JLL Arranges $27M Construction Loan for Whitney Ranch Retail Center

Aerial view of Whitney Ranch retail center construction site with cranes, supermarket structure and retail pad foundations

Rocklin, Calif., September 27, 2025 News Summary JLL Capital Markets arranged a three-year, $27 million construction loan through U.S. Bank on behalf of Blue Coast Capital to fund the Whitney Ranch Retail Center in Rocklin, Calif. The to-be-built, 52,200-square-foot neighborhood center will feature about 35,000 square feet of inline and standalone retail plus five ground-leased pad […]

Related Group secures $100.3M loan for Residences at Marina Village

Rendering of eight-story Residences at Marina Village near Riviera Beach waterfront

Riviera Beach, September 26, 2025 News Summary Related Group and partners secured a $100.3 million construction financing package to build the Residences at Marina Village, an eight‑story, 149‑unit workforce housing project on a 2.4‑acre site in Riviera Beach. The building will target households earning 30%–110% of area median income and was funded through a mix of […]

Nordic Aqua secures RMB 300M to expand Ningbo salmon operations

Land-based salmon farming facility in Ningbo during expansion with RAS tanks and construction cranes

Ningbo, China, September 26, 2025 News Summary Nordic Aqua Partners announced a RMB 300 million equity investment from two unnamed Chinese investors for a 20% stake in its Ningbo unit, valuing the operation at RMB 1.2 billion. The funds will complete Stage 2 construction and kick off Stage 3 to reach a planned 20,000 metric ton […]

Affinius and Axonic Form Middle‑Market Construction Lending Partnership

Aerial view of mixed industrial buildings and self-storage units under construction at Quogue Business Park

Quogue, New York, September 26, 2025 News Summary Investment firms Affinius Capital LLC and Axonic Capital LLC announced a partnership to provide first‑mortgage construction financing for middle‑market development projects, beginning with a $47.8 million loan for Quogue Business Park. The mixed industrial and self‑storage project spans about 217,000–218,000 square feet on a 19.2‑acre site and is […]

Outstanding AD&C Loans Drop to $469.1 Billion as Builder Credit Tightens

Partially built homes and cranes with blurred bank building and plans illustrating tighter construction lending

United States, September 26, 2025 News Summary Federal data show outstanding acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) loan balances fell to $469.1 billion, marking a sixth consecutive quarterly decline and a 5.3% drop year-over-year. The fall was led by reductions in other real estate development, while 1–4 family construction and land development balances stood at $89.8 billion, […]

Cabral Gold nears final investment decision on Cuiú Cuiú starter heap‑leach

Aerial view of heap‑leach pads and containerized processing plant at a tropical gold project in Pará, Brazil

Cuiú Cuiú, Tapajós region, Pará, Brazil, September 25, 2025 News Summary Cabral Gold is nearing a final investment decision on a starter heap‑leach oxide operation at its Cuiú Cuiú gold district in the Tapajós region of Pará, Brazil. The prefeasibility study models a low‑cost, near‑surface starter producing about 18,500 ounces per year from a ~1 Mtpa […]

Washington school districts shift funding plans as bonds stall

Washington school campus with construction, new classroom addition and bus loop reflecting levy-funded upgrades

Washington state, September 25, 2025 News Summary Facing repeated failures of bond measures that require a 60% super‑majority, Washington school districts are pivoting to capital levies, grants and local partnerships to fund building repairs, safety upgrades and modest classroom additions. Levies, which need only a simple majority and run three to six years, provide phased cash […]

Mid-market construction lending platform launches with $47.8M Quogue loan

Construction site with cranes and concrete work for a large industrial and self-storage building near the coast

Quogue, New York, September 25, 2025 News Summary Two investment firms launched a mid-market construction lending platform that began with a $47.8 million loan to finance a 217,000-square-foot Class A industrial and self-storage project in Quogue. The partnership pairs one firm’s construction lending platform and sourcing with the other’s flexible insurance capital to deliver first mortgage […]

North Development secures $220M for 35‑story Domus Brickell Center

Rendering of 35-story Domus Brickell Center under construction with glass façade and rooftop pool

1034 SW Second Ave., Miami, September 24, 2025 News Summary North Development has secured $220 million in construction financing for the 35‑story Domus Brickell Center at 1034 SW Second Ave., Miami. The package pairs roughly $180 million in C-PACE financing with $40 million from an international capital provider, clearing a major hurdle for the 579‑unit tower. […]

OCI Energy closes financing for Alamo City battery storage

Utility-scale battery storage containers and substation under construction in Bexar County, Texas

Bexar County, Texas, September 23, 2025 News Summary OCI Energy has closed construction financing for Project Alamo City, a 120 MW / 480 MWh standalone battery energy storage system planned in southeastern Bexar County to serve San Antonio and the ERCOT grid. ING acted as lead financier and administrative agent on a package that includes a […]