WORCESTER, MASS. — Nonprofit owner-operator The Community Builders (TCB) has completed Merrick at the Square, a 49-unit affordable housing project in downtown Worcester. The building offers 11 units for households earning up to 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), five units reserved for renters earning 50 percent or less of AMI and 33 units for those making 60 percent or less of AMI. Amenta Emma Architects designed the project, and Saloomey Construction served as the general contractor.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Newmark has provided a $67.5 million agency loan for the refinancing of Rockwell at Crown, a 335-unit multifamily apartment community located in Gaithersburg, roughly 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Badolato, Rob Cantazano, Greg Primiano, Deric Obeldobel and Elias Sulpizio of Newmark originated the financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of the borrower, Sentinel Real Estate. Completed in 2022, Rockwell at Crown offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with select layouts featuring dens and built-in desks. Amenities at the property include a resort-style swimming pool with sun shelf and cabanas, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking areas and landscaped outdoor spaces.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Woodfield Development has opened Cooper River Farms II, the second phase of the 56-acre Cooper River Farms apartment community located in Charleston. The new four-story building adds 71 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences. Amenities at the property include a fourth-floor sky lounge, community bar, TVs and a pool table. The second phase builds on the existing Cooper River Farms community, which features a saltwater swimming pool, fitness center, nature trails and a dog park. Construction on the development began in May 2024, and the first apartments were delivered in July 2025. The building is currently 50 percent occupied.
SACRAMENTO — Demmon Partners has completed the sale of The Falls at Arden, an apartment property located at 2345 Northrop Ave. in Sacramento. Jackson Square Properties, a locally based multifamily real estate investment company, acquired the asset for $54.6 million. Built in 1986, The Falls at Arden features 272 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 679 square feet. Ninety percent of the units have been renovated with luxury vinyl plank flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and new cabinets. Community amenities include a pool with deck and spa, fitness center and a fully renovated clubhouse with a demonstration kitchen, game room and movie theater. Demmon Partners also added an outdoor fireplace, parcel locker room, secure indoor mail room, a pet spa and a bike storage room to the community amenities. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. Marc Ross, Joe McNamara and Claire Holt of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Ryan Greer and Trevor Breaux of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
BELLINGHAM, WASH. — HB Management has acquired Barkley Apartment Homes, a multifamily community in the Barkley neighborhood of Bellingham, from CEP Multifamily for $47.9 million, or $237,129 per unit. Ryan Harmon, Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, procured the local buyer in the transaction. Built between 2001 and 2003, the 202-unit property features 17 residential buildings, a central leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool and spa. The one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans offer washers/dryers, private decks or patios and storage space.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Geronimo Casitas LLC has acquired Geronimo Casitas, a multifamily property in Tucson, from The Ramy Muaddi and Cecilia Muaddi Revocable Trust for $1.4 million. Located at 2514 N. Geronimo Ave., the 8,422-square-foot Geronimo Casitas features 19 apartments. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented both parties in the transaction.
CHICAGO — McHugh Construction has commenced the office-to-residential conversion of Wacker Place, a 25-story, 248,000-square-foot art deco tower at 65 E. Wacker Place in downtown Chicago. Mavrek Development and partner ACRES Capital LLC recently closed more than $90 million in financing to launch the project. Pappageorge Haymes Partners is the architect, and Cross Street will oversee residential leasing. Originally built in 1928 as the Millinery Mart Building, the property will be transformed into 252 apartment units across floors 4-24. McHugh is currently overseeing demolition and structural work to prepare for the residential layouts, building systems and amenity spaces. Floors 1-3 will house a reimagined lobby and building services area while maintaining retail tenant Morton’s The Steakhouse, which occupies space at street level and part of the second floor. Upon completion, Wacker Place will offer a mix of 105 studios, 105 one-bedroom and 42 two-bedroom units. In compliance with Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance, the project will include 51 affordable housing units offered at a weighted average of 60 percent of the area median income. No parking is planned for the building, which has a Walk Score of 100 and is located steps from multiple transit lines. Amenities will include a third-floor …
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Renaissance at Carol Stream, a 293-unit apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of Carol Stream in DuPage County. Built in 1970, the property features a pool, full-size indoor basketball court and fitness center. There are 17 buildings, and units average 883 square feet. Current ownership has renovated 129 units. Kevin Girard, Mark Stern and Zach Kaufman of JLL represented the seller, Chicago-based Bender Cos. The buyer was Highlands Vista Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Cammeby’s International Group, in partnership with Rybak Development, has unveiled Sky Three Residences Club, a 1 million-square-foot luxury apartment community located in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. Leasing has begun for the development, with move-ins expected to begin on Saturday, Nov. 1. The three-tower community was constructed as part of the two-phase Neptune/Sixth development plan, which joins a new retail strip that was built during Phase I. Sky Three Residences Club now anchors South Brooklyn’s West Brighton district. “Cammeby’s and its partners have consistently maintained and reinvigorated the retail offerings to ensure a walkable and vibrant neighborhood,” says a company spokesperson for Cammeby’s International. “With leasing at Sky Three underway, we’re proud to welcome residents to a reimagined West Brighton and to a community setting exceptional standards.” Sky Three features 499 apartment units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, ranging in size from 500 to 1,000 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Monthly rental rates begin at $3,100. The project team included Zproekt Architecture and interior designer Durukan Design, as well as Tier 2 Landscape Architecture for the project’s exterior landscaping. The development offers more than 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including an Olympic-size swimming …
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Lee & Associates’ Report: Q3 Results Shaped by Market Uncertainty, Questions of Legality, Tariffs, AI Considerations
Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q3 North America Market Report examines a commercial real estate landscape experiencing some pauses as the effects of exogenous forces work their way through the market. Economic and legal questions, the second- and third-order effects of tariffs, persistently high costs, unemployment concerns and the new realities of artificial intelligence (AI) have combined to produce mixed results across all property types. Demand for office and retail has increased (and their respective pipelines remain constrained). Of the four property types covered in the report — industrial, office, retail and multifamily — only retail saw transaction momentum in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the overbuilt industrial and multifamily sectors have witnessed weakening or negative demand in the third quarter. Lee & Associates’ full, detailed market report is available to read here. The overviews for the sectors below reveal a market that seems to be holding its breath, awaiting new information. Industrial Overview: Markets Await Tariff Clarity Net absorption of industrial space increased in the third quarter across North America, but demand was weak and failed again to keep pace with the supply of new buildings, while tenant growth remained hobbled by tariff concerns and interest rates. In the United States, following 8.1 million square feet …