PENSACOLA, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners has announced plans for Ekos at Warrington, a $41.9 million affordable housing community in Pensacola. Construction is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2027. The 120 units at Ekos at Warrington will be reserved for tenants earning between 40 and 60 percent of area median income. Fifty percent of the units will be set aside for active-duty military members, veterans and their families. Half of those units, representing 5 percent of the total project, will be reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness. The …
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Terian Development, the development arm of Terian Group, has broken ground on Emi on 50 in Orlando after securing a construction loan for an undisclosed sum through lender PCCP. JLL arranged the financing. The 336-unit mid-rise project is slated for completion in 2028. Emi on 50 includes studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as townhomes. Amenities feature a rooftop pool and terrace, a ninth-floor pickleball court, a courtyard, coworking spaces and a speakeasy-inspired lounge. The property will be managed by Willow Bridge Property Co.
RICHMOND, VA. — Middleburg and Harbor Group International have secured an undisclosed sum of construction financing to build Scottwood, a 299-unit property in Richmond. Construction is underway with completion slated for 2027. Truist Bank funded the loan. Henrico County has designated the area surrounding Scottwood as a special focus area for mixed-use development. The community will consist of two four-story buildings, one with 132 units and the other with 167, as reported by Richmond BizSense.
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments has completed the first two residential buildings in its Parks at Hallandale project in Hallandale Beach and obtained a temporary certificate of occupancy allowing the first residents to move into the property. The community offers a mix of studio through three-bedroom floor plans across what will be seven residential buildings on a 15.5-acre site. The remaining five buildings are expected to be complete by this summer. Unit size ranges from 600 to 1,400 square feet, while monthly asking rents begin at …
ST PETERSBURG, FLA. — Wood Partners will break ground in May on Alta Roosevelt, a 381-unit community on 11.6 acres along Roosevelt Boulevard in St. Petersburg. Under Florida’s Live Local Act, which allows developers to build on land not originally zoned for residential if affordable housing is included, 40 percent of the units will be reserved for renters earning 120 percent or less of area median income. Completion is slated for April 2028. An existing office building on the site will be demolished, while the office’s parking garage will be …
RICHMOND, VA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $132 million in financing for a joint venture’s redevelopment of a former bus station in Richmond. AIP, Pointsfive and Bridge Investment Group will replace the Greyhound terminal at 2910 North Arthur Ashe Blvd. in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood with a 550,000-square-foot property comprised of 396 apartment units and approximately 14,000 square feet of retail. The capital stack includes equity and an $85.6 million construction loan provided by Madison Realty Capital. The bus station and service depot was in operation from approximately 1984 …
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Ryan Cos. has begun construction of Trailside at Dia Crossing, an eight-building, 350-unit project in Fort Myers. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2027. The property is situated by a 30-acre nature preserve with a kayak launch to Estero Bay. Amenities include a resort-style pool, 9,500-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, sauna, cold plunge and yoga deck. Ryan is serving as builder, developer and architect, with its in-house architecture group Ryan A+E Inc. U.S. Bank provided construction financing for the project.
ATLANTA — TruAmerica Multifamily has acquired The Tower on Piedmont, a 20-story, 155-unit high-rise community in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Los Angeles-based TruAmerica has acquired approximately $250 million in market-rate and affordable housing since the start of 2026. With the new Buckhead addition, the company now owns and manages about 3,000 units in Atlanta. The prior owner invested $3 million in capital improvements to the property’s interiors, and TruAmerica plans to pick up the mantle with additional unit upgrades as well as updates …
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Woodfield Development and PGIM have begun construction of Nexton Townhomes, a 114-unit build-to-rent community that comprises the second phase of the developers’ Radler project in Summerville. Both communities are located in Downtown Nexton, a 4,500-acre master-planned development located approximately 25 miles northwest of Charleston along the I-26 corridor. Designed for walkability, Nexton includes residential neighborhoods, approximately 100,000 square feet of dining and retail space, commercial and office development and a network of parks and trails. At full buildout, expected to occur approximately within the next five to …
BOCA RATON, FLA. — National developer Portman has hired Ian Slavin as vice president of residential development. Slavin, based in Boca Raton, will identify and execute multifamily opportunities in Florida markets and oversee residential development operations and strategy across the state, including a 397-unit project at 2400 East Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach that begins later this year. Before joining Atlanta-based Portman, Slavin most recently served as principal at consulting firm MIVO Development Group. Prior to that, he was development manager at Encore Capital Management.