SAN DIEGO — Chicago-based financial services firm Mesirow has purchased Preserve at Melrose, a 410-unit multifamily property located in the Vista neighborhood of San Diego, for $185 million. Built in 2015, Preserve at Melrose offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. According to Apartments.com, the garden-style community features amenities such as a business center, clubhouse, lounge, fitness center, pool, playground and courtyard. Hunter Combs of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, a locally based group, and the buyer in the deal.
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Prism Places, McWhinney to Develop Mixed-Use Commercial Centers in Northern Colorado Master-Planned Communities
by Amy Works
BROOMFIELD AND LOVELAND, COLO. — Prism Places has partnered with McWhinney to develop two separate commercial districts in Northern Colorado’s Broomfield and Loveland. The first project, Center Street, is slated to serve as the business district for Baseline, an 1,100-acre master-planned community in Broomfield. The walkable 312,000-square-foot commercial center will include 80,000 square feet of office space, 116,00 square feet of retail space, 37,000 square feet of grocery space and 78,000 square feet of restaurant space. Additionally, Center Street will offer more than 400 residential units. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed the project, which already has an organic grocer preleased. The second project, Avenue South, will be the business and commercial hub for Centerra, a 3,000-acre master-planned community in Loveland. Totaling 360,000 square feet, Avenue South will include a 128,000-square-foot retail component, a 127,000-square-foot Class A office portion and 1,750 residential units. Architects Orange is designing Avenue South, which has a 37,000-square-foot lease signed with an organic grocer. Center Street is slated to break ground in September 2026, and Avenue South is scheduled to break ground in November 2025.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Ascend St. Charles, a 400-unit apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The seller and sales price were undisclosed. Located at 100 Lakeside Drive, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with monthly rents starting around $1,600. Amenities include a 4,838-square-foot clubhouse that was recently renovated and includes remote workspaces, an upgraded fitness center, a residents’ lounge and game room, swimming pool and sundeck. Marquette plans to reposition the property by renovating residences with modern finishes and adding upgrades to the clubhouse and amenities.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has provided a $115 million loan for the refinancing of Ivy & Green, a 389-unit apartment community in Hackensack. Ivy & Green was developed in phases over the last several years, with Phase I totaling 221 units and Phase II totaling 168 units. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Select units have private balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, lounge, theater and music studio and a pet spa. Michael Klein, Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and John Cumming of JLL arranged the eight-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Hornrock Properties and GTIS Partners.
TAMPA, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose Park View, a 336-unit apartment community located at 10881 Caladesi Ave. in Tampa. The property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,700 to $2,160, according to Apartments.com. Prose Park View is situated near several top employers in the Tampa Bay area, including Coca-Cola, Citicorp, Chase Bank, USAA and Progressive Insurance. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, coworking spaces, pool, fenced-in pet park and direct access to a public park via Estevez Lane.
FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — New Jersey-based developer Larken Associates has broken ground on Trailside Village, a 420-unit multifamily project in the Lehigh Valley community of Forks Township. Situated on 37 acres, the community will consist of 21 buildings, including 12 garden-style apartment buildings with one- and two-bedroom units, seven garage buildings and two mixed-use buildings with 26,795 square feet of retail space. Tenants will have access to indoor amenities such as a clubhouse with game room, lounge, work pods, fitness center, pet spa, mailroom package concierge and storage space. Outdoor amenities will include a pool with a tanning ledge and lounge seating, barbecue grilling stations, a fire pit, children’s playground, dog park and walking and biking trails. Completion is slated for 2026.
Dwight Capital Finances $24.5M HUD-Insured Loan for Wellspring Apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dwight Capital has financed a $24.5 million HUD 223(f) loan for Wellspring Apartments, a 232-unit, garden-style multifamily community located in Columbia. This loan qualifies for a reduced Green Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) totaling 25 basis points. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to retire existing debt, close costs, fund the replacement reserve account and complete necessary repairs. Keith Hoffman and Aaron Kirshtein of Dwight Capital originated the loan. The apartment community consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and amenities include a clubhouse, leasing office, walking trails, grilling areas, fitness center, valet trash service and a resort-style pool.
NEW YORK CITY — Philadelphia-based development and investment firm Arden Group has completed Forty-Six Fifty, a 22-story mixed-use building located at 4650 Broadway in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. Designed by Handel Architects, the building offers 222 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with 30 percent of the apartments subject to income restrictions. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, screening room and a children’s play area. In addition, 4650 Broadway houses 120,000 square feet of commercial space that is leased to a charter school and a supermarket. Apartment rents start at $2,800 per month for a studio.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Advance Realty Investors has broken ground on a 52-unit multifamily project in Hoboken. The site at the intersection of 14th Street and Willow Avenue formerly housed a Hertz car rental depot. The new building will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will have an average size of 903 square feet, with five residences to be set aside as affordable housing. Amenities will include a lobby lounge, fitness center, coworking space, landscaped terrace and a rooftop deck equipped with barbeque grilling stations. The building will also house 6,800 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2026.
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE — Berkadia has arranged the sale of three upscale senior living communities offering assisted living and memory care services in the Chicago and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. Heartis of Orland Park in suburban Chicago features 96 assisted living and memory care units. Opened in 2018, the property is the newest majority assisted living community in the Southwest Cook County submarket. Heartis Village Brookfield and Heartis Village North Shore, located in Brookfield and Glendale, Wis., opened in 2019 and total 210 assisted living and memory care units. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Dallas-based Caddis Partners and a private equity real estate fund. A publicly traded REIT was the buyer.