Work Wraps Up on 74-Story Austin Mixed-Use Tower
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. Austin is working through a multi-year supply digestion in both multifamily and office. Land values east of I-35 continue to hold despite slower entitlement activity. 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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Lincoln Property Co. and Kairoi Residential wrapped up construction on Waterline, the Lone Star State’s tallest tower, rising 74 stories in downtown Austin, Texas. The mixed-use property features 352 multifamily units…
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