HOLMDEL, N.J. — Locally based developer Walters has completed the lease-up of Cornerstone at Holmdel, a 50-unit affordable housing project in Central New Jersey. The property consists of three buildings at 461 Middle Road that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness center, playground, outdoor grilling and dining stations and an onsite social services coordinator. Walters completed Cornerstone at Holmdel last summer, and the property is now fully occupied.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Continuum Advisors has arranged the sale of The Village at Gainesville, a 639-unit seniors housing community in Gainesville. SantaFe Healthcare Inc. sold the 100-acre asset to funds managed by Fortress Investment Group for an undisclosed price. The Village at Gainesville consists of nine residential buildings — six independent living, one assisted living and two memory care — and several community clubhouses with amenities. Eighty percent of the residences are dedicated to independent living. Continuum states that the property is considered one of the largest seniors housing rental communities in the United States. According to the property website, amenities include a fitness center with trainers, pool with a hot tub, tennis and pickleball courts, a reading room, hair salon, woodshop, housekeeping services and internet access. The community also offers scheduled transportation throughout the grounds and off-campus. The property sits across from Santa Fe College, a two-year community college, and within five miles of the University of Florida. SantaFe Healthcare has owned and managed The Village at Gainesville for more than 30 years and has overseen three expansion projects at the community from 1986 through 2009. The locally based healthcare owner-operator injected capital expenditures of $3 million annually into the …
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Group has brokered the sale of a student housing portfolio situated across four states. Located near major public universities in Florida, Texas, Indiana and North Carolina, the portfolio comprises five properties housing 3,693 beds across 1,248 units. A joint venture between Nuveen and The Preiss Co. was the seller. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed, though Newmark states the transaction represents the largest U.S. student housing portfolio sale this year. The undisclosed communities serve students attending the University of Texas at Austin, North Carolina State University, Texas State University, the University of Florida and Indiana University. Each property is situated an average of roughly 0.9 miles within its respective campus. Amenities at the communities include swimming pools, grilling stations, fitness centers, outdoor recreation areas and study rooms. The Preiss Co. recently closed on the recapitalization of the portfolio, which Newmark also arranged. As part of the recapitalization, all five properties will undergo renovations to shared amenity spaces. Planned upgrades include the addition of modern furniture, updated finishes and state-of-the-art fitness equipment. Several properties will also receive unit interior renovations including the addition of modern cabinetry, updated flooring, contemporary fixtures and hardware, new lighting …
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Ashford 5, a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 570,045 square feet in West Houston. The eight-story buildings are situated on a 12.2-acre site adjacent to I-10 in the Energy Corridor area. Renovated between 2014 and 2016, the portfolio offers amenities such as a fitness center, tenant lounges and separate parking garages for each building. Marty Hogan, Kevin McConn, Rick Goings, John Ream and Clay Anderson of JLL represented the seller, a court-appointed receiver, in the transaction. The team also assisted the buyer, an entity doing business as LFFP Ashford Portfolio, in the assumption and modification of the seller’s in-place loan. At the time of sale, the portfolio had an occupancy rate of 58 percent and a tenant roster with a weighted average remaining lease term (WALT) of 4.7 years.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Pelican Builders has broken ground on a 380-unit multifamily project within Pearland Town Center on the southern outskirts of Houston. Pelican Builders purchased the site at 3200 Business Center Drive from Tennessee-based REIT CBL Properties, the master developer of Pearland Town Center, about two years ago. Units at the yet-to-be named apartment community will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will range in size from 604 to 1,196 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, dog park, children’s play area, fitness center, business center and access to walking trails. Meeks + Partners is the project architect, and OHT Partners is the general contractor. Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2026 completion.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based investment and development firm EMBREY has refinanced 7600 Broadway, a 340,814-square-foot mixed-use property in San Antonio’s Alamo Heights neighborhood. Completed in 2023, 7600 Broadway consists of 287,605 square feet of residential space across 216 units and 53,209 square feet of office space. The residential component, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a pool, fitness center and demonstration kitchen, was 96 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. The office space is fully leased to EMBREY and Morgan Stanley. Robert Wooten, Jackson Finch and Meredith Sheeder of JLL arranged the refinancing, the amount of which was not disclosed, through Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT) on behalf of EMBREY.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Cotton Commercial USA, a division of Houston-based Cotton Holdings Inc. that provides home restoration and similar services, has signed a 124,000-square-foot industrial lease in Brookshire, a western suburb of Houston. The space is located within Empire West Business Park, a 2.3 million-square-foot development. Jeremy Lumbreras, Matteson Hamilton and Justin Robinson of Stream Realty Partners internally represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. David Buescher and Jeff Cairns of JLL represented the tenant.
SELMA, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners has purchased a 4.5-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Selma, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The IOS facility at 16915 Alamo Parkway houses a 6,556-square-foot warehouse and office building with five dock doors. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided $45.2 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 96-unit affordable housing project that will be located at 127 Amory St. in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston. Developed in partnership with the Boston Housing Authority, the building will offer 12 three-bedroom units, 51 two-bedroom units and 33 one-bedroom units, the majority of which (86 residences) will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The other 10 units will be set aside for formerly homeless individuals or families. The building will also have 3,800 square feet of community space and a central green area. The borrower is an affiliate of The Community Builders Inc. Eastern Bank purchased the bond. The capital stack also includes $40 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and a $15 million construction loan from Cambridge Savings Bank.
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based Christiansen Ventures LLC has purchased Broadstone Uptown PHX, an apartment community in Phoenix, from Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Residential Co. for $87 million. Austin Groen, Matt Pesch, Asher Gunter and Sean Cunningham of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Troy Tegeler and CJ Connolly of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged financing for the buyer. Completed by Alliance Residential in 2024, Broadstone Uptown PHX offers 280 apartments with nine-foot ceilings, quartz countertops in the kitchen and baths, wood-style flooring, full-size washers/dryers, stainless steel kitchen appliances, five-burner gas cooktops and keyless entry. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa area with private cabanas and a pool house featuring a community kitchen and billiards table; a resident clubhouse with a cafe with lounge seating, a complimentary coffee bar and a leasing office; and a 24-hour fitness center with weight training and cardio machines. Additional amenities include an outdoor ramada with 360-degree mister, ping-pong, fire pits, yard games, barbecue grills, a dog park, electric charging stations and parcel package lockers.