Diana Mosher is a contributing writer with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She writes about a range of real estate and design topics including development, architecture/design, marketing/business development and property management/operations/tech. Mosher joined MHN as editor in chief in 2005. She has been a contributing editor to the CPE-MHN team since 2016.
From Decay to Development in New Orleans
Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has undergone a makeover as real estate developers have turned abandoned industrial buildings into multi-housing complexes, transforming derelict neighborhoods into thriving communities.
NMHC Tech Video Report: Interview with Robb Napolitano
MHN catches up with Robb Napolitano, IT director at MAXX Properties, at the NMHC Apartment Operations and Technology Conference in Dallas. Napolitano shares his take-aways and his observations about how the relationship between technology and operations has changed and will continue to evolve.
‘Editor’s Notebook’ with Diana Mosher: Playing the ‘Community Living’ Card
People…. Planet…. Profit… Sounds like a recipe for real estate success. In a recent “letter to the editor,” a reader introduced us to Su Casa Properties and its Urban Village concept which looks for synergies between people, planet and profit as it rides an important multifamily trend: creating community among residents. The Urban Village concept is now operating in Arizona and Utah. We visited the website designed to introduce investors to Su Casa Properties and also saw mention of Four Cornerstones of Green Restructuring with a full spectrum of over 50 green solutions that are selectively applied based upon each…
‘Editor’s Notebook’ with Diana Mosher: From Brewery to Apartments
Like other abandoned manufacturing facilities, the historic Schmidt Brewery in St. Paul, MN caught the attention of the multifamily sector as a candidate for redevelopment. The 1900 building—which has been described as resembling a castle on Germany’s Rhine River—was designed by In 2002, after the property had changed hands several times, the last beer was bottled. The 15-acre site remained vacant since 2004. Apartment development and management company Dominium has had its eye on the property for years. Now, Dominium has the green light to transform the historic brewery into the Schmidt Artist Lofts, a $95 million rehab project that…
Color Coding and Marking Water Pipes Now will Save Time and Money Later
A Graphic Products, Inc. thermal transfer printer and DuraLabel pipe marking kit help document where the water is flowing.
‘Editor’s Notebook’ with Diana Mosher: A Green Conversation Starter for the Leasing Office’
As you’ll hear again if you read my Editor’s Note in the November issue of MHN (click here to subscribe), I think the USGBC’s GreenBuild conference and expo is an important event to attend. Skip a year every so often, and take turns attending, because new technologies take a while to evolve. But multifamily companies of all sizes would do well to get there every couple of years to stay abreast of new trends before they hit the mainstream. Have the team member(s) who attend the show present their most compelling products and conference take-aways during an in-house lunch and…
MHN TV: Interview with Steven Winter, FAIA
USGBC’s former Chairman of the Board recalls the early days of the green movement and the push to include residential housing into the mix.
‘Editor’s Notebook’ with Diana Mosher: Crosland Exits Development Scene
During the height of the recession we frequently heard about multifamily companies scaling back or eliminating the development arms of their companies in order to focus on property management activities. These days the top headlines are much more focused on the opportunities associated with the next multifamily development boom. In fact, the entire May issue of MHN Magazine was devoted to this topic. So I was surprised to hear that Charlotte-based developer Crosland has divested its retail, multifamily and residential development arms to focus exclusively on managing its existing assets. But a closer look at the story reported by The…
MHN TV: Regulatory and Benchmarking Update
MHN interviews AUM executives at the 2011 NAA conference in Las Vegas. Jeffrey Peterson and Jim Kenneally share information about water meter regulations in California as well as benchmarking green attributes in affordable housing.
MHN TV: Lori Snider Shares Marketing Tips
MHN interviews multifamily marketing strategist Lori Snider, founder of The Lori Snider Company, at the 2011 NAA conference in Las Vegas. Snider shares ideas gleaned from the retail sector and offers suggestions for maximizing the marketing potential of laundry rooms, parking areas and more.