INDIANAPOLIS AND LOS ANGELES — Milhaus, a multifamily developer and operator based in Indianapolis, has completed its merger with SRG Residential, a subsidiary of Sares Regis Group based in Newport Beach. The combined company totals 1,400 employees and includes 50,000 apartments under management — 46,000 of which come from 190 properties managed by SRG Residential — as well as a development pipeline exceeding $2.5 billion. The combined company, which will be operated under the Milhaus platform, plans to start eight development projects this year totaling more than 2,000 new units in Southern California, Denver and Phoenix, giving Milhaus a presence in more than 20 markets across the country. Chris Payne, former CEO of SRG Residential, joins Milhaus as both the chief development officer and a shareholder. Jeff Bailey, president of property management at SRG Residential and a shareholder, now leads the property management group at Milhaus. “This partnership is a natural fit,” says Tadd Miller, CEO of Milhaus. “SRG Residential brings a best-in-class, high-touch approach to property management and operations along with a quality development pipeline and seasoned leadership, while Milhaus contributes a high-quality owned portfolio and disciplined development and capital markets infrastructure.” “We are unlocking powerful synergies and long-term opportunities …
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Concord Summit Capital Arranges $115.5M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Fort Collins, Colorado
by Amy Works
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a $115.5 million construction loan for Collins at Union Park, an apartment community in northern Colorado. Daniel Eidson, Keegan Burger and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital secured the nonrecourse loan, which features an 88 percent loan-to-cost ratio, on behalf of the borrower, Livmark Communities. Sitework is currently underway on the project, with vertical construction slated to start in the coming days. Collins at Union Park will feature 457 apartments and carriage homes, as well as a clubhouse, pool, golf simulator, playground, parks, trails and gathering spaces.
SAN CARLOS, CALIF. — SummerHill Apartment Communities has broken ground on 11 El Camino Real, a 251-unit multifamily community situated on 2.2 acres in San Carlos, located about 23 miles south of San Francisco. Completion is slated for 2028. SummerHill is a subsidiary of Marcus & Millichap and is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Designed by KTGY, the project will feature studio through three-bedroom floor plans, and 38 affordable units will be reserved for a variety of income levels. Community amenities will include a pool, hot tub, landscaped courtyards, clubroom, fitness center, leasing office, resident lounge, bike room and mail room. The community is within about 1 mile of two Caltrain stations with commuter service throughout the Bay Area.
NAI Capital Arranges $10.8M Sale of 24,670 SF Educational Facility in Irvine, California
by Amy Works
IRVINE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the $10.8 million sale of 17872 Cowan, an educational facility in Irvine. Orange County Music & Dance (OCMD) acquired the property for $438 per square foot. The 24,670-square-foot facility will nearly double the nonprofit performing arts school’s instructional space, which includes OCMD’s existing campus at 17620 Fitch. Slated to open in November, the Cowan campus will feature five dance and rehearsal studios, 10 teaching studios, six music rehearsal rooms, a keyboard lab, advanced music production studio and flexible recital and performance spaces. The expansion will also support new early childhood, conservatory, world music and adult education programs. John Bosko of NAI Capital Commercial’s Investment Services Group represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
LOS ANGELES — All Access Rentals has purchased a 34,664-square-foot industrial property located at 11640 Hart St. in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The sales price was $7.8 million. Chris Nelson, Jacob Castro and Ben Turner of Matthews brokered the deal. The name of the seller was not released. The property features M2 zoning, clear heights ranging from 24 feet to 38 feet, three grade-level loading doors and a secured fenced yard. All Access Rentals, a construction equipment rental company, will use the property to expand its footprint into the Los Angeles market.
SEATTLE AND REDMOND, WASH. — Goodman Real Estate has sold two multifamily properties near Seattle for a combined total of $172 million. Eli Hanacek, Kyle Yamamoto and Natalie Kasper of CBRE represented the Seattle-based seller in both transactions. Each property was developed in 2024 and sold to undisclosed buyers. CRU at Willows 124 in Redmond traded for $94 million. The 195-unit, six-story building sits on 1.6 acres within a master-planned community adjacent to Willows Run Golf Club and includes 22,998 square feet of fully leased commercial space across three suites. The property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans along with a rooftop terrace, three clubhouses, fitness center, two work-from-home lounges and a basketball court. Baldwyn Apartments is a 235-unit property located at 10712 5th Ave. NE in Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood, adjacent to the site of Simon Property Group’s Northgate Station redevelopment. Northgate Station is a 55-acre mixed-use project that includes the Kraken Community Iceplex and additional retail spaces that will be opening through 2028.
Ball Ventures, B&T Hospitality Open 143-Room Dual-Branded Hotel in Pleasant Grove, Utah
by Amy Works
PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH — Ball Ventures and B&T Hospitality have opened a 143-room dual-branded hotel in Pleasant Grove, located north of Provo. The hotel, which carries the Tru by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton brands, is located at 1138 S. Valley Grove Way within the 128-acre Valley Grove mixed-use business community that is being developed by Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. The Tru by Hilton features 68 guestrooms, and the Home2 Suites offers 75 suites. Shared amenities include a heated outdoor pool and hot tub, 24-hour fitness center and outdoor fire pits. Both hotels offer daily complimentary breakfast, free parking, business center and meeting rooms.
LEHI, UTAH — Gelt Venture Partners (GVP) has purchased Drexler Townhomes, a Class A townhome community located south of Salt Lake City. The original developer sold the property for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. Completed in 2023, Drexler features 117 two-, three- and four-bedroom townhome units averaging 1,705 square feet with attached two-car garages and private driveways. The property is located on 10.8 acres at 2790 N. Segundo Drive. The original developer completed the conversion of 24 unfinished basements into fourth bedrooms, and GVP plans to finish 35 additional basement bedroom conversions.
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $20.5 million sale of Crown Valley Mall, a grocery-anchored retail center located near Laguna Beach. A private family, which had owned the property since it was originally built in 1969, sold the asset to Charlotte-based Asana Partners. Tenants at the 62,627-square-foot Crown Valley Mall include Smart & Final, Baja Fish Tacos, Domino’s and Avis. The property is located at 30252 Crown Valley Parkway. Daniel Tyner, Gleb Lvovich and Geoff Tranchina of JLL Capital Markets’ Sale and Advisory represented the seller and sourced the all-cash institutional buyer in the transaction.
Adaptive reuse has always been an astute trend when it comes to utilizing location, existing bones, and saving a little time and money on delivery. It’s also particularly useful in submarkets like the southeast Las Vegas submarket of Henderson where strong population growth and rising household incomes outpace the availability of new retail. This long-standing unmet demand for Class A retail has inspired one developer to reshape how it views underperforming office assets. Steve Neiger, managing principal at CAST Capital Partners, is co-developing the Cliff, a 100,000-square-foot office-to-retail conversion in Henderson’s Green Valley Ranch submarket. The project involves the repositioning of a vacant, low-density suburban office property that had struggled to remain competitive as newer product and shifting workplace trends weighed on demand. Rather than pursue a traditional office lease-up or a residential conversion, the development team, which includes Partners Capital, is transforming the site into an open-air retail and dining destination designed to better align with the area’s demographics, accessibility and surrounding residential density. The repositioning reflects a broader trend in how developers are evaluating aging office assets in high-growth suburban markets, particularly where strong consumer demand is not being met by existing retail supply. Situated along Paseo Verde …