BTR Daily - November 13, 2026 - Yardly plans 161-home BTR in Austin

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DEVELOPMENT: Yardly plans 161-home BTR in Austin. Yardly, Taylor Morrison's build-to-rent brand, has registered plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a 161-home rental community on 14.57 acres in the Easton Park master-planned community in southeast Austin, TX. The filing estimates about $5M for the registered work and lists Carlson, Brigance & Doering as the design firm. Easton Park already has for-sale Taylor Morrison homes, a resort-style pool and a fitness center. Yardly's first Austin-area community is in Pflugerville.

DEVELOPMENT: Layton breaks ground on 251-townhome BTR for Dominium in Idaho. Layton Construction has broken ground on a 251-home townhome rental community for Dominium in Caldwell, ID, in the Boise metro, described as the largest development of its kind in the state's history. The income-restricted community will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in single-story and two-story layouts, and is Dominium's first project in Idaho. Cooper Sharpe, project manager at Layton, said the community will help Boise-area families get the homes they need.

DEVELOPMENT: Crescent opens 146 BTR townhomes near Dallas. Crescent Communities has opened a 146-home build-to-rent townhome community in Melissa, TX. The two-story, three- and four-bedroom homes range from 1,798 to 2,168 SF, each with an attached two-car garage, and rents start at about $2,540 a month. Tony Chen, senior managing director of build-to-rent at Crescent, said the community was designed for renters who have outgrown apartments, from growing families to empty nesters. The NRP Group was the general contractor, and Greystar manages the community.

ACQUISITION: Griffin buys land for 132 BTR townhomes near Dallas. Griffin Capital has acquired 9.8 acres in Flower Mound, TX, from Realty Capital Management for a planned 132-home build-to-rent townhome community, the first ground-up project for its Griffin Capital Residential Partners platform. Nick Rosenthal, co-CEO of Griffin Capital, said the strategy aims to deliver steady returns while widening access to housing where buying a home is out of reach for some residents. The platform is led by co-CEOs Jonathan Trott and David Platter, who previously led Amherst's BTR division.

READ: NAA: BTR occupancy rises to 93.2% as construction and sales fall.

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