Development

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    Q&A

    Inside former Fannie Mae CEO’s plan to fix housing

    Hugh Frater, also a founding partner at BlackRock, thinks a pre-constructed housing system can help close the affordability gap.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    Thought Leaders: September 2023

    Executives from Embrey Partners, The Davis Cos. and more talk about their latest challenges and successes.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Study: Unused parking adds over $2M to typical multifamily projects

    A new white paper from Rutgers University found that reducing parking spaces could save money and minimize environmental impact.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    240 units break ground near Gainesville, Florida, mall

    The Evergreen Westside will make use of a site rezoned for residential development in 2019.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    Evan Joseph

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Leasing begins at 200-unit, 27-story tower in the Bronx

    Maven, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood, features custom artwork panels by local and international artists.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Starts plummet 41%

    Permits for five-plus-unit buildings also dropped last month, while completions picked up as developers finished off existing projects.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    $338M high-rise breaks ground in Jersey City’s booming Journal Square

    499 Summit Avenue’s 53-story tower will add 605 units to over 20,000 that are newly built or in development nearby.

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
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    DEALS + STARTS

    New transit-oriented district breaks ground near Dallas

    The first phase will include the 340-unit Lofts iThirty multifamily project, built on land originally zoned for a Sam’s Club.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
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    Q&A

    Texas developer leverages construction pipeline to beef up its management platform

    Embrey Partners is also building out its third-party platform and weighing the role of centralization.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
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    Water Street Tampa achieves WELL Gold Community Certification

    The neighborhood, which includes 1,200 rental units across three properties, is the first in North America to attain this standard.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
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    HUD begins second round of Green and Resilient Retrofit funding

    The first awards are expected to be announced this fall.

    By • Sept. 11, 2023
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    Champlain Towers investigation yields more clues

    A preliminary NIST report points to deviations from design in the Surfside, Florida, condo’s pool deck construction.

    By • Sept. 11, 2023
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    California law clears path for UC Berkeley student housing project beset by legal challenges

    Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the project to go forward, marking a victory for the public university.

    By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 11, 2023
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    Greystar ramps up modular housing production

    The company’s first factory-built project in the U.S., Ltd. Spring Run, broke ground near Pittsburgh last month — with many more to come.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
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    Opinion

    Concessions are here to stay, and other takeaways from a PRM veteran

    Donald Davidoff has learned a thing or two in the nearly 25 years since pricing and revenue management software was introduced to the industry.

    By Donald Davidoff • Sept. 7, 2023
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    The top 10 colleges for student housing deliveries this fall

    Rents have risen 7.1% for student beds since July 2022, up to a record high of $849 per bedroom.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    REITs report decelerating rent growth

    REITs show strength on the East Coast, but see less growth in the Sun Belt.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    Bainbridge opens Greek-inspired apartments in Tampa Bay area

    Bainbridge Bayview is located directly on the water, with amenities and resident balconies overlooking the bay.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Ford Photographs

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    Q&A

    Building neighborhood-scale density at Nashville’s Clay Street Commons

    The Bradley Projects’ latest development aims to emulate the commercial street corners found elsewhere in the city.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    New single-family rentals open north of Sacramento

    Cyrene at Meadowlands is Curve Development’s latest addition to what the company considers a growing market.

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Thought Leaders: August 2023

    Executives from Alexander Development Group, BH Properties, Eastwind and more talk about their latest challenges and successes.

    By Multifamily Dive Staff • Aug. 24, 2023
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    Karin Higgins/UC Davis

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    7 student housing properties opening for the new school year

    Deliveries are on the rise this year, up almost 10,000 beds from fall 2022, according to data from RealPage.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    New developer opens single-family rentals near Madison, Wisconsin

    Heyday Sun Prairie is the first project for the Chicago-area firm.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

    McHugh tops off $470M, 73-story Chicago apartment tower

    The COVID-19 pandemic previously delayed the project, but the contractor finished concrete work this month.

    By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Opinion

    7 things to know about starting an EV charging program

    As electric vehicle demand increases and government mandates approach, multifamily firms are plugging in to incentives.

    By Mark Vogel • Aug. 22, 2023