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 edits in-depth stories on key trends shaping the commercial and multifamily real estate industries, coordinating a team of experienced writers. She also hosts award-winning podcast shows for both brands, including Mission Success: Women in Multifamily, NAA Insights, FTI Experts’ Hub, RICS Monitor and CREW Up.
Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management. She can be reached at📧 laura.valean@cpe-mhn.com
Former MA Dormitory Turns Into Affordable Community
Kennedy Hall at Cardinal Cushing Center found new life as the 37-unit Bethany Apartments. NEI General Contracting, The Architectural Team and Horsley Witten Group were part of the project.
Closeup on the Bronx Affordable Housing Market
Developing and preserving affordable units in the dynamic borough of New York City is a genuine challenge. MBD’s Derrick Lovett and Monadnock’s Tom Ciano weigh on the borough’s affordable housing shortage and discuss the companies’ recent multifamily projects.
JV Secures $60M Loan for Miami Project
Built by a partnership of Mast Capital and AEW Capital Management, Miami River Walk will encompass 688 units. The riverfront development is likely to attract residents from among the large number of health professionals working in the area.
Utah Townhome Community Receives $17M Construction Loan
Located in Ogden, with easy access to major employment centers, Moda Vista comprises 79 Class A townhomes. The developer anticipates to begin pre-leasing this fall.
CBRE Secures $33M Acquisition Loan for New Durham Property
Chaucer Creek Capital is the new owner of 54 Station, a 264-unit community completed last year. The company plans to build an additional 24-unit building.
Affordable Dallas-Area Portfolio Changes Hands
Greysteel has facilitated the sale of Ironwood Crossing and Rush Creek Apartments, two properties encompassing 528 units. The company also arranged acquisition financing totaling $37 million.
Grandbridge Real Estate Arranges Refi for 132-Unit OH Property
Funded through one of Grandbridge’s insurance company correspondents, the $1.8 million loan closed with an interest rate of 5.01 percent.
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.