Maria Maruta is an Associate Editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. Maria completed a Bachelor's in Art History and a Master's in Film Studies at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Currently, she writes commercial real estate news, particularly on the office, retail, coworking and self storage sectors. You may reach her at maria.maruta@cpe-mhn.com

Manhattan upper east side apartment building with steel fire escape ladders.

Avdoo Lands $145M for Upper East Side Condo Project

The firm has a total of five luxury developments across Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Exterior shot of The Highline, a 338-unit community in Hyattsville, Md.

Exclusive: Bernstein Cos. Sells 338 Units in Suburban DC

Harbor Group issued a $44 million loan for the buyer.

Exterior shot of the 1,148-unit Nostrand Houses, a community in Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay.

NYCHA Secures $185M for Redevelopment of Brooklyn Community

It’s the first closing for the city’s Housing Preservation Trust.

Entrance at Graybarn Amityville, a 225-unit community in Amityville, N.Y.

Rechler Equity Lands $154M for Long Island Community

The financing covers all three phases that make up the property.

Rendering of the eight-story Four Seasons-branded residence in Denver, Colo.

Four Seasons Plans Denver Residential Development

It’s the partners’ first hotel-branded project in the metro.

Headshot of Joey Chilelli, Partner at Vanbarton Group.

Let’s Get Real: If You’re in It, Be in It

Vanbarton Group’s Joey Chilelli reflects on how setbacks, patience and a productive sense of urgency have shaped his career.

Pool-side shot of Solaris Apartment Homes, a 341-unit upscale community in Austin, Texas.

Weidner Buys Luxury Community in Austin

The deal brings the company’s local portfolio to 1,560 units.

Exterior shot of Bainbridge Midlothian in Richmond, Va.

Frontier Pays $108M for Richmond Property

The sale achieved the highest price per unit across the metro year-to-date.

Exterior rendering of Block 4, a community in Alexandria, Va.

Jair Lynch Starts 2nd Phase of NoVa Project

The mixed-income redevelopment of a 1970s-built property is taking shape over three phases.

Exterior shot of the redevelopment of the historic St Lucy Church at The Lucy, as well as the vertical construction of a 24-story glass tower behind the church.

SJP Properties JV Tops Out Jersey City Community

The project includes the redevelopment of the historic St. Lucy’s Church.