BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided $21.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 63-unit affordable housing project that will be located in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The property will consist entirely of one-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning 30, 50 or 60 percent or less of the area median income. The borrower and developer is an affiliate of B’nai B’rith Housing of New England. Eastern Bank purchased the bond. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities also provided $16.1 million in tax credit equity for the project.
Multifamily
BEACON FALLS, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Beacon Mill Village, a 185-unit multifamily property in Beacon Falls, located just northwest of New Haven. Built in 1988, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 809 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, sauna, tennis court and a dog park. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, Navarino Capital Management, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Beacon Mill Holdings II LLC.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Mill Creek Townhomes, a 140-unit apartment complex located south of Providence in North Kingstown. Built in 1968 and expanded in 2006, the property offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units with an average size of 1,126 square feet on a 47-acre site. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Massachusetts-based investment firm The Grossman Cos., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Landings Real Estate Group, a private investment group based in Newport, R.I.
SOUTH OGDEN, UTAH — Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased The Falls at Canyon Rim, an apartment property in South Ogden, approximately 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Terms of the transaction were not released. The Falls at Canyon Rim offers 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging nearly 1,200 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, year-round hot tub, 24-hour fitness center, barbecue grills, two playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, recreation rooms and a dog park. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
WYOMING, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has completed The BLVD at Wilson Crossings, a 344-unit apartment community in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming. The property, which is 45 percent leased, offers townhome-style units with up to four bedrooms. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, pickleball courts, turf game lawn and dog park. The project marks the third Michigan development for Indianapolis-based Thompson Thrift.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a three-building, 114-unit multifamily portfolio on Chicago’s South Side for $9.3 million. Two buildings, 7131 S. Bennett Ave. and 1949 E. 73rd Ave., are located in the South Shore neighborhood, while the third property, 6600 S. Ingleside Ave., is in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer and seller, both based in Brooklyn, N.Y. The purchaser assumed the asset’s existing mortgage, which carries a 3.29 percent interest rate that matures at the end of 2032. Built in the early 1920s, the properties were 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. All three buildings have undergone capital improvements in recent years to include upgraded exteriors, building systems and unit interiors. The new ownership plans to continue the modernization with new appliances, fixtures and paint.
Centennial Bank Provides $84.4M Construction Loan for Affordable Housing Project in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Centennial Bank has provided an $84.4 million loan for the construction of The Arcadian, a mixed-use affordable housing project underway in Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Shipyard LLC, an affiliated company of a joint venture between Fuse Group and Boca Paila, is the developer and borrower. Located at 640 N.W. 7th Ave., the property will comprise an eight-story tower with 478 residential units, as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space and a 212,000-square-foot parking garage. Amenities will include swimming pools, a central atrium, fitness center, indoor pickleball court, outdoor movie theater, playground, business center, kid’s room, lounge area, pet park, pedestrian paseo and club rooms. Completion is scheduled for early 2026.
HARRAH, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $6.7 million loan for the refinancing of Prairie Breeze Townhomes, a 56-unit multifamily property in Harrah, an eastern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property was built in 2013 and consists entirely of three-bedroom units. Robert Bhat of MMCC originated the financing. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed. The loan carries 12 months of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Sage Spring Senior Living, a 90-unit complex located in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The property offers assisted living and memory care services. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Bow River Capital and Investcor, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Inspired Healthcare Capital. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — First Citizens Bank has provided a $74 million loan for the refinancing of a 160-unit apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The 23-story building at 310 Livingston St. features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a recreation room, speakeasy, library, private dining room and a sky lounge. The property also includes ground-floor retail and restaurant space. The borrower was locally based developer Lonicera Partners.