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Oden Hughes Set for Construction of 950-Unit Community Starting in 2014
Austin-based Oden Hughes and Desarrollos Delta of Monterrey, Mexico, have announced that they will begin the first phase of construction on a 950-unit, multifamily community in the Northwest area of San Antonio beginning in early 2014.
Wood Partners Plans First Mixed-Use Community in Midtown Atlanta to Use Natural Gas
Wood Partners has unveiled plans for a multifamily high-rise in Midtown Atlanta. According to the developer, the property will be the first in the metro area to use natural gas exclusively for home heating, hot water and cooking.
Peak Campus Awarded Management of Three Student Housing Developments
Peak Campus Management has been awarded management of three new private student housing developments in the Upper Midwest.
From Fannie + Freddie to FHA
The FHA financing program, too, grapples with various challenges.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Is Your Apartment Marketing Just White Noise?
For your apartment marketing, are you just doing the same thing over and over again? That can get stale. And then you won’t attract new renters.
Stop Mold Before it Starts
Mold is the stuff of nightmares for developers, owners and property managers. By the time you find mold in a community there is usually an expensive and time consuming remediation process on the horizon. The last thing any apartment owner wants is a health risk for their residents, so every dollar you use to prevent mold is a dollar well spent
Berkeley Point Executes $325M in Refinancing for The Gateway in San Francisco
Berkeley Point Capital, along with Freddie Mac, recently closed on the largest single-asset loan in its company history. The 10-year, $325 million refinance loan for The Gateway, a 7.74 acre San Francisco property, was locked-in at a fixed rate of 3.38 percent and is a full-term, interest-only loan.
MHN Interview: Jill Pilaroscia on the Art and Science of Multifamily Color Choices
Colour Studio offers full service color consulting for exterior and interior color selection. An ‘art and science’ approach takes into consideration the architecture, site, geographic location and the demographic profile of the users.
Micro Units: Living Large in Small Spaces
An acute lack of inventory and soaring rents are providing New York City developers with an opportunity to turn the concept of living in small apartments into an art form. One such developer organization, LifeEdited, was launched in 2009 by Graham Hill, a trained architect turned entrepreneur who believes in simplifying life and living large in tiny spaces. LifeEdited began as a “crowd-sourced” micro design competition that invited proposals for a 420-square-foot SoHo apartment owned by Hill.
Liability Rolls Downhill: How Flow Down Clauses Can Harm You
Since the construction of multifamily projects typically involves several parties, it is crucial to craft your contracts with the utmost care. Failure to do so could greatly increase your risk of contractual liability to third parties, particularly when those provisions known as flow down clauses are involved.