TUCSON, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $19.5 million loan for the refinancing of Villas Las Mandarinas, a multifamily property located at 4250 E. 29th St. in Tucson. Brad Miner and Drew Lydon of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan through Santander Bank N.A. for the borrower, GDL Asset Management and GDL Property Management. Built in 1977 and renovated in 2023, Villas Las Mandarinas features 322 apartments, averaging 322 square feet, and modern amenities.
CHICAGO — Associated Bank has provided a $21.1 million construction loan to Wildwood Investments LLC and Concord Capital for the conversion of a 93,707-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago into 72 multifamily units. The seven-story property is located at 230 E. Ohio St. within the Streeterville neighborhood. Plans call for a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom units averaging 811 square feet. Existing first-floor retail, including Dao Thai Restaurant & Noodle Palace, Eye Society and YA Skin Studio, will remain open throughout construction. Completion is slated for December 2026. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.
PLATTEVILLE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a 66-unit multifamily portfolio in Platteville, a city in southwestern Wisconsin. Blake Hanlon and Mark Peltin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, a group of investors from out of state. Michael Hughes of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing. The sale marked the first time the properties had ever been brought to market. The majority of the portfolio was developed and held by the same family office for more than 40 years. The new ownership plans to improve operations. The buildings feature a mix of floor plans and are situated near the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
GARLAND, TEXAS — A partnership between Canadian owner-operator Tricon Residential and Texas-based developer HHS Residential has completed a 100-unit build-to-rent residential project in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Residences will feature three- and four-bedroom floor plans and will have attached two-car garages and fully fenced backyards. Amenities will include a dog park and multiple outdoor recreational spaces. Information on starting rents was not announced.
DANBURY AND NORWALK, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $39.7 million sale of a portfolio of two affordable seniors housing properties totaling 169 units in Connecticut. Residences at both the 116-unit Kimberly Place in Danbury and the 53-unit One Leonard in Norwalk are reserved for renters age 62 and above. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, Jeff Dunne, Eric Apfel, Tim Flint and Taylor Froland of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of First Atlantic LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Heritage Housing Inc.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Nonprofit owner-operator The Community Builders (TCB) has completed Merrick at the Square, a 49-unit affordable housing project in downtown Worcester. The building offers 11 units for households earning up to 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), five units reserved for renters earning 50 percent or less of AMI and 33 units for those making 60 percent or less of AMI. Amenta Emma Architects designed the project, and Saloomey Construction served as the general contractor.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Newmark has provided a $67.5 million agency loan for the refinancing of Rockwell at Crown, a 335-unit multifamily apartment community located in Gaithersburg, roughly 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Jim Badolato, Rob Cantazano, Greg Primiano, Deric Obeldobel and Elias Sulpizio of Newmark originated the financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of the borrower, Sentinel Real Estate. Completed in 2022, Rockwell at Crown offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with select layouts featuring dens and built-in desks. Amenities at the property include a resort-style swimming pool with sun shelf and cabanas, fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking areas and landscaped outdoor spaces.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Woodfield Development has opened Cooper River Farms II, the second phase of the 56-acre Cooper River Farms apartment community located in Charleston. The new four-story building adds 71 studio, one- and two-bedroom residences. Amenities at the property include a fourth-floor sky lounge, community bar, TVs and a pool table. The second phase builds on the existing Cooper River Farms community, which features a saltwater swimming pool, fitness center, nature trails and a dog park. Construction on the development began in May 2024, and the first apartments were delivered in July 2025. The building is currently 50 percent occupied.
SACRAMENTO — Demmon Partners has completed the sale of The Falls at Arden, an apartment property located at 2345 Northrop Ave. in Sacramento. Jackson Square Properties, a locally based multifamily real estate investment company, acquired the asset for $54.6 million. Built in 1986, The Falls at Arden features 272 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 679 square feet. Ninety percent of the units have been renovated with luxury vinyl plank flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and new cabinets. Community amenities include a pool with deck and spa, fitness center and a fully renovated clubhouse with a demonstration kitchen, game room and movie theater. Demmon Partners also added an outdoor fireplace, parcel locker room, secure indoor mail room, a pet spa and a bike storage room to the community amenities. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. Marc Ross, Joe McNamara and Claire Holt of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Ryan Greer and Trevor Breaux of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
BELLINGHAM, WASH. — HB Management has acquired Barkley Apartment Homes, a multifamily community in the Barkley neighborhood of Bellingham, from CEP Multifamily for $47.9 million, or $237,129 per unit. Ryan Harmon, Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, procured the local buyer in the transaction. Built between 2001 and 2003, the 202-unit property features 17 residential buildings, a central leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool and spa. The one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans offer washers/dryers, private decks or patios and storage space.
