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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Prologis Inc. Continues European Expansion with Three New Developments Announced in the UK
San Francisco-based Prologis Inc. recently announced it would begin development on three buildings with a total of more than 700,000 square feet in the United Kingdom.
World’s First Forbes-Branded Office Tower to Rise in the Philippines
Forbes Media has chosen the Philippines as the site of the world’s first Forbes-branded office high-rise. The company has partnered with local developer Century Properties Group Inc. to build the approximately 646,000-square-foot Forbes Media Tower(R) in Makati, a suburb of Manila.
JV Plans Denver High Rise
A partnership of developers has unveiled plans for a 34-story high-rise apartment in Denver. Development partners include PM Realty Group (PMRG), National Real Estate Advisors (NREA), and Ray Suppa, a founder of several real estate-related companies who has developed property in Denver for over 20 years.
Micro Units: Living Large in Small Spaces
An acute lack of inventory and soaring rents are providing New York City developers with an opportunity to turn the concept of living in small apartments into an art form. One such developer organization, LifeEdited, was launched in 2009 by Graham Hill, a trained architect turned entrepreneur who believes in simplifying life and living large in tiny spaces. LifeEdited began as a “crowd-sourced” micro design competition that invited proposals for a 420-square-foot SoHo apartment owned by Hill.
Prime Property Investors to Develop Houston Apartment Community
Prime Property Investors has entered into a joint venture with Trammel Crow of Dallas to develop a 346-unit Houston apartment community called Alexan at Auburn Woods
Liability Rolls Downhill: How Flow Down Clauses Can Harm You
Since the construction of multifamily projects typically involves several parties, it is crucial to craft your contracts with the utmost care. Failure to do so could greatly increase your risk of contractual liability to third parties, particularly when those provisions known as flow down clauses are involved.
MHN Interview: Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Plan to Increase Affordable Preservation
Shaun Smith was recently hired as the senior director for the Targeted Affordable Housing Retail Production division for Freddie Mac Multifamily. MHN talks to Smith about her plans to increase the focus on affordable preservation and why preservation transactions have been so successful.
Auction.com Research Releases Inaugural Quarterly Residential Report
Auction.com Research, a division of Auction.com that provides continuous data and analysis across all residential and commercial real estate sectors, today released its first Quarterly Residential Research Report.
Relevance New York Adds Two NYC Buildings
Relevance New York, a brand-building company, is now representing Walker Tower in Chelsea, and 435 West 50th Street in Hell’s Kitchen.
The Dolben Co. and Klein Enterprises Begin Leasing at Fells Point
Marketplace at Fells Point has begun pre-leasing. The 159-unit apartment property, which also includes 28,000 square feet of retail space, is located in Baltimore’s historic Fells Point district, in the southeastern part of the city along the waterfront, just east of the Inner Harbor.