Development
Bijou Properties, Intercontinental Break Ground on New Development
Ground has broken on an $83 million luxury multifamily project in Hoboken, N.J., via a joint venture between Bijou Properties and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. The project, 900 Monroe, is located next to the 9th Street Light Rail Station.
Owner of La Posada Purchases La Castaneda Hotel
Some rescue animals, other choose to rescue pieces of history. One such person is Allan Affeldt, famous for the spectacular renovation of one of the historic Harvey House hotels – La Posada in Arizona; recently he announced the sale closing of historic Castaneda Hotel, another gem built by renowned immigrant Fred Harvey.
ULI Spring 2014: The Business Case for Resilience
As the frequency and intensity of catastrophic natural disasters increase, the real estate community has shifted a focus on how to build and retrofit cities to withstand their impacts.
Aquinas Realty Partners Breaks Ground on Philadelphia Community
Aquinas Realty Partners, along with Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, City Council President Darrell Clark and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, recently hosted a groundbreaking event for a redevelopment project located at 2017-2023 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.
Second Phase Complete at L+M’s Candlestick Heights Community in SF
L+M Development Partners celebrated the completion of the second phase of construction this month at the company’s first California community, Candlestick Heights, in San Francisco.
ZOM Moves Forward With a Pair of New Developments in Miami
Luxury multifamily developer ZOM announced that it has closed on a pair of separate transactions that put the developer and its joint venture partners in positions to add more than 800 high-end rental apartments to the South Florida Market.
American Land Ventures Unveils Latest on Fort Lauderdale Development
American Land Ventures, along with joint venture partner MetLife Real Estate Investors, has introduced its newest development project, VU | New River, which is ahead of schedule with construction after topping off in March in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
From the Editor: On the Cutting Edge of ‘Green’
Before the final decision is made. One amenity that’s sure to get their attention is the on-site vegetable garden. Whether it’s on the roof or at ground level, offering residents the opportunity to grow their own produce is not only the cutting edge thing to do—it also immediately raises your organization’s green profile.
Development & Design: What’s ‘New’ in New Urbanism
While New Urbanist developments are not the only types of multi-housing projects that are being built today, the movement’s precepts have swept the industry over the past 20 years or more, and become common wisdom among multifamily developers, big and small alike.
Market Report: The Big Apple is Tasty
New York City multifamily assets saw aggressively higher prices throughout all submarkets and pricing metrics in 2013 as demand, driven by rising rents and low interest rates, continued to outpace supply. Average capitalization rates dropped while gross rent multiples, prices per square foot, and prices per unit rose.