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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Canadian Developer Lands $50M Florida Community
Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the sale of Cottage Cove, a 468-unit asset in Miami, Fla., on behalf of TM Real Estate Group.
Laurel Street Celebrates Opening of NC Community
The multifamily developer finished work on 757 North, a four-story residential project downtown Winston-Salem. The first residents are expected to move in by July 1.
PAH Breaks Ground on $33M Silicon Valley Affordable Housing
Eagle Park Apartments will be a 67-unit community which will house low-income veterans and households earning up to 60 percent of the Santa Clara County area median income.
BRIDGE Housing Breaks Ground on $1B Revitalization
The firm and Los Angeles’ Housing Authority started work on a community that will transform the Jordan Downs housing project in Los Angeles. Phase I will add 115 affordable units.
Greystone, Winterwood Reopen KY Affordable Housing
Following a complex statewide pooled tax-exempt bond transaction totaling $65 million, the companies reopened 18 remodeled affordable housing communities across 14 counties.
Affordable Housing Finance Veteran Joins Jonathan Rose
As West Coast director, Kelly Boyer will work with the company’s New York-based acquisitions team, sourcing new investment opportunities on the West Coast, including direct investments and joint ventures, as well as managing operating partner relationships.
Durham Liberty Warehouse Trades for $69M
East West Partners sold the asset to a New York-based investment company. The former brick warehouse has been transformed into a 247-unit residential project that also includes 24,000 square feet of retail space.
Richmond Assets Trade for $6M
Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of The Park at Forest Hill and Chateau de Ville, two properties totaling 119 units. The communities are located within a three-minute drive of each other.
Capital One Brokers $9M Loan for SC Community
The loan was used for the acquisition of The Terrace at Butler, a 132-unit property in Greenville. New York-based Ladder Capital provided the loan for Engel Realty Co.
IRT Nabs 160-Unit Kentucky Asset
The real estate investment trust paid $14.2 million to purchase Haverford Place, a community in the heart of Georgetown.