AUSTIN, TEXAS — A public-private partnership between South Carolina-based Greystar and the University of Texas at Austin has broken ground on Law School Village, a 340-bed student housing project for enrollees at the university’s law school. The 14-story building will offer 280 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities are set to include a library-style sky lounge, café, fitness and yoga area, courtyard, two rooftop decks and retail space. Lemmo Architecture & Design and Meeks + Partners designed the project, which is expected to be complete in advance of the 2028-2029 academic year.
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LYNBROOK, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $36 million sale of Cornerstone Yorkshire, an 80-unit apartment building in Lynbrook, located on Long Island. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, resident lounge and a landscaped courtyard. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, David Bernhuat, Daniel Abbondandolo, Joegy Raju, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Ebers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The Birch Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Pomeroy Place Apartments, a 42-unit apartment complex in Meriden, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. Built in 2025, Pomeroy Place features studio, one- and two-bedroom units as well as a fitness center. Wes Klockner, Ross Friedel and Victor Nolletti of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
DENVER — PCCP has provided a $78 million loan to Trammell Crow Residential for the refinancing of Alexan Evans Station in Denver. The 367-unit property, located at 2121 S. Broadway, was built in 2023 and is LEED Gold-certified. The community offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and 7,334 square feet of ground-floor retail space leased to F45, SweatHouz and Pacific Dental Services. Amenities include a pool and hot tub with cabanas, a fitness center, coworking spaces and a conference center, electric vehicle charging and an onsite convenience market.
DOWNEY, CALIF. — B.A.G. Investments has acquired Parc @ 5, a 104-unit garden-style multifamily asset located in Downey, approximately 13 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Parc @ 5 Downey LLC sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Parc @ 5 features 20 one-bedroom units, 64 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom units. Shane Shafer of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — The Missner Group and Base 3 have begun construction on Oxxford Lofts, a redevelopment project in Chicago’s West Loop that will transform a former industrial building into a 112-unit multifamily community. The building at 1220 W. Van Buren St. is named for its previous owner, Chicago clothing company Oxxford Clothes. The roughly $42 million project will reposition the property into a modern residential offering while preserving the character of the existing structure. Plans call for a full gut renovation, all new building systems, upgraded sustainability features and a variety of unit layouts. Amenities will include a rooftop deck, fitness center, coworking space and bike storage. Twenty percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing. The Missner Group is serving as general contractor and is also a financial partner through its joint venture with Base 3. Leasing is expected to begin in spring 2027 through Base 3 Development.
MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $3.3 million loan for the acquisition of Hubbard Oaks, a 60-unit multifamily property in Mount Clemens, about 25 miles north of Detroit. Luke Lamoreaux of MMCC secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a local bank on behalf of the private client. The property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units.
Chiron Enters Seniors Housing Sector with $425M Purchase Agreement for Three Metro D.C. Properties
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA, VA. AND NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — Chiron Real Estate has entered into purchase agreements to acquire three senior living communities in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Chiron is acquiring the properties from affiliates of Silverstone Senior Living for an aggregate price of $425 million. The acquisitions mark the REIT’s first entry into the seniors housing sector. Chiron entered into purchase agreements to acquire The Landing Alexandria and The Riviera at Alexandria on May 1 for a total price of $249 million. On May 6, the company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Pinnacle North Bethesda for roughly $176 million. The Landing Alexandria opened in April 2022 and totals 163 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. As of April 2026, the community was 90 percent occupied. The Riviera Alexandria opened in March of this year. Totaling 129 luxury independent living apartments across 183,000 square feet, the property was roughly 20 percent leased as of April. Pinnacle North Bethesda is currently under development and is scheduled to open in October 2026. Upon completion, the 175-unit community will feature 88 independent living units, 59 assisted living units and 28 memory care units. The property was approximately 30 percent preleased …
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MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Borrowing Increased 52 Percent in First-Quarter 2026
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52 percent higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to first-quarter 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. First-quarter production falls in line with the organization’s 2026 forecast made in February that commercial and multifamily loan originations this year would increase by 27 percent compared to 2025. Among capital sources, the dollar volume of loans originated for investor-driven lenders increased by 133 percent year-over-year in the first quarter. There was also an 80 percent increase in loans for depositories (i.e. banks and credit unions); a 38 percent increase in government-sponsored enterprises (i.e. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac); and a 9 percent increase in life company loans. There was also a14 percent decline in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans compared to a year ago. “The most notable increase was the 80 percent rise in depository lending, driven in part by the large volume of bank-held loans maturing this year and the need to refinance those positions,” says Reggie Booker, MBA’s associate vice president of commercial research. “The slowdown [from fourth-quarter 2025] is consistent with typical first-quarter seasonality and does not detract from …
SAN ANTONIO — Local developer Weston Urban has completed The Continental Residences, a 290-unit multifamily project in downtown San Antonio. Designed by BKV Group and built by Rogers-O’Brien Construction, the 16-story building features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as two-story townhomes. A sixth-floor amenity suite is home to a clubroom, coworking space, an indoor-outdoor fitness center and an outdoor pool deck with lounge areas and an outdoor kitchen. Residents also have access to a rooftop lounge. Kairoi Residential is the property manager. Rents start at $1,700 per month for a studio apartment.
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