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Praedium Buys Suburban Atlanta Apartments
Reserve Decatur, a 298-unit property in Decatur, Ga., includes a two-story clubhouse, cyber café, conference room with kitchen area, poolside outdoor kitchen with cabana bar, game lounge and a rooftop entertainment lounge.
Queens Condos to Feature Mural
Canvas, a new condo development in Long Island City, Queens, has launched sales. The building will feature artwork curated by local artist Jojo Anavim, capped by a 60-foot-tall, hand-painted mural on the façade of the building.
Aussie Developer Caydon Breaks Ground on First US Project
The community, 2850 Fannin Street in Houston, will be 27 stories tall and include 357 units. Amenities will include a pool with swim-up bar, yoga studio, dog park and sky lounge.
The Perks of Updating Apartment Communities
To appeal to renters, developers are enhancing existing apartment buildings with popular amenities and services found at the newest luxury developments.
How to Leverage Social Media to Increase Resident Satisfaction
Scott Wickman of Western National Property Management discusses three strategies for properties managers to best utilize their social media accounts.
Largest Private Residential Rooftop Solar Project Planned for NYC
Blackstone and Ivanhoé Cambridge are working on the project at Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, which will include adding 9,671 high-efficiency solar panels to 22 acres of rooftops.
Lightstone Completes Long Island City Development
The 428-unit ARC features luxury amenities such as a salt-water pool, bocce courts and a greenhouse.
HZ Bags CO Property for $60M
Oxford Station Apartments in Englewood, Colo., is a 238-unit transit-oriented development. At the time of acquisition, the community was 96 percent occupied.
FPA Multifamily Acquires Atlanta Community for $30M
Barclay at Dunwoody is a 204-unit apartment community in Dunwoody, Ga. Built in 1990, the community is near Perimeter Mall, which features 6 million square feet of retail.
U of Maryland Student Housing Changes Hands
Toll Brothers Campus Living and Ares Management sold Terrapin Row, a 418-unit, 1,493-bed community in College Park, Md. The sale was the largest single-asset student housing transaction so far in 2017.