NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer EMP Capital Group has begun leasing a 259-unit apartment complex in Brooklyn. Designed by Isaac & Stern Architects and located at the nexus of the Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights neighborhoods, Prosper Brooklyn offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, many of which include dedicated work-from-home spaces. Amenities include a fitness center with a sauna, pickleball court, media lounge, screening room, game room, pet spa, children’s playroom, business center and a rooftop terrace with grilling and dining stations. Ownership has tapped MNS Real Estate to market and lease Prosper Brooklyn. Rents start at $3,250 per month for a studio apartment.
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PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the acquisition of Capitol Park, an office property located at 9700 S.W. Capitol Highway in Portland. 9700 SW Capitol LLC purchased the building from an undisclosed seller for $5.7 million. Constructed in 1983 and renovated in 1993, the two-story, 29,000-square-foot building features a recently remodeled lobby and bathrooms, a new roof and an outdoor dining area for tenants. Raymond Duchek and Thomas McDowell of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Steve Bowers and Sean McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal.
WHEATON, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged joint venture equity and construction financing totaling $124 million for The Faywell, a 334-unit luxury apartment project in downtown Wheaton. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Mary Dooley of JLL worked on behalf of Banner Real Estate Group to identify an institutional joint venture partner and also arranged $84 million in construction financing through PNC Bank. The transit-oriented development will offer access to the Wheaton Metra station. The project site was an assemblage of 13 parcels from seven sellers. The Faywell will rise seven stories and units will average 956 square feet. There will be a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments along with direct-entry townhomes. The property will include 4,504 square feet of ground-floor retail space fully leased to Egg Harbor Café, which had an existing location on the site and signed a new long-term lease. Amenities will include three courtyards, a resort-style pool, hot tub, rooftop decks, a fitness center, coworking space and 438 parking spaces. Construction is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2027.
STILLWATER, MINN. — HealthPartners has broken ground on its new HealthPartners Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, an eastern suburb of the Twin Cities. Kraus-Anderson is the construction manager for the six-story, 400,000-square-foot hospital and clinic campus. The project is slated to open in early 2028. The new location will offer expanded specialized services such as a family birth center, TRIA Orthopedics Clinic, cardiac catheterization lab, cancer care and improved emergency and critical care. The campus will include walking trails and nature views from patient rooms. HealthPartners acquired the project site in 2017, but design planning halted at the pandemic’s onset. Planning resumed in 2022, and the architects were chosen by late 2023. Over the past 18 months, efforts have concentrated on design development and community engagement.
BETTENDORF, IOWA, AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — Dwight Capital has provided two HUD 223(f) loans totaling $61.9 million for Springs at Bettendorf in Bettendorf, Iowa, and The Grove in St. Paul. Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Continental Properties was the borrower. Springs at Bettendorf is a townhome-style community with 15 two-story buildings totaling 316 units. There are studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and 75 units feature attached garages. Residents have access to a fitness center, pool, dog park and car wash station. The Grove is a six-story community with 118 units across studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop sky lounge, community room and storage units. The property also features 4,300 square feet of ground-floor commercial space across two retail suites. The loan proceeds for both financings will be used to retire existing debt, cover closing costs, complete repairs and establish funds for future capital expenditures.
CHICAGO — ComPsych Corp., an organizational mental health, well-being and absence management company, has relocated its global headquarters to One Prudential Plaza at 130 E. Randolph St. in Chicago. The 50,000-square-foot office includes a media production studio, conference rooms and collaboration areas. Every workstation features adaptable, ergonomic furniture. Brian Means and Kellen Monti of JLL represented ComPsych.
MADISON, WIS. — Volker Development has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Kelly Station, a 76-unit affordable housing community in Madison. The project marks Fond Du Lac, Wis.-based Volker’s first in Dane County and its 27th development in Wisconsin. Kelly Station will feature a five-story, podium-style building with four stories of wood framing atop an above-grade precast parking garage. Amenities will include a second-floor roof amenity plaza, fifth-floor clubroom and rooftop deck, a fitness center, community room and local community service organization suite. The property will also feature an onsite Madison BCycle station. The project was designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes certification. A rooftop solar array will help offset electricity usage in the building’s common area and a “blue roof” system, an advanced stormwater management solution, will help reduce runoff. Completion is slated for October 2026. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the architect of record.
DANBURY, CONN. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 192-unit apartment complex in Danbury, located along the Connecticut-New York border. Built in 1971, ReNew Danbury is a garden-style complex that offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 988 square feet. Amenities include a pool, playground, clubhouse with a theater, game room, coffee bar and a fitness center. Steve Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Elizabeth DeVesty, Ryan Roberston, Austin Pierce and Jeremy Weinstock of JLL represented the seller, San Francisco-based investment firm FPA Multifamily, in the transaction. The buyer was private equity real estate firm Jones Street Investment Partners.
SOMERVILLE AND NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two multifamily properties totaling 156 units in Central New Jersey. The Lexington & Jefferson Apartments in Somerville was built in the 1960s and totals 118 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Century Apartments in New Brunswick was completed in 1969 and totals 38 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Nat Gambuzza and Trevor Fiebel of Berkadia represented the seller and procured both New Jersey-based buyers in the transaction. All parties requested anonymity. Berkadia also arranged acquisition financing for Lexington & Jefferson Apartments.
GETZVILLE, N.Y. — Locally based financial intermediary Largo Capital has arranged a $41.8 million construction loan for a 246-unit multifamily project in Getzville, located just north of Buffalo. The project will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units in addition to traditional amenities. Ned Perlman of Largo Capital arranged the loan through an undisclosed regional bank. The name of the property and the developer were also not disclosed.