Multifamily

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Caisson Capital Partners has acquired Preston Court, a 181-unit multifamily community in Overland Park, for $23.4 million. The acquisition marks the firm’s first investment in metro Kansas City and increases its multifamily assets under management to more than $100 million. Built in 1968, Preston Court features units averaging 1,034 square feet. Amenities include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool, picnic areas and pet-friendly spaces. Caisson acquired the property at a 6.3 percent cap rate utilizing fixed-rate Fannie Mae financing. Caisson plans to modernize apartment interiors while enhancing common areas, landscaping and signage. CBRE represented the seller, Price Brothers.

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LOS ANGELES — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $28.9 million loan for the refinancing of Billy G. Mills Manor, an affordable housing complex next to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Jeff Kearns and Laura Woltanski of Walker & Dunlop secured the refinancing through HUD/FHA’s Section 223(f) loan program on behalf of Watt Capital Developers. Billy G. Mills Manor features 102 affordable housing units supported by a Project-Base Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract covering 100 percent of the residences. The refinancing will also fund approximately $30,000 per unit for planned renovations, including roof replacement, new windows and sliding doors throughout the property. The transaction closed simultaneously with a 20-year renewal of the property’s Project-Base Section 8 contract, preserving long-term affordability.

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WILLITS, CALIF. — TCC Properties has sold Redwood Meadows, a 101-unit seniors housing property in the Northern California city of Willits, to Echelon Communities for $10.8 million, or $106,931 per unit. Isaak Heitzeberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer in conjunction with Marcus & Millichap’s Andres Guerra. Built in 1989 on 7.1 acres, Redwood Meadows features four studio units, 58 one-bedroom residences and 39 two-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a clubhouse, redwood garden, two laundry rooms, rentable storage units and a dog park. Located at 1475 Baechtel Road, the site also includes land with initial city approval for up to 15 additional units.

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CHICAGO — Related Midwest has topped off construction for the North Tower of 400 Lake Shore, a 635-unit residential tower located in the Streeterville neighborhood on the Near North Side of downtown Chicago. The 72-story building, which originally broke ground in June 2024, is slated for delivery in spring 2027, with preleasing underway. The South Tower, a second, shorter tower, is planned to follow in a later phase. Designed by the late David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the tower’s 857-foot tiered exterior features staggered outdoor terraces, a reimagined historical bay-window glass curtain wall and an architectural apex, an 83-foot, transparent glass extension that sits directly on top of the 72nd floor. Related Midwest’s in-house contracting company, LR Contracting Co., alongside BOWA Construction, built the first phase of the project, which spans roughly 1.1 million square feet. “Future residents can see just how spectacular this building will be when it opens next spring, taking full advantage of its location where Lake Michigan meets the Chicago River,” says Curt Bailey, president of Related Midwest. “We’re grateful to the hundreds of tradespeople who have worked tirelessly over the past two years to transform this long-dormant site into a bold addition to the lakefront …

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ABILENE, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $66 million HUD-insured construction loan for The Lariat at Abilene, a 312-unit multifamily project in West Texas. Situated on 13 acres, the garden-style property will comprise 13 three-story buildings that will house 186 one-bedroom units and 126 two-bedroom units, as well as a clubhouse building. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, pickleball court and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Brandon Baksh and Tommy Ng of Dwight originated the financing through HUD’s 221 (d)(4) program on behalf of the borrower, Martin Inderman Development.

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SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. — Regional brokerage firm Adirondack Capital Parters (ACP) has negotiated the sale of Meadowbrook Apartments, a 98-unit building in Slingerlands, about 10 miles west of Albany. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units with private balconies/patios and amenities such as an outdoor pool, tennis courts, fitness center, community room and a clubhouse. Michael Hunter Coghill of ACP represented the seller, Berkeley Property LLC, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.

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NORFOLK, VA. — Bonaventure has broken ground on Attain at Newtown, an $85.3 million multifamily development located at 6659 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. in Norfolk. The 320-unit project, which is situated within an opportunity zone, is the second Attain-branded multifamily development that Bonaventure has begun construction on in the past month. The developer is financing Attain at Newtown with equity from Cafritz Asset Management LLC and a HUD 221(d)(4) loan originated by Greystone. Bonaventure plans to deliver first units in fall 2027. The Class A community will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom residences averaging 1,010 square feet in size. The design-build team includes general contractor Marlyn Development Corp., architect Cox, Kliewer & Co. and civil engineer Timmons Group. Bonaventure affiliate Vest Residential will serve as the property manager for Attain at Newtown.

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By Danny Fishman, CEO, co-founder, GAIA Real Estate The country’s broader middle class is facing a housing crisis: a growing gap in available, high-quality rental options. High-demand markets like Miami and New York City are now appearing in headlines on two lists at once. Miami is called out as oversupplied but is also pointed to as one of the least affordable rental markets in the country. New York City has a supply shortage with population decreasing in recent years, and still rents go up.   The new supply of rental units flooding Sun Belt markets are mostly in Class A buildings with full amenities. Therefore, less quality options are available to middle-income renters. Much of the industry is shying away from this gap, but it’s crucial that developers, cities and states start pushing toward it. Major institutional investors have historically chased luxury or affordable housing at the extremes, partially due to the real estate market’s — both private and public sectors — failure to foresee the widening income gap. As the economy split, households got pushed toward the higher and lower ends, while the middle thinned out. At the same time, renters and buyers were looking for apartments with nice …

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A partnership comprising LD&D, IGEQ and FrontRange Capital Partners has broken ground on a 21-story apartment tower and hotel in downtown West Palm Beach. The properties, the 181-unit Alida Residences and the 112-room Tribute Portfolio hotel by Marriott, will be developed simultaneously as separate residential and hospitality properties. The developers assembled the three parcels for the two buildings in 2019. The site is located directly adjacent to a Brightline station and near the future campus for Vanderbilt University. Alida Residences will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 500 to 2,000 square feet, as well as a rooftop pool deck on the 21st floor. Both Alida Residences and the Tribute Portfolio hotel by Marriott are expected to open in 2028.

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CHANTILLY, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold an 83,300-square-foot office/flex building and an adjacent 6.4-acre parcel within Park East Corporate Center in Chantilly, about 28 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Bethesda, Md.-based investment company sold the parcels, which total 14 acres, to Pulte Homes for approximately $26.4 million. The Atlanta-based homebuilding giant plans to develop 183 homes on the sites comprising 126 townhomes, 32 condos and 25 affordable and workforce dwelling units. Brendan May and Paul Norman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Finmarc in the transaction. Aaron Rosenfeld of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP provided legal services to Finmarc.

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