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The Public ROI Test: When Do Multifamily Development Incentives Make Economic Sense?

by Lynn Peisner

Development incentives tend to produce two predictable reactions. One side sees them as a practical tool to get difficult projects built. The other side sees them as a subsidy to private developers.  In my experience, neither reaction is enough. The real issue I see is not whether incentives are good or bad in the abstract. The better question I ask is much more practical: What is the public buying, would it happen anyway, and is the return worth the cost? That question is becoming more important across South Florida. Cities, …

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First Phase of $105.8M Annapolis Public Housing Redevelopment to Include 58 Units

by Lynn Peisner

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — A $105.8 million redevelopment of the 150-unit Robinwood public housing community is moving forward with plans for 58 new apartments, renovated townhomes, new seniors housing and expanded community amenities. The developers are Community Housing Partners (CHP), a Virginia-based affordable housing developer, and the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA). Additional stakeholders include the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, the State of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Robinwood was built in 1970 as a public housing community and today …

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Canyon Partners Provides $74.4M Construction Loan for Inland Empire BTR Project

by Lynn Peisner

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Canyon Partners and J.P. Morgan have provided a $74.7 million construction loan for a ground-up, rental townhome development project in Riverside’s Mission Grove neighborhood. The developer is BCT Development, a joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and Cherry Tree Development. An official proper name of the community has not been released. It will include 180 rental townhomes in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and clubhouse. A construction timeline was not disclosed. The financing represents …

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Wendover Housing Partners Opens Affordable Housing Development in Metro Orlando

by Lynn Peisner

APOPKA, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has opened Southwick Commons, a 192-unit affordable housing community at 520 Brighton Ave. in Apopka, a northwest suburb of Orlando. Monthly asking rents at Southwick Commons start at approximately $1,103 for one-bedrooms, $1,440 for two-bedrooms and $1,647 for three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, activity room, business center, playground, community garden and a picnic pavilion and grills. Southwick Commons was designed by Slocum Platts Architects, and VCC was the general contractor.

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Bonaventure Breaks Ground on $93.3M Attain at Swift Creek in Virginia

by Lynn Peisner

CHESTER, VA. — Bonaventure has broken ground on Attain at Swift Creek, a 344-unit community in Chester, about 19 miles south of Richmond. Walker & Dunlop arranged a $93.3 million HUD loan that includes both construction and permanent debt. KBS is the general contractor, RBA is the architect, and Timmons Group is the civil engineer. A property management partner will be announced ahead of lease-up. Attain at Swift Creek will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Completion is slated for 2028. Alexandria, Virginia-based investment firm Bonaventure’s Attain pipeline is concentrated …

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FRP, Woodfield Start Construction of Mixed-Use Village of Estero

by Lynn Peisner

ESTERO, FLA. — FRP Development Corp. and Woodfield Development have begun construction of a multi-phase project in Estero, about 20 miles south of Fort Myers, Florida. Santander Bank provided an $81 million construction loan for the first phase of development, which will include 286 apartments and 30,000 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for 2027. Brooks & Freund is the general contractor, and ID & Design International is leading interior design. Dover, Kohl & Partners served as master planner for the overall mixed-use development, while Humphreys & Partners …

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Standard Communities Breaks Ground on 141 Units of Affordable Housing in Charlotte’s Camp North End

by Lynn Peisner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Standard Communities has broken ground on Joyfield Rise at Woodward, a 141-unit affordable housing redevelopment project in Charlotte’s North End. Apartments will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. Completion is slated for 2028. The community is located within Camp North End, a 76-acre redevelopment of a former industrial site first occupied by the Ford Motor Co. in 1924 and later, in the Cold War era, by the U.S. government for missile manufacturing. Jamestown, which is the owner and operator …

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Capstone Communities Developing $60 Million BTR Project in Southeast Georgia

by Lynn Peisner

BLOOMINGDALE, GA. — Alabama-based Capstone Communities has broken ground on The Villas at Bloomingdale, a $60 million build-to-rent project in Bloomingdale, 17 miles west of Savannah. The project is situated on an approximately 33-acre site and will feature 263 units as well as such amenities as a resort-style pool, pickleball court, grills and a dog park. CBI Construction is the general contractor, and Nequette Architecture & Design is the architect. Completion is slated for February 2027.

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JCCG, AREY Group Break Ground on BTR Development in Gainesville, Florida

by Lynn Peisner

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — AREY Group and Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG), a general contractor specializing in build-to-rent (BTR) projects, has broken ground on Enclave at Marston in Gainesville. The BTR community will consist of 75 single-family attached homes, eight garage buildings, a maintenance building, clubhouse and a resort-style pool. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2027.

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Pennrose Completes Tandem, a Rhode Island Mixed-Income Community

by Lynn Peisner

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Pennrose has completed and opened Tandem, the second of a two-phase project in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence. Along with its sister property, Tempo, which opened in 2025, Tandem completes Pennrose’s redevelopment of Parcel 9, one of the sites created when a stretch of Interstate 195 was relocated in 2009 and former highway land was opened for redevelopment in Providence. Partners on the 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project included 195 District, a redevelopment agency; the City of Providence; Webster Bank; RIHousing and several more. …

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