LEXINGTON, S.C. — Northmarq has negotiated the $5.6 million sale of Sweetbriar Apartments, a 48-unit community located at 200 Libby Lane in Lexington, a suburb of Columbia, S.C. The garden-style property was built in 1988 and includes one- and two-bedroom layouts. Charis Capital purchased the property from InterMark Management Corp. Dane Lozier, Ron Corrao, Eric Liebich, Scott Fuller and Matthew Weinstein led the Northmarq team in representing the seller in the transaction.
HAMDEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Pine Rock Townhomes, a 30-unit student housing property that is located adjacent to Southern Connecticut State University in Hamden. Built in 2012 and renovated in 2022, the property offers four-bedroom, townhome-style units with an average size of 1,850 square feet. Eric Pentore, Wes Klockner and Ross Friedel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PALATINE, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a five-building, 30-unit multifamily portfolio in Palatine for nearly $5.9 million. Paul Waterloo and Patrick Kennelly of Interra represented the private local buyer and confidential seller. The portfolio was fully occupied at the time of sale. The properties are part of the Turtle Creek Apartments Master Association. There are five one-bedroom units and 25 two-bedroom residences, all of which have been recently upgraded. The properties are subject to a monthly association fee that covers insurance, landscaping, snow removal and waste collection.
By Ann Atkinson, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets Midway through 2026, the multifamily industry appears to be holding steady. By many accounts, fundamentals are weathering uncertainties across the economy, job markets and geopolitical arenas. While some key metrics have softened, the overall health of the apartments sector demonstrates how essential this class of real estate is. Simply stated, everyone needs a safe place to call home. Sustained demand for rental units remains central to the sector’s health, and conditions in the for-sale market continue to shape that demand directly. For many households, homeownership has become increasingly out of reach. Affordability has eroded sharply over the past decade, driven by land use restrictions, constrained housing supply and a widening gap between mortgage costs and income, according to an October Goldman Sachs’ U.S. outlook for housing supply and affordability. Elevated interest rates in recent years have only added to the strain. Together, these factors are keeping many Americans in rentals far longer than they might have planned. Even with strong demand, the apartments market isn’t without challenges. The industry is still working through the surge in new unit supply that hit the market over the past few years. As a result, rents …
CARY, N.C. — Woodfield Development has broken ground on a 330-unit apartment community located across from the Tryon Village shopping center at 2818 Macedonia Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Eagle Realty Group is serving as equity partner and capital provider for the $100 million project. The unnamed, five-story residential complex will feature studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in a five-story building that will wrap around a parking deck. The complex will feature more than 13,500 square feet of interior amenity space that will include a leasing office with a conference room and outdoor patio; coworking center with private business stations and conference rooms; coffee and gaming lounge with a coffee bar, grab-and-go market and golf simulator; resident clubhouse with a full kitchen, game area, maker’s room and library; two-story fitness center with a dedicated group fitness studio; dog spa; and a sky lounge with indoor/outdoor entertaining space overlooking the city. Outdoor amenities, which will span more than 40,000 square feet across three landscaped courtyards, will include a resort-style swimming pool with cabanas; grilling stations; gathering areas; fire pits; artificial turf recreation spaces; an outdoor fitness area, sauna and cold plunge; as well as a dog park with …
MANASSAS, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Masons Keepe, a 270-unit multifamily community located in Manassas, roughly 31 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed, but CoStar Group tracked the sales price as $85 million. Brian Crivella, Bill Gribbin, Yalda Ghamarian, Jack Canepa and Drew White of Berkadia’s Richmond office represented the seller, University Village Apartments LLC, in the transaction. Brad Williamson and Christopher Ellis, also with Berkadia, originated a five-year Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Bridge Investment Group. The fixed-rate loan features a three-year interest-only period, 35-year amortization schedule and a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio. Built in 2004, Masons Keepe comprises 17 garden-style residential buildings with one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 759 to 1,322 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, playground, clubhouse, business center, tennis court, volleyball court, conference rooms and a grilling area.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Harper’s Mill, a 180-unit apartment complex in northwest Houston. Built in 1984, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center, picnic areas and a playground. Kyle Whitney, Chris Curry, Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Young, Joey Rippel, Jed Dalton and Tucker Fama of Berkadia represented the seller, Colorado-based investment firm InterUrban Cos., in the transaction. Brad Williamson, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler, Matthew Robbins and Kyle Ryan, also with Berkadia, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the buyer, Miami-based 12ten Capital.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Regional brokerage firm MMG Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Sterling Park, a 142-unit apartment complex in Norman, home of the University of Oklahoma. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Colton Howell, Stuart Krous and Thomas Skevington of MMG brokered the deal, which involved the assumption of the property’s existing loan. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Livmark Communities has broken ground on The Collins Apartments at Union Park, a 457-unit multifamily project in Fort Collins. Once complete, The Collins will feature 233 one-bedroom units, 160 two-bedroom apartments and 64 three-bedroom residences. Units will include quartz countertops, balconies, 36-inch bathtubs, kitchen islands, full-size washers and dryers, walk-in closets, luxury vinyl plank flooring and smart thermostats and locks. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness room with yoga studio, sauna, golf simulator, pool and hot tub with cabanas, turf lounge area with cornhole, rooftop decks facing the mountains, controlled access, locked bike storage, elevators, community-wide gig-speed WiFi and garages with EV charging. The all-electric design will also include solar panels. The first units are slated for delivery in spring/summer 2027. Concord Summit Capital arranged a previously announced $115.5 million construction loan for the project.
TEMPLETON, MASS. — A partnership between metro Boston-based MPZ Development and Capstone Communities is nearing completion of a $36 million multifamily adaptive reuse project in Templeton, about 65 miles northwest of Boston. A housing lottery was launched and closed on July 15, and full completion is slated for this fall. Designed by ICON Architecture, the project converted the historic Baldwinville Elementary School, which was originally built in 1923, into a 54-unit apartment complex known as Baldwinville School Apartments. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and the majority (49) of the units are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a children’s playground, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, onsite laundry facilities and a community walking trail and green space.
