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Simplify Your Mailroom with a High-Tech Package Locker Designed Specifically for Apartments
Package Concierge is a full service, highly secure, 24/7 package locker designed with the e-commerce generation in mind. The system also works as a marketing tool and can generate ancillary income.
Ascend Developing Apartments at Vacant Florida Trailer Park
Ascend Properties details a $32 million plan to redevelop a vacant trailer park in Wilton Manors, Fla., into a 173-unit community. The asset will fit into the local TOD corridor, and will include traffic calming measures.
Crowdfunding for LA Apartments Completed
Realty Mogul completes crowdfunding for the acquisition of a group of multifamily properties in Los Angeles. The buildings total 141 apartment units in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood.
Economy Watch: Personal Income Expands and Construction Spending Rises
Personal income increased 0.3 percent in January compared with December. Construction spending edged up by 0.1 percent in January as well. Wall Street took a dive on Monday, with investors apparently nervous about the situation in Crimea.
Developer Confidence Slides in Fourth Quarter 2013
The National Association of Home Builders found that developer confidence slipped in the fourth quarter of 2013, citing a four-point drop to 50 in its Multifamily Production Index (MPI).
TODAY’S DEALS: Home Properties Completes Major D.C. Disposition
Home Properties sells a 864-unit asset outside of D.C.; and Dougherty Mortgage closes a 35-year refinance loan for a Minnesota Section 8 property.
LGBT-Friendly Affordable Seniors Community Opens in Philly
Pennrose Properties and dmhFund have opened John C. Anderson Apartments, the first LBGT-friendly affordable seniors housing community in Philadelphia, to great fanfare.
Economy Watch: 4Q GDP Growth Revised Downward; Fewer Homeowners Under Water; Pending Home Sales Down
Revised GDP number shows annualized rate of 2.4 percent for the fourth quarter of 2013. Also, Zillow data shows fewer homeowners under water, while the NAR reports pending home sales are down.
CHW Remodels, Upgrades California’s Los Robles HUD Apartments
Community Housing Works completes a major remodel and upgrade to a 40-year-old HUD community in Vista, Calif. The program involved investing $1.2 million into green upgrades. Check out a before and after slideshow.
Leasing Begins at Eleven55Ripley in Suburban D.C.
Home Properties has started leasing its newly constructed multifamily property, Eleven55Ripley. The asset, which is now the tallest building in Silver Spring, Md., features apartments, townhomes and a public pocket park.