Leasing & Marketing

Edward Ring, Founder and CEO, New Standard Equities

Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business: How did each jurisdiction define the moratoriums in California? Did it vary? Ring: The eviction moratoriums began in California during the outbreak period of COVID-19. The immediate response from state and local governments was to prevent landlords from evicting non-paying residents via an ‘emergency order’ declaration. Each jurisdiction settled on their own methodology and created a near-impossible set of rules for landlords who operate in multiple cities.  Often, a county had a set of rules, the city had a set of rules, and the state …

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MESA, ARIZ. — Mark-Taylor Residential has opened Peralta Vista, an eco-conscious single-family rental project in Mesa. Located at 526 N Ellsworth Rd., Peralta Vista features one- and two-bedroom units homes built with sustainable materials to reduce energy costs and usage by more than 40 percent. According to the property website, amenities include a pool, lounge area, fitness center, game lawn, clubhouse, EV chargers and smart home technology.

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Sage West Loop in Chicago

CHICAGO — Tandem Partners has opened Sage West Loop, an 18-story mixed-use development in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The high-rise building comprises 196 studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 1,806 square feet of retail space and 70 parking spaces. Amenities include co-working spaces, a fitness center, game room and outdoor sky terrace with grilling stations and firepits. Tandem Construction was the general contractor on the project. KTGY served as the design architect, and Antunovich Associates was the architect of record.

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PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Paramount Assets, a Newark-based property ownership, management and development firm that specializes in restoring historic buildings and urban redevelopment projects, has opened Frontier Flats in downtown Plainfield. The building is the redevelopment of the former Rosenbaum’s Department Store, which opened in 1927 and closed in the mid-1980s. Frontier Flats now offers 35 market-rate units, an interior courtyard and retail space. The community is currently more than 60 percent leased.

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Atlantica at Town Center in Davenport, Florida

DAVENPORT, FLA. — Sovereign Properties and Invest Capital Group have opened the first phase of Atlantica at Town Center, a 360-unit complex in Davenport. The property is currently 60 percent leased. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 683 square feet to 1,435 square feet in size. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, outdoor kitchen, fitness center, pet park, dog spa, yoga studio, clubhouse, package lockers, storage units and on-site security. The developers expect to break ground on phase two of the project later this year. …

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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 …

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Madison Farms in Charlotte, North Carolina

­— 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 …

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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 …

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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.

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Hagert & York Apartments in Philadelphia

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.

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