HOUSTON — A partnership that includes Blazer Real Estate Services, CVS Health and the Harris County Housing and Community & Development Department has completed Hartwood at Spring Shadows, a $33 million affordable housing project located in the Spring Branch area of West Houston. The 125-unit building offers 112 residences that are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income as well as 13 market-rate apartments. Residences come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, dog park, playground, fitness center, package lockers, multi-purpose room, business center and a conference room. Mucasey & Associates designed the project, and Blazer Building served as general contractor. Other project partners include the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation (HCHFC), Amegy Bank, the Memorial Hermann Foundation and Boston Financial Investment Management.
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MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Chicago-based brokerage firm Kiser Group has negotiated the $76 million sale of the 250-bed Sarah Neuman Skilled Nursing Facility in Mamaroneck, roughly 30 miles northeast of New York City. According to Kiser Group, the property was initially under contract for $84 million, but the first buyer had to withdraw from the transaction due to rising interest rates. Mark Myers led the Kiser Group team that arranged the sale. The seller was an undisclosed religious nonprofit organization. Myers also arranged interim financing on behalf of the buyer, including a $5 million loan, throughout the approval process.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Invictus Real Estate Partners, a New York-based real estate private equity firm, has provided a $60 million construction loan for The Bishop, a multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Plainfield. The site is located at 401 E. 3rd St., and the project, which represents Phase II of a larger development, will add 266 rental units to the local supply, as well as 10,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include an outdoor lounge, golf simulator, fitness center, game room, pool, screening room, children’s playroom and a pickleball court. Brian Anderson of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through Invictus on behalf of the borrower, New Jersey-based developer Ramani Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Affordable housing owner-operator Tredway has completed the renovation of Greene Clermont Houses, a 97-unit affordable seniors housing complex in Brooklyn. Built in 1985, the seven-story complex is located in the borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood and houses units that are reserved for renters earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. Renovations upgraded units’ flooring, lighting, kitchens and bathrooms, and the community room has been enhanced to include a new kitchen, wellness room, nurse’s station and resident services coordinator office. Tredway partnered with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development on the project, which also served to preserve the property’s affordability status for another 40 years.
RENO AND SPARKS, NEV. — Hamilton Zanze has expanded its regional footprint from 176 units to 1,224 units with the purchase of Kromer Portfolio, a three-property apartment portfolio in Reno and Sparks. Terms of the transaction were not released. Totaling 1,048 apartments, the portfolio includes: Ken Blomsterberg, Ryan Rife and Daniel Winrod of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Wealhouse Capital Management has sold Summers Point in Glendale for $20 million. JLL represented Wealhouse and arranged acquisition financing for the transaction. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed. Summers Point was built in 1980 and features 16 buildings across 4.3 acres with a unit mix that includes studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 572 square feet. The former owner renovated 98 of the 164 units, leaving value-add potential for future renovations on the remaining 66 units. Renovated units feature white shaker cabinetry with brushed nickel hardware, vinyl wood plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and subway tile backsplashes. JLL Capital Market’s investment sales team was led by Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. and Flaherty & Collins Properties have broken ground on the $300 million redevelopment of Parade Park Homes, one of the country’s oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives that is located in Kansas City. Plans call for nearly 1,100 multifamily units, 200 of which will be reserved for low-income families and 80 for seniors housing. Additionally, the project will include 27 acres of open green space and 15,000 square feet of community-centered commercial space. Block & Co. Inc. Realtors will serve as the exclusive retail broker for the project. The restoration will include three phases, with Phase I projected to be finished by 2027. The project marks the largest development in East Kansas City’s history, according to Block & Co.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of Low-Line Commons, a 95-unit apartment complex in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented the seller, a joint venture between Wildwood Investments and Contemporary Concepts, and the buyer, Highland Real Estate Partners. The building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Constructed in 2024, the property features amenities such as a lounge, coworking space, fitness center, storage lockers, a pickleball court and rooftop deck. Located on North Ashland Avenue, the asset features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
PAULDING, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of Whispering Pines, a 48-unit multifamily property in Paulding, about 64 miles southwest of Toledo. All but one of the units are two-bedroom floor plans. The property also includes 67 self-storage units. Teddy Kenny, Aaron Kuroiwa and Austin Meeker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Covington Properties LLC, and procured the buyer, Colarusso Properties LLC. The buyer plans to implement professional third-party property management and complete a value-add strategy by renovating unit interiors and improving operations at the property, which was built in 1989.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Annex Group has announced plans to develop a $57 million affordable housing community located at 5709 N. Tryon St. in Charlotte. Dubbed Central at Old Concord, the new community will be situated on 3.5 acres and will offer 200 apartments ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom floorplans. The apartments will be reserved for residents earning up to 70 percent of the area median income (AMI). Planned amenities for the five-story building will include a community room, playground, exercise room and a grilling area. Construction for Central at Old Concord is underway, with completion anticipated for summer 2027. Bank of America provided a $39 million construction loan and $23 million in federal equity for the project, while Stifel Public Finance underwrote $28.4 million in bonds provided by Inlivian, the City of Charlotte’s housing authority. The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) allocated 4 percent tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, while the City of Charlotte provided more than $4 million in Housing Trust Funding (HTF). An additional $22 million in permanent financing was also provided. Partners on the project include Cline Design, McAdams, Shelter Investment Group, ECS Southeast LLP, August Mack Environmental, Capital Consultants, Drucker + Falk, DELCK Group LLC and Impact Housing Indiana Corp. Annex Group is also under construction on Union …