Adriana Pop
Adriana Pop is a senior editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She joined CPE and MHN in 2012, with an academic background in economics, English and Italian. She currently curates the CPE Sneak Peek newsletter, highlighting noteworthy stories and emerging topics for readers. Connect with her at adriana.pop@cpe-mhn.com or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioana-adriana-pop-811772108/.
Oxford Development Unveils Redevelopment Options for 350 Fifth Avenue
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Oxford Development Co. announced plans for the redevelopment of its six-story building at 441 Smithfield Street, one of the company’s owned assets. Rebranded as 350 Fifth Avenue, the new Class A office property will feature upscale retail and restaurant space. In order to better suit market demands, Oxford has invested […]
U-Haul Acquires 425-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Chapel Hill
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor U-Haul Company of Raleigh has expanded its network of self-storage locations with the purchase of an existing storage facility in Chapel Hill. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The new U-Haul Moving and Storage of Chapel Hill, formerly known as Ironclad Self Storage, features more than 425 storage […]
Developer Wins Approval to Reclassify Agricultural Land in Maui
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor The Hawaii Land Use Commission has approved Alexander & Baldwin Properties’ petition to reclassify 545 acres of agricultural land in Wailuku and Waikapu in Central Maui. The reclassification would allow the Honolulu-based company to build a master-planned residential community named the Waiale Community Project. The housing development will comprise 2,550 […]
Construction on PNC Financial’s $400M HQ to Begin
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Demolitions of nine buildings in the east block of Wood Street clear the path for the construction of PNC Financial Services Group’s $400 million headquarters. The 33-story office tower will be located on the Southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street, the same Pittsburgh intersection where PNC has been […]
Alamance Regional Medical Center Plans $60M Expansion
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Alamance Regional Medical Center is planning a $60 million expansion, the largest since the hospital opened in 1995. According to The Business Journal, the campus improvement project includes a two-story, 40,000-square-foot cancer center to be located at the end of the Medical Arts building. The facility will feature new space […]
Land Use Commission Delays Decision on Hoopili Master-Planned Community
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor The Hawaii Land Use Commission (LUC) has granted D.R. Horton’s request that the agency delay its decision on a proposed 1,554-acre master-planned community in Ewa. D.R. Horton— Schuler Homes LLC is seeking approval to change the land classification of prime agricultural to urban, and needs more time to draft legal […]
Phipps Conservatory’s Certified Living Building Opens in Pittsburgh
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor The Center for Sustainable Landscapes is scheduled to open at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens on May 23. It will be one of the world’s first certified living buildings. The 24,350-square-foot facility is the centerpiece of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ $20 million Phase III expansion project. The expansion is meant to […]
Queen’s Health Systems to Acquire Hawaii Medical Center West
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Queen’s Health Systems, the corporate parent of The Queen’s Medical Center, has signed a letter of intent and confidentiality agreement with St. Francis Healthcare System to explore the possibility of acquiring the former Hawaii Medical Center West campus. Formerly known as St. Francis West, the Ewa facility located on Fort […]
City Opens $13.4M South Shore Riverfront Park
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor City officials joined development stakeholders and community partners to celebrate the opening of the 3.2-acre South Shore Riverfront Park at the Monongahela River shoreline. The $13.4 million project is developed on the former LTV steel industrial site. The urban park was funded with approximately $10.6 million in federal, state and local […]
Carnegie Mellon University Finalizes $500M Master Plan
By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Carnegie Mellon University’s new master plan for its campus has been approved by City Planning officials. The plan includes the development of five key projects over the next 10 years, at an estimated cost of $500 million. The Pittsburgh Business Times reports that the first development proposes a $70 million […]