ST. LOUIS AND FESTUS, MO. — Sansone Group and Mia Rose Holdings LLC have created a strategic partnership to collaborate on select multifamily and mixed-use opportunities. The partnership will leverage the firms’ combined expertise in site selection, design oversight, construction management and asset performance. Festus, Mo.-based Mia Rose Holdings has delivered more than 3,000 residential units across 18 communities. St. Louis-based Sansone Group has developed more than 50 million square feet nationwide. The firms will share project-specific announcements resulting from the partnership in the near future.
After nearly three years of wrestling with oversupply, Raleigh-Durham’s multifamily market stands at an inflection point that informed investors have been quietly anticipating. The numbers tell a compelling story: construction starts plummeted from around 15,000 units in 2022 to roughly 2,000 in 2024, a staggering 86 percent decline that’s creating the supply drought the market desperately needed. The timing couldn’t be more critical. With an 18-month construction timeline followed by 12 to 16 months of lease-up process, the wave of deliveries from those record 2022 starts peaked in early-to-mid-2025. What comes next is perhaps the most interesting chapter in the Triangle’s multifamily story since our record rent jumps of 2021. Mathematics of recovery The construction cycle’s predictable timeline creates a unique visibility into market dynamics that astute capital allocators are already pricing in. The minimal 2024 starts are translating directly into minimal deliveries stretching from late 2025 through 2028 and beyond, which is essentially a three-year window of supply constraint that stands in stark contrast to the flood of new inventory and increased concessions that plagued 2023 to 2025. Meanwhile, demand fundamentals remain exceptionally strong. Gross absorption hit approximately 11,000 units in 2024 and is tracking toward another 10,000 (estimated) …
HOUSTON — Brazos Presbyterian Homes Holding Inc., a nonprofit owner-operator, will develop a 21-story seniors housing building in the Uptown area of Houston. Known as Uptown Oaks at The Hallmark, the project represents an expansion of The Hallmark, a senior living community that first opened in 1972. The new building will feature 120 independent living units that will range in size from 1,250 to 3,000 square feet. Amenities will include a wellness center with a yoga studio and massage area, dining venues, an art and hobby studio, café, movie theater and a pool. PRDG Architecture designed the building. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with occupancy starting in 2030.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Willows, an 84-unit apartment building in Ennis, about 40 miles south of Dallas. The Willows was built on a 3.8-acre site in 1985 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Matt Aslan and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The duo also collaborated with Marcus & Millichap’s Nick Fluellen to procure the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
LIMERICK, PA. — Pennsylvania-based private equity firm PPR Capital Management has purchased Botanica Cottages, a 199-unit apartment complex in Limerick, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Built in 1999, Botanica Cottages offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are equipped with private entrances and attached garages. Amenities include a pool, spa, clubhouse and a fitness center. PPR acquired the property in partnership with Bel Canto Asset Growth Fund. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
DENVER — MGL Partners has completed the sale of Carillon at Belleview Station, a seniors housing community in Denver. An institutional buyer acquired the property for $96 million as part of a multi-asset seniors housing portfolio. Located at 4855 S. Niagara St., Carillon at Belleview Station features 156 independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Community amenities include a commercial kitchen and restaurant-style dining, a bistro, spa and wellness spaces and common areas designed to support comfort, connection and aging in place. The buyer purchased Carillon at Belleview Station alongside four other seniors housing properties across the country as part of a single portfolio transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired Misora, a mid-rise multifamily property at 388 Santana Row in San Jose. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Built in 2013, Misora offers 212 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with half of the layouts featuring a loft configuration or a den and select units including a private balcony. Waterton plans to upgrade residences to a modern finish level, including vinyl plank flooring, new lighting and plumbing fixtures, quartz countertops, new backsplashes and a new technology package. Stainless steel appliance packages and cabinets will be added as needed. Community amenities include a lap pool and spa, rooftop sundeck with barbecue and dining areas, a coworking lounge and conference center, a fitness studio, demonstration kitchen for community use and private underground parking. Waterton plans to update furniture and fixtures in the amenity spaces, add new flooring and equipment in the fitness center and reconfigure underutilized spaces.
LOS ANGELES — PSRS has arranged $8 million in construction financing for South Central Apartments, a multifamily development in Los Angeles. The ground-up construction project will feature 48 units fully dedicated to affordable housing. Securing the loan through a bank execution, Michael Warner of PSRS delivered a 65 percent loan-to-value structure featuring a two-year term with full-term, interest-only payments.
ZIONSVILLE, IND. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Reserve at William’s Glen, a 268-unit multifamily community in Zionsville. Birge & Held purchased the property from Buckingham Cos. CBRE’s Hannah Ott, George Tikijian, Cam Benz and Claire Hassfurther represented the seller. Built in 2001, the asset features a range of one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 916 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center, dog park, yoga and meditation room and walking trails.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Elevate at Brighton Park, a 329-unit apartment complex located in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. Alex Okulski of Newmark represented the seller, American Landmark, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated within the 5,000-acre, master-planned community of Nexton, Elevate at Brighton Park comprises 19 three-story buildings that offer garden-style apartments, carriage homes and townhomes. Floorplans at the complex range from one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with an average unit size of 1,014 square feet. Amenities include a standalone clubhouse with separate fitness and business centers, a saltwater swimming pool, outdoor lounge areas with grills, hammock garden and a dog park.