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.
Carter-Haston, Crews Realty Invest in Memphis’ Strongest Submarkets
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
Two of the strongest submarkets in Memphis nowadays, Germantown and Collierville, have recently registered important residential and commercial transactions, picking up the pace toward the real estate industry’s recovery.
The Preserve at Forest Creek Apartments, a 414-unit […]
Tampa Apartment Complexes Snag New Owners
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Buyers are snapping up apartment complexes in Tampa, finding opportunity among top-level housing and lender-owned properties.
Trading hands for the second time in the past year was The Estates at Tuscany Ridge. Seller Blue Granite Partners L.L.C. […]
Valencia College Construction will Incorporate Green Globes Standards; DeBartolo’s Latest Bet on Orlando
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Valencia Community College, after announcing its official change of name to Valencia College, has had another major event on its agenda—it broke ground on a new classroom building in Lake Nona. The new $21,750,000 facility is […]
New Dining Options for 1450 Brickell/One Broadway
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
One of Miami’s newest Class-A office towers, the 35-story 1450 Brickell, continues making headlines one year after its inauguration. The first Miami office tower (and one of the first buildings in South Florida) to receive LEED-Gold […]
Alliance Residential Answers Apartment Demand with New Multi-family Complexes
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Due to a sharp comeback of job growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and a notable lack of first-time home buyers, the Metroplex was pushed to the top of the list of U.S. rental markets in […]
New CDC Energy-Efficient Building Supports Atlanta’s ‘Green’ Ranking
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Atlanta landed in 21st place on a list of greenest Canadian and U.S. cities produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of a research study commissioned by Siemens. Atlanta has also been acknowledged as taking a major […]
Fogelman, MAA Getting Ahead in Memphis Real Estate
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
The current economic trend seems to favor leasing rather than buying, at least on the consumer residential market, thus providing excellent opportunities to investors who are looking for great deals in the multi-housing industry.
Memphis-based Fogelman Management […]
Marine Corps Opens New HQs in Federal City, as Algiers Revives
by Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
The Marine Corps Reserve reached a major milestone on June 27, when it hosted the official opening ceremony for its new national headquarters at the old Navy base in Algiers. The 411,000-square-foot, Class A, force-protected office […]
Chevron Expands Downtown Presence with $340M Purchase
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Chevron Corp., the California-based oil giant, has successfully closed the deal on 1400 Smith St. —also known as Four Allen Center—for a reported $340 million. Chevron has been the sole tenant of the 50-story building for […]
New Rollins Hotel to Support Higher Education
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The new Rollins Hotel, whose construction is scheduled to start this fall, will be much more than a hotel. Named after the patron family that donated the $12.5 million needed for its construction, the Alfond Inn […]