VERONA, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $56 million sale of Annin Lofts, a 111-unit apartment complex in Verona, about 20 miles west of New York City. Completed in 2018, Annin Lofts consists of two buildings, one of which was constructed from the ground up, and the other of which is a conversion of the historic Annin Flag Factory. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include two rooftop terraces, a resident lounge with TVs and billiards and a dog run. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel, Travis Langer and Eric Greenberg of CBRE represented the locally based seller, Russo Development, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Bonjour Capital.
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HAMBURG, N.Y. — San Francisco-based intermediary Gantry has arranged $48.3 million in acquisition financing across three Fannie Mae loans for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 671 units in Hamburg, located just south of Buffalo. The unnamed properties were all built in the 1970s, and the loans were all structured with fixed interest rates. Tom Grzebinski and Zach Wagner of Gantry structured the deal, which involved one loan cross-collateralizing two adjacent properties that will be managed as one community. Walker & Dunlop provided the debt to an undisclosed borrower.
Thorofare Capital Provides $22M in Financing for Office-to-Residential Conversion in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Thorofare Capital has funded a $22 million floating-rate senior mortgage loan for an office-to-residential conversion project in Los Angeles. The undisclosed borrower plans to convert a six-story, 259,484-square-foot building along Wilshire Boulevard into a 265-unit multifamily property offering 451 onsite parking spaces.
OGDEN, UTAH — Denver-based Brinkman Real Estate has purchased Knox on 12th Apartments, a multifamily property at 1258 Grant Ave. in Ogden. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Built in 2020, Knox on 12th features 56 apartments with high-end interior finishes and efficient layouts.
MUKWONAGO, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. has completed Azura Mukwonago, a 72-unit assisted living and memory care community in Mukwonago, about 30 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Azura Living was the developer. Designed by EUA, Azura Mukwonago integrates two assisted living buildings and one memory care building on a 6.4-acre site. A 35-foot barn serves as a storage facility. Amenities include community rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, sunrooms, a fitness area, spa, salon, community garden, walking paths, a putting green, bocce ball courts and courtyards.
Affinius Capital-Led Consortium Agrees to Acquire Veris Residential in $3.4B Go-Private Deal
by John Nelson
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — An investor consortium led by Affinius Capital has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Veris Residential Inc. (NYSE: VRE), a multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Jersey City. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the company’s portfolio spanned more than 6,500 units in the Northeast, as well as $35 million in land bank holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium, which also includes Vista Hill Partners, will purchase Veris in an all-cash transaction for $19 per share of the REIT’s common stock, with represents an implied enterprise value of $3.4 billion. As a result of the transaction, Veris will no longer be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mahbod Nia, CEO of Veris, says the merger represents the culmination of a multi-year transformation of the company that began in 2020, when the firm, then known as Mack-Cali Realty Corp., established its ESG committee. “Over the past five years, we have undertaken meaningful steps to pivot away from office, simplifying and focusing the business, strengthening our balance sheet and enhancing our operational platform,” says Nia. The transaction price reflects a 23.2 percent premium to Veris’ unaffected closing share price on Wednesday, …
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Lyra at Riverdale Station, a luxury multifamily community with 180 units in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Coon Rapids. Josh Talberg and Joseph Peris of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, MLG Capital, which assumed the property’s existing HUD loan. Lyra represents the counterpart asset to Aster, which JLL brokered the sale of in December.
WESTMONT, ILL. — Triad Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of The Quincy Station Apartments in Westmont for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2022, the property consists of 94 units and a ground-floor restaurant named Whiskey Hill. Chicago-based Banner Real Estate Group purchased the asset from Holladay Properties. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and is situated within steps of a Metra station.
GALLATIN, TENN. — BWE has arranged the sale of The Capstone at Station Camp, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care facility located at 108 Miss B Blvd. in Gallatin, about 30 miles northeast of Nashville. Charley Bissell, Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE represented the seller, Hunt Midwest, in the transaction. BWE also arranged acquisition financing through a regional bank on behalf of the buyer, an unnamed healthcare investment firm based in Texas. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed. TerraBella Senior Living operates The Capstone at Station Camp.
Red Oak Provides $3.5M Bridge Loan for Apartment Community in Bossier City, Louisiana
by John Nelson
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided a $3.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition and repositioning of Swan Lake Apartments, an 82-unit community located at 4632 Ruffin St. in Bossier City. Stratos Athanassiades, Thomas Gorski and James Myatt of Red Oak secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, GemStar Capital Group. The loan features an initial 18-month term and was underwritten at a loan-to-stabilized-value ratio of 73.46 percent. Built in 1970, Swan Lake comprises 12 two-story buildings and was 82 percent occupied at loan closing. The 5.2-acre property features a unit mix of 35 one-bedroom, 41 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom apartments. The borrower plans to make light interior renovations and modest exterior repairs/enhancements over the next 12 months. Swan Lake is the first acquisition outside of the Northeast for GemStar.