COLUMBUS, OHIO — The NRP Group has opened The Sinclair Apartment Homes, a $40 million affordable housing community in Columbus. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority helped fund the project’s development by issuing $27.7 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds. Tax-credit funding support from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and Huntington National Bank also helped fund the transit-oriented project. The Sinclair Apartment Homes is affordable to households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The community consists of three four-story buildings with one, two-, three- and four-bedroom …
— 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 …
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.
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.
CARY, N.C. — The Bainbridge Cos. has opened Bainbridge Cary in the Raleigh, North Carolina suburb of Cary. Bainbridge Cary offers one, two and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 692 to 1583 square feet in size. Units feature a full-sized washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, smart thermostats and a private patio or balcony. Amenities include a fitness center, dog park, pet spa, pool with cabanas, walking trail, game lawn, clubhouse, EV chargers and co-working spaces.
— By Revital Gadish, CEO, Qira — More than a third of Americans rent their homes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As such, the political landscape is evolving to fit their needs. An influx of new laws and proposed legislation has ensued, aimed at increasing transparency and fairness and avoiding financial hardship for tenants. Much of the ensuing legislation is focused on security deposits. The strictest of the bills bans security deposits entirely, while others are capping the amount landlords can charge as a security deposit. So far, Texas, …
PLANO, TEXAS — Rosewood Property Co. has begun leasing The Ludlow, a 326-unit property in Plano. The community is located within the 156-acre mixed-use Heritage Creekside development, which was also developed by Rosewood Property Co. features amenities including a clubroom, co-working space, fitness center, golf simulator and pool area. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Veritex Bank provided a construction loan for The Ludlow. Hensley, Lamkin, Rachel Inc. designed the project. LandDesign serves as the landscape design architect, B2 Architecture + Design is the interior designer, and …
— By Mark Peters, President of Zego, a Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) company The pendulum that has swung in favor of property owners over the past four years appears to be swinging back toward renters — rapidly. Data from the CoStar Group show a dramatic deceleration in rent increases. At the same time, inflation, high interest rates and industry layoffs have combined to create a more challenging economic environment for multifamily property owners and operators. As a result, many owner-operators are shifting away from a growth-oriented mindset, instead focusing on optimizing their …
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — PAZ Management has begun leasing The Flats at Raymond, a 39-unit community in the New York City suburb of Poughkeepsie. The community offers one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 706 to 1,098 square feet. The Flats at Raymond is one of two complexes that comprise the first phase of The Arlington of Poughkeepsie. The second property, a 24-unit adaptive reuse project called Lofts at The School, opened for residency earlier this year and is now 90 percent occupied.