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Berkadia Arranges $65M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Fort Myers, Florida

by John Nelson

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $65 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Orchard at Portofino Vineyards, a newly built, 264-unit, garden-style multifamily property located at 9920 Portofino Vineyards Drive in Fort Myers. Brad Williamson, Kyle Ryan, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler and Matt Robbins of Berkadia secured the loan through MF1 Capital on behalf of the owner, Prime Group. The Hollywood, Fla.-based borrower will use proceeds from the two-year, floating-rate loan to pay off a $49.5 million construction loan. Prime Group received its final temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) for The Orchard at Portofino Vineyards in January. The property was 28 percent occupied at the time of financing.

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CBRE Brokers $59.5M Sale of Apartment Property in Noblesville, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

NOBLESVILLE, IND. — CBRE has brokered the $59.5 million sale of Autum Breeze, a 280-unit apartment property in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. Built in 2009, the community features a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,066 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, pet spa, coffee bar, game room and outdoor pavilion. Autumn Breeze is located at 14901 Beauty Berry Lane proximate to Hamilton Town Center, IU Health Saxony Hospital and Ascension St. Vincent Fishers Hospital and within walking distance of the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center. Hannah Ott, George Tikijian, Cam Benz, Clair Hassfurther, Ryan Stockamp and Sean Pingel of CBRE represented the seller, Lightstone Group. IRT was the buyer.

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Northmarq Arranges Sale of 566-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Nebraska

by Kristin Harlow

BELLEVUE AND LINCOLN, NEB. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of two multifamily properties in Nebraska totaling 566 units. The sales price was undisclosed. The portfolio includes The Vue in Bellevue and Lakeview Park in Lincoln. Parker Stewart, Anthony Martinez, Dominic Martinez and Alex Malzone of Northmarq represented the seller, a joint venture between Vantage Capital Advisors and Cherry Tree Capital Partners. The buyer was a private Canadian investment firm. Built in 2000, The Vue features 330 units. Lakeview Park is a garden-style community built in 1995 that includes 236 units. Both properties feature recently renovated clubhouses along with pools, fitness centers and package lockers.

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GMF Group Acquires Three Manufactured Housing Communities in Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

INDIANAPOLIS AND HUNTINGTON, IND. — GMF Group has acquired three manufactured housing communities in Indiana for an undisclosed price. The purchases include Brookfield Estates in Indianapolis, East Indy Estates in Indianapolis and Huntington Estates in Huntington. The communities feature a combined 301 lots and offer a range of amenities. Palm Beach, Fla.-based GMF’s portfolio includes approximately 4,300 lots and units across Florida, North Carolina and Indiana.

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How to Invest in Sustainable Affordable Housing Initiatives

by Kristin Harlow

By Wilson Ding, Related Midwest The integration of sustainable features in affordable housing often comes with a perceived conflict: the expense of green technologies versus tight operating margins. However, innovative financing strategies and open dialogue with government agencies can bridge the gap, making sustainability more achievable for these projects. By their very nature, affordable housing developments tend to be very complex, often with a number of public and private stakeholders and a multifaceted capital stack. Securing additional resources for the implementation of sustainable technologies in both new and existing communities adds another layer of intricacy, contributing to the sector’s lag behind market-rate in this area. Yet while the installation of sustainable technologies may require a higher upfront investment of time and money, their ability to reduce ongoing expenses makes them a smart long-term strategy. Tax incentives, grants and other subsidies can also help make these projects feasible. Round Barn Manor My firm, Related Midwest, recently finished a $6.8 million renovation of Round Barn Manor, a 156-unit affordable seniors housing community in Champaign, Illinois. Completed in September 2024, the renovation was part of a broader $38.6 million recapitalization initiative carried out in collaboration with Related Affordable, our national affordable housing arm …

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MMCC Arranges $13.6M Loan for Refinancing of Metro Boston Apartment Complex

by Taylor Williams

WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $13.6 million loan for the refinancing of Lofts at 27 Water Street, a 46-unit apartment complex located north of Boston in Wakefield. The complex spans two buildings and includes 13,000 square feet of commercial space. Robert Bhat of MMCC arranged the five-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried an interest rate of 5.86 percent and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio, through an undisclosed agency lender. The borrower is Pasciuto Properties.

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NEPCG Negotiates $8.2M Sale of Crestview Apartments in West Haven, Connecticut

by Taylor Williams

WEST HAVEN, CONN. ­— Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has negotiated the $8.2 million sale of Crestview, a 63-unit apartment complex in West Haven, located in southern coastal Connecticut. According to Zillow.com, the property exclusively offers one-bedroom units, and residents also have access to a pool. Brad Balletto and Jeff Wright of NEPCG represented the Massachusetts-based seller and procured the Connecticut-based buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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InterFace Panel: Texas Affordable Housing Sales Volume Should Rebound Marginally in 2025

by Taylor Williams

By Taylor Williams DALLAS — As is the case for many commercial asset classes and markets in 2025, there is an expectation of elevated deal volume for investment sales of affordable housing properties in Texas. But brokers in that space caution that the rebound will likely be marginal and is not necessarily indicative of ideal market conditions taking hold. A quintet of panelists broke down this notion and others at the InterFace Texas Affordable & Workforce Housing conference on Feb. 13 at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel. Mary Ann Bennett, senior managing director at BBG Real Estate Services, moderated the discussion on investment sales activity. 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. Panelist Michael Furrow, senior vice president of affordable housing at commercial finance firm BWE, took the audience of 200-plus back in time to illustrate just how quiet the past two years had been. He did so by providing statistics on affordable housing sales for Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) between 2021 — when multifamily rents and sales prices were peaking across the board — and 2024, when they …

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Balfour Beatty, UT Austin Underway on $145M Student Housing Project

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions and the University of Texas at Austin are underway on construction of a $145 million student housing project. The development will replace a six-building, 200-bed student housing complex located along Whitis Avenue on the northwestern part of the campus with a 1,070-bed building. The new student housing building will feature a mix of single and double rooms with community bathrooms, an area housing office and a variety of student amenities, including lounges, study spaces and a university-managed conference center. Clark Nexsen and Levy Dykema are the project architects, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. Demolitions of existing structures and preliminary sitework work commenced in June 2024, and the new facility is scheduled to open in advance of the fall 2027 semester.

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Richmond EDA Sells, Transfers 18-Acre Site for $2.4B Diamond District Project

by John Nelson

RICHMOND, VA. — The City of Richmond’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) has sold and transferred an 18-acre parcel to the developer of Diamond District, a $2.4 billion mixed-use development in the Virginia state capital. The developer, an entity led by Thalhimer Realty Partners Inc. called Diamond District Partners LLC, will soon begin construction on public works infrastructure and a mixed-use development on the site. The parcel, called Phase 1A, will include six acres of public infrastructure that will be conveyed back to the city and the EDA upon completion. The remainder of the parcel will house a 180-room hotel, 161 workforce housing units that will be reserved for households earning 60 percent of the area median income, 730 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space that can be expanded. The land sold for $11.4 million. Phase 1B and Phase 1C of Diamond District will include an additional 177 affordable housing units, 625 market-rate apartments and 126,000 square feet of commercial space. Additionally, CarMax Park, the future home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels Minor League Baseball team, is under construction within the Diamond District and is scheduled to open in 2026. Diamond District Partners LLC anticipates breaking ground on …

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