ESJ Pays Nearly $30M for Kannapolis Rental Community
Why this matters
Multifamily has been the most actively underwritten sector through the rate cycle, with cap rate compression resuming in Sun Belt and gateway markets as 2024-2025 deliveries roll off and refinance demand on 2021-vintage bridge loans clears. Transaction velocity is up modestly, concentrated in stabilized Class A and grocery-adjacent garden assets. Atlanta multifamily concessions have started to compress in the Inner Perimeter, and industrial demand along the I-85 corridor remains durable. Office bifurcation is pronounced. Allocators continue to favor residential for its income durability and its insulation from secular demand questions that still hang over commercial sectors.
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- The 28th Atlanta story tracked on the wire in September 2026. All Atlanta coverage →
- Disclosed multifamily deal value tracked in September 2026: $11.6B across 138 reported transactions. All Multifamily coverage →
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Pickering & Co. Real Estate has offloaded The Bridge of Cabarrus, a 144-unit project the company built in Kannapolis in 2021. ESJ Capital Partners paid $29.5 millon for the apartment complex. The Atlanta Business Chro…
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