Development

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    DEALS + STARTS

    Parkspring plans 372 garden-style units in Waco, Texas

    Commons at Cottonwood Creek is set to take advantage of the city’s rapid population and job growth, according to the developer.

    By • May 5, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Related California opens Silicon Valley apartments as return-to-office ramps up

    Adjacent to Levi’s Stadium, The Clara features 508 units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms and penthouses.

    By • May 2, 2025
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    Top multifamily players detail their most important amenities

    Property specialists from Greystar, Bozzuto and Cardinal Group highlighted the strategies that drive value during a recent webinar.

    By • May 1, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Grubb opens warehouse-inspired apartment tower in Long Island City

    Link Apartments QPN includes an entrance to the adjacent subway station through New York City’s Zoning for Accessibility program.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    Thought Leaders: April 2025

    Executives from McCourt, RR Living, LeFrak and more talk about their latest challenges and successes.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • April 29, 2025
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    Q&A

    Why student housing is bucking the transaction freeze

    As property sales have faltered for traditional multifamily, a Coastal Ridge executive notes that off-campus property sales have remained healthy.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Housing more than twice as expensive to build in California as in Texas

    Longer project timelines and more regulations contribute to the difference in cost, according to a new report.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Milhaus breaks ground on Springdale, Ohio, apartments

    Slate Springdale will add 306 units to the fast-growing Cincinnati submarket.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    Starts fall 10% YOY amid constrained conditions

    Both the number of apartments under construction and those completed declined in March.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    How student housing can meet the needs of international renters

    Affordability and convenience are the top priorities for students coming from abroad, according to a new NMHC study.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Georgia apartment complex sells for record price

    A private buyer from Tennessee bought the Valdosta property for $18.3 million.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    Q&A

    Midwestern developer aims for mass timber heights

    Neutral sees the material as a way to reduce its buildings’ carbon footprint and boost its focus on health and well-being, according to CEO Nate Helbach.

    By • April 21, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    $46M mixed-use project reaches the skies in Norfolk, Virginia

    Construction is finished at the 273-unit Gravity on 400, located in the downtown Waterside District.

    By • April 17, 2025
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    Opinion

    AVB’s Kanso model finds the middle ground with scaled-back features

    The REIT’s brand, launched in 2022, focuses on offering high-end apartment homes with minimal community amenities and a technologically enabled service model.

    By David Gillespie and Kurt Conway • April 16, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Historic Brooklyn college building reopens with 205 apartments

    Built out of the St. John’s College building, The Hartby has retained its original Romanesque Revival design.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Koontz Corp. plans gated apartments in San Antonio

    The developer has purchased a 9.66-acre site in Far North San Antonio for The Elle, a 305-unit property set to open in 2027.

    By • April 15, 2025
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    Q&A

    How LeFrak used a rooftop solar array to reduce CO2

    Community relations head Charles Burton explains how 450 solar panels at The Beach in Jersey City, New Jersey, offset the property’s common area emissions by 13%

    By • April 15, 2025
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    NMHC Top 50

    Greystar, Summit lead NMHC’s developer and builder lists

    While these industry stalwarts remain at the top of the association’s newest rankings, a Dallas firm has rocketed up the charts.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    More Baltimore conversions face foreclosure

    An LLC controlled by Philadelphia-based PMC Property Group has defaulted on a $16.4 million loan, while an entity controlled by Chasen Cos. declared bankruptcy on a second building.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Shorewood to begin leasing at former brewery site in NJ

    The Ballantine will feature branding and design aesthetics inspired by Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood and its history.

    By • April 9, 2025
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    REITs ready to ramp up development despite tariff risks

    Although the Trump administration’s policies are creating uncertainty, many of multifamily’s biggest public companies see an opportunity to start construction.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Porter Kyle breaks ground on $60M rental townhomes in highly competitive market

    The Wayne will be the only BTR development in a 10-mile radius of Chandler, Arizona, according to its developer.

    By • April 3, 2025
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    Trump administration considers using federal land for affordable housing

    Western states could be the most impacted, according to a Wall Street Journal report, but some advocates say the move is unlikely to meet the biggest housing needs in high-cost markets.

    By Ryan Kushner • April 1, 2025
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    Q&A

    McCourt’s ‘supercharged’ real estate efforts pay off

    Frank McCourt and his company may have sold the Dodgers, but the firm still has high hopes for Los Angeles.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Deals + Starts: March 2025

    Firms including Hamilton Zanze, RangeWater and Cordish Cos. made news in recent months.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • March 27, 2025