July 2014 Table of Contents

The parcel was originally designed for condos, but the 2008 downturn led Dodge Capital to M&R Development in 2012 for a rental alternative. Read more

The entire project, which will cost about $5 million, is a combination of deferred maintenance and upgrades to make the community look more appealing to prospective renters. However, once the renovations began in January 2013, existing residents began to share in the excitement. Read more

Kitchens, baths and common areas are the biggest renovation focal points of this year. Read more

It’s the biggest story of the year, and Multifamily Executive had it first. But sometimes the story behind the story is quite a story itself. Read more

The single-family rental market is maturing, but like most adolescents, it's unsure of what it wants to be when it grows up. Here, MFE takes a deep dive into this new institutional asset class, with the sector's biggest players weighing in on their challenges, opportunities and exit plans. Read more

If you have designs on buying that aging B property to renovate it to aB-plus, there’s some good news. Lenders want your business. Read more

Fears of oversupply in the privately owned student housing sector may be unfounded as demand has more than kept pace with all the new construction activity. Read more

After winning a foreclosure auction, Tryko Partners put $1.3 million into an affordable housing property to keep it as a part of the company's affordable portfolio. Read more

Parkway 301, once the birthplace of the Blue Ridge Parkway, had fallen into disuse until an urban-renewal spirit sweeping the nation came to downtown Roanoke, Va. Read more

Cascades Overlook, located in Sterling, Va., is getting a $3.2 million facelift as kitchens and bathrooms are renovated based on turnovers. Kettler Management is overseeing the $3.2 million renovation. Read more

French and Japanese architects conjure a free-flowing, modern design that will command the Montpellier skyline. Read more

Mark Juleen has learned that sometimes the key to discovering what people want happens by accident. Juleen and the team at Carmel, Ind.-based J.C. Hart Co. stumbled on an attractive layout that had Baby Boomers flocking to a local development. Read more

Nickolay Bochilo and the investment team at Bell Partners saw a unique opportunity to acquire a Columbia, Md. community for a value-add play. But what made this acq-rehab unique is that it had already been recently renovated. Read more

Though multifamily starts rose almost 40 percent in April and permits approached historical high, many observers still appear unconcerned about over development. Read more

With REITs ACC and EdR pulling back from the acquisitions market, questions remain about where cap rates will go in that sector. Read more

Miles Orth, COO of Campus Apartments, gives his top five list of things most Millennials will consider when looking for a place to live. Read more

It’s important to train leasing agents to go far beyond simply reciting a sales pitch; the aim is a much more holistic education on design and development, allowing them to illustrate the real-world applications and benefits of specific features. Read more