Development

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    Top multifamily groundbreakings, deals and sales: May 2025

    Companies including Altus, Dominium and RADCO made news in recent weeks.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • May 29, 2025
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    The top 10 home builders of 2025

    SH Residential Holdings moved from No. 20 to No. 6 this year following its acquisition of M.D.C. Holdings.

    By • May 27, 2025
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    5 of the largest apartment transactions of Q1

    Properties on both coasts sold for over $180 million, according to RealPage.

    By • May 27, 2025
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    New Houston apartments include an on-site event venue

    The Artistry Design District is located near the Houston Design Center showrooms, as well as employers in the Energy Corridor.

    By • May 21, 2025
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    Starts jump nearly 30% YOY for buildings with 5 or more units

    With tariffs looming, permits for those apartments rose slightly, while deliveries and properties under construction fell year over year.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Gateway Jax starts second apartment project in $750M mixed-use district

    425 Beaver Street will add 286 units to Pearl Square, a nine-block section of downtown Jacksonville, Florida. 

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Construction costs dip, but tariffs hike some materials’ prices

    Inputs declined overall in April due to falling energy prices, but steel and copper rose significantly while nonresidential costs continued their upward march.

    By Julie Strupp • May 19, 2025
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    REIT Report

    AvalonBay braces for signs of trouble in DC rental market

    CEO Ben Schall also said the softness in the REIT’s expansion markets could provide opportunities to add assets.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    The Boundary

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Lendlease puts finishing touches on $316M LA apartments

    The Habitat Residences is one of the developer’s last two multifamily projects underway in the U.S.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Fast-growing Dominium preps its first affordable BTR townhomes

    Saddleback Village at Stonegate, breaking ground soon in Maricopa, Arizona, will serve residents making 60% or less of the area median income.

    By • May 9, 2025
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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