CYPRESS, TEXAS — Arizona-based homebuilder Taylor Morrison (NYSE: TMHC) will develop a 240-unit single-family rental (SFR) community in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. Homes will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will range in size from approximately 750 to 1,250 square feet. Communal amenities will include a pool, fitness center, event lawn and a dog park. Christopher Todd Communities will operate and manage the property. Initial occupancy is slated for late 2023.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Core Spaces and Chicago-based Harrison Street have formed a joint venture that will invest up to $1.5 billion for the development and acquisition of single-family build-to-rent (BTR) communities in major metro areas across the U.S. Core Spaces formed its existing BTR platform in 2020. The joint venture’s BTR pipeline represents approximately $2.5 billion in total capital and more than 6,500 units in markets such as Austin, Denver, Dallas, Orlando and Nashville. To date, Core Spaces and Harrison Street have nine committed BTR projects in various stages of development. The two companies have an established track record partnering on student housing transactions.
KYLE, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Urbana at Plum Creek, a 144-unit build-to-rent community in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. The property was built in 2021 within the Plum Creek master-planned development. Homes come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and range in size from 632 to 1,246 square feet. Communal amenities include a pet park with washing stations, a pool and an outdoor lounge with a fire pit and grilling spaces. Scott Wadler and Matt Nihan of Berkadia arranged the three-year loan through CrossHarbor Capital Partners on behalf of the buyer, Florida-based Beacon Real Estate Group.
BRIGHTON, COLO. — Phoenix-based NexMetro Communities has completed the disposition of Avilla Prairie Center, a purpose-built single-family-rental community in Brighton. Chicago-based Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. acquired the asset for $63.1 million, or $464,000 per unit. Located at 2103 Peregrine Drive, Avilla Prairie Center features 136 homes. Inland has purchased two other Avilla Homes communities from NexMetro. Dave Potarf, Matt Barnett, Dan Woodward and Jake Young of Walker & Dunlop handled the transaction.
AcquisitionsBuild-to-RentContent PartnerFeaturesLeasing ActivityMidwestMultifamilySingle-Family RentalSoutheastTexasWalker & DunlopWestern
Multifamily Investment Sales Strong in Southern States; Gaining More Interest in Midwest
Multifamily investment benefitted from the uncertainties of the past year, but will the transaction volumes of 2021 be used to gauge the likely outcomes for 2022? Managing directors Todd Stofflet and Jason Stevens of Walker & Dunlop’s Chicago office review 2021 and what the trends of this year indicate for the direction of the industry. REBusiness: What have you seen regarding multifamily investment activity this year? Stofflet: Early in the pandemic, we saw a lot of investment pull away from retail and office, focusing more on industrial and multifamily. In 2021, the multifamily sector has fared very well and a lot of new investors have entered the multifamily market. If you talk to some of our colleagues in the Southeast and the “smile states,” they will tell you that transaction volume has never been higher and the amount of capital chasing these opportunities has never been bigger. Across the country, it has been a very strong year for the sector. REBusiness: Do you think 2021 will be a record year in terms of sales? Stevens: If our pipeline is any barometer for that, the answer is “absolutely,” but it will be market dependent. What you’ll find is that sales in …
HOUSTON — Fundrise, an investment firm with roughly $1.7 billion in assets under management, has acquired Balcara at Balmoral, a 163-unit single-family rental (SFR) community in northeast Houston. Homes at Balcara at Balmoral feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as garages and backyards. Amenities include a clubhouse, leasing center and a children’s play area. Fundrise acquired the 20-acre community from Houston-based Balcara Group and Dallas-based Montgomery Street Partners for an undisclosed price.
ATLANTA — The build-to-rent (BTR) space boasts a scintillating story of short-term success, driven by demand from households that rent by choice and want the feel and privacy of owning a home without dealing with maintenance and paying property taxes. Building to rent involves developing residential properties with the explicit, predetermined purpose of renting them. This differs from single-family rental (SFR), a more established practice of buying existing single-family homes and renting them out that has its roots in mom-and-pop investments but is now being adopted by larger companies. The rapid growth of the BTR space has brought challenges that are markedly different from those of building and operating traditional multifamily and student housing properties. A panel of experts outlined some of these commonplace hurdles at the 12th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Thursday, Dec 2. About 350 industry professionals attended the event, which took place at the Westin Buckhead hotel in Atlanta. For starters, the space can be a tough one to break into. Developers undertake different strategies for launching their BTR platforms and divisions, frequently partnering with single-family homebuilders or leveraging existing relationships with third-party general contractors. This is largely because these developers often lack the in-house …
WOODBURY, MINN. — A joint venture between PCCP and Watermark Cos. has unveiled plans to develop Canvas at Woodbury North, an 89-unit build-for-rent (BFR) community in Woodbury near St. Paul. The development team plans to deliver the first homes in fall 2022, with final completion slated for fall 2023. The project marks the joint venture’s second BFR community on the east side of the Twin Cities. The unit mix will consist of two-, three-, four and five-bedroom floorplans ranging from 1,200 to 2,966 square feet. All homes will feature washers and dryers, two-car garages, backyards, smart home technology, pet retreats and package drop-off boxes. Residents will have access to a clubhouse, fitness center, pool and dog park.
DENTON, TEXAS — Christopher Todd Communities will develop a 316-unit single-family rental community in Denton. Homes will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will range in size from 750 to 1,250 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a dog park. David Davidson Jr., Edward Bogel and Ryan Turner of Davidson & Bogel Real Estate brokered the sale of the land. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter, with the first move-ins slated for late 2023.
FISHERS, IND. — Thompson Thrift Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of Indianapolis-based Thompson Thrift, has broken ground on Slate at Fishers District in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. The build-for-rent community will feature 242 luxury single-family homes. The developer expects to begin welcoming residents in the first quarter of 2023. The residences will average 1,215 square feet and will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom villas as well as four-bedroom townhomes. Residents will have access to a clubhouse, fitness center, pool and dog parks. As part of the project, a public park and paved trail will be constructed, providing the community direct pedestrian access to Fishers District, a mixed-use development with 110,000 square feet of retail space.