STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — NexMetro has opened the first units at Avilla Holloway, a 136-unit build-to-rent property on 14 acres in the Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge. The gated neighborhood features single-level, mostly detached homes in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private entrances, front porches and private backyards. Amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, outdoor kitchen and grills, dog park (no breed restrictions), landscaped open spaces, an indoor community meeting space, covered parking, optional garages and a 24-hour maintenance team. A second NexMetro Avilla project in the Atlanta …
Development
Wheatland Investments Group Obtains $10.8M Loan for Affordable Housing Development in Lawrence, Kansas
LAWRENCE, KAN. — Merchants Capital has secured a $10.8 million Freddie Mac loan for Floret Hill, a 121-unit affordable housing development in Lawrence. The developer, Gardner, Kansas-based Wheatland Investments Group, also has obtained federal and state Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity, while the City of Lawrence donated 12 acres of land and committed approximately $1 million to the project. Floret Hill will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across 11 residential buildings, with 37 units restricted to residents earning up to 40 percent of area median income (AMI) and 84 …
NEW YORK CITY — Apex Building Group and L+M Development Partners have obtained approximately $217 million in financing for the third phase of the Alafia project, an affordable housing community in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. The nonprofits RiseBoro Community Partnership and Services for the Underserved also are partners. The financing package is backed by federal and state affordable housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, construction loans from Redstone Bank, funding from Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and more. Phase III will consist of two residential buildings …
The affordable housing industry has spent years asking Congress for a federal response to the nation’s housing shortage. With the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act having officially become law on July 11, industry groups are treating the legislation as a rare bipartisan win — not because it solves the crisis unilaterally but because it tackles several of the bottlenecks that have slowed development and preservation. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the nation is short 7.2 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income households. The …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a $115.5 million construction loan for Collins at Union Park, a 457-unit community in Fort Collins. The borrower/developer is Livmark Communities, a division of Landmark Homes, which has broken ground on the project. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, golf simulator, playground, parks, trails and gathering spaces. Units will be offered as apartments, townhomes and carriage houses. Completion is slated for 2028.
Hedrick Brothers Obtains $56.5M Loan, Breaks Ground on 366-Unit Project in Kissimmee, Florida
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Hedrick Brothers Development has obtained a $56.5 million construction loan for The Hedrick at Lake Toho, a 366-unit community along Toho Grande Boulevard in Kissimmee. Construction has commenced, with completion slated for the end of 2028. Pre-leasing is expected to begin in 2027. Located on approximately 22 acres, The Hedrick at Lake Toho will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units complemented by a resort-style pool with cabanas and fire pit, clubhouse with coworking and gaming spaces, pickleball courts, a yoga lawn, dog park, pet …
SAN CARLOS, CALIF. — SummerHill Apartment Communities, with architect KTGY, has broken ground 11 El Camino Real, situated on 2.2 acres in San Carlos, 23 miles south of San Francisco. The project includes 251 units, in studio through three-bedroom floor plans, and 38 affordable units, reserved for a variety of income levels. Amenities feature a pool, hot tub, landscaped courtyards, clubroom, fitness center, leasing office, resident lounge, bike room and mail room. The community is within about 1 mile of two Caltrain stations with commuter service throughout the Bay Area. …
ARLINGTON, VA. — GoodHomes Communities has acquired Arlington Court Suites in Alexandria for $35 million and plans to convert the 187-unit hotel into a 180-unit multifamily community. The KLNB multifamily capital markets team led by Rawles Wilcox, Justin Shay and Dutch Seitz and the HREC Investment Advisors team of Mark Morris and Scott Stephens represented the seller, Arlington Hotel Holdings Inc. GoodHomes is a New York City-based investor that acquires under-performing hospitality and seniors housing assets and redevelops them as workforce housing serving residents earning between 60 and 120 percent …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Woodfield Development has acquired a portion of the 31-acre Ashley Landing redevelopment site for the construction of Westbourne Ashley Landing. The 285-unit community will serve as the multifamily component of the $348 million redevelopment of the former Ashley Landing enclosed mall. Once EDEN’s multi-phase redevelopment is complete, the site will feature approximately 240,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial space anchored by Publix along with residential neighborhoods, public gathering areas and approximately 1 acre of central green space. Construction financing for Westbourne was provided by TD Bank …
ARLINGTON, VA. — Gilbane Development has begun construction of Renley, an office-to-residential conversion at 3601 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington’s Virginia Square neighborhood. Gilbane acquired the building, developed in 2000, in March 2025. The community will include 94 market-rate units in one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Renley represents one of the first projects to take advantage of Arlington County’s updated adaptive reuse policy, adopted in November 2024, which lowered costs and removed regulatory hurdles for developers. The redevelopment plan will preserve the building’s exterior façade. Inside, amenities will include tenant storage …