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What Renters Want: The Amenity Arms Race
A panel of multifamily experts recently delivered an overview of “What Renters Want: Development + Design Trends that Drive Occupancy,” at an AIA continuing education event held in Los Angeles and sponsored by Multi-Housing News, Interface and Universal Fibers.
Don Atchison Joins Greysteel Capital Markets
Greysteel Capital Markets, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate capital markets and investment banking firm, announced that Don H. Atchison has joined the firm as director.
The Spot Experience Branches Out to Boston
The Spot Experience, which provides dog service amenities to Millennium buildings located on the Upper West Side in NYC, will be expanding North to the Millennium Place, a 15-story luxury residential property located on the corner of Avery and Washington Streets in Boston.
Crossville Launches Sideview Glass Mosaics
Prepare to bring some bling to your boutique apartment asset with Crossville’s Sideview glass mosaic wall tile collection.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders Still Confident
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in November from a downwardly revised level of 54 in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Vesper Acquires Student Housing Near JMU for $19M
Vesper Holdings, a privately held real estate investment firm based in New York City, has acquired University Fields in Harrisonburg, Va.
TODAY’S DEALS: Avalon Bay Sells 588-Unit Apartment Asset for $210 Million
The DSF Group buys a property from AvalonBay in New Rochelle, N.Y.; Berkeley Point Capital provides $20.7 million for an Illinois apartment acquisition; and Edgewood Capital funds a $3.75 million bridge loan.
D.C. Landmark The Maples Moves to Phase Two of Development
Urban Pace has announced that the renovation of the Altus Realty Partners community, The Maples, a Federalist Era Washington, D.C., mansion that is being repurposed into condominiums, has moved into the second phase of development and has targeted completion for the project for the final quarter of 2014.
Heidi Burkhart to Receive Affordable Housing Finance Young Leader Award
Heidi Burkhart of Dane Professional Consulting Group, an affordable housing brokerage based in New York City, will be receiving the Affordable Housing Finance Young Leader Award during the 2013 Affordable Housing Developers’ Summit in Chicago.
Builder Confidence Holds Steady in November, According to NAHB
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in November from a downwardly revised level of 54 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.