Operations & Technology
Court Allows Receiver to Sell Abandoned Arizona Apartment Portfolio for $123M
San Diego–Maricopa County (Ariz.) Superior Court Judge Eileen S. Willett has ruled that San Diego-based Trigild can sell seven Arizona apartment properties that it currently holds in receivership.
Development of Upscale Apartment Project Atop Manhattan Hotel Reaches Completion
New York–Beatrice occupies the top 30 floors of the tower at 105 West 29th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
Summer Proves an Unusually Busy Season for Brooklyn Condo Project
New York, N.Y.–Closings have gotten underway at The Edge.
Summer Proves an Unusually Busy Season for New 565-Unit Brooklyn Condo Project
New York, N.Y.–Closings have gotten underway at The Edge.
Residential REIT Pursues Sustainable Initiatives for Portfolio
Rochester, N.Y.–Home Properties, a REIT that specializes in apartment properties in the northeastern U.S. and the mid-Atlantic, has unveiled portfolio-wide initiatives to improve the energy efficiency of its properties.
Campus Living Villages Launches ‘Impact Challenge’ Program Targeting Hunger and Water Quality Issues
Houston–The goal of the Impact Challenge initiative is to collect 20,000 pounds of non-perishable food and $20,000 earmarked for clean drinking water.
The Making of MF LEED Silver in New Jersey
MHN talks to Edward Walters Jr., about his firm’s further plans for building another multifamily property that will be entirely solar powered.
The Making of Multifamily LEED Silver in New Jersey
MHN talks to Edward Walters Jr., founder and partner at the Walters Group, about the property and his firm’s further plans for building another multifamily property that will be entirely solar powered.
Student Apartments Take the Lead in National Building Competition
Chapel Hill, N.C.–The 850 students who live in the Morris Residence Hall in Chapel Hill, N.C., who attend UNC at Chapel Hill, had reason recently to cheer about an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Spanish-Speaking Apartment Renters Get Mobile Apartment Search Solutions
Norfolk, Va.–For Rent Media Solutions has launched the ParaRentar.com mobile site. ParaRentar.com is a fully-translated Spanish apartment search site. “The ParaRentar.com mobile site caters directly to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic audience,” says Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. “This is the first and only mobile website created with the Hispanic renter in mind. As of June 2010, the ForRent.com mobile site has generated 11 percent of traffic to ForRent.com. We hope to enjoy that same success with ParaRentar.com and the new mobile site.” According to research conducted during a Spring 2010 Pew Internet study, 87 percent of Hispanics own a cell…