Development
Peterson and Bozzuto Partner for First National Harbor Apartments
Washington, DC–With the joint venture of The Peterson Companies and The Bozzuto Group, National Harbor will have its first apartment community.
Stimulus Funds Help Kick Off Affordable Senior Housing Project
Waukegan, Ill.–The assistance of federal stimulus funds allowed Banner Apartments to begin constructing The Residences at Fountain Square outside Chicago.
Sycamore Urban Restarts Los Angeles-Area Townhome
Thousand Oaks, Calif.–Construction of an incomplete townhome project is about to pick up where it left off in 2008 now that Sycamore Urban Properties has taken the property off the hands of the FDIC.
Pioneering Green Mixed-Income Project Underway in St. Louis
St. Louis–Construction has commenced on Arlington Grove in St. Louis, and the 112-unit mixed-income residential redevelopment may spark a green trend in the creation of properties that unite low-income and market-rate units under one roof.
Seniors and Affordable Green Multifamily Projects under Way in Chicago
Chicago–Ground has been broken for the New Admiral at the Lake, a 31-story life-care/continuing-care retirement community on the North Side of Chicago.
Gimme Shelter with Daniel Gehman: Sounds Crazy, but It Just Might Work
Like almost every other facet of development, the protracted process of obtaining project approval is not for beginners or the faint of heart.
Multifamily Industry Expects Strong 2011
Investor interest in multifamily properties has been on a roll in 2010, and a JLL survey predicts that momentum isn’t going to slow down next year.
Construction Commences on $33M Green Affordable Housing Development
Davie, Fla.–Ground has just broken on East Village, a 155-unit affordable housing townhome community in Davie, Fla., that will bring much-needed housing to very low-income families.
U.S. Green Building Council LEED-Certified Properties Reach 1B-SF Mark
The Washington, D.C.-based organization just announced that the square footage of commercial projects certified under its LEED Green Building Rating System has exceeded 1 billion square feet around the world.
How to Design Affordable Small-Lot Housing in Urban Areas
Small-lot infill housing has become more ubiquitous in urban areas such as New York City as developers seek to cash in on trendy older neighborhoods. Architect Carmi Bee describes his development and application of contemporary prototypes for such housing.