Square include Aviva Pembroke, a 153-unit senior living community that opened in December 2024, and existing shops and restaurants including Bath & Body Works, Kohl’s, Latitude Climbing + Fitness, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, REI Co-Op, Target, The Fresh Market and Walgreens. Delivery dates for The Pembroke and Tempo by Hilton were not released.
Adam America, JW Capital Secure $180M Refinancing for Student Housing Community Adjacent to Florida International University
by John Nelson
SWEETWATER, FLA. — Adam America Real Estate and JW Capital Management have secured $180 million for the refinancing of Terrazul, a 22-story student housing community located adjacent to Florida International University (FIU). Completed in 2024, the 1,201-bed property is located at 700 S.W. 107th Ave. in Sweetwater, a city in Miami-Dade County. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing through Corebridge Institutional Investment LLC. The borrowers will use the financing to pay off Terrazul’s existing construction loan and collect proceeds. The property features 932 studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units that were 98 percent occupied at the time of financing, as well as 647 parking spaces, a suite of amenities and 15,442 square feet of retail space on the ground level.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors LLC and Enterprise Community Partners plan to acquire Brookridge Apartments, a 177-unit community located at 100 Brookridge Trail in Nashville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Enterprise is acquiring its equity stake in the venture via its Enterprise Preservation Fund VI. Situated on the city’s south side, Brookridge Apartments is a garden-style property that was delivered in 1986 and comprises primarily two-bedroom apartments with units averaging 1,023 square feet in size.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer New Empire has received $75 million in construction financing for a new multifamily project that will be located in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The financing consists of a $58 million senior loan from Madison Realty Capital and a $17 million mezzanine loan from Naftali Credit Partners. Designed by Morali Architects with interiors by Paris Forino, the project at 757 Flatbush Ave. will be a nine-story building with 131 residences and 3,348 square feet of commercial space. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Details on the amenity package were not disclosed.
HADDAM, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $27 million sale of Blueway Commons, an 88-unit apartment complex in Haddam, located in Middlesex County. Blueway Commons was built on 6.5 acres between 2023 and 2025. The property features one- and two-bedroom units, 10 of which are workforce housing residences, with an average size of 967 square feet that are housed across five two-story buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse with a coffee bar, fitness center and an outdoor kitchen with a pergola. Jon Bryant, John Flaherty and Steve Simonelli of JLL represented the seller, Elm Tree Communities, in the transaction. The buyer was RAK Realty.
HAINESPORT, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters has completed a 72-unit affordable housing project in Hainesport, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. Cornerstone at Hainesport consists of six buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a basketball court, children’s play area and a clubhouse with computer workstations. Construction began in early 2025.
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