Hillpointe recently announced that construction started in October on Pointe Grand Gainesville, a future three-story, 300-unit apartment complex located at the intersection of SW 29th Drive and SW Williston Road.

The 25.9-acre project site is located half a mile northeast of Interstate 75 and will be the first garden-style multifamily community built in Gainesville since 2024, according to a press release from Hillpointe, a real estate development and investment management firm based in Winter Park.

The new apartment complex will be located within minutes of the University of Florida and multiple hospital facilities, including UF Health Shands, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health, HCA Florida and Malcolm Randall A Medical Center.

“Hillpointe is highly focused on delivering critically needed, attainable housing to uplift residents who are burdened by the housing affordability crisis we see in America today. Our residents are the backbone of communities – including nurses, teachers, police officers, office and healthcare workers, university staff and administrators, as well as logistics and distribution facility workers,” said Jamie Telchin, Hillpointe’s managing director of multifamily development, in the press release. “These residents are critical to the functioning of American cities and constitute the ‘missing middle’ left behind by today’s housing market. We’re excited to introduce Pointe Grand Gainesville to the region. We look forward to delivering our new, much-needed multifamily community that will be competitively priced for residents throughout Gainesville.”

Pointe Grand units will feature open floor plans to smart home technology, energy-efficient appliances, high-speed internet, and LED lighting, along with community amenities like a swimming pool, private pool cabanas, a 24-hour fitness center, a coffee bar and a Paw Spaw.