Development
Apartments on the Hill
AvalonBay’s ambitious adaptive reuse project delivered 433 apartments to a Boston suburb while preserving the site of the historic Danvers Lunatic Asylum
Holding Tight
If you’re in it for the long term, the Southern Florida apartment market may be a good place for investment
The Next Upcycle
Stable occupancy and rent rates, the most powerful of fundamentals, can signal a good multifamily investment. Follow the jobs, strong vertical industries and patterns of migration to find the sound deals of the next upcycle
Natural Inspiration
Biomimicry teaches us to build smarter by using the processes perfected in nature
A Family Affair
Kisco Senior Living appeals to prospects by developing a rapport with the whole family—in 40 seconds or less
Playing for Keeps
The Las Vegas apartment market may be underwater, but investors can still win a deal in Sin City
Web Feature: Affordable Housing Sees Early Signs of Recovery
There’s no gold rush or anything but there’s talk of investors coming back into the market.
Achieving LEED Silver with Metal Frame Construction
By Diana Mosher, Editor-in-Chief Mission Walk is a development by Berry Street LLC—an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation—and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA). “This workforce housing is for folks who earn too much to qualify for low income housing but not enough to buy market rate housing in San Francisco,” says Richard Stacy, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), the San Francisco-based firm that designed Mission Walk. [Mission Walk was featured in MHN Magazine’s May issue. Click here to read “Development & Design: Staying in San Francisco.”] Mission Walk is on track to being certified LEED Silver. The paperwork…
Labor Pains
Passage of the card check bill is unlikely, but employee classification is picking up steam
An Early Start for GSE Reform
Multifamily trade groups mobilize to keep apartment lending on track