Single-Family Rental

CHARLESTON, S.C. — East West Partners and Holder Properties have broken ground on Fenland, a 50-unit build-to-rent community located on Daniel Island in Charleston. The townhome property will be situated on 5.5 acres within Nowell Creek Village, a 36-acre waterfront community. Upon completion, Fenland will feature three- and four-bedroom, three-story rental townhomes ranging in size from 2,100 to 2,400 square feet. Amenities will include two-car attached garages, a private swimming pool, community grill and fire pit and a landscaped courtyard along with access to Daniel Island’s network of trails, a community dock and park and planned waterside dining and retail options. East West Hospitality will manage Fenland, which will begin preleasing in early 2025 with move-ins expected by spring 2025.

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WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Parkland Residential has secured a $57 million loan for the financing of Grover Landing, a build-to-rent (BTR) residential community underway in Warner Robins, roughly 20 miles south of Macon, Ga. The loan will be used to refinance completed homes at the development, which will total 317 units. Residences at the community range from two to four bedrooms in size. Amenities at the development include a swimming pool with a cabana, playground, pocket parks and a playfield, as well as yard maintenance, pest control, home repairs and appliances. Avi Kozlowski, Thomas Wayda and Dante Distefano of Greystone arranged the financing through Encore Finance. Additionally, Synovus Bank will provide construction financing for newly built homes.

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TOMBALL, TEXAS — Tricon Residential, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has completed a 148-unit build-to-rent-residential project in the northeastern Houston suburb of Tomball. Tricon Willow Creek features three- to four-bedroom homes with four different configurations that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, two-car garages and fully fenced backyards. Amenities include a pool, playground, dog park and sports park. Tricon developed the property in partnership with HHS Residential, a division of Plano-based Highland Homes. Rents start at $2,289 per month for a three-bedroom home.

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LEANDER, TEXAS — Tricon Residential, a subsidiary of Blackstone, has completed a 155-unit build-to-rent-residential project in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Tricon Bryson features three- to four-bedroom homes with six different configurations that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, two-car garages and fully fenced backyards. Amenities include a pool, playground, dog park and a fishing pond. Tricon developed the property in partnership with HHS Residential, a division of Plano-based Highland Homes. Rents start at $2,169 per month for a three-bedroom home.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Beechwood Carolinas, a division of The Beechwood Organization, has broken ground on South Creek, a 120-acre mixed-use development in Chapel Hill. Located at 119 US Highway 15 501 S, the campus will comprise 92 apartments, 606 condominiums, 100 townhomes, 52,000 square feet of retail space and an 80-acre nature preserve with walking trails. An estimated 15 percent of South Creek’s for-sale homes will be designated as affordable. Additionally, the property will feature amenities including a fitness center, multiple club and lounge areas, a dog park and firepits, as well as multiple electric vehicle charging stations and bike parking spaces. Beechwood Carolinas plans to begin vertical construction in early 2025.

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PALM BAY, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $52.7 million construction loan for Havens at Palm Bay, a 266-unit build-to-rent residential development on Florida’s Space Coast. Max La Cava, Pier Barinci and Shane Ciacci of JLL arranged the non-recourse loan on behalf of the borrowers, Stellar Communities and Adam America Real Estate (AARE). Additionally, JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of joint venture limited partner (LP) equity on behalf of the borrowers. The sources for the debt and equity capital were not disclosed. Havens at Palm Bay will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom casita-style units fronting a natural lagoon. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, tot lot, dog park, self-storage and detached parking, as well as walkability to a newly built Publix. Stellar and AARE plan to deliver the property in 2026.

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CORINTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate will develop a 121-unit build-to-rent residential project in Corinth, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. RangeWater is developing the property, which spans 14.6 acres, in partnership with NTT Urban Development Corp. The development will feature three- and four-bedroom townhomes that will range in size from 1,451 to 1,800 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, open-air pavilion, grilling stations, a fire pit, dog park and a walking trail. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month and to be complete in the second quarter of 2026.

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ELKHORN, NEB. — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Trails, an 85-unit build-to-rent community in the Omaha suburb of Elkhorn. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 19111 Grand Ave. and completed this year, the property features a range of four- and five-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,814 square feet. Ted Abramson, Mark Seger and Jeremy Fink of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. Curtis Capital Group was the buyer.

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BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Bascom Group has acquired Old River Place, a build-to-rent single-family multifamily property in Bakersfield’s Southwest submarket, from an undisclosed seller for $56.6 million, or $227,444 per unit. Annette Rice and Jamie Kline of JLL arranged the debt financing for the acquisition with TPG Real Estate Finance Trust as the lender. Mark Bonas of The Mogharebi Group led the firm’s investment sales team that represented the undisclosed seller. Apartment Management Consultants will provide property management services and SD-CAP will provide construction management. Old River Place features 249 two- and three-bedroom apartments in a low-density, single-family residential-style community.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Build-to-rent (BTR), or purpose-built neighborhoods of single-family rental homes, has been an emerging subsector of the multifamily continuum the past several years. The housing type fills a niche for renters as it offers more living space and privacy than typical apartments, but is more affordable and amenitized than for-sale homes. The BTR sector began its ascent during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic when a confluence of factors —the rise in work-from-home and hybrid work schedules, an increase in household formation of younger millennials, the desirability of more private space including garages and backyards — led to a sharp increase in demand for single-family rental (SFR) homes. Underpinning the increased demand for BTR living is the unaffordability of homeownership for a large swath of Americans. As of mid-year, home prices are now 47 percent higher than they were in early 2020, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. Home insurance premiums have also risen aggressively in the recent past — up 21 percent between 2022 and 2023, according to the study. Meanwhile, mortgage payments are increasingly untenable as interest rates have also risen dramatically in recent years. For these reasons, institutional investors are actively participating …

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