Development
Economy Watch: Good Times for Hotels, But Properties Are Harder to Develop
Apartments have been the darling of the recovery since the recovery started, but the hotel market has snapped back from the dark days of 2009 and ’10 almost as dramatically.
Luxury Rental Community in Downtown Waltham Starts Leasing
Downtown Waltham gears up in anticipation as the initial phase of the first apartment community constructed in Waltham in decades is nearing completion.
Cold Formed Steel Vs. Wood Frame Construction
These steel frames offer a cost savings approach to construction insurance, plus many other advantages.
660-Unit Self-Storage Facility Planned for Suburban Chicago
Lake Forest, Ill.-based Metro Storage LLC has announced plans to convert a former warehouse in the village of Northbrook into a state-of-the-art self-storage facility.
New Project Maintains Affordable Housing for Chicago’s Northtown
Affordable housing developer Vitus Group recently acquired Evergreen Terrace Apartments.
Crescent Communities Introducing Luxury Apartment Living to Tampa’s Westshore Business District
Ground has broken for a new 374-unit luxury apartment community on 5.3 acres in Tampa’s Westshore area.
Joint Venture Transforming Commercial Site to Luxury Apartment Community
A joint venture is bringing a modern, luxurious multifamily property to Orange, Calif.
Question: What is Both Green and Economical? Answer: Shipping Containers
Shipping containers are refurbished for use in construction, saving both resources and costs.
Pittsburgh Prepares for Civic Arena Redevelopment
City, county and state dignitaries marked the official construction start of the road and utility work at the site of the now-demolished Civic Arena in the city’s Lower Hill District.
City Slickers: Are Seniors Really Moving Back to the Urban Core?
Wendell Cox, principal of Demographia, an international public policy and demographics firm, says not to believe the hype, saying senior population gains continue to grow larger in the outer suburbs and he doesn’t believe there’s a so-called resurgence of seniors in the urban core.