Operations & Technology
USAA-JLB JV Breaks Ground on Atlanta Apartments
Atlanta–A joint venture between USAA Real Estate Co. and JLB Partners L.P. has broken ground on Buckhead Village, a multifamily property in Atlanta. When complete, the property will feature 373 units in four- and five-story buildings totaling about 345,200 square feet, along with 583 parking spaces.
The Praedium Group Buys Half a Billion in Assets in First Half of 2011
New York–The Praedium Group has been in a bit of a buying frenzy. Acting through The Praedium Fund VII L.P., the New York City-based national real estate investment firm snapped up assets, predominantly multifamily, valued at an aggregate $500 million in the first six months of 2011.
Pittsburgh’s Piatt Place a Model in Green Evolution
Piatt Place, a mixed-use destination with 60 upscale residential condominiums in downtown Pittsburgh, is green to the bone. Completed by Millcraft Industries in 2009, the property is a shining example of how a non-green building can be reincarnated with a sustainable structural material to become a model of green development, and how it can help revitalize a city.
Questions to Ask Before Embarking on a Social Media Plan
Anyone who’s spent time on social media marketing knows the process can get very deep very quickly–and hours can slip by like minutes.
MHN Interview: Pushing Electric Vehicles Forward through Multifamily Partnerships
Michael Farkas discusses the trend of electric vehicles and how multifamily owners and operators can help move the trend forward.
USGBC Joins Global Reporting Initiative as an Organizational Stakeholder
Washington, D.C. –The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has joined the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as an Organizational Stakeholder (OS), becoming a member of GRI’s global network of organizations and companies that are committed to transparency, accountability and sustainable development. GRI is a network-based organization that produces a consensus-based, globally used sustainability Reporting Framework, allowing users to produce transparent, fully disclosed reports on environmental, social and governance performance. Working with the United Nations, governments and many prominent companies, GRI is the world’s most widely used corporate social responsibility reporting mechanism. The GRI OS program broadens participation around transparency in sustainability,…
InoviaPods Deliver with Custom Made Prefab Bathrooms
Novi Industries Inc. unveils a new prefabricated bathroom system that can bring a consistent, high-quality product to any residential, student housing, healthcare or hotel development project.
‘On the Ground’ with Eric Brown: Treat Your Blog Like a Content Command Center
As apartment marketers start to trek down the content marketing pathway, they should treat their blogs as command central.
MHN Interview: Pushing Electric Vehicles Forward through Multifamily Partnerships
Car Charging Group CEO Michael Farkas talks to MHN Managing Editor Erika Schnitzer about the trend of electric vehicles, the difficulties in implementing charging stations, and how multifamily owners and operators can help move the trend forward.
Campus Apartments Adds Over 3,000 Beds to Its Property Management Portfolio
Philadelphia–Campus Apartments has expanded its third-party management portfolio in four markets. Recently, Campus Apartments was awarded new contracts to manage student housing portfolios in four different states. In addition to assuming new management accounts of 506 beds in Ann Arbor, Mich., and 756 beds under development in Tucson, Ariz., the company has assumed management of properties in two new markets, with 928 beds in Morgantown, W.Va. and 933 beds in Norfolk, Va. “Our long history of being developers, owners and operators gives us a unique perspective in the industry,” says Miles Orth, executive vice president and chief operating officer of…