Laura Valean is an Executive Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has a 12-year background in broadcast media and joined the CPE-MHN team in 2016. Laura writes and edits in-depth stories on the hottest topics in the real estate industry, but she is also the host of award-winning podcast shows for both brands. Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management.
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Henley USA Enters Inland Empire Market
In a partnership with Tower 16 Capital Markets, the company purchased Hillside Village in San Bernardino Valley. The new owner intends to renovate the 80-unit property.
Seattle Modular Building Gets $13M Refi
CBRE secured the 10-year loan for Cubix North Apartments, a 108-unit affordable community in the northern part of the metro. Parkstone Properties owns the project.
Luxury Condo Building Tops Out in Fort Lauderdale
The eight-story community on Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway is scheduled for completion this summer. Sobel Co. is the project developer.
Avanath Strengthens East Coast Presence
The company is the new owner of two assets in Harlem, N.Y., and Temple Hills, Md. For a combined $36.3 million, Avanath purchased 202 affordable housing units.
Work Begins on $136M Manhattan Affordable Housing Project
Related Cos. and The Hudson Cos. are bringing the first newly constructed, permanently affordable housing project to Roosevelt Island, N.Y. The 21-story community is set to encompass 340 units.
Related Cos. Receives $50M Refi for Affordable MA Asset
MassHousing provided the funds for the renovation of Chestnut Park Apartments, a 489-unit community in downtown Springfield. Wells Fargo will act as the project’s commercial construction and permanent lender.
NC Garden-Style Project Receives $21M Loan
Trez Forman provided the funds for St. Marks, a 183-unit community to be built in Burlington. Diamondback Investment Group is the developer of the project.
Matrix Multifamily Salt Lake City Report – Winter 2019
The metro’s multifamily demand is still outpacing supply, while occupancy in stabilized properties, at 96.0 percent last September, remains above the national average.
Cleveland’s Rent Growth Picks Up the Pace
With demographic contraction moderating and demand improving, rent growth in Cleveland is once again accelerating, at 2.2 percent year-over-year through October 2018.
Partially Affordable Brooklyn Community Receives $32M Loan
Caesura is a recently completed, 132-unit residential building in the borough’s Cultural District. HFF Managing Director Steven Klein and Senior Director Geoff Goldstein worked on behalf of the borrower.