Claudiu Tiganescu is an Associate Editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. With a Bachelor's in English, a minor in Norwegian, and a Master's in linguistics, Claudiu is your go-to source for the latest commercial real estate news, particularly in the affordable, single-family rental, conversions and industrial sectors.
You may reach him at claudiu.tiganescu@cpe-mhn.com

Chart depicting the year-over-year advertised asking rental rate change in the multifamily market, broken down by metros.

National Multifamily Report – July 2025

Rent growth moderates, but costs taper off as well. Read the report.

Exterior shot of Tower 57 in Manhattan

TF Cornerstone to Convert Manhattan Tower to Multifamily

The project is slated for completion in 2028.

Aerial rendering depicting Royal Palms Main Street, a Jacksonville, Fla., project blending multifamily and build-to-rent elements developed by Ceiba Groupe.

Ceiba Groupe Lands $40M for Florida BTR-Multifamily Project

Royal Palms Main Street will debut in the first quarter of 2027.

Aerial shot of The Collective at Archer, a BTR community in Gainesville, Fla., which marked Madison Communities first acquisition in the sector.

Madison Communities Makes 1st BTR Purchase

The developer paid $40 million for this Northern Florida asset.

Exterior shot of Yale West, one of the 19 multifamily assets to be purchased by Cortland Partners from Elme Communities for $1.6 billion.

Cortland Partners to Pay $1.6B for 5,800-Unit Portfolio

Elme Communities will sell the 19-property collection amid liquidation and dissolution proceedings.

Exterior rendering of The HueHub's amenity package. The Live Local Act multifamily community will encompass some 4,000 units in Metro Miami.

$880M Miami Project Moves Forward

This 4,000-unit project is the largest Live Local Act development proposed to date.

Outside shot of 80 Pine St., an office property in Manhattan currently undergoing a partial residential conversion.

Bushberg Secures $320M for Manhattan Conversion

The project will create more than 700 apartments.

Renderings depicting Long Farm, a BTR community in Charlotte, N.C., developed by NEWSTAR.

NewStar Eyes Atlanta-Area BTR Project

The first homes are slated for completion in the spring of 2026.

Aerial rendering of Saddleback Village at Stonegate, an affordable BTR project by Dominium in metro Phoenix.

Dominium to Kick Off Affordable Phoenix-Area BTR Project

This marks the company’s second such development.

Exterior shot depicting the upper levels of Riverbank, a multifamily property in Manhattan, N.Y., that J.P. Morgan purchased from Barings.

JPMorgan Buys Manhattan Tower for $244M

The institutional investor secured $128 million in acquisition financing.