TOLEDO, OHIO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $15.5 million construction loan, a $3.2 million permanent loan and $17.7 million in low-income housing tax credits to finance the construction of The Grand and The Glen, a scattered two-site affordable housing project in Toledo. The development will bring 70 units to a vacant city-owned parcel and underutilized parking lot. The project will be designated for families who earn between 50 and 70 percent of the area median income. The Glen will comprise a four-story building with 50 units at the Southland Shopping Plaza. The Grand will feature 20 townhomes at the corner of Detroit and Grand avenues. The project will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom townhomes. Derek Reed and David Lacki of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing on behalf of the borrower, Pivotal Housing Partners.
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OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction will build a nearly 105,000-square-foot packing and distribution center for Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha. The facility will replace the organization’s current location, which it has outgrown due to a significant increase in demand for emergency food assistance, according to Darland. Since 2018, Food Bank for the Heartland has more than quadrupled its reach and serves 93 counties in Nebraska and western Iowa. The new property will offer expanded cold storage capabilities and a significantly larger Protein Repack Room with a capacity of 4,300 square feet. The new building will be more than 40 percent larger than the current facility, providing increased space for volunteers to repackage food donations. HDR is the architect.
NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has broken ground on a 339-unit affordable housing residential project in The Bronx. The eight-story building will be located at the former site of the Visitation Church and School in the Kingsbridge neighborhood and will house studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The majority (285) of residences will be reserved for renters earning between 40 and 105 percent of the area median income, and the remaining apartments will provide supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals. Amenities will include two recreation rooms, a fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Completion is slated for 2027.
MIAMI — Neology Development Group has received an $84.5 million loan for The Julia Residences, a 14-story apartment tower that recently delivered in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. Affiliates of Apollo provided the permanent loan. The borrower obtained its TCO for the development last May and stabilized the community at 97 percent occupancy by October. Named after historic Miami businesswoman Julia Tuttle, the $140 million Julia Residences features 323 apartments and 13,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level. The property is located at 1625 N.W. 20th St., within walking distance of Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Civic Center Metrorail Station.
Partnership Breaks Ground on 254-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Nashville
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A partnership between The Clear Blue Co., Urban Campus and Core and Born Again Church has broken ground on the Northview Housing Development, a 254-unit affordable housing project for seniors in Nashville. The 266,000-square-foot complex will be located at 876 W. Trinity Lane on Born Again Church’s campus in the city’s Haynes-Trinity neighborhood. Upon completion, which is slated for December 2026, Northview will feature a mix of one- and two-bedroom units reserved for seniors earning 40 percent to 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop deck, walking trails and recreational spaces. The design-build team includes STG Design, Thomas & Hutton and Bacar Constructors, and capital partners include the Urban League’s R.E.D. Academy, Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund, Regions Bank and Fannie Mae. Civic partners include the Tennessee Housing Development Agency and the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency.
Center Park Group to Begin Construction on 192-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Center Park Group, along with development partners The Berry Co. and Batson-Cook Development Co., plans to soon begin construction on Berkshire on Clements Ferry, a 192-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Charleston. Situated with the Point Hope master-planned community, the project will be located on a 40-acre site at 1049 Point Hope Parkway, and the residential portion will be concentrated on 15.5 acres. Each residence will comprise a three-bedroom townhome with approximately 1,200 square feet of living space and a one-car garage. The property will span 36 three-story buildings configured in pods that each hold six townhomes. Amenities will include a resort-style pool and poolside cabana, community playground, hammock stations, a pavilion with grilling stations, dog park, private fenced puppy yards on select units and bike and walking trails throughout the property. Site work on Berkshire on Clements Ferry is underway, and the development team plans to begin vertical construction this quarter and deliver the first units by the end of the year.
Northmarq Arranges $43.9M Construction Loan for Gibsonia Gardens Apartments in Lakeland, Florida
by John Nelson
LAKELAND, FLA. — Northmarq has arranged a $43.9 million construction loan for Gibsonia Gardens, a 276-unit apartment community underway at 6508 US Highway 98 N in Lakeland. Bob Hernandez of Northmarq arranged the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a repeat client, through a correspondent lender. The sponsor and direct lender were not disclosed. The apartment community is set for completion in 2026.
IRONDALE, ALA. — CBRE has secured a $15 million loan to refinance Cahaba Crossing, a 67,874-square-foot shopping center located in the Birmingham suburb of Irondale. A 48,837-square-foot Publix supermarket anchors the 9.8-acre property. Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and JP Cordiero of CBRE secured the loan on behalf of the borrowers, Halvorsen Holdings and Ezon Inc. Carmel, Ind.-based 40|86 Advisors provided the five-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan. Built in 2023, Cahaba Crossing was fully leased at the time of loan closing to 10 tenants, including The UPS Store, Starbucks Coffee and Heartland Dental. Additionally, the site features a 1.5-acre outparcel reserved for future development.
PITTSBURGH — Florida-based investment firm Driftwood Capital has received a $34 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 399-room Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. The full-service hotel is located along the Monongahela River in the Mount Washington area and includes 29,000 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as an onsite restaurant. Starwood Mortgage Capital and Greystone Commercial Mortgage Capital provided the financing. Driftwood purchased the asset several years ago and renovated it.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial and research and development (R&D) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The facility features 32 clean rooms, warehouse space, an office area and a machine shop. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the seller and former occupant, semiconductor manufacturer IQE, in the transaction. The buyer, German pharmaceutical company GfM Bremen, will also occupy the building.