JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has acquired 22 acres within Jacksonville’s downtown area to develop a $2 billion mixed-use project aimed at revitalizing the city’s urban core. The Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board has approved the conceptual plan for the $500 million first phase of the project, which is called Pearl Street District. Phase one include three buildings in the North Core district of Jacksonville’s downtown, which will offer more than 1,000 multifamily units and 120,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space. Gateway Jax plans to break ground midway through …
Channing Hamilton
— By Ryan Hanks, CEO, Madison Capital — The combination of the flight from urban markets to the suburbs in the work-from-home era, the lack of accessible housing inventory and the rising cost of renting has led to a housing and affordability crisis for middle-class Americans nationally. Faced with its own challenges, including rising labor costs and an increasingly uncertain economic outlook, the multifamily industry has largely struggled to crack the code to arrive at a solution. The good news is that forward-thinking developers are deploying and refining strategies and …
While investment sales activity has slowed in the Kansas City apartment market due to the spike in interest rates, development is continuing at a brisk pace. RealPage reports that 8,582 units were under construction in metro Kansas City as of the second quarter. This number is on par with the second quarter of 2022 when 8,422 units were under construction, and significantly higher than the second quarter of 2021 (6,889 units) and the second quarter of 2020 (7,354 units). Total deliveries in 2023 are expected to rank as the second …
DORAVILLE, GA. — Rangewater Real Estate will break ground on Camino, a 304-unit community in Doraville, 15 miles northeast of Atlanta. The development will feature micro, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 474 to 1,411 square feet in size. Amenities will include a dog park and spa, pool courtyard, coworking offices with a dedicated podcast recording space, an outdoor grilling station, fitness center, rooftop lounge and a private speakeasy. The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2025.
PHILADELPHIA — SCOPE Capital Group has arranged $16 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for The Washington Apartments, a 72-unit complex in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. An undisclosed regional bank provided the three-year, interest-only loan to the borrower and developer, Philadelphia-based Trinity Realty Cos. Units come in one- and two-bedroom layouts with an average size of 881 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, business center and a rooftop deck, as well as ground-floor commercial space.
BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — Capstone Communities and MPZ Development have opened The McElwain School Apartments, a 57-unit mixed-income community in Bridgewater, 27 miles south of Boston. Of the total unit count, 51 are affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the annual median income. Amenities include on-site management and maintenance, a dog park, playground, community room and a wildflower bee meadow. The $28.9 million project is the redevelopment of a historic former school building, which sat vacant for over 20 years. The development was funded through a mix of state, local, and …
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Terwilliger & Bartone Properties has opened The Cornerstone Westbury, a new community in Farmingdale on Long Island, for residency. The first phase of the project delivers 72 units, with a further 58 units planned for phase two. Of the total unit count, 18 are set aside as workforce housing. According to the developer, over 1,200 applications were submitted for these units. Amenities include a rooftop patio, clubhouse, fitness centers and resident and events organized by community managers.
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Berkadia has arranged $72.9 million in construction financing for the second phase of the existing 19th & Graf Apartment Homes in Bozeman. The second phase of the project will include 260 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a community room, fitness center, yoga studio, game room, resident lounge, business center, sports simulator and a pool with cabanas, outdoor grilling stations and lawn games. Construction on the entire project is set to be completed by September 2025. The general contractor is Dick …
BOTHELL, WASH. — Conversion Logix, an Bothell-based digital marketing company focused on multifamily, senior living and student housing, has hired CJ Edmonds to the role of chief revenue officer. Edmonds brings more than 25 years of experience in software-as-a-service company management and more than thirteen years of experience in real estate marketing and technology services to the company.
PHILADELPHIA — McGovern Holdings and Saxum Real Estate have opened Hagert & York Apartments, a 294-unit community in Philadelphia. Hagert & York is located on the 1900 block of E. Hagert St. and E. York St. in the city’s Fishtown neighborhood. The building is pet-friendly and offers amenities such as a coffee house with co-working space, two rooftop lounges, fitness centers, clubrooms and EV charging stations.