BROWNSBURG, IND. — A joint venture between Buckingham and Onyx+East has broken ground on Mural Brownsburg, a 165-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in the Indianapolis suburb of Brownsburg. The development is part of Buckingham’s Mural Collection. Phase I is underway at the intersection of US 136 and Northfield Drive. The three- and four-bedroom homes will range from 1,572 to 2,086 square feet. Under Buckingham’s property management, all Mural Brownsburg home and yard maintenance is included. Residents will enjoy walking paths, a neighborhood clubhouse and pool. The first units are expected to be available for rent beginning in October. Mural Brownsburg marks the first BTR venture for both Onyx+East and Buckingham. Onyx+East’s expertise is in for-sale single-family and townhome construction and Buckingham’s experience is in multifamily investment and management.
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SAN ANTONIO — California-based mortgage banking firm Slatt Capital has arranged an $11.2 million bridge loan for Villas at Bella Vista, a 43-unit, newly constructed build-to-rent project in San Antonio. The property is located on the city’s west side and offers three- and four-bedroom townhomes with an average size of 1,840 square feet that also feature private backyards and attached garages. Rents at the property start at $2,380 per month. John Darrow and Dominic Sestito of Slatt Capital arranged the loan through Los Angeles-based lender Arixa Capital. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds to retire construction debt and fund lease-up costs.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Porter Kyle has broken ground on The Wayne, a $60 million multifamily build-to-rent (BTR) project situated on an infill site at 1535 N. Dobson Road in Chandler. The first units are slated for delivery in spring 2026. The community will feature 100 one-, two- and three-bedroom rental homes offering two-car direct-access garages and private backyards. Community amenities will include a resident clubhouse with coworking spaces, private offices, a gym, swimming pool and outdoor kitchen, as well as a dog park and community trail system.
PHOENIX — JLL has arranged a $271.9 million recapitalization of an eight-property build-to-rent (BTR) residential portfolio in Arizona, Colorado and Texas. Kevin MacKenzie, Michael Joseph, Brad Miner, Matthew Putterman, Chris Shea, Caroline Novak and Weston Nearon of JLL arranged the debt and equity financing placements on behalf of the borrower, NexMetro, a Phoenix-based BTR developer behind the Avilla Homes brand. The new financing infusions include the assumption of $206 million in agency financing and $65.9 million of preferred equity from Stockbridge. The properties were developed between 2018 and 2019 and include Avilla Camelback Ranch, Avilla Centerra Crossing, Avilla Deer Valley, Avilla Lehi Crossing and Avilla Meadows in Arizona; Avilla Buffalo Run in Commerce City, Colo.; and Avilla Northside and Avilla Heritage in the Dallas-Forth metroplex markets of McKinney and Grand Prairie, respectively. The eight properties total 1,061 units. The most recent recapitalization allows NexMetro to return capital to investors while continuing to tackle its development pipeline, which comprises 60 projects across the Sun Belt in various stages of completion. JLL also closed a previously announced round of financing that included a $78.7 million equity investment from Artemis and $160 million of debt from Blackstone for four NexMetro BTR properties in Arizona …
Center Park Delivers First Build-to-Rent Townhomes at Sanderling Project in Johns Island, South Carolina
by John Nelson
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. — General contractor Center Park Group has delivered the first tranche of townhomes at Sanderling, a 56-unit build-to-rent (BTR) residential community located at 3021 Maybank Highway in Johns Island, about 13 miles south of Charleston. Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate is providing property management services at Sanderling on behalf of the owners, Equus Development Partners and Circle Squared Alternative Investments. Center Park expects to deliver all BTR homes at Sanderling by March. Units span up to 1,443 square feet and come in two- and three-bedroom configurations with one-car garages and front porches. Community amenities include a dog park and three acres of forested land with walking trails throughout.
SAN ANTONIO, FLA. — Coastal Ridge has broken ground on Stillwell Pasco Station, a 277-unit build-to-rent community located in San Antonio, about 30 miles north of Tampa. The development will feature a mix of one-, two and three-bedroom homes measuring up to 1,300 square feet. The single-bedroom units will be designed as attached duplex-style homes, while the two- and three-bedroom houses will be detached. The carriage-style units will feature private one-car garages. Amenities will include a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and fitness center, lounge, game room, resort-style pool, fire pits, grilling areas, outdoor walking trails and dog parks. BBL is serving as the general contractor, the project architect is KTGY, the engineering and landscape architect is Kimley-Horn and the interior designer is HPA. The first homes are slated for completion in early 2026.
Jim Chapman Group to Begin Construction on 365-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Richmond Hill, Georgia
by John Nelson
RICHMOND HILL, GA. — Georgia-based general contractor Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG) plans to soon begin construction on a 365-unit build-to-rent community in the Savannah suburb of Richmond Hill. The property will be situated on 48 acres in the larger 7,000-acre master-planned community of Heartwood at Richmond Hill and will be developed in two phases. Phase I of vertical construction is slated to begin in August. The development — which will contain 213 lots — comprises attached and freestanding homes with ranch-style and two-story floorplans. Phase II will immediately follow.
Center Park Group to Begin Construction on 192-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Center Park Group, along with development partners The Berry Co. and Batson-Cook Development Co., plans to soon begin construction on Berkshire on Clements Ferry, a 192-unit build-to-rent townhome community in Charleston. Situated with the Point Hope master-planned community, the project will be located on a 40-acre site at 1049 Point Hope Parkway, and the residential portion will be concentrated on 15.5 acres. Each residence will comprise a three-bedroom townhome with approximately 1,200 square feet of living space and a one-car garage. The property will span 36 three-story buildings configured in pods that each hold six townhomes. Amenities will include a resort-style pool and poolside cabana, community playground, hammock stations, a pavilion with grilling stations, dog park, private fenced puppy yards on select units and bike and walking trails throughout the property. Site work on Berkshire on Clements Ferry is underway, and the development team plans to begin vertical construction this quarter and deliver the first units by the end of the year.
MJW Investments Acquires 96-Unit Verraso Village Build-to-Rent Community in Meridian, Idaho
by Amy Works
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — MJW Investments has purchased Verraso Village, a Class A build-to-rent townhome community in Meridian, from an undisclosed seller in an off-market transaction. Built in two phases in 2016 and 2018, Verraso Village offers 96 two-level homes that average 1,840 square feet with attached two-car garages. Ninety-five percent of the units are three-bedroom and 3.5-baths and each townhome offers an individualized exterior façade. The acquisition marks MJW’s first entry into the Boise MSA. The company acquired the asset with a moderately low-leveraged agency loan assumption with 3.2 percent fixed-rate financing and more than five years remaining on the loan term.
SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — BWE has arranged $36.1 million in permanent financing for Heyday Sun Prairie, a 170-unit build-to-rent community in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie. Dan Rosenberg, Tim Caffrey and Logan Petersmeyer of BWE arranged the Fannie Mae loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term. A Chicago-based developer was the borrower. The financing will be utilized to pay off construction loans.