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Bath Tech as a Marketing Tool

There is one thing that every apartment resident has in common. Every day begins and ends in the bathroom.

Transition Zone

Canada’s condo market gives way to a booming renter demographic.

Carmel Partners and KTGY Group Begin Construction on Sustainable Community

Carmel Partners of San Francisco has announced that it has started construction on Carmel Loft House, a mixed-use development in Sunnyvale, Calif. The community will be a sustainable, urban infill development.

Related Group Purchases $18.5M Mixed-Use Site

Another Related Group apartment development could rise at the intersection of Coral Way and South Miami Avenue, as the company recently closed on the $18.5 million purchase of a 1.29-acre mixed-use development site.

Champion Buys Burbank Apartments for $15.6M

Champion Real Estate Cos. has acquired Villa 600, a 62-unit apartment building at 600 E. Olive Ave. in Burbank for nearly $15.6 million. The asset was built by architect August Bacchetta in 1973 and was owned by the original builder’s family until the recent sale.

Surviving Sandy

Michael Gubbins shares tips from Albanese’s disaster management plan.

TODAY’S DEALS: Elco Landmark, Timbercreek JV Acquires 1,380-Unit Portfolio

Elco, Timbercreek complete a four-property JV buy; and The RADCO Cos. completes seven Georgia purchases in the past two weeks.

Algae Architecture: Building with Green Slime

Net-zero building has come a long way since its nascent stages.

Anaheim Luxury Apartment Community Opens for Leasing

Vivere Apartments, a 92-unit apartment community in Anaheim, Calif., has opened for preview leasing.

Economy Watch: Fiscal Cliff Bill Passes Congress

In an exceedingly rare flurry of activity on a federal holiday (namely New Year’s Day 2013), Congress acted to forestall the fiscal cliff.