BTR Daily - January 29, 2026 - Marquis Homes breaks ground on two BTR developments in Florida

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DEVELOPMENT: Marquis Homes breaks ground on two BTR developments in Florida. Lafayette Real Estate, through Marquis Homes, has broken ground and begun vertical construction on two BTR communities in Florida.The projects include a 64-unit community near downtown Jacksonville and a 50-unit development in the Venice submarket. Thibault Adrien, Founder and CEO of Lafayette Real Estate, said the projects reflect confidence in long-term housing fundamentals despite near-term supply softness, citing an expected slowdown in future deliveries. Jason Besse, President of Marquis Homes, emphasized the firm’s focus on bringing institutional homebuilding discipline to the BTR sector.

DEVELOPMENT: Mill Creek breaks ground on 144-unit BTR in Texas. Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on a 144-unit single-family BTR development in the Northwest Austin/Round Rock metro. The development will deliver three- and four-bedroom townhomes ranging from roughly 1,457 to 2,060 square feet.

DISPOSITION: MMG closes two Tennessee BTR sales. MMG’s Tennessee team, led by Austin Fragoletti alongside Sam Jackson, Tucker Brock, and John Endom, closed two BTR transactions, covering assets in Smyrna and Lebanon, Tennessee. MMG represented David McGowan, CEO and Founder of Regent Homes, on the sale of a 167-home BTR community in Smyrna that traded for $54.5 million, or $326,347 per unit. The asset was acquired by Miramar Capital via a forward purchase with bridge financing, with refinancing planned post-stabilization in 2026. In Lebanon, MMG represented Michael Burkentine, President of Burkentine Builders, on the sale of a 116-home BTR townhome community that achieved a $308,000 per-unit valuation, establishing a record for Wilson County and the Lebanon submarket.

DISPOSITION: Cushman & Wakefield arranges sale of 102-unit BTR. Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Parkway Pointe, a 102-unit BTR in Winder, Georgia. Cushman & Wakefield’s James Wilber, Robert Yates, Wesley Lacefield, and Parker Caldwell handled the transaction.

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