U.S. Energy Group Joins Residents, Management of Brooklyn Community in Fundraising Effort for Haiti
The U.S. Energy Group, TedPin Realty and Metropolitan Property Services, Inc., have all come together for a fundraising effort that will support Habitat for Humanity International’s work in Haiti.
NWP Services Corp., RealPage Both Launch New Programs for the MF Industry
NWP Services Corp.’s (NWP) TotalCSA is a 100 percent Vacant Recovery solution for the apartment industry. Part of NWP’s CSA Monitor offering, TotalCSA allows for identification, automated resident billing and recovery of 100 percent of electric and gas expense due to utility theft during the apartment resident’s lease, from the move-in to move-out date. TotalCSA is expected to recover 30 percent more in vacant charges.
42-Story Crystal Point Wins Community of the Year Award
Most high-rise developments often have one thing in common: long, uninspiring hallways. But a new 42-story condominium project, Crystal Point, tries to change things up a little. The building is planned in such a way that its corridors are cut in half with elevators positioned in the middle of the residential floors. This provides the building with a very intimate feel, which is what the architects intended.
Shared Experience Is What It’s All About At Our Communities
Tom Sloan was recently appointed as vice president of Camden Property Trust’s eastern division. Sloan previously served as regional vice president in the company’s Washington, DC regional office. Sloan talks to MHN about the state of Camden’s eastern division portfolio, his projections for 2010 and the hot amenities for the year.
In Historic Federal Courthouse, Co. Builds 176 Workforce Housing Apartments
The Alexander Co. of Madison, Wisconsin, has acquired the historic U.S. Federal Courthouse in downtown Kansas City, Miss. The company will renovate the 72-year old Courthouse into 176 workforce-housing apartments as part of a $35 million public/private partnership.
TODAY’S DEALS: Alliant Capital Closes Two Loans Totaling Over $7M for Two Apartment Communities, and Other Transactions
Alliant Capital LLC recently completed the acquisition financing of Spring Lake in Seattle and the refinance of Misty Bayou Apartments in Houma, La., for a total of $7.7 million.
Nevada Latest State to Allow Apt. Owners to Offer Surety Bonds, Other Security Money in Place of Security Deposits
A new law affirms that apartment landlords throughout the state of Nevada can offer a surety bond or a combination of a surety bond and other security money as an option in lieu of a traditional security deposit as required by the landlord. A.B. 512 revises provisions relating to security deposits for the rental of real property (BDR 10-921). Both a security deposit and a surety bond as a security deposit alternative provide for the protection of the landlord.
MULTI-HOUSING EXECUTIVES UPDATE: McShane Hires Andrea A. Bills as New VP, and Other Moves
Rosemont, Ill.–McShane Development Co. has hired Andrea A. Bills as vice president in the firm’s corporate headquarters in Rosemont, Ill.
JLL Launches JV with Real Estate Disposition to Auction Commercial Property
In response to a growing need for owners, banks and servicers to quickly liquidate commercial property, real estate owned (REO) and both distressed and non-distressed commercial notes, Jones Lang LaSalle has launched a joint venture with Real Estate Disposition LLC (REDC) to provide an online auction sales platform that creates a market for optimal commercial property and note disposition.
Pinnacle Expands Into the Midwest; Office Was Strategic Objective, Says Kevin Charcut
Pinnacle has opened a new office in Kansas City, Mo. The new office is the headquarters for the Great Plains region, which includes Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and southern Iowa. The regional office is strategically located to offer enhanced service and access to Pinnacle’s growing resident and client base.