Over the past decade, branded residential condominium projects have expanded beyond the traditional mixed-use hotel model. Increasingly, hospitality brands are licensing their names, standards and service platforms for use in standalone residential condominium developments that do not include a hotel…
This is the third in a series of blog posts on Tennessee’s Real Estate Infrastructure Development Act one year after enactment. In our first post, we discussed the importance of educating municipal decision-makers. In our second post, we addressed the…
Questions from the Council: The Three Questions That Keep Coming Back (Part 2 of 5) This is the second in a series of blog posts about IDDs one year after REIDA. For the first blog post in the series, follow…
Introduction When Tennessee enacted the Real Estate Infrastructure Development Act of 2025 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-84-801 et seq.), the legislation opened a powerful new door for developers and municipalities: the ability to finance public infrastructure through tax…
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed why Texas is only partway toward a solution to the condominium supply problem, focusing on the need for continued statutory reform, including modernization of condominium development financing and greater flexibility in how…
In my prior post on the condominium supply problem, I focused on a central issue: the market is not failing to produce housing generally, it is failing to produce attainable housing at scale. Condominiums should be a key part of…
When we prepare governance documents for mixed-use projects—particularly those with meaningful commercial components intended for conveyance to an unrelated third-party or long-term lessee—we are operating in a different environment than a traditional residential regime. The delta is not merely structural;…
Big Station Camp IDD Marks a Milestone for Gallatin’s Economic Growth and Sustainable Infrastructure Winstead congratulates its client, Merus, on establishing the state’s first Infrastructure Development District (IDD) supporting the Station Camp multi-use project in Gallatin, Tennessee. Led by Nashville-based…
A recent article in The Atlantic titled “The Great American Condo Crisis” argues that the United States is simply not building enough condominiums and has never recovered after the 2008 Great Recession. That observation is correct for the overall national…
On May 28, 2025, Shareholder Tommy Mann shared his initial insight into the direct and indirect impacts of Texas Senate Bill 840 (SB 840). This blog post is an update tracking responses to SB 840 by impacted municipalities. Prior to…
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