Global Investors has raised $411m (€378m) for a US multifamily development fund.

The Wood Partners Development vehicle exceeded its capital-raising target.

Five investors from North America and Asia backed the fund. Four are repeat investors from previous funds in the series, which has raised $1bn.

The fund is a continuation of CBRE Global Investors’ Strategic Partners US multifamily development programme with Wood Partners, a developer and operator.

The firms have worked together when CBRE Global Investors completed its first ever entity-level transaction and acquired a majority share in the Atlanta-based developer.

The fund is expected to develop, lease and sell state-of-the-art multifamily communities in infill β€œlive/work/play” neighbourhoods in US markets, making investments with total projected development costs of $1bn, including leverage.

CBRE GI said the fund is already 40% invested in three properties in Chicago, Washington DC and Dallas.

Vance Maddocks, president of CBRE Strategic Partners US, said: β€œWith our focus on high job growth markets that also have a high cost of home ownership, we continue to see excellent opportunities in the multifamily sector, especially in neighbourhoods with locational amenities that appeal to baby boomers and millennials.

β€œWe intend to execute on market-leading strategies in community design and operations, developing institutional-quality properties nationwide.”