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Independence Realty Trust, Centerspace Agree to $8.1B Merger

by Lynn Peisner September 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT) and Centerspace (NYSE: CSR) announced Sept. 9 an agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will retain the Independence Realty Trust name and NYSE ticker IRT. The transaction is expected to close as early as the end of 2026, at which point, Centerspace shares will cease trading under the CSR ticker. The combined REIT is expected to have a market value of about $5 billion and an enterprise value of roughly $8.1 billion. The combined REIT will be headquartered at …

September 10, 2026

Vivmark Becomes Nation’s Largest Apartment REIT

by Lynn Peisner August 24, 2026

CHICAGO and ARLINGTON, VA. — AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential have completed their merger, creating Vivmark Residential, a new real estate investment trust, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VMRK on Aug. 18. With a portfolio of approximately 184,000 owned apartments and 11,100 units under construction, Vivmark Residential is now the country’s largest multifamily owner, surpassing Greystar. As of Jan. 1, 2026, Greystar ranked as the top U.S. multifamily owner for the third consecutive year with 119,160 units in its portfolio, according to …

August 24, 2026

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Daniel Management Group Selected to Manage The Quarry in Fox Lake, Illinois

by Lynn Peisner August 17, 2026

FOX LAKE, ILL. — Daniel Management Group (DMG), a Chicago-based multifamily investment and property management firm, has been selected by Sterling Hall Capital to manage The Quarry, a 154-unit community under construction in Fox Lake, 54 miles north of Chicago. The first units will be complete later this year.

August 17, 2026

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Conor Commercial Real Estate Promotes Mike Fausone to Vice President

by Lynn Peisner August 13, 2026

ROSEMONT, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has promoted Mike Fausone to vice president of development. Fausone joined Conor in 2021 as development manager and was subsequently promoted to senior development manager in 2024. Fausone will focus on expanding multifamily development in the Midwest. Conor is a real estate subsidiary of McShane Cos.

August 13, 2026

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SJC Ventures Hires Brett Warner as CFO

by Lynn Peisner July 24, 2026

ATLANTA — SJC Ventures, an Atlanta-based mixed-use, grocery-anchored retail and multifamily development firm, has hired Brett Warner as chief financial officer. Warner joins the company from Related Ross in West Palm Beach, Florida, where, as vice president of finance, he led financial planning and performance management across a $5 billion portfolio of multifamily, retail, office and mixed-use assets. Related Ross spun off from Related Cos. in July 2024. Founder Stephen Ross stepped down from day-to-day management to launch and chair the new venture, which primarily took over Related Cos.’ Southeast …

July 24, 2026

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JLL Arranges $617M in Financing for Grubb Properties

by Lynn Peisner July 23, 2026

NEW YORK CITY AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged $617 million in financing for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Grubb Properties, supporting the formation of a new real estate investment trust and the completion of a 64-story apartment tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. JLL’s mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory group first advised on the merger of several legacy Grubb Properties funds and their rebranding as Link Apartments REIT. The approximately $1.9 billion Grubb Properties-managed REIT has a portfolio of 45 properties, including more than 5,600 multifamily units. In conjunction with …

July 23, 2026

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Cullinan Properties Hires Dan Jutzi as Vice President of Development, Construction

by Lynn Peisner July 21, 2026

EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Cullinan Properties has hired Dan Jutzi as executive vice president of development and construction. In his new role, Jutzi will provide strategic leadership for Cullinan Properties’ development and construction department, oversee third-party construction resources and direct all construction activities across the company’s existing portfolio as well as current and future development projects. Most recently, Jutzi served as senior director of construction management at Transformco Properties, where he was responsible for all phases of construction and development projects, including design, budgeting, scheduling, execution, financial performance, forecasting and …

July 21, 2026

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ECI Group Hires Thomas Rowe as CFO

by Lynn Peisner July 16, 2026

ATLANTA — ECI Group, an Atlanta-based development, management and investment firm, has hired Thomas Rowe as chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Ben Engel, who held the position for the past 10 years. Rowe joins ECI after serving for more than a decade as chief financial officer at SJC Ventures, an Atlanta-based company specializing in the development of Whole Foods Market-anchored projects. At SJC, he directed financial strategies for approximately $1.4 billion in ground-up development spanning about 3.1 million square feet of retail, multifamily and mixed-use developments. Prior to SJC …

July 16, 2026

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Marti Burrows Appointed COO of Asset Living

by Lynn Peisner July 15, 2026

HOUSTON — Asset Living has appointed Marti Burrows to chief operating officer to oversee operations across Asset Living’s national portfolio. Asset is ranked second on The National Multifamily Housing Council’s Top 50 Managers list. The Houston-based company manages approximately 450,000 units nationally. Prior to joining Asset Living, Burrows served as managing director and head of asset management for housing and alternatives at Nuveen Real Estate. She previously held executive leadership roles at Greystar, where she helped expand the firm’s owned asset platform and launched its build-to-rent single-family rental platform. Burrows …

July 15, 2026

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Quarterra Hires Jordan Calaguire as Chief Investment Officer

by Lynn Peisner June 26, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multifamily investment and development firm Quarterra has hired Jordan Calaguire as chief investment officer. Calaguire will lead Quarterra’s overall investment strategy, capital formation and allocation activities, investor relations and portfolio performance. Prior to joining Quarterra, Calaguire worked as chief investment and development officer at Kasa Inc., a New York based hospitality company. He also was previously a principal at Walton Street Capital, a private equity real estate investment firm based in Chicago.

June 26, 2026

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