MANITOWOC, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12.3 million sale of Evergreen Townhomes, a 76-unit rental townhome community in Manitowoc. Built in 1999, the property is situated on 2 acres at 4910 Benley Court and totals 91,200 rentable square feet. Dan Bowar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Florida-based investor, and procured the buyer, a Wisconsin-based investor.
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $38 million in tax-exempt bond financing for an affordable housing project in Worcester. The project is a redevelopment of Lakeside Apartments, a two-building complex that was constructed in 1949. The developer, a partnership between an affiliate of Tremont Development Partners and E3 Development, plans to construct two new buildings with a total of 116 units, 61 of which will replace outdated residences. Of the 116 units, 29 will be rented to households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and the other 87 will be reserved for households at 30 percent or less of AMI. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in August 2027. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, with participation from Webster Bank. The Worcester Housing Authority is also a partner on the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has arranged the $10.2 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Long Island City area of Queens. The site at 42-73 and 42-71 Hunter St. can support 24,885 buildable square feet of residential product. Cole Kinney Leonhardt of Brax Realty represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator The Moinian Group has begun leasing ARIA 7 Platt, a 38-story apartment building located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Designed by Hill West with interiors by Rockwell Group and built by AECOM Tishman, ARIA 7 Platt houses 250 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, well as penthouse residences. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, library, work pods, lounges, private dining spaces with outdoor terrace access, a gaming and virtual reality area and a communal kitchen. Outside, residents have access to a rooftop sundeck, garden lounge, movie lounge, dining areas and outdoor coworking space. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
RICHMOND, VA. — A joint venture between Northern Virginia-based developer Middleburg and affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) has secured construction financing for Scottwood, a 299-unit multifamily development located at 4400 W. Broad St. in Richmond. Truist Bank provided an undisclosed amount of financing for the project. Construction is set to commence this month, with initial deliveries anticipated in late 2027. Situated just west of the city’s Scott’s Addition District near Topgolf Richmond, Scottwood will span two four-story buildings, one with 132 units and the other with 167, as reported by Richmond BizSense. Additionally, the project will feature curated courtyards throughout the property and activated amenity spaces along West Broad Street.
RICHTON PARK, ILL. — Eastham Capital and its operating partner Bender Cos. have acquired Park Towers Apartment Homes in Richton Park for $30.4 million. The 270-unit multifamily community is situated in Cook County. Park Towers is currently 94 percent occupied with average rents of $1,531 per month. The buyers plan to invest over $2.2 million focused on property infrastructure and exterior upgrades. Built in 1974, the property features floor plans ranging from 770 to 910 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, onsite laundry facilities, a putting green, outdoor games and a playground. To date, Eastham and Bender have co-invested in 13 projects.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Green Tree Place, a 200-unit apartment complex in West Houston. Built in 1984, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, playground, outdoor kitchen and a cyber café. Chris Young, Chris Curry, Jeffrey Skipworth, Joey Rippel, Kyle Whitney and Jed Dalton of Berkadia represented the seller, Kairos Investment Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Texas-based investment firm Aligned Ventures.
NEW YORK CITY — Naftali Credit Partners, an alternative lender and subsidiary of global investment firm Naftali Group, has provided $203 million in financing for an office-to-residential conversion project in Midtown Manhattan. The financing comprises a $167 million senior loan and a $36 million mezzanine loan. The borrower is private equity firm Yellowstone Real Estate Investments, and the property in question is the 25-story building at 221 West 41st St., which was originally constructed in 1925. The converted building will include a 25 percent affordable housing component and amenities such as a fitness center, spa, golf simulator, lounge and an outdoor terrace. A construction timeline was not announced.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Crescent Communities and Rockefeller Group have broken ground on NOVEL Arlington, a 530-unit apartment development in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington. Set for completion in early 2028, the property will sit on 5.5 acres near the interchange of I-395 and South Glebe Road, which is one exit from the Pentagon. NOVEL Arlington will comprise 493 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 37 rental townhomes. The property will offer direct access to two trails (the Four Mile Run and the Washington & Old Dominion Trail) and 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a rooftop pool, golf simulator, coworking suites and a fitness center with recovery offerings. Crescent and Rockefeller are pursuing LEED Gold certification for NOVEL Arlington. Other members of the design-build team include Bohler D.C. (civil engineer), Hord Coplan Macht (architect), John Moriarty & Associates (general contractor), LandDesign (landscape architect), Streetsense (interior design) and Structura (structural engineer). Capital sources include equity financing from Shimizu Realty Development and Mitsubishi Estate New York and construction financing from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank New York Branch.
BOSTON — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Northeastern University has broken ground on a 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Ave. on the institution’s campus in Boston. The 23-story project will feature 11,000 square feet of publicly accessible community space, including a second-level outdoor deck and 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as shared learning spaces and wellness amenities. Scheduled for completion in fall 2028, the project is being developed through ACC’s American Campus Equity program and is the largest on-campus equity development in the company’s history.