Development

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    NYC DOB wraps first wave of construction safety sweeps after partial collapse in July

    After inspecting 180 jobsites, the agency found no immediate public safety concerns, nor evidence that the East 42nd Street failure was “inherent to office-to-residential conversion projects.”

    By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 5, 2026
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    MAA expects Sun Belt recovery to boost late-summer rents

    The REIT is seeing cautious renters amid lingering supply, but with a high level of inbound migration to its properties, executives expect an unusually strong third quarter. 

    By Keith Loria • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from Multifamily Dive

    A roundup of some of Multifamily Dive’s top stories so far this year.

    By Multifamily Dive staff
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    Core Spaces starts 1,656-bed student housing project in Georgia

    A former hotel is being converted into Hub Athens Dougherty, which will serve University of Georgia students.

    By • Updated July 31, 2026
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    Seattle pares back environmental review appeals in effort to ramp up housing development

    The reform eliminates an administrative step that has held up new zoning and housing planning efforts, advocates say.

    By Ryan Kushner • July 31, 2026
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    Neology Group raises $175M to expand beyond Florida

    The raise gives the Miami-based firm nearly $1 billion in buying power to pursue large-scale projects across the Sunshine State and elsewhere in the Southeast.

    By • July 30, 2026
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    8 notable interviews with multifamily pros this summer

    Executives from Morgan Properties, Alliance Residential and LV Collective tackle apartment acquisitions and design.

    By • July 30, 2026
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    UDR raises guidance amid slowing supply, employment growth

    In its second-quarter earnings call, the Colorado-based apartment REIT announced that it is letting its debt and preferred equity program sunset.

    By • July 29, 2026
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    Share of high-density apartment projects grew in 2025: NAHB

    The South saw the most apartment deliveries overall, while the Northeast recorded the biggest increase in high-density construction, per the NAHB’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s annual Survey of Construction.

    By • July 28, 2026
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    Texas CEO sees challenges in underwriting high-supply markets

    Even though properties are well below replacement costs in places like Austin, CONTI Capital CEO Carlos Vaz is finding it difficult to make the numbers work in the Texas market.

    By • July 28, 2026
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    What the housing law means for build-to-rent investors

    With the 21st Century ROAD to Housing now law, there are a number of outstanding questions about implementation and compliance for multifamily pros, experts say.

    By • Updated July 23, 2026
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    California takes 5 cities to court over failure to meet housing planning deadlines

    “California can’t solve the housing crisis while some cities sit on their hands and dare us to do something about it,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

    By Ryan Kushner • July 22, 2026
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    Multifamily starts climbed in June

    The apartment segment lifted total new housing construction numbers, per HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau, but elevated mortgage rates and construction costs weigh on homebuilders.

    By • July 17, 2026
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    Project type ‘more than likely’ contributed to structural failure in NYC: ASCE engineer

    The nature of the office-to-apartment conversion job probably meant the Manhattan building couldn’t support the extra weight, said ASCE’s former president.

    By Zachary Phillips • July 15, 2026
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    Milhaus, SRG Residential merge, creating $2.5B multifamily development pipeline

    Milhaus CEO Tadd Miller said the acquisition of the Sares Regis subsidiary gives his firm the capability to hit 100,000 units under management and 3,500 development starts a year.

    By • July 14, 2026
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    Milwaukee mass timber tower, billed as nation’s tallest, reportedly advancing to foreclosure: MJS

    C.D. Smith Construction was granted a default judgment, potentially leading to the sale of the Edison property, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    AvalonBay pays $22M for full-block development site in Miami

    The $90,000-per-unit price is the highest ever paid for a South Miami development site, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    Structural columns buckle on 21st floor of Manhattan adaptive reuse project

    Designed by Gensler and developed by Metro Loft in conjunction with Collaborative Construction Management, the project is converting the former Pfizer headquarters into apartments. 

    By Zachary Phillips • July 8, 2026
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    Kennedy Wilson, Jamison partner on 4K affordable units in LA

    The developers are starting with the conversion of the former LA World Trade Center into 512 affordable apartments.

    By • July 8, 2026
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    How Alliance Residential secured 2K apartments in 6 months

    Stephen Squatrito says the firm has ramped up its acquisitions team as it sees opportunities, but “wins are increasingly off-market or in second-round sale efforts.”

    By • July 7, 2026
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    Renting by choice ‘is really taking over the world’: Korman Communities CEO

    Co-CEO Brad Korman discusses the future of the multifamily market and the challenges of closing big deals amid rising material costs and higher interest rates.

    By Danielle McLean • Updated July 8, 2026
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    These 10 metro areas have added the most housing units since 2020: report

    Texas metro areas have led the nation’s 6.6% uptick in metro-area housing units, an Urban Institute analysis found.

    By Ryan Kushner • June 25, 2026
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    Why Adam America has moved into student housing

    In a time when turnover is low in traditional apartments, a new crop of residents each fall gives the developer the opportunity to raise rent, CEO David Brickman said.

    By • June 22, 2026
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    7 takeaways from Harvard’s 2026 state of housing report

    “Construction is down, home sales are flat and cost burdens are up,” the lead author of the annual Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report said. 

    By Ryan Kushner • June 18, 2026
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    American Landmark appoints new investment chief

    “We’re in a moment of recalibration, not retreat,” Elizabeth Roy, the Sun Belt-focused firm’s new chief investment officer, said of the multifamily market.

    By • June 18, 2026
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    Senate, House reach deal on major housing legislation

    The two chambers have agreed on a way to reconcile differences in their respective versions of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act so it can move to a final vote.

    By • June 17, 2026