Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Global One Real Estate Fund Acquires Promenade Apartments
Robert Nelson’s Global One Real Estate Fund, in conjunction with the NYAH Preservation Fund II, a joint venture between Citi Community Capital and L+M Development Partners, has acquired Promenade Apartments, a 318-unit, 32-story apartment community overlooking Manhattan’s Harlem River.
Economy Watch: No Debt-Ceiling Debt Yet
A debt-ceiling and shutdown deal seemed possible on Friday, but things seemed to go retrograde over the weekend.
JV Begins Work on San Diego Apartments
A joint venture between Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Inc and KNR Mission Gorge LLC has started construction on Mission Gorge, which is the tentative name for a multifamily property in the East Mission Valley submarket of San Diego.
Fifield and Carroll Properties Break Ground on Evanston’s First Post-Downturn High-Rise Rental
E2, a 356-unit luxury apartment project in the downtown district of Evanston, Ill., is now under construction.
Economy Watch: Debt-Ceiling Deal Possible
No agreement about the looming debt ceiling or the shutdown of the federal government had been reached—but that didn’t stop reports of a possible short-term agreement on the most pressing of those two fiscal situations, namely the debt ceiling.
Central Station Apartments in Evanston Completed
Central Station, an apartment property in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston, has been completed, and residents are starting to move in.
WinnCompanies Welcomes New SVP & CFO
WinnCompanies, a real estate development and property management company, announced that Bryan Hunt has been hired as chief financial officer for WinnResidential, the property management arm of WinnCompanies, and Alessandra de Vaca has been hired as senior vice president of human resources and training.
MHN Interview: Chicago’s Conversion Conundrum
Condo conversions can be risky business. MHN talks to Steven Maher, managing broker and director of Investment Sales for Kinzie Real Estate Group, about condo conversion trends in Chicago.
Plans Moves Forward for Carlyle’s £1bn Residential and Office Mega Project on London’s South Bank
Southwark Council’s Strategic Planning Committee has recently approved a massive mixed-use regeneration scheme in London proposed by The Carlyle Group.
October Kicks Off Luxury Residential Project in Australia’s Greenest District
Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour will soon gain another residential high-rise, the 238-unit Concavo.