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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Affordable MN Property Lands $6M Construction Loan
Dougherty Mortgage facilitated the HUD loan for the planned Thomas Avenue Flats in St. Paul. The community is expected to open in spring 2019.
Eastern Consolidated Arranges $350M Loan for NY Condos
JD Carlisle Development Group and Fosun International are building a 66-story luxury property in Manhattan. Adam Hakim, James Murad and Andrew Iadeluca secured the financing for the project.
Partnership Begins Work on Denver Affordable Housing Project
Gorman & Co., UnitedHealthcare and its partners have broken ground on The Elisabetta, a $27 million development that will include 12,500 square feet of commercial space.
Why Practice CSR in Your Company?
Corporate social responsibility is not going to solve a city’s or a nation’s most stringent problems. But it sure is a way for companies to benefit themselves while also helping society.
Downtown Baltimore’s Luxurious Metamorphosis
The conversion of historic office buildings into upscale apartments is reshaping the metro’s core. Greater Baltimore Committee President & CEO Donald Fry reveals how the area has become the city’s fastest-growing residential neighborhood.
Affordable FL Community Lands $23M
Dougherty Mortgage arranged the financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the 336-unit Seven Palms Apartments in Punta Gorda. Dominium purchased the property from Alliant Capital.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of MN Asset
Led by Michael Glass, regional manager of the firm’s Minneapolis office, Evan Miller, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg of GLT Partners completed the $2.8 million transaction.
JV to Develop 175-Unit Affordable Property in Upper Manhattan
Community League of the Heights, Ranger Properties, Alembic Community Development and the Children’s Village will build The Eliza, a fully affordable community that will include a renewed Inwood Library.
NHPF Lands $45M Affordable DC Asset
Woodmont Crossing Apartments marks the nonprofit’s fifth purchase under Washington, D.C.’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. The new owner plans a $7.4 million upgrade of the 176-unit community.
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Sale of 120-Unit FL Asset
Arbor Crest traded for $5.1 million. The firm’s Regional Manager Ari Ravi and Investment Specialists Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Carlisle Development Group.