Development

MARKET SNAPSHOT: Vacancy in Milwaukee Ticks Up Slightly with Expanding Development

The city of Milwaukee is set to see the largest increase in apartment inventory since 2000, with 700 units expected to come online by year’s end.

Sugar House Awaits $400M Revival on Streetcar Route

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor The Sugar House district is among the sections of Salt Lake City that has been affected most severely by the economic downturn. But thanks to the recent resurgence of investment in development, Sugar House could be on the verge of getting a new lease on life. A report from the […]

City Fund Could Yield $50M Yearly for Affordable Housing

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Mayor Edwin Lee recently announced that the San Francisco is taking steps to revitalize its affordable housing market. The proposed Housing Trust Fund will generate between $20 million and $50 million annually to jump-start development of affordable housing, the Huffington Post reports. The effort will help produce more than 9,000 […]

$32M Residential Project Breaks Ground in the Galindo Neighborhood

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor A new residential project recently broke ground at South Fifth and Cumberland streets and is expected to bring 119 condominiums, townhomes and flats to the area. According to The Austin-American Statesman, developing the project is a partnership that includes Terry Mitchell, president of Momark Development, along with Adam Nyer of […]

Appealing to Millennials: Must-Haves for New Apartments

A recent webinar titled “Top 12 Must-Haves in Your 2012 Apartment Project” described important features to consider for new apartment community projects to appeal to renters, particularly Generation Y.

Riding Out the Storm

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, a renaissance in urban multi-housing takes off in New Orleans.

Apartments Near a Baseball Stadium?

Would you want to build an apartment community–or live–near a baseball stadium?

MHN Interview: Affordable Housing Gets Some 'Southern Charm'

Milton Prat, senior vice president, The Michaels Organization, speaks to MHN about their new affordable housing community in Montgomery, Ala.

Wood Partners LLC Announces 388-unit Alta Alameda Station Development

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Wood Partners LLC has announced plans to build a 388-unit transit-oriented community in the historic Baker district of Denver. Alta Alameda Station will be built on over five acres of land at 275 Cherokee Street, west of S. Broadway. The community will be directly across from the Alameda Light Rail […]

MHN Interview: Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros on Seniors Housing

Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary and one of the authors of Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America, talks to MHN about the major issues regarding seniors housing.