Development

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    AvalonBay expands build-to-rent operations, plans future acquisitions

    The company expects to find opportunities in its Texas, North Carolina and Colorado markets.

    By • Nov. 19, 2024
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    How multifamily owners can harness the power of non-dilutive equity

    Discover how PearlX helps multifamily developers access non-dilutive equity and future-proof properties.

    Nov. 18, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Multifamily Dive

    A roundup of some of Multifamily Dive’s top stories of 2024.

    By Multifamily Dive staff
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    Nearly 9K units planned near Taiwan Semiconductor campus in Phoenix

    The 2,300-acre Halo Vista site will also include office, retail and industrial development estimated to be worth a total of $7 billion.

    By • Nov. 14, 2024
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    Q&A

    How amenity spaces can keep tenants for the long term

    Offering the right social opportunities can increase the chance that residents will stay at a property, according to a Texas-based architect.

    By • Nov. 13, 2024
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Fivesquares, Aimco open 220 units near arts center, transit in Maryland

    Residents of Strathmore Square will receive annual memberships to the performing arts center next door, among other perks.

    By • Nov. 8, 2024
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    Construction begins on new Legacy property near Seattle

    Legacy at University Place marks the developer’s first move into Washington’s Pierce County.

    By • Nov. 5, 2024
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    LA council votes to strengthen anti-harassment laws, stop ‘renovictions’

    The move would expand the definition of tenant harassment and triple penalties for landlords in court cases.

    By • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Thought Leaders: October 2024

    Executives from Cortland, Roundhouse, Astor Cos. and more talk about their latest challenges and successes.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • Oct. 30, 2024
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    The largest multifamily starts of September 2024

    Starting at $150 million, these three major developments are underway in Nashville, Phoenix and Jersey City.

    By • Oct. 28, 2024
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    High-end Las Vegas home builder makes build-to-rent debut

    The Seneca at Southern Highlands is complete with 60% of its 50 units leased.

    By • Oct. 25, 2024
  • A shift to remote work has softened the demand for office space, accelerating the need for commercial-to-residential conversions.
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    Office-to-residential conversions are tough. Could dorm-style co-living be the answer?

    Microapartments with shared bathrooms and kitchens could suit service workers, retirees and young professionals and cost 25% to 35% less than converting offices to traditional apartments, Pew and Gensler researchers said.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 23, 2024
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    Core Spaces on track to more than double its student portfolio

    The Chicago developer has a pipeline of over 43,000 beds, with 4,551 delivered so far this year.

    By • Oct. 22, 2024
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    Apartment completions jump 42% YOY

    September apartment starts fell 15% from a year ago, while units under construction dropped 17%.

    By • Oct. 21, 2024
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Urby adds to Jersey City’s growth spurt in Journal Square with 25-story tower

    The 317-unit Journal Square Urby is the developer’s second project in the city, now open for leasing and move-ins.

    By • Oct. 21, 2024
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    Q&A

    The challenges of building workforce housing

    Astor Cos. CEO Henry Torres is using the Live Local Act to add attainable rentals to his portfolio of luxury properties.

    By • Oct. 21, 2024
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    Forum joins the preferred equity club

    The apartment owner recently closed a $226 million investment vehicle specializing in multifamily private credit.

    By • Oct. 16, 2024
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    Bank reportedly forecloses on Chasen’s office conversion in Baltimore

    The developer planned to turn the historic One Calvert Plaza into 173 apartments.

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Campus Apartments, Mosaic partner on $149M grad student housing

    The 741-bed development at the University of Maryland is the first part of a three-phase project funded through tax-exempt bonds.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Crane at St. Petersburg condo site collapses during hurricane

    The crane fell from the jobsite of 400 Central, a 46-story tower that will reportedly be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast when complete.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Bank forecloses on Chasen’s office conversion in Baltimore

    The developer planned to turn the historic One Calvert Plaza into 173 apartments.

    By • Oct. 9, 2024
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    DEALS + STARTS

    Greystar joins forces with Merrimack College on 540 student housing beds

    The public-private partnership aims to expand the Massachusetts college’s ability to house students on campus.

    By • Oct. 4, 2024
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    The largest multifamily starts of August 2024

    Major projects include an affordable renovation in New York City and a racetrack redevelopment in Michigan.

    By • Oct. 4, 2024
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    Q&A

    Roundhouse bullish on continued growth after 1,500-unit expansion

    The Boise, Idaho, developer has made $300 million in acquisitions and $150 million in new groundbreakings this year.

    By • Oct. 3, 2024
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    WinnCompanies opens all-electric property at former Massachusetts mill

    The $39 million redevelopment is expected to use 46% less energy and emit 33% fewer greenhouse gases than a traditional structure.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
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    Apartment tower rises in downtown Las Vegas

    T.B. Penick & Sons topped off Sin City’s first all-for-rent apartment tower this month.

    By • Sept. 27, 2024