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Hoboken’s Park Place Captures Smart Growth Gold Award
Park Place, a 212-unit mixed-use development currently under construction in Hoboken, N.J., has been awarded a 2013 Smart Growth Gold Award, bestowed by the Hudson County Planning Board.
MHN Interview: Design Tips for ‘Fun’ Apartments
The Residences at W Hollywood recently selected Christopher Grubb of Arch-Interiors Design Group, to design one of their penthouses. MHN talks to Grubb about his playful design for the unit, as well as his tips on how to stage small apartments so that they look bigger.
Zillow Launches ‘Featured Properties’ for Multifamily Professionals; Celebrates New Service with Airfare Give Away
Featuring your multifamily property provides you with exposure across all of the Zillow Rental Network’s online renter destinations.
Jamestown Picks Greystar to Manage Savannah Student Housing
Jamestown has awarded Greystar Student Living the management of One West Victory Apartments, a new student housing development under way in Savannah, Ga.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Why Your Staff is Your Greatest Amenity
You can have shiny, new amenities, but without a great team at your community, the residents won’t be happy.
Property Tour: The Centurion in Manhattan
In a recent property tour, MHN was taken through The Centurion, a condo building in Manhattan that was designed by I.M. Pei. The only condo building, in fact, that the famed architect ever designed.
Builder Confidence Rises Six Points in July
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose six points to 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July.
Robert Russell Joins Greystone as Head of CMBS Production and Managing Director of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Originations
Greystone, a leading national provider of multifamily and healthcare mortgage loans, today announced it has appointed Robert Russell as the head of CMBS Production and managing director for the firm’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac platform.
APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: July 2013
Multifamily housing starts averaged 325,000 in the first quarter—exceeding the annual average observed in any year since the 1980s, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Housing starts increased in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 392,000 units. Permits fell to seasonally adjusted rate of 283,000, however.
ON DEMAND WEBCAST: Legislative and Regulatory Trends in Utility and Energy Management
Laws mandating submetering and energy benchmarking are spreading across the country. This webcast outlines laws, regulations and legalities impacting utility and energy management, as well as legislative trends that ultimately can have implications for the bottom line of apartment owners and managers. View a recording of this webcast. Leading the panel is Michael Foote, NWP Services Corp.’s senior regulatory and corporate counsel. Foote is regarded as an industry expert in utility billing laws. Foote is joined by Mary Nitschke, director of ancillary services, at Prometheus Real Estate Group. At Promethues, Nitschke’s responsibilities include managing utility consumption, mining for rebates, determining…