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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Michelle Duncum Climbs the Ladder at FDG
The 25-year industry veteran was promoted to COO after almost four years at Faulkner Design Group. In her new role, Duncum will be responsible for managing the company’s daily operations.
HFF Closes Recap of NC Community, Arranges New JV Equity
The Dickson family will co-own Solis Ninth Street with Blue Heron Asset Management LLC. Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners sold its stake in the 229-unit property.
PA Senior Living Community Expands
Windy Hill Village, a Presbyterian Senior Living community in Philipsburg, broke ground on a 48-unit rental apartment building. R.S. Mowery & Sons is the project’s contractor.
Franklin Street Closes Sale of 111-Unit Florida Asset
Cornerstone Pointe Apartments traded for $10.6 million. Milbrook Properties Ltd. purchased the community from Everett Realty Services. The community last traded in 2010 for $3.6 million.
NewCourtland to Redevelop Former Liddonfield Homes Site
The new owner acquired the site for $5.5 million from the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The former public housing development will be transformed into an affordable senior housing community.
Financing Veteran Joins JLL as SVP
James McArthur will focus on providing financing solutions to multifamily real estate developers and owners using JLL’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD/FHA capabilities.
Ginkgo Residential Lands 201-Unit NC Community
House Co. sold Willowdaile Apartments in Durham for $11.8 million. The property is only a few miles from Duke University’s campus.
Historic B’more Apartments Change Hands
Frederick Douglass Apartments is a 99-unit multifamily property in Baltimore that includes two commercial units. Marcus & Millichap closed the $6.3 million deal.
Greystone Trades SD Affordable Housing Community
The company closed on the sale of Brentwood Apartments in Sioux Falls. The asset is a LIHTC property built in 1973 and renovated in 2002.
Nebraska Community Trades for $10M
Marcus & Millichap facilitated the disposition of Continental Gardens, a 150-unit property in the center of Grand Island’s major retail and business corridor.