The Residences at Front Row today announced the official opening of residential leasing and on-site tours, marking a significant milestone for the development and for downtown Huntsville. First move-ins are scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026. Beginning May 19, prospective residents, including those with VIP priority access, may schedule private tours through the leasing office or via the website. Photos and renderings of the residences and amenity spaces are also available on the project website and via Instagram. Virtual tours will be available in the near future.
Image Courtesy of: Residences at Front Row
The Residences at Front Row are a one of kind work-live-play development for Huntsville and, upon completion, will include 545 luxury residences across two buildings at 1 & 2 Front Row Blvd NW. Both buildings will boast hotel-grade amenities including rooftop dining, a maker space for small-scale fabrication, a designated co-working floor, dual pool decks, and a state-of-the-art sports simulator, just to name a few, all at the center of downtown’s most active corridor. The development will also include The Plaza at Front Row, an urban green and retail destination that will activate the ground plane between the two buildings and the Clinton Avenue streetscape set to be delivered later this year.
“Front Row is a transformative address for Huntsville, and opening our doors to prospective residents is the moment we have been building toward,” said Mitch Rutter, Co-Developer of Front Row. “The city’s downtown master plan is designed around this development, and the residents who choose to make Front Row their home will experience this evolution right outside their door.”
The development is a joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group, alongside affiliates Silverstein Properties and Cantor Fitzgerald.
To explore the website and learn more about residential leasing and tours (including virtual and in person), visit www.theresidencesatfrontrow.com.
Digital Tours will soon be available on Instagram via @ResidencesAtFrontRow
ABOUT ESSEX CAPITAL
Essex Capital, founded in 1991 by Mitchell Rutter, is a New York based real estate investment and development company with experience in office, residential, industrial, and retail projects. Essex Capital has overseen the acquisition, repositioning, and development of more than 5.0 million SF of assets with $3.0 billion+ in value. Essex Capital’s success is based on creative vision and attention to detail. Essex has a demonstrated record of identifying emerging neighborhoods ripe for dense multifamily, office and mixed-use development. Among Essex’s notable transactions is the construction of The Mill in Ridgewood, Queens and the Allen Building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as well as the acquisition and redevelopment of a 250,000 SF parking garage into DHL’s primary logistics center in Manhattan, and a future 600,000 SF development site in Hudson Yards.
Learn more at essexcapital.com.
ABOUT ASCEND PROPERTY GROUP
Ascend Property Group is a boutique real estate development and private equity firm led by Dan Shields, who has over 25 years of experience in banking, investment, and capital markets in the northeast and southeast regions. After a successful career managing and growing M&T Bank’s $8 billion NYC real estate loan portfolio, Shields established Ascend to leverage his background in law and credit and bring a unique risk mitigation approach to real estate development. Ascend’s principals have been integral members of various real estate development teams, providing equity for large-scale development projects totaling over 4 million square feet and over $1 billion in cost. Most notably, Ascend has partnered in the ground-up construction of a master-planned, mixed-use, multi-family rental community of five buildings in Brooklyn, NY.
Learn more at ascendpropgroup.com.
ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Front Row is a joint venture between developers Ascend Property Group and Essex Capital alongside affiliates of Silverstein Properties, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Arctaris Impact Investors. Other partnerships include Crunkleton Associates, exclusive leasing broker for the retail space; Torti Gallas + Partners, in collaboration with local firm Matheny Goldmon, as architects; Vida Design as interior designer; ARCO/Murray as general contractor; and The VOREA Group providing construction oversight.
