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/.
Bellwether Secures $67M for 2 Properties
Brookson Resident Flats is a 296-unit community in Huntersville, N.C., and Summer Chase Apartments includes 168 apartments in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Jamestown Nabs $145M for Manhattan Apartments
Capital One provided the loan for 88 Leonard St., a 21-story, 352-unit luxury building located in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood.
Jersey City Apartments Open
Fisher Development Associates has opened Vantage, a 448-unit apartment development in Jersey City, N.J.
Brookdale Senior Living Obtains Near $1B Credit Facility
The portfolio is diverse, including properties nationwide and various care levels, as well as a small amount of skilled nursing.
LMC Tops Off Pair of Seattle Communities
Valdok, a seven-story, 178-apartment community, is located in the city’s Ballard neighborhood. Axle, an eight-story, 226-unit community seeking LEED Gold certification, is situated in the city’s Interbay community.
Miller-Valentine Unveils Beckett Farms in SC
The 280-unit luxury property in Fort Mill features a farmhouse aesthetic and offers amenities including a salt-water mineral pool, fire pit with grilling stations and private cabanas.
JV to Convert FL Student Housing Into Apartments
The Collier Cos., Apex One and Paravest Capital have acquired the 324-unit Avenue 29 Apartments in Tallahassee and plan to reposition the community.
Security Properties’ Seattle Sale Completes 1st Fund
700 Broadway, a mixed-use property in Capitol Hill, marked the last of 17 assets that comprised the firm’s first closed-end discretionary multifamily real estate fund.
Residents and Public Transportation
When apartments are located in urban—or even suburban or rural—residents sometimes cannot have a car and therefore must rely on public transportation. And when a community is in proximity to a bus or subway, it is often seen as an added bonus. MHN and Kingsley surveyed renters to see what they thought about their transportation options.
What Property Managers Can Learn from the New ‘Bachelor’
Property managers can learn a lot about employee retention from how the show announced its new leading man.