Development

JV Buys 649-Bed KY Student Housing

Campus First Student Living and CF Real Estate Services acquired The LEX, a 266-unit community serving students attending the University of Kentucky.

JV Completes University of OK Residential Colleges

Construction of the two residential colleges, which opened this August, started in 2015. Headington and Dunham comprise a total of 600 beds.

Phase I of Mustang Station Apartments in Farmers Branch, Texas

Western Securities to Expand TX Community

Designed by BGO Architects, Phase II of Mustang Station in Farmers Branch, Texas, will encompass 186 units. KWA Construction serves as the general contractor on the project.

Airbnb, FL Developer Roll Out Home-Sharing Plan

Newgard Development Group is working with the home-sharing company to form Niido, which will own a 324-unit apartment building in Kissimmee, Fla. Residents can share their units and access various tools, including a new app that supports checking in and assisting guests.

Chicagoland, Boston Senior Living Communities to Break Ground

Deploying a budget of $64.5 million, Capital Senior Housing will develop two new assets comprising more than 150,000 square feet and nearly 180 apartments in Glenview and Andover.

NJ Senior Community Lands $8M Refi

Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living was subject to a 35-year loan. Laura Saull-Smith arranged the financing for the 79-unit community located in Toms River, N.J.

Yesler Terrace—Soon to Be Seattle’s Densest Neighborhood

Yesler Terrace is a 30-acre development that Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) built in the 1940s as the city’s inaugural subsidized housing community. Stephanie Van Dyke, director of development at SHA, spoke with MHN about the site’s future as a mixed-use global neighborhood.

BPDA Approves Two Residential Projects in Boston

The two developments will bring 101 residential units to Dorchester and South Boston, including 13 affordable units, as well as ground-floor retail.

Houston-Area Communities Land $87M in Financing

Two Houston-area multifamily assets, totaling 1,553 units, received $87 million in financing. Combining first mortgage and mezzanine loans, both projects obtained floating-rate, interest-only and non-recourse loans.

KTGY-Designed Fremont Senior Community Breaks Ground

A partnership between Eden Housing and the City of Fremont is developing the property on the corner of Warren Avenue and Mission Falls Court. The community will feature 90 one- and two-bedroom units.