Operations & Technology

CHW Remodels, Upgrades California’s Los Robles HUD Apartments

Community Housing Works completes a major remodel and upgrade to a 40-year-old HUD community in Vista, Calif. The program involved investing $1.2 million into green upgrades. Check out a before and after slideshow.

Zocalo Sells Denver’s Cadence Union Station Apartments

An Invesco client picks up a Denver apartment asset from Zocalo Community Development and Principal Real Estate Investors.

Stonemark Adds Another 1,600 RADCO-Owned Units to its Portfolio

Stonemark Management has expanded its management partnership with The RADCO Cos. in a big way.

Marketing: Analyze This!

Savvy multifamily firms monitor multiple metrics to track the impact of marketing. This year, centralized data collection, leading to more efficient reporting and better-than-ever analysis capabilities, is likely to be a definitive trend.

SPECIAL REPORT: MBA Delivers Cautious Economic Outlook for 2014

Mortgage originations for multifamily and commercial real estate in the last quarter of 2014 reached the highest volume achieved since 2007. Multifamily financing, in particular, has returned to levels last witnessed at the peak of the market.

Hill & Wilkinson Awarded Dallas Mixed-Use Construction Contract

Lincoln Property Co. awards Hill & Wilkinson with a $38.6 million construction contract for Lincoln Knox Apartments, a six-story, 165-unit luxury infill apartment development in Dallas.

Atlantic | Pacific Companies Acquires Class A Asset in San Marcos, Texas

Atlantic | Pacific Companies has added another Class A asset to its portfolio with the purchase of The Palazzo, a 300-unit garden-style apartment located in San Marcos, Texas.

The Aspen Cos. Purchases Three Affordable Assets in Georgia

New Jersey-based The Aspen Cos. has picked up a trio of affordable housing communities for slightly more than $9 million. The move adds more than 300 units to its expanding portfolio in the Southeast.

Luxury TF Cornerstone Condo in L.I.C. Reaches Full Occupancy

The View, a luxury condo in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, has reached 100 percent occupancy. Modern Spaces handled sales.

APARTMENT MARKET STATISTICS: January 2014

Returns from multifamily property investments fell in the third quarter of 2013, according to the National Council of Real Estate Fiduciaries. Returns from commercial real estate as a whole, however, increased to 2.57 percent.