Development

Limiting Liability in Brownfield Redevelopment

Get ready for a higher degree of due diligence.

MHN Interview: Steadfast Income REIT’s President on How Echo Boomers are Affecting the Apartment Market

Ella Shaw Neyland was recently promoted to president of Steadfast Income REIT Inc. MHN talked to Neyland about her new position and her thoughts on why echo boomers are the best thing to happen to the apartment market.

Owners Looking to Charge Premiums for Bay Area Residential Complexes

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor San Francisco is living its own private residential boom, and investors are looking to cash in on the demand for mid-Market residences. The San Francisco Business Times reports that apartment developer Archstone is currently looking to offload one of its larger Bay Area properties in the hopes of getting a […]

Construction Begins on Oak Lawn Luxury Apartment Community

Addison-based Behringer Harvard has begun construction on a new luxury apartment community in the Oak Lawn/Uptown submarket of Dallas, at the intersection of Maple and Oak Lawn avenues. Trammell Crow Residential, the developer of the apartment community, partnered with Behringer Harvard on the acquisition.

TRANSCRIPT: Facebook Chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing

The transcript from MHN Facebook chat with John Picerne, CEO of the Corvias Group and Picerne Military Housing.

2012 MHN Excellence Awards Winners

Congratulations to all the 2012 Gold and Silver winners!

Public-Private Overhaul

Institutions across the country look to the University of Kentucky for advice on using public-private partnerships to replace aging student housing stock.

Join a Live Facebook Chat with Student Housing Expert John Picerne on October 16

John Picerne, CEO of the recently launched Corvias Group, as well as Picerne Military Housing, will be on the Multi-Housing News Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/MHNonFB on Tuesday, October 16th from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST to answer all of your questions.

Editor’s Note: What’s Trending Now

Site tours are always educational and frequently fun. That’s why I gladly accepted an invitation to spend a few hours at Via Verde (“The Green Way”), a new affordable multifamily development in the up-and-coming Melrose Section of the Bronx. Co-developed by Phipps Houses and Jonathan Rose Companies, in partnership with Dattner Architects and Grimshaw, Via Verde has been designed to exceed LEED Gold Certification.

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Weak Demand for Lower-Tier Product Leads to Stagnant Vacancies in Indianapolis

Although payrolls are gradually expanding following layoffs in May and June, the picture for multifamily in Indianapolis remains somewhat mixed.