Operations & Technology

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 5 Ways Property Managers Can Set Themselves Up for Success

Running a successful community doesn’t just happen. Here are some suggestions to make things run smoothly.

DSF Group Acquires 433-unit Community in Danvers, Mass.

Boston-based real estate investment and development firm The DSF Group has announced that it has acquired the Danvers, Mass., community Avalon Danvers for $108.5 million in the largest transaction in the Boston market this year.

TODAY’S DEALS: Vantage Lands Maryland High-Rise Management Gig

Guardian Realty Investors names Vantage property manager at a newly built high-rise; Centerline refinances a Pittsburgh apartment asset; and Capital One Multifamily Finance closes on a $11.1 million FHA 223(f) refinance that fixes a long-term rate.

KRE Group, Ironstate NJ City Development Fully Leased

The Marketing Directors have announced that the lease-up at Kushner Real Estate Group and Ironstate Development’s new luxury building in Jersey City, N.J., has set a city leasing record after inking more than 100 leases at the 422-unit community, 18 Park, within about four weeks of its initial lease-up campaign.

NAA Special Report: Optimizing Mobile Marketing Efforts

Mobile is magic but remember to drive traffic back to the website

MHN Interview: Alan Missen, CIO, FirstService Residential

FirstService Residential is the largest third-party manager of homeowner’s associations in the United States. Alan Missen, CIO, FirstService Residential, talked to MHN about the various apps FirstService Residential is developing and how they hope to make the HOA experience more mobile-friendly for everyone involved.

Capstone Hosts Grand Opening of Rockdale,Texas, Seniors Community

Local politicians, community residents and members of the press were recently on hand to attend the grand opening of Hunter’s Chase, an age-restricted seniors community in Rockdale, Texas, that is exclusively managed by Capstone Real Estate Service Inc.

Eastern Europe On The Rise: Romania’s Second Largest City Welcomes First Green Luxury Residential Development

Cluj-Napoca, the second most populous city in Romania, is about to get its first green luxury residential project: the 91-unit Riviera Luxury Residence condominium tower.

Related Midwest’s 500 Lake Shore Drives Certified LEED Gold

Related Midwest has announced that its 47-story luxury apartment tower 500 Lake Shore Drive has earned the United States Green Building Council’s LEED Gold Certification for its efforts in sustainable design and construction.

Urban Garden Unveiled at Rehabilitated Affordable Housing Buildings in Bronx

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Workforce Housing Group, Grow NYC, Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and other partners recently unveiled Kelly Street Green urban garden, which marked the final component of an extensive rehabilitation of five Bronx buildings.