Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
Jessica has been with the company since 2011 and previously was with Weekly Reader and IQPC. Contact Jessica at jessica.fiur@cpe-mhn.com, on Twitter @jfiur or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafiur/.
MHN Interview: An Affordable Makeover in Hawaii
MHN talks to Stacie Brach, who manages the Western States affordable portfolio in Honolulu for The Michaels Organization, about the logistics such a significant effort entailed and how her “residents first” approach helped.
NWP Services Corporation Expands SSAE 16 Type II Audit Report for Multifamily Customers to International Standards ISAE 3402
NWP Services Corporation (NWP), a provider of utility management, resident and property operation services, today announced successful completion of the US SSAE 16 Type II Report (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16).
Alliance Residential Buys San Diego-Area Apartments for $160M
Alliance Residential has acquired Coronado Bay Club, a 549-unit, garden-style apartment community in Coronado, Calif., an affluent “island” suburb of San Diego.
Stonemark Management Adds Yardi Expertise
Multifamily property management firm Stonemark Management recently hired Lela Brooks to train managers and leasing staff on the Yardi platform.
CBT Architects-Designed Charlesview Residences Open in Boston
The newly opened Charlesview Residences development, designed by CBT Architects, signals a bright new day for long-time residents of the structure it supplants, the dilapidated, 42-year-old Charlesview Apartments in Boston.
Economy Watch: 200k+ Jobs Created in November
The U.S. economy created 203,000 jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly the same as in October, and a bit more than expected.
Architect Forms New NY Firm, Works on Multifamily
Martin Kapell, until recently a partner at WASA/Studio A, has formed a new architecture firm in Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan: think! architecture and design.
Aria Completes DC Apartment Renovation
Aria Development Group completed renovation on The Bond, making it into an 83-unit apartment community in Washington’s West End neighborhood.
Mark Bittenbender Joins Greysteel Capital Markets
Greysteel Capital Markets, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate finance firm, announced that Mark Bittenbender has joined the firm as director.
Passco Companies Acquire Colorado Springs Community for $54M
Passco Companies has acquired the former Alexan at Briargate, a 332-unit Class A multifamily community located in Colorado Springs, Colo., which was rebranded as Vue21.