Multifamily

Affinius Capital Provides $40.7M Construction Loan for Upper Manhattan Multifamily Project

by Taylor Williams August 11, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $40.7 million construction loan for an 84-unit multifamily project in Upper Manhattan. The borrower is Haussmann Development. The site is located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone at 16–20 Convent Ave., adjacent to Columbia University’s campus, and the mixed-income project will be developed pursuant to New York City’s 485-x tax abatement program. Information on floor plans, income restrictions and amenities was not disclosed. NDKazalas Architecture PC is designing the project, which is slated for an early 2028 completion.

August 11, 2026

Acquisitions California Multifamily Western

Jackson Square Properties Acquires Multifamily Community in Marina del Rey, California for $170M

by Amy Works August 11, 2026

MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — Affiliates of Jackson Square Properties have acquired Shores, an apartment property in the coastal city of Marina del Rey, from a company doing business as Shores LLC. The sales price was $170 million. Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP served as counsel to the seller in the transaction, which is one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in Los Angeles County this year, according to the team that worked on the deal. Completed in 2013, Shores features 544 residences across 12 interconnected five-story buildings. The marina-adjacent property offers mostly one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as a resort-style amenity package centered around a 2.5-acre park-like courtyard with a pool, dual spas, fire pits, barbecue areas, bocce court and sky terraces. The transaction team included Rutan & Tucker as counsel to the buyer; Glaser Weil as counsel to the County of Los Angeles; JLL as sale broker; and First American Title Insurance Co.

August 11, 2026

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Joint Venture Delivers 265-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of California, Berkeley

by Amy Works August 11, 2026

BERKELEY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Canyon Partners Real Estate, The Martin Group and Valiance Capital has delivered The Valiant, a 265-bed student housing development located near the University of California, Berkeley campus. The eight-story building spans 80,500 square feet and offers 83 units in a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The property also features ground floor retail space. Shared amenities include a lobby and social lounge, 24-hour fitness center, group study space and a rooftop lounge. Studio KDA designed the project.

August 11, 2026

Loans Multifamily Nevada Western

Newmark Arranges $33.5M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Reno Multifamily Property

by Amy Works August 11, 2026

RENO, NEV. — Newmark has arranged a $33.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ascent on Steamboat, a 204-unit community in Reno that is owned by Elan Multifamily Investments. Newmark’s Lowell Takahashi and Vince Punzi arranged the five-year, fixed rate loan. Located at 3300 Skyline Blvd. in Reno’s Old Southwest neighborhood, Ascent on Steamboat comprises one- and two-bedroom units and a pool, fitness center and clubhouse.

August 11, 2026

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Hines, Harris Land to Develop Mixed-Use Campus in Charlotte’s SouthPark District

by John Nelson August 11, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Houston-based Hines and locally based Harris Land Co. plans to develop The Gallery SouthPark, a mixed-use campus located along Carnegie Boulevard in Charlotte’s SouthPark district. The mixed-use property will comprise a 250,000-square-foot, Class A office building; 19-story, 302-unit residential building; shops and restaurants on the ground level of the two buildings; and an activated plaza displaying public art. The co-developers have tapped John Ball, Karah Tanneberger and Claiborne Mulhern of JLL to lead the office leasing efforts at The Gallery SouthPark. The project represents the first planned ground-up development in the Charlotte market for Hines.

August 11, 2026

Acquisitions Kansas Midwest Multifamily

29th Street Capital Acquires 161-Unit Chestnut Heights Townhomes in Olathe, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow August 11, 2026

OLATHE, KAN. — Chicago-based real estate investment firm 29th Street Capital (29SC) has acquired Chestnut Heights Townhomes, a 161-unit townhome rental community in Olathe. The property will be managed by 29th Street Living, the company’s property management platform. 29SC partnered with Basis Investment Group’s BIG Equity Value-Add Fund II for limited partnership equity for the acquisition of the property and a capital improvement program. Located in Johnson County, Chestnut Heights offers two- and three-bedroom townhomes averaging 1,300 square feet. The community features attached garages and a variety of resident amenities.

August 11, 2026

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Multifamily Operators Seek Competitive Edge

by Kristin Harlow August 11, 2026

The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and focusing on recruitment and retention of workers as solutions. There’s also a strong emphasis on resident satisfaction, with the goal of providing top-notch maintenance and property events to help secure lease renewals. In June 2025, operational expenses in multifamily assets were roughly 39 percent above where they were prior to the pandemic, according to commercial real estate data analytics firm RealPage. In the first quarter of 2026, three of the six apartment market regions that CBRE tracks posted negative year-over-year rent growth (Mountain, South Central and Southeast). The national vacancy rate was 4.8 percent, up slightly from a year ago but down 20 basis points from fourth-quarter 2025, according to CBRE. Amid these pressures, the role of the property manager is vital in helping shape resident satisfaction and maximizing operational efficiencies. Jim Cunningham, president of Marquette Management in Naperville, Illinois, says the multifamily industry is in a period of transition. “Operators are navigating higher operating costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and a more value-conscious renter, all while expectations for service and experience continue …

August 11, 2026

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Texas Multifamily Owners Ride Out The Hangover

by Taylor Williams August 11, 2026

By Taylor Williams On some level, they knew this was coming, right? They just thought it would be over by now. Indeed, the expression, “survive till ’25” has proven insufficient as a barometer for when the multi-year slowdown in multifamily rent growth and valuations — inevitable consequences of the record-high sales prices and record-low cap rates that were achieved in 2021 and 2022 — would eventually fizzle out. Unprecedented supply growth in recent years, catalyzed by historically low interest rates and insatiable demand and taken to perhaps the highest of highs in Texas, has, unsurprisingly, generated cyclical pain in subsequent years. True, that pain is submarket-specific and is likely on its way out, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s tough sledding for many multifamily owners right now. “Multifamily has had almost everything possible thrown at it in the past few years: interest rates rising, rental rates flatlining due to supply growth and operating expenses going up across multiple categories, from payroll to insurance to repairs/maintenance,” says John Griggs, co-CEO and co-founder of Texas-based developer Presidium. “Everything started flipping the wrong way at the same time. Some of those variables may correct in our favor, but it’s now been …

August 11, 2026

Development Multifamily Texas

Fairfield Residential Completes 340-Unit Multifamily Project in Houston’s Montrose District

by Taylor Williams August 10, 2026

HOUSTON — Fairfield Residential has completed 1010 Waugh, a 340-unit multifamily project in Houston’s Montrose district. Designed by Dallas-based KTGY, the 14-story building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 539 to 1,612 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers, with select units offering private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, golf simulator, sky lounge, coworking space, conference rooms and a game room. Rents start at roughly $1,800 per month for a studio apartment.

August 10, 2026

Loans Multifamily Texas

Newmark Arranges $52M Loan for Refinancing of Metro Houston Multifamily Property

by Taylor Williams August 10, 2026

CYPRESS, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged a $52 million loan for the refinancing of Cantera at Towne Lake, a 366-unit multifamily property in the northwestern Houston metro of Cypress. Built in 2008 within the Towne Lake master-planned community, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, conference center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Vince Punzi and Lowell Takahashi of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, California-based owner-operator The Bascom Group, which will use a portion ($4.4 million) of the proceeds to fund capital improvements. The direct lender was not disclosed.

August 10, 2026

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