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    Apartment industry conferences for the second half of 2025

    Multifamily Dive has you covered with a full list of upcoming industry events, expos and meetings on tap for the rest of this year.

    Updated June 12, 2025
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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    St. John Properties moves into multifamily construction

    The Baltimore-based real estate developer has brought in Michael Poirot to oversee the new division.

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    Multifamily developer overcomes South Florida’s challenges

    Rene Bello encounters hurdles with labor, insurance and interest rates when trying to pencil out new projects.

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    NEW FUNDS

    S2 Capital closes $373M distressed apartment fund

    The Dallas-based multifamily owner is targeting properties in high-growth markets, including Texas and the Carolinas.

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    ZOM Living adds 359 units near Austin, Texas, tech giants

    Azola Avery Centre, located in the Avery Centre master-planned community in Round Rock, Texas, includes built-in work-from-home space and private yards in select units.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    Midloch acquires apartments built in former Pabst malt house

    The firm secured the Milwaukee landmark in a joint venture with Hempel Real Estate for $19.2 million.

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    Q&A

    Standard Communities expands construction division, enters new markets

    The Los Angeles-based affordable housing firm has brought on Caitlin Gossens to lead its capital markets team.

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    Balfour Beatty breaks ground on $260M DC apartment building

    The property, which is part of a public-private partnership with the District of Columbia, will contain 356 market-rate residences.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    Slate buys $226M Sun Belt apartment portfolio

    Peter Tsoulogiannis, chief investment officer at the Chicago-based real estate investor, discussed the motivation to acquire the 1,600 garden-style units.

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    Q&A

    How big-box retail projects can help support affordable housing

    Architect Yanitza Brongers-Marrero looks to an upcoming Costco-anchored mixed-use project in Los Angeles as a model for financing and public benefit.

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Leasing underway at 162-unit property near Montana State University

    Clarion Partners’ Highmark development is in a Qualified Opportunity Zone, a program that became permanent last week with the passage of the federal budget bill.

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    Troubled Connecticut property hits the market

    The LLCs that own the 210-unit Covered Bridge complex in Newtown declared bankruptcy after cost overruns and interest rate increases.

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    Loss of 179D deduction could derail office conversions

    Although the deduction is about making commercial buildings energy efficient, it’s been key to owners’ willingness to invest in obsolete and financially distressed properties, supporters say.

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    California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing

    The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.

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    Austin apartments go to special servicing

    The Texas assets, owned by Keller Capital and backed by a $110 million loan, experienced a 16% decline in their 2024 net cash flow from issuance.

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    The colleges with the strongest preleasing for student housing

    As schools gear up for students’ return this fall, enrollment headwinds may stand in the way of future growth, according to a new report.

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    HUD proposes ending Green Mortgage Insurance Premium Reduction

    The agency aims to extend an incentive previously reserved for energy-efficient projects to all of its multifamily loans.

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    World’s tallest mass timber building breaks ground in Wisconsin

    Neutral Edison, a 31-story mixed-use tower in Milwaukee, will break the record set by another apartment complex in the state once complete.

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    New Texas law allows apartments in some nonresidential zones

    Senate Bill 840 requires local governments to approve any project that meets its qualifications.

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Hines opens apartments in fast-growing Nashville, Tennessee, submarket

    The Rowley, anchoring a 78-acre mixed-use neighborhood in Murfreesboro, offers 17 private micro offices for residents to rent.

    Updated July 8, 2025
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    Corvias’ Georgia student housing LLC files for bankruptcy

    The firm says it is taking action “to restructure the partnership and achieve a long-term solution for the program” after years of trying to make it financially viable.

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    DEALS + STARTS

    JRK Property Holdings enters Washington, DC

    CEO Bobby Lee sees the nation’s capital as a growth market, despite federal government cuts.

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    Why many new apartment developments don’t pencil out

    While tariffs are making headlines, interest rates and equity capital are also major hurdles in multifamily construction.

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    EXECUTIVE MOVES

    EQR’s CIO Brackenridge to retire

    CFO Robert A. Garechana will assume the role of executive vice president and chief investment officer.

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    Apartment sales volume falls 18% in May

    After 11 months of double-digit increases, transaction growth stalled at $8.2 billion.