MIAMI — A joint venture between BH Group and InterVest Capital Partners has received a $77.7 million loan for the acquisition of Wake Biscayne Bay, a 338-unit community in Miami’s North Bay Village. Locally based BridgeInvest provided the loan. The property consists of two 10-story buildings at 7525 E. Treasure Drive and 1900 S. Treasure Drive. Apartments come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, according to the property website.
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SAN ANTONIO, FLA. — Coastal Ridge has begun construction on Stillwell Pasco Station, a 277-unit build-to-rent development in San Antonio, roughly 30 miles north of Tampa, Florida. The community will offer a mix of one-, two and three-bedroom residences measuring up to 1,300 square feet. The first units are slated for completion in early 2026. The single-bedroom residences will be designed as attached duplex-style homes, while the two- and three-bedroom houses will be detached. Select units will feature private one-car garages. Amenities will include a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and fitness center, …
MIAMI — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Rainbow Village, a $185 million mixed-use development with 310 affordable housing units in Miami. Spanning 698,000 total square feet, Rainbow Village will also offer about 12,000 square feet of retail space, 50,000 square feet of amenity space and 442 parking spaces. Located at 2000 NW 3rd Ave., Rainbow Village will offer 30 studios, 163 one-bedroom units, 85 two-bedroom residences, 28 three-bedroom units, and 4 four-bedroom apartments. The community will be reserved for households earning at or below 30, 50, 60, 70 …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Altman Living has opened Phase II of Altis Grand Lake Willis, a 230-unit community located at 6260 Juniper Pine Way in Orlando’s O-Town West neighborhood. The second phase is situated adjacent to Phase I of the community, which opened in 2023. The garden-style property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 707 to 1,248 square feet. Community amenities include a resident and business lounge, pool, pet park, cyber café, steam rooms, movie theater, virtual gaming space, private sports simulator and outdoor entertainment zone with a fireplace, …
MIAMI — Barry Chase has joined Eagle Property Capital (EPC), a Miami-based investment manager specializing in workforce housing, as a partner and managing principal. In this role, Chase will be responsible for co-leading EPC’s strategy and execution, as well as enhancing investment policies and procedures and contributing to new product offerings. Prior to joining EPC, Chase was one of the founders and served as the CEO and executive chairman of Belay Investment Group. Additionally, he has held senior executive positions at Koll Development, Cushman Realty Corp. and CT Realty. Since …
CLEVELAND — The NRP Group has hired Brett Gelsomino to increase market-rate multifamily development throughout Florida. As senior vice president of development, Gelsomino will oversee all aspects of development, from site selection to project completion. He will report to Mike Zelenkofske, executive vice president of development. Gelsomino previously spent 14 years at ZOM Development, where he launched and led ZOM’s senior living division, overseeing the origination, capitalization and construction of approximately $400 million in luxury rental senior living communities. Since 2007, he has developed over 2,500 multifamily and senior living …
MIAMI — CBRE has hired Greg Engler as vice chair to the firm’s Florida capital markets team. Engler will collaborate with CBRE’s existing sales and debt teams to increase multifamily business in Florida markets. Engler joins CBRE from Engler Realty Advisors, a multifamily investment sales company he founded in 2022. He also founded Engler Financial Group in 2003, which was acquired by Walker & Dunlop in 2015, after which time he served as executive vice president of investment sales.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Encore Multifamily, a division of Dallas-based Encore Enterprises, has received a $48.7 million fixed-rate HUD Section 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Encore Daniel Falls, a 240-unit project in Fort Myers. The developer broke ground on the community in December 2025. Construction is slated to complete by the third quarter of 2026. Encore Daniels Falls will comprise 224,050 square feet of rentable space across a 6.7-acre site. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Residents will have access to amenities such as a clubhouse, …
MIAMI — Focus and Group Fox have received site plan approval for Brickell Starlite, a 39-story residential tower located in Miami’s Brickell financial district. Once completed in 2028, Brickell Starlite will feature 517 apartment units, as well as 7,500 square feet of retail space. Gensler designed the tower, which is now fully zoned and ready to break ground once the final permitting is completed. Focus has retained Chris Lentz, Chris Moyer, Jeff Altenau, Susan Tjarksen and Marc Royer of Cushman & Wakefield to fully capitalize the development. Focus is a …
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Winter Park-based development and investment management firm Hillpointe has appointed Jamie Telchin to the position of vice president of development. In this role, Telchin will lead the development team for Hillpointe’s Pointe Grande for-rent and for-sale communities. Prior to joining Hillpointe, Telchin was senior managing director at Waypoint Residential, a developer and investment manager headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. Additionally, he served as an executive vice president of development at LXR, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. He received an MBA from the University of Colorado at …