Chicago Condo Project Re-Purposed Into Warehouse

Chicago–A good many condominium projects came to a screeching halt with the onset of the recession and the housing market contraction, leaving a number of vacant sites in markets nationwide.

NYC Doormen Receive Concierge Training at the Waldorf

New York–What does it take to be a better New York City doorman?

Lisa Trosien

Lisa Trosien, founder of ApartmentExpert.com, shares some of the behavioral selling tips she touched on during her NAA 2010 presentation “The Science and Psychology of Leasing.”

ApartmentGrade.com and Satisfacts Form Alliance

Ewing, N.J.–ApartmentGrade.com and SatisFacts Research have formed a strategic alliance that provides ApartmentGrade.com with a comprehensive survey program to offer to apartment owners and managers so their communities may be rated and listed at the ApartmentGrade.com.

D.C. Condo Project Nears Completion; Mostly Sold

Washington, D.C.–In a show of good sales in a condo market that isn’t seeing the strongest of times, the Harrison reports that it has sold 70 percent of its residences.

D.C. Condo Project Nears Completion; Mostly Sold

Washington, D.C.–In a show of good sales in a condo market that isn’t seeing the strongest of times, the Harrison, a 49-unit project in the Friendship Heights area of the District, reports that it has sold 70 percent of its residences.

Leading Chinese Multifamily Developer Reports Spike in Prices, Income

Beijing–Unlike much of the rest of the world, China still has a famously get-up-and-go residential property market.

CPC, HPD Close Construction Financing for Bronx Walk-Up

New York–CPC’s Bronx office and long-time partner NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) recently closed a $4 million construction loan to finance the new construction of a three-story walk-up masonry building with 15 apartments in Bronx’s Wakefield neighborhood.

AvalonBay’s Value Added Fund Acquires 628-Unit Community for Close to $100M

Arlington, Va.– AvalonBay Communities Inc. has acquired Creekside Meadows, a community of 628 apartment homes located in Tustin, Calif.

Russian CRE Company Spins Off U.S. Multifamily Specialist

New York–Coalco New York, the U.S. operation of Coalco Development, a real estate company headquartered in Moscow, has spun off a new entity, Corigin Holdings.