HOUSTON — Austin-based developer OHT Partners has broken ground on a 396-unit multifamily project in West Houston. The site spans 13.1 acres at 19615 Park Row Blvd., and the development, which has yet to be named, will offer one- and two-bedroom units that will range in size from 702 to 1,256 square feet. Residences will be furnished with quartz countertops, brass hardware and various pieces of smart-home technology. Select units will have private yards. Amenities will include two pools, a coworking area, fitness center, clubroom with a kitchen, package lockers, an artificial turf game lawn, dog park, pickleball court and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Meeks + Partners is the project architect, and OHT Partners’ in-house general contracting team is handling construction. Completion is slated for late 2027.
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DALLAS — Atlanta-based hospitality brokerage firm Hunter Advisors has arranged the sale of the 248-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Love Field hotel. Suites at the eight-story hotel feature separate living and sleeping areas, flexible workspaces and in-room amenities such as mini-refrigerators and microwaves. Shared amenities include 4,400 square feet of meeting and event space across seven rooms, a full-service restaurant and bar, an indoor pool, fitness and business centers and complimentary breakfast service. An entity doing business as FelCor Dallas Love Field Owner LLC sold the hotel to Scenic Capital Advisors LLC for an undisclosed price. Kami Burnette of Hunter Advisors brokered the deal.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — A partnership between Hunt Capital Partners and the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville, located in South Texas, has completed an affordable housing adaptive reuse project. The project converted the historic eight-story El Jardin Hotel, which first opened in 1927 and has been vacant for the past 40 years, into a 44-unit complex with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Information on income restrictions was not disclosed. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas provided a $1.1 million Affordable Housing Program grant to help finance the project.
RICHMOND, VA. — A joint venture between Lingerfelt and Partners Group has sold a nearly 1.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Richmond for $175 million. JLL represented the joint venture in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The portfolio includes three buildings within Walthall Distribution Center in South Chesterfield, Va., and one building within Northlake Distribution Center in Ashland, Va. Lingerfelt and Partners Group acquired the portfolio in March 2023 for $105.6 million, with Partners Group as the majority investor in the joint venture. The partnership invested $9 million in capital improvements into the portfolio and executed 875,000 square feet of new leases and lease renewals during its ownership period. Range Commercial Partners previously handled property management and leasing for the portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale.
HUDSON, MASS. — Local owner-operator National Development has received approval from the Town of Hudson, located west of Boston, for a 950,000-square-foot industrial conversion project. The 148-acre site at 75 Reed Road, which is located less than two miles from I-495 with direct access to the I-290 interchange, formerly housed the campus of chipmaker Intel. National Development acquired the property, which can support advanced manufacturing as well as warehouse and logistics uses, in late 2023. Construction is expected to commence upon National Development’s securing of an occupant.
FAIRBURN, GA. — Vida Cos. has begun construction on Verona, a 280-unit apartment community located at the corner of Landrum and Senoia roads in Fairburn, about 20 miles southwest of Atlanta. The garden-style property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, all with private balconies. Amenities will include a courtyard with a saltwater swimming pool and grilling stations, a fitness center, clubhouse, coworking lounge and a dog park. The property will also feature a 1,500-square-foot coffee shop open to the public and 5,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. Vida plans to deliver Verona in fall 2027. The developer also recently closed on construction financing from Parse Capital and a 10-year tax incentive from Develop Fulton, an economic development authority for Fulton County. The design-build team includes Buckhaven Construction Services (general contractor), Dwell Design Studio (architect), Crosby Design Group (interior designer), Gaskins + LeCraw (civil engineer) and B+C Studio (landscape architect).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NRP Group and housing nonprofit Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) have broken ground on The Waymark, a 109-unit mixed-income housing community located at 4435 Benning Road NE in Washington, D.C. Situated in the city’s Ward 7 near the Benning Road Metro station, the nine-story property will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units reserved for families and individuals earning up to 30, 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), with 22 units reserved as permanent housing for individuals at risk of homelessness. Future residents will be one Metro stop away from RFK Stadium, the future home of the Washington Commanders NFL team. Amenities at The Waymark will feature a multi-use space on the first floor, a fitness center and onsite resident programs, including financial literacy workshops and job readiness training. Financial partners include DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), which provided debt; the DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), serving as the bond issuer; and DC Green Bank, supporting sustainable development initiatives. Private sector partners include KeyBank Real Estate Capital as the lender and U.S. Bank as the tax credit investor. NRP Group and MHCDO plan to deliver the community by the …
Investment Group Acquires Former Dine-In Movie Theater in Virginia Beach, Plans Indoor Padel Venue
by John Nelson
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — An entity doing business as BIVI/Padel has acquired the former Beach Cinema Alehouse, a dine-in movie theater located at 941 Laskin Road in Virginia Beach, for $6.3 million. The buyers — a partnership between Jason Vickers-Smith and Ahmad Butt — plan to transform the property into an indoor padel facility, dubbed the Padel Foundry. The venue is targeted to open in early 2027. Gerald Divaris and Sezin Cortinas of Divaris Real Estate represented the seller, while Levi Thomson, also with Divaris Real Estate, represented the buyer.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Locally based owner-operator Garden Communities has completed Phase II of Legacy Place, a 520-unit apartment community in East Brunswick, located roughly midway between Newark and Trenton. The site spans 25 acres, and the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as townhome residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, entertainment lounge, outdoor grilling and dining stations, coworking space, a children’s playroom, bowling alleys and catering kitchens, as well as 18,000 square feet of retail space. Monthly rents start at $2,090 for a studio apartment. Phase I of Legacy Place was completed in spring 2024.
BEDFORD, N.H. — Local owner-operator Arrowpoint Properties has acquired The Meridian, an 85-unit apartment complex in Bedford, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Built on 6.4 acres in 2007 and renovated in late 2024, the three-story building offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, community and recreation rooms, pet spa, library and onsite laundry facilities. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.