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7×7 Development Acquires Site for SF Condos
7×7 Development has acquired 388 Fulton St., one of the last remaining undeveloped parcels in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. Plans for the corner site two blocks west of City Hall call for a 69-unit condo building with retail on the ground floor.
MHN Interview: The Michaels Organization on Its New Affordable La. Communities
The Housing Authority of Shreveport, La., and The Michaels Org. recently opened an affordable community called Cypress Landing, and also broke ground on another affordable community called Renaissance at Allendale. MHN talks to The Michaels Org.’s lead developer on these projects, Milt Pratt, about why these apartments are important for the community.
New CARVART Collection Glitters with Swarovski Crystal
As apartment footprints continue to shrink, residents will gravitate toward housing options that provide the illusion of more.
Deco Communities Proceeding With Midtown Phoenix Condo Development
The locally based Deco Communities has acquired 2346 N. Central Ave. in Midtown Phoenix, which is currently occupied by a 23,000-square-foot office building. The company paid $2.35 million for the site, and plans to develop condos there.
CPC Receives $200 Million to Finance New York State Housing
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $200 million in new funding to the Community Preservation Corporation.
Economy Watch: Initial Unemployment Claims Reaches Another Low
Initial unemployment claims came in at an annualized 304,000, an uptick of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday. Last week the weekly claims rate was at a post-recession low.
California Market Report May 2014-Additional California Markets
As reported in the May edition’s California Market Report, San Francisco remains California’s top market for multifamily growth, while Los Angeles and San Diego are experiencing a slower recovery from the downturn. The state as a whole is showing improvement, albeit slow, on the development front and acquisitions of existing assets remains extremely competitive in most of the markets around the state.
Groundbreaking for Second Trump Plaza Building in Jersey City Expected in June
Developers of Trump Plaza in Jersey City, N.J., are gearing up for the ground breaking on the second tower of Trump Plaza in Jersey City after the city council approved a 5-year tax abatement on the property last week.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: NYC Vacancy Rates Still Tight as High-Tech and Hospitality Companies Fuel Job Growth
“High demand” and “shrinking vacancy rates” are the words that best describe the multifamily outlook for 2014 in the City that Never Sleeps.
Prologis Japan Inks Big Prelease for In-development Osaka Facility, Nabs Two Awards for Its REIT
Prologis recently inked agreements for a large amount of space at one of its development projects. The company also received two awards for its Nippon Prologis Real Estate Investment Trust from Thomson Reuters DEALWATCH AWARDS 2013 and Capital Eye.