Northeast

Highrise Apartment Rising in Boston

Work is under way on 120 Kingston St. between the Chinatown neighborhood and Leather District of Boston, which will be a residential and retail building on the site of the former Dainty Dot building.

Citi Provides $250M Financing for New York Affordable Housing

The Community Preservation Corp. has secured $250 million in financing from Citi for the construction, rehab and preservation of affordable housing in New York (state and city).

Monadnock Breaks Ground on Largest Affordable Community in Long Island City Development

The largest affordable housing community to be developed in New York City in more than 30 years has broken ground at Hunter’s Point South in Long Island City.

SPECIAL REPORT: Knakal Says New York City Sales Market is ‘Phenomenal,’ Land Prices ‘On Fire’

Robert Knakal, chairman of Massey Knakal Realty Services, said the New York City commercial property investment sales market is currently red hot, but warned that sustained periods of low interest rates lead to real estate bubbles.

ChargePoint Partners with NYSERDA to Install More than 80 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New York

ChargePoint recently installed an electric vehicle charging station at the Solaire, a multifamily community in Battery Park City in Manhattan. This installation marks the first of more than 80 planned EV charging stations throughout New York.

Pennrose and Blue Sea to Redevelop Prospect Plaza

The New York City Housing Authority and New York City Housing Preservation and Development have tapped Pennrose, a multifamily specialist based in Philadelphia, to be a co-developer on Brooklyn’s Prospect Plaza redevelopment.

Arbor Appoints Todd Hirsch Executive Vice President, Head of CMBS Finance and Distribution

Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC (Arbor) today announced the appointment of Todd Hirsch as executive vice president, head of CMBS Finance and Distribution.

Joint Venture Buys N.J. Student Housing Community for $44M

A joint venture has obtained a $44.1 million loan to acquire a 674-bed student-housing community, Rockoff Hall, in New Brunswick, N.J.

Related Companies Names John R.S. Jacobsson Executive Vice President

Related Companies today announced that John R. S. Jacobsson has been named executive vice president.

Award-Winning N.J. Community 90 Percent Occupied

140 Mayhill, a 158-unit luxury multifamily property in Saddle Brook, N.J., which opened in 2009, is currently more than 90 percent occupied, according to developer and owner Value Companies Inc.