Diana Firtea is an associate editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has been with the company for almost four years and joined the CPE-MHN team in 2022. Diana writes stories on different topics, mainly focusing on the affordable, senior, office and retail markets. You can reach out to her at diana.firtea@cpe-mhn.com.

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IRA Capital Lands $58M for Seattle Senior Housing Community

JLL Capital Markets secured the financing.

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Luxury Twin Cities Senior Housing Secures Refi

A JLL Capital Markets team secured the Fannie Mae loan.

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Is Building More Enough to Tackle New York’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

Preserving is equally important, contends Jolie Milstein, CEO of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing.

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Affordable Senior Community Opens in DC

The public-private partnership developed a property with 24 low-income units.

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Leading by Example: A Woman Making Her Mark in Construction

Suffolk’s Ann-Marie Jennette on building her dreams in a male-dominated field and paying it forward in her Bay Area community.

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Reviving a Piece of DC History: Landmark Hotel Turns Upscale Senior Living

Maplewood’s Tom Gaston and BBB’s Jill Cavanaugh take us behind the scenes of this adaptive reuse project.

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Luxury Nashville Development Secures $253M

The 30-story building will include more than 100 residences.

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When Affordability Meets Sustainability: How This LA Nonprofit Is Going All Electric

ELACC’s Adalia Rodriguez on what it takes to decarbonize the organization’s entire portfolio.

Groundbreaking of The New Broadview Mature Adult Living Facility

Fully Affordable Senior Community to Open in St. Louis

This adaptive reuse project transformed a historic hotel.

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Growing DC’s Affordable Housing Stock Through Creative Financing

AHC’s Paul Bernard on a project that shows the way for more mixed-income, mixed-use communities across the country.