Lowndes Launches Homebuilder & Residential Development Group with Addition of Shareholder Travis Rentz

Orlando, FL — June 2, 2026 — Lowndes has launched a Homebuilder & Residential Development Group, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to support national and regional homebuilders, developers and investors across the full lifecycle of residential projects. The launch coincides with the addition of Travis Rentz, who joins the firm as a Shareholder and will co-chair the group. Before joining Lowndes, Rentz was a name partner at Godbold, Downing, Bill & Rentz, P.A., in Winter Park. 

The practice addresses the transactional and regulatory matters that shape residential development, drawing on attorneys across land use, environmental, real estate finance, construction, corporate and community association law.

Lowndes Shareholder Matthew McMurtrey will serve as co-chair alongside Rentz. His practice focuses on the acquisition, financing and development of residential communities, multifamily projects and condominiums.

"Residential development today requires coordination across entitlement, capital and construction from the outset," said Quino Martinez, President and CEO of Lowndes. "Travis has advised homebuilders through some of the most complex transactions in Florida and the Southeast, and that experience adds real depth to our team."

Rentz currently advises multiple national and regional homebuilders, including one of the nation’s largest publicly traded homebuilders, in connection with land assets totaling more than $1 billion over the past 15 years. He also represents Class A multifamily developers, residential developers and private equity investors in the acquisition, financing, entitlement, development and disposition of complex real estate projects. That background includes transactions exceeding $1 billion in aggregate value, including master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, and large-scale multi-family residential projects.

"Homebuilders are balancing speed to market with increasing complexity in entitlement, financing and infrastructure," said Rentz. "Getting ahead of those issues early, with the right legal support, makes a real difference in how projects come together."

"The move to Lowndes provides expanded resources and depth for the clients I work with, including access to one of the premier land use and zoning teams in Central Florida and along the I-4 corridor," added Rentz. "The broader platform and collaborative environment strengthens our ability to advise homebuilders, developers and private equity investors on more complex matters throughout the region."

The new group builds on Lowndes' long-standing work with homebuilders and developers in high-growth markets across Florida and the Southeast and reflects continued growth in housing and development activity.