BTR Daily - November 10, 2026 - Benco gets notice to proceed on 119 BTR townhomes in Charlotte

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DEVELOPMENT: Benco gets notice to proceed on 119 BTR townhomes in Charlotte. Benco Construction received notice to proceed for Madison South, a 119-townhome rental community being developed by Madison Communities in Charlotte, NC. The 11.64-acre project will include a clubhouse and pool deck. The construction team is led by Project Manager Carter Richard, Assistant Project Manager Greyson Lane and Superintendent Andrew Huffstetler.

DEVELOPMENT: BrightSky advances 152-home Peachtree community in Charlotte. BrightSky Residential is nearing completion of horizontal work at Peachtree, its first BTR community in Charlotte, NC. The 18.5-acre development will include 152 three- and four-bedroom rental homes ranging from 1,517 to 1,646 SF, with fenced yards and attached two-car garages. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, pool, pickleball court and dog park. The company expects vertical and amenity construction to begin “at the start of the year.”

ACQUISITION: AMH buys 49 lots for $6.86M in Knightdale. AMH acquired 49 lots from Taylor Morrison in the Silverstone development in Knightdale, NC, for $6.86M. The company plans to build three- to five-bedroom single-family rental homes along Hodge Road, south of Interstate 87. Rents are expected in the low $2,000s. The planned rentals will feature fenced backyards and two- and three-car garages and represent 49 of the larger development’s 217 single-family homes.

PEOPLE MOVES: JLL hires Ari Azarbarzin for Mid-Atlantic multifamily and BTR sales. Ari Azarbarzin joined JLL Capital Markets as Senior Director in Washington, DC, focusing on multifamily and BTR investment sales across the Mid-Atlantic, particularly secondary and tertiary markets in Virginia and Maryland. He brings more than 10 years of experience and over 120 multi-housing sales, with prior roles at Cushman & Wakefield and Northmarq. Senior Managing Director Jamie Leachman, co-head of JLL’s Washington, DC Capital Markets and National Multi-Housing teams, highlighted his regional expertise and investor relationships.

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