MESA, ARIZ. — Evergreen Development has acquired 11.7 acres of land in Mesa, with plans to build a mixed-use project that will feature multifamily space and a new retail center. The retail portion of the site is planned to comprise an approximately 8,500-square-foot multi-tenant retail building for restaurant and retail uses, as well as a 2,360-square-foot freestanding Chipotle with a drive thru. The multifamily portion will include 261 apartments across nine three-story buildings. Evergreen plans to break ground on the project in the first quarter of 2027, with lease-up beginning in the second quarter of 2028. Brookfield sold the site for an undisclosed price.
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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15.2 million sale of a 30-unit apartment building located at 3905 N. Western Ave. in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. The property also features four retail suites. Built in 2009, the asset totals 57,000 square feet and features a mix of two- and three-bedroom units. Kyle Stengle and Steve Rachman of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller.
DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $5 million loan for the refinancing of a 114-unit multifamily property in Detroit. Joshua Bernard of BFG arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Orleans Owner LLC. A life insurance company provided the loan.
CLEVELAND — ErieView Development, an Ohio-based real estate development firm headed by the Kassouf family, has closed on $218 million in financing for the new W Cleveland mixed-use tower in downtown Cleveland. The adaptive reuse project will convert the 40-story Erieview Tower at 1301 E. 9th St. into a 210-room W Cleveland hotel, 215 rental residences and Class A office space. The W Cleveland’s residential units will mark the first apartments under the W brand that are exclusively for-rent, rather than for-sale, residences. The project also represents the first W hotel in Ohio and Marriott International’s first luxury hotel brand to open in Cleveland since the opening of The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland in 1990. Both renters and hotel guests will have access to 24-hour concierge services and other amenities, including a fitness center and spa. Both the hotel and apartments are slated to open in late 2027. The offices at W Cleveland, which will be on floors 29 through 38, will be delivered on a turnkey basis on tenant schedules through 2028. ErieView Development plans to appoint a leasing agency for the offices in the fourth quarter of this year. Other components of the W Cleveland will include a signature restaurant and …
By Taylor Williams ATLANTA — The cog between the wheels, the mortar between the bricks, the grease between the skids — when it comes to seniors housing, whatever your preferred cliché is for the factor or mechanism that makes it all work, you’re likely talking about the operator. Operators in seniors housing have always provided crucial services in the forms of resident caregiving, facility maintenance, property marketing and programming execution. But in 2026, amid a rebounding investment sales environment, third-party operators also play important roles in helping sellers accurately underwrite costs that fall outside their traditional line-item purview. In addition, the reputation of the operator can factor into the buyer pool of a property being marketed for sale. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. At the 13th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference, which took place on Aug. 25 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, a panel of owners and investors spelled out just how important the role of the operator really is in the current seniors housing environment. Shae Portnoy, vice president of investments …
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A joint venture between National Development and an affiliate of Benchmark Senior Living is underway on construction of a new seniors housing project in East Brunswick, located in Central New Jersey. Benchmark at East Brunswick will total 87 units and 100 beds for assisted living and memory care residents. Amenities will include multiple dining venues, a theater, fitness center, salon and outdoor spaces. JLL arranged $35.1 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete in 2028.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.4 million sale of 196 Bowery, a seven-unit apartment building located in the NoLita neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. The building includes a ground-floor retail space that is leased to Genyth Tattoo. Matt Fotis, Colton Traynham and Michael Weinstein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Bowery Square Corp., in the transaction and procured the buyer, Javeri Capital.
Freestone Capital Acquires Aperture on Fifth Multifamily Community in Downtown Seattle for $32.2M
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Freestone Capital has purchased Aperture on Fifth, an apartment property in downtown Seattle, from PrivatePortfolio Group for $32.2 million or $304,245 per unit. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Situated in the Denny Triangle neighborhood, Aperture on Fifth features 106 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with oversized windows and electric fireplaces. Community amenities include a central atrium courtyard, rooftop deck with a full-size bocce ball court, fitness center, bike storage, package lockers, a pet wash area and an underground parking garage.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Eastham Capital and Bender Cos. have acquired Fox Run Apartments, a 220-unit community in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. To date, Eastham and Bender have co-invested in 14 projects. The companies say that Fox Run Apartments presents a compelling value-add opportunity. Monthly rents at the property average $1,703. Following recent capital improvements, the business plan calls for additional upgrades across more than 80 units, including in-unit laundry and flooring updates, along with enhancements to the exterior, amenities, parking areas, landscaping, signage and security systems. Bender will also focus on strengthening leasing operations and elevating the resident experience. Originally constructed in 1973, the property includes four buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 650 to 1,430 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor pool, grilling areas, package lockers, laundry facilities and off-street parking.
CUDAHY, WIS. — Greysteel has arranged the $18.1 million sale of Cudahy Commons, a 142-unit multifamily property at 2810 E. Edgerton Ave. in the Milwaukee suburb of Cudahy. BJ Connolly, Doug Banerjee and Ryan Carter of Greysteel represented the seller, a private investor. Peak Capital acquired the asset. According to Greysteel’s newly released “Mid-Year 2026 Investor Sentiment Pulse Check,” 84 percent of respondents plan to increase their Midwest multifamily exposure over the next 12 to 18 months.