AUSTIN, TEXAS — AHV Communities will develop a 244-unit single-family rental community on a 48-acre site in North Austin. Homes will come in three- and four-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet. Residences will also feature two-car garages and private fenced backyards. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, conference room, outdoor grilling and dining areas, clubhouse lounge and a bocce and outdoor game court. Preliminary sitework will begin in October, and vertical construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year. Full completion is slated late 2025.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AHV Communities will develop a 244-unit single-family rental community on a 48-acre site in North Austin. Homes will come in three- and four-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet. Residences will also feature two-car garages and private fenced backyards. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, conference room, outdoor grilling and dining areas, clubhouse lounge and a bocce ball and outdoor game court. Preliminary sitework will begin in October, and vertical construction is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year. Full completion is slated late 2025.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — RangeWater Real Estate has purchased 17 acres at the intersection of Bees Ferry Road and Bluewater Way in Charleston’s West Ashley submarket. The Atlanta-based company plans to develop 155 build-to-rent units at the site in a community named Bellerose at Bees Ferry, a Storia neighborhood. The property will comprise three-bedroom, two- bathroom townhomes that include one-car garages, 9-foot ceilings, gourmet kitchens with high-end appliances and stone countertops. The community will also feature an open-air club house, pool and firepits. RangeWater plans to break ground this month, and first move-ins are slated for October 2023.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer RangeWater Real Estate is underway on construction of 120 build-to-rent (BTR) homes and 325 apartment units in Fort Worth. Both complexes will be situated on a 23-acre site in the city’s Beechwood neighborhood. The townhome-style units of Palo, the BTR community, will come in three-bedroom formats and will include private patios. Palo will also have its own pool. Ellianna’s rental apartments will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and residents will have access to a separate pool, a fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and a dog park. Construction began in June, and the first units are expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2023.
ARANSAS PASS AND ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Dallas-based RREAF Holdings and its two Florida-based equity partners, DLP Capital and Miami-based 3650 REIT, have purchased two residential properties totaling 371 units that are located on the outskirts of Corpus Christi. Windy Shores is a 155-unit build-to-rent community in Aransas Pass that was constructed in 2004, and Pearl Point is a 216-unit, garden-style apartment complex in Rockport that was completed in 2020. Nathan Stone and Guy Griffith of Berkadia provided an undisclosed amount of Freddie Mac acquisition financing to the partnership, which plans to renovate unit interiors and common areas at both properties.
WALDORF, MD. — Klein Enterprises and Evolv LLC, an affiliate of Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services, have acquired land in Waldorf to construct 74 build-to-rent (BTR) townhomes. The duo are acquiring lots in two phases via an assignment agreement with Dream Finder Homes, a homebuilder based in Jacksonville. Klein and Evolv plan to break ground in August on Phase I, with construction estimated to last 15 months and homes be delivered on a rolling monthly basis. The community will be situated in Waldorf’s Scotland Heights neighborhood, about 25 miles south of Washington, D.C.
KATY, TEXAS — Wan Bridge, a developer of build-to-rent residential communities, is underway on The Enclave at Mason Creek, a 192-unit project that will be located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Construction began in early July, and the first residences are expected to be complete at the beginning of 2023. Homes will come in three- and four-bedroom formats and range in size from 1,430 to 1,750 square feet. Amenities will include parks, playgrounds and walking trails. BMO Harris Bank provided construction financing for the project.
DALLAS AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Good + West has partnered with a Dallas-based private equity fund for the development of four build-for-rent (BFR) projects in the state of Texas. Development costs are set to total $400 million. The communities will be built under the Austin, Texas-based development firm’s Perch banner over the course of the next four years. Heather McClure of Walker & Dunlop advised Good + West in identifying its joint venture partner for the projects. Perch communities offer a seres of single-family buildings with fenced-in yards and patios, alongside shared amenities including resort-style swimming pools, outdoor kitchens with gas grills, fire pits, game lawns, pet parks, fitness centers and landscaped courtyards. The company currently has $150 million worth of BFR development underway in the state of Texas, including the joint venture’s first project, Perch Denton. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Denton, the community is scheduled for delivery in 2023 and will offer 195 units. Additional Good + West BFR projects currently underway include Perch Chisolm Trail in Fort Worth and Perch Manor Downs, located outside Austin in Manor. Phase I of both projects are set for delivery in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The pace of development …
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Overlook at Buffalo Park, a built-to-rent multifamily property at 1651 N. Gemini Drive in Flagstaff. Georgia-based St. Clair Holdings sold the asset to San Diego-based Logan Capital Advisors for $75 million. Built in 2021, The Overlook at Buffalo Park features 155 rental homes in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom cottage-style designs. The homes feature largely detached floor plans with vaulted ceilings, front porches and stainless steel appliances, including full-size washers and dryers. Community amenities include a clubhouse with porch seating, two pet parks, a dog washing station, fire pits and a fitness center. Mark Forrester, Ric Holway, Dan Cheyne and Andrew Curtis of Berkadia Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
MARICOPA, ARIZ. — Northmarq’s Debt & Equity has arranged a $49.5 million construction loan for the development of Honeycutt Run, a build-to-rent residential property in Maricopa. Mesa-based Bela Flor Communities is developing the community. Situated on 19.2 acres at 36351 W. Honeycutt Run Road, Honeycutt Run will feature 209 single-story homes. The site plan is approved for one-, two- and three-bedroom single-family casita-style homes with private, fenced-in backyards. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center and barbecue areas with fire pits. Brandon Harrington, Bryan Mummaw, Tyler Woodard, Chris McCook and Bryan Liu of Northmarq secured the loan, which was structured at an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Trevor Koskovich, Bill Hahn, Jesse Hudson and Ryan Boyle of Northmarq’s Phoenix Investment Sales team brokered the sale of the fully zoned and entitled land on behalf of the seller, Phoenix-based Suncrest Real Estate & Land.