TRENTON, N.J. — RPM Development will build a 120-unit mixed-income residential project in downtown Trenton. The site at 150-170 Broad St. spans 1.3 acres, and the development will consist of 70 market-rate units, 48 affordable housing units and two superintendent units. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Amenities will include a fitness center, resident lounge and a rooftop deck, and the property will also offer 168 parking spaces and a 7,500-square-foot retail plaza. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency both provided tax credit equity to finance the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.6 million sale of a multifamily property located at 88 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-story building was constructed in 1920 and houses seven units. Shaun Riney, Mark Zarrella and Andrew Bronsteen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
MESA, ARIZ. — A private investor has purchased the 12-unit South Williams apartment building in Mesa for $1.8 million. It is located at 335-359 South Williams, about two miles north of the US-60 freeway and less than a mile south of the Valley Metro Light Rail. New ownership will have the opportunity to renovate all unit interiors to capitalize on renovation premiums already proven in the submarket, notes Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office, who secured the buyer. Bay, Adam Saylor and Darrell Moffitt arranged the transaction. The seller was also a private investor.
PLANTATION, FLA. — Waterton has acquired One Plantation, a 321-unit apartment community located at 1650 Southwest 78th Ave. in the Broward County city of Plantation. South Florida Business Journal reports that Stiles and PGIM Real Estate sold the property for $88 million. Built in 2013 as part of the 860-acre Plantation Midtown master planned development, the community features one-, two- and three-bedroom residences within a 12-story tower. Amenities at the property include a business center, private work rooms, movie theater, resident lounge areas, dog park, catering kitchen and fitness center. The new owner plans to renovate the clubhouse and convert existing parking garage rooftop tennis courts to pickleball courts. Newmark’s South Florida team brokered the transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood Multifamily has begun leasing Paloma Village, a 301-unit apartment community located within the 900-acre Alliance Town Center mixed-use development in North Fort Worth. Designed by JHP Architecture and financed by Frost Bank, Paloma Village consists of 13 buildings that house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences range in size from 556 to 1,972 square feet and offer private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a pet park. Rents start at $1,290 per month for a studio apartment.
DETROIT — Flux City Development has broken ground on The Ribbon, an $8.2 million affordable housing community located in Detroit’s East English Village neighborhood. Of the 18 total units, 14 will be reserved for those earning at or below 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), and four of the units will be designated for at or below 60 percent of AMI. Affordability of the apartments is guaranteed for the next 25 years. The project will also feature retail space to be occupied by local favorite Gajiza Dumplings, which will make The Ribbon its first permanent home. Demolition of a former bank building at the project site was recently completed. Completion of The Ribbon is slated for fall 2024. Project partners for The Ribbon include LISC Detroit, a local organization founded in 1990 within the Local Initiatives Support Corporation network, and Invest Detroit, a nonprofit lender, investor and partner. The project received $600,000 in loans from the Detroit Housing for the Future Fund (DHFF) as well as $338,199 in preferred equity from DHFF. The Strategic Neighborhood Fund provided a $1.4 million grant. The development also received $2.2 million from Capital Impact Partners (CIP), a CIP equitable development initiative grant …
DULUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $3.6 million sale of Irving School Apartments in Duluth, a city located along Lake Superior. The property was originally built in 1895 as a school and was placed on Minnesota’s National Register of Historic Places and converted into apartments in 1978. The building features 44 units that average 980 square feet. Devon Dvorak, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Sherman Associates. The buyer was High Point Holdings LLC.
DALLAS — Investment sales brokerage firm Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of an unnamed seniors housing community in Dallas. Built in 1996 and renovated in 2020, the facility offers assisted living and memory care services. The undisclosed buyer plans to convert the property into a behavioral health facility. The seller was also not disclosed.
WAYNE, N.J. — The Pomeranc Group, a hospitality-oriented investment firm, has acquired Mountain View Crossing, a 465-unit apartment community located in the Northern New Jersey community of Wayne. The property’s unit mix consists of eight studios, 309 one-bedroom apartments, 141 two-bedroom units and seven three-bedroom units. Residences feature private patios/balconies, stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring and stone countertops. Amenities include a pool, tennis and basketball courts, fitness center, clubroom, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch and Brian Whitmer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, UBS Realty Investors, in the transaction and procured The Pomeranc Group as the buyer. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan, Chuck Kohaut, John Spreitzer, Jason Blankfein and Mitch Rothstein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged $97.7 million in acquisition financing through Greystone for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $39.3 million sale of a portfolio of nine affordable housing properties totaling 309 units in New York City. Two of the properties are located in the Morrisania neighborhood of The Bronx, and the remainder are in Harlem. The portfolio also includes four commercial spaces. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and property addresses were also not disclosed.