Operations & Technology

The Green Champion: Why Your Company Might Need a CSO

Do you have a program in place to encourage green practices in your communities? Experts say that green efforts are more likely to succeed if there is a chief in place to spearhead the effort.

Shielding the Asset

Apartment owners may find it a challenge to mandate renters insurance in a soft economy.

Downtown Renaissance: The Rebuilding of New Orleans

Was Hurricane Katrina a good thing for New Orleans?

New N.J. Affordable-Housing Apartments Geared Towards Families

Community Investment Strategies Inc. has completely leased its newest affordable apartment-rental community in Woolwich Township. This is the first of three affordable communities to be completed in the area.

Multifamily High-Rises Now Eligible for Energy Star

Washington, D.C.–When it comes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star, a highly coveted green stamp of approval, multifamily high-rises are now on equal footing with low-rise multifamily structures and single-family homes.

Wythe Confectionery Apartments Completed in Brooklyn

New York–Caro Enterprises has completed work on the 69-unit Wythe Confectionery apartment property (390 Wythe Ave.) in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The project, which originally started as condos, is an adaptive reuse of a former factory.

Editor’s Note: Your Ounce of Prevention

A look at disaster recovery plans, investment opportunities and renters insurance.

Building the ‘Bell’ Brand: Why Bell Partners Left the Senior Living Markets

Lessons learned during the downturn, the decision to exit the commercial real estate and senior living markets, retaining top operations talent, and the importance of branding are among the topics explored by Bell Partners.

Harbor Group Expands Apartment Management Portfolio

Harbor Group Management Co. has taken over the property management business of Great Atlantic Management. Great Atlantic’s portfolio of 21 properties includes 3,880 apartment units and about 116,000 square feet of commercial space in Virginia.

Tuscaloosa Tornado Spurs Relief Effort by Education Realty Trust

How Education Realty Trust and Edwards Companies joined forces to earn $22,000 in tornado relief efforts for the University of Alabama.