Eliza Theiss

Eliza Theiss is a senior writer reporting real estate trends in the US. Her work has been cited by CBS News, Curbed, The Los Angeles Times, and Forbes among others. With an academic background in journalism, Eliza has been covering real estate since 2012. Before joining PropertyShark, Eliza was an associate editor at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. She has also contributed extensively to CommercialEdge. Reach her at eliza.theiss@yardi.com

188-Key Aloft New Orleans Downtown Opens in Adaptive Reuse Project

The 188-key Aloft New Orleans Downtown has opened, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced, marking Aloft’s entry into the Louisiana market.

Laurus Corp. Sells Repositioned Holiday Inn Express for $15.8M

Real estate investment and development firm Laurus Corporation has announced the $15.3 million sale of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites – New Orleans Airport South, marking a 33.5 percent internal rate of return (IRR) and 2.3 times equity multiple in less than three years of ownership.

Blackstone Buys Farms at Cool Springs for $82M

As yet another testimony to Nashville’s booming apartment market, the world’s largest real estate private equity firm, The Blackstone Group, has just dropped $81.9 million on a 474-unit apartment community

Cortland Partners Buys 3,265 Charlotte Apartments for $274M

Atlanta-based real estate investment firm Cortland Partners has made quite the splash in Charlotte’s apartment market, picking up nine communities totaling over 3,200 units for $273.9 million

Grant Cardone Drops $48M on Four Apartment Communities

Chicago area residential developer Cunat, Inc. has disposed of four Nashville apartment communities, in a deal that fetched $48.4 million

DPJ Residential to Develop $10M, 77-Unit Boutique Apartment Community

Charlotte-based boutique apartment developer DPJ Residential is gearing up to break ground on a 77-unit multifamily project on Freedom Drive, near Charlotte’s Uptown.

NOLA City Council, NORA Put Thousands of Properties on Auction Block

The City of New Orleans has announced it has started work on putting approximately 3,000 tax-adjudicated properties up for sale.

Whole Foods to Open 30 KSF Mandeville Location; St. Rock Market Targets April Opening

Mandeville residents that have been campaigning for a Whole Foods location can finally celebrate.

DTZ Brokers Over 280K SF of Industrial Sales in Booming Charlotte Market

By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor Quinn Management has sold over 30,000 square feet of industrial property to Titan Electric Co., DTZ announced. The sale involved two properties: a 25,095-sq.-ft. building at 2198 Wilkinson Boulevard and a 5,032-sq.-ft. property at 2130 Wilkinson Boulevard. The latter is currently occupied by Fastenal, which will stay on as a […]

St. Clair Apartments Set to Develop 268-Unit Stacks on Main

One of the investors looking to take a bite out of Nashville’s apartment market is St. Clair Holdings.