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.
American Campus Plans 500 Student Units for University of Florida
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
American Campus Communities bought the University Shoppes across from the University of Florida and plans a major redevelopment for the 14-acre property. The shopping center, located on the northwest corner of University Boulevard and Alafaya Trail, […]
Waterford Place Apartments, Memphis Airport Hotel & Conference Center Bought Out of Foreclosure
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
The Memphis housing market shows signs of a recovery as home sales improve month after month. Yet foreclosures still bring about the best investment opportunities, especially in the multifamily sector as the general economic trend continues […]
Garrison Completes Phase I of $100M Alafia Crossing
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Garrison Developer Group of Florida has recently announced the completion of The Preserve at Alafia, Phase I of the $100 million multi-use Alafia Crossing project.
The Preserve at Alafia, the 351-unit waterfront luxury apartment community, is located […]
UNT’s Sustainable Mean Green Stadium Ready for Opening
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
A sneak peak at the official site of University of Texas’ new Mean Green Stadium reveals less than a month left before its long-awaited opening. The $78 million project is now complete and has been unveiled […]
Peloton Makes Houston Debut with Office Portfolio Purchase
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Peloton Capital Partners teamed up with an Austin-based real estate private equity firm for the acquisition of a five-building, 347,258-square-foot office portfolio that marks the firm’s first foray into Houston. The purchase is part of an expansion […]
A ‘Greener’ South Florida with New Hampton Inn and FAU Building
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
South Florida is about to get much greener, as Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell-Downtown, slated for opening next month, set its sights on becoming Miami’s first LEED Certified hotel and the third LEED Certified Hampton […]
SunTrust Building Lands GrayRobinson
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Law firm GrayRobinson has recently signed an 11-year lease with Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. for 38,864 square feet in Tampa’s iconic SunTrust Financial Centre. The full-service law firm currently has 240 attorneys in nine other offices […]
Baker Barrios Selected for New 247-Unit Complex and Second Harvest Food Bank HQs
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Baker Barrios Architects prides itself with two major projects currently underway, as it was recently selected to design both a new 247-unit apartment community and a new headquarters for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Hawthorne, N.Y.-based GDC Properties […]
Inland Pays $69M for Fairmont Dallas
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The historic Fairmont Hotel in Dallas traded hands this week for the reported amount of $69 million, or $127,000 per key. According to city records, the seller was PCCP DCP Dallas Hotel, an affiliate of El […]
Condos Founder, Class A Office Flourishes as Downtown Struggles to Recover
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
Plans for development of the Trump Tower, announced the day before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, have been officially halted, as the site of the 70-story, $400 million skyscraper that was to have been the tallest […]