Legacy Partners and the Resmark Cos. break ground on apartment community Texas

Legacy Partners, together with joint venture partner The Resmark Cos., has announced the groundbreaking for Legacy Gateway, a new 336-residence apartment community coming to Forney, Texas.

Legacy and Resmark closed on the undeveloped site with a construction loan from InterBank. Vanguard Real Estate Advisors served as the broker for the transaction.

The 14-acre site for Legacy Gateway is located at 1205 Gateway Blvd. within Gateway, a 2,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use development. Forney is only 25 minutes east of Downtown Dallas in Kaufman County, which was recently named the fastest-growing county in the nation by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Anticipated for completion in spring 2025 with initial occupancy in summer 2024, the 282,736-square-foot community will consist of five three-story buildings. JHP Architecture is the architect while BBL Building Co. is the general contractor.

“This will be a top-of-market multifamily community within Forney’s sou