Amalia Otet

Amalia Otet is an online content developer and creative writer for RENTCafé. She loves all things real estate and strives to live beautifully, one green step at a time.

Kroger, Radians to Add New Jobs in Memphis

By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
Radians, a Bartlett-based supplier of personal protective equipment, recently announced plans to expand its business by acquiring a 92,000-square-foot facility in Memphis that would help consolidate all its functions, including warehousing and distribution. The project calls […]

UT Medical Branch Starts Work on $438M Jennie Sealy Hospital

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Work on a new hospital will start in Galveston no later than this fall. The $438 million project, representing a major milestone in the University of Texas Medical Branch’s recovery from Hurricane Ike, which ravaged the Gulf […]

Investors Snag Tampa Apartment Complexes

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Buyers are snapping up apartment complexes in Tampa as Lake Morton, Gables and Doral Oaks all see a change of owners.
The latest transaction comes from Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, which announced the successful […]

Amway Arena’s Demolition Makes Way for Mini-Metropolis

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The major Creative Village development may finally be one step closer to fruition, as the city of Orlando will be approving the demolition of the Amway Arena next week. According to the Orlando Business Journal, the […]

Carrfour to Deliver First 56 Affordable Units with NSP2 Funds

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Carrfour Supportive Housing is putting federal stimulus dollars to work with the purchase of a formerly distressed apartment complex, Harvard House Apartments. The Miami-based developer purchased the property through funds from the U.S. Department of Housing […]

Embassy Suites Opening September 2012

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Opening is approaching for the new Embassy Suites hotel, as developer Sierra Land Group announced that the $51.7 million project will be completed September 2012. The 300-room hotel, dubbed Embassy Suites Orlando-Lake Buena Vista South is […]

Stalled Winfield Gate Townhome Project Slated for Restart

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Houston’s luxury home market is about to get boost as developers prepare to move ahead on the stalled Winfield Gate project. Rohe & Wright Builders is partnering with the Willis family, the property’s owners, to deliver […]

Trammell Crow Plans $250M Mixed-Use Project Downtown

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Trammell Crow Co. has big plans in store for downtown Tampa, as the developer is  seeking approval for a $250 million mixed-use development dubbed Southgate, the Tampa Tribune reported. Consisting of a 450,000-square-foot office tower, a […]

Billingsley Seeks Approval for 670-Unit Cypress Waters Apt. Complex

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Developer Billingsley Co. is seeking approval for a 670-unit residential project as part of its planned Cypress Waters mixed-use community. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Dallas-based company owns almost 1,000 acres surrounding North Lake […]

AON Group Renews Brickell Lease; 2525 Ponce Signs Quest Workspaces

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Insurance giant AON Group has renewed its lease at Brickell Bay Office Tower in what marks the largest office lease transaction completed this year in Miami’s Brickell office market. Currently 91 percent occupied, the Class A […]