RICHMOND, VA. — A joint venture consisting of Cantor Fitzgerald, Silverstein Properties, Collins Capital Partners and Kaufman Jacobs has secured $53.6 million in construction financing for the first phase of Springline at District 60, the redevelopment of a former shopping center located in a qualified opportunity zone near Richmond. Truist Bank provided the financing. The first phase of the 42-acre project will include a community called The James at Springline, as well as a 150,000 square feet office building, an entertainment venue, specialty market and a structured parking facility. Future …
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MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Argyle Real Estate Partners has acquired Easton Place, a garden-style community in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Murfreesboro. Easton Place offers 184 units with stainless steel appliances, plank flooring and granite countertops. Amenities include a pool with cabanas and waterfall lighting, green spaces, a community fire pit and a clubhouse with a movie theater. Argyle Real Estate Partners plans to renovate the complex, although specific details regarding the planned improvements were not disclosed. Greystar will oversee the business plan for the asset, which will focus on driving …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Windrift in Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill represented the seller, Bridge Investment Group, and procured the buyer, Eagle Property Capital. Windrift was built in 1986 and comprises 288 units. All apartments have open-concept floorplans, washers and dryers, screened patios, and window treatments. Amenities include green spaces, a fitness center, pool and covered playground area.
DURHAM, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $84.8 million sale of Kelby Farms, a 277-unit community situated on 10 acres in Durham. John Daly of Marcus & Millichap’s Raleigh office represented the buyer, King Properties Inc., a privately held multifamily owner and operator. The seller was a partnership that includes Raleigh-based Woodfield Development. Kelby Farms was built in 2022. The community is currently under construction and is slated for completion next month. The asset was more than 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. Kelby Farms offers studio, …
ENGLEWOOD, FLA. — Kaplan Residential has acquired a 20-acre site in Engelwood to construct Generation Englewood, a 306-unit community in Southwest Florida. The developer purchased the site from a private investor for $5.2 million. Hunter McCarthy of SVN Commercial Partners brokered the land transaction. The property will include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with a dog park, outdoor TVs, lounge seating areas and a bar. Architecture Alliance, the project’s landscape architect, is designing walking trails, seating areas, benches and outdoor grilling stations at the community. Kaplan plans to break ground on Generation Englewood …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has acquired 22 acres within Jacksonville’s downtown area to develop a $2 billion mixed-use project aimed at revitalizing the city’s urban core. The Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board has approved the conceptual plan for the $500 million first phase of the project, which is called Pearl Street District. Phase one include three buildings in the North Core district of Jacksonville’s downtown, which will offer more than 1,000 multifamily units and 120,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space. Gateway Jax plans to break ground midway through …
— 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 …
DORAVILLE, GA. — Rangewater Real Estate will break ground on Camino, a 304-unit community in Doraville, 15 miles northeast of Atlanta. The development will feature micro, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 474 to 1,411 square feet in size. Amenities will include a dog park and spa, pool courtyard, coworking offices with a dedicated podcast recording space, an outdoor grilling station, fitness center, rooftop lounge and a private speakeasy. The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2025.
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, …