Veronica Grecu
Veronica Grecu is a senior creative writer and researcher for RentCafe. With more than 10 years of experience in the real estate industry, she covers a variety of topics in residential and commercial real estate, including trends and industry news. Previously, she was involved in producing content for Multi-Housing News, Commercial Property Executive and Yardi Matrix. Veronica’s academic background includes a B.A. in Applied Modern Languages and an M.A. in Advertising and PR.
SPOTLIGHT ON NEW YORK: Bed Bath & Beyond Heading to Brooklyn
After going through a $100 million makeover, the 1.1 million-square-foot Liberty View Industrial Plaza is rapidly becoming retailers’ most valued location in Brooklyn.
SPOTLIGHT ON PHILADELPHIA: Euro Fashion Retailer Expands in U.S. with Sizable Lease
Primark, a European fashion retailer looking to expand overseas, has officially entered the U.S. market by leasing a 40-acre site in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley industrial market to support its East Coast operations.
SPOTLIGHT ON BOSTON: Visconsi Cos. Buys Brookline M-F Property
Visconsi Cos., Ltd. has bought a residential property in a Boston suburb from a JV between Westbrook Partners and Nordblom Co.
Vacant Strathmore Hotel Gets New Life as Apartment Building
One year after getting $3.5 million toward redevelopment from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the reconstruction effort at Detroit’s long-time vacant Strathmore Hotel took another step forward.
HFF Arranges $32 Million Loan for New Ace Hotel in Chinatown
The ten-story building that housed the Salvation Army Chinatown Community Shelter is set to be redeveloped into a new Ace Hotel.
Private Swiss Investor and Center Court Boston Plan Luxury Condo Tower for Tremont Street
A new luxury condominium tower could replace a vacant office building located at 171 Tremont Street in Boston’s Midtown Cultural District.
Queen Lane Apartments in Germantown Coming Back to Life
After years of community meetings and intense debates and three months after the city imploded the derelict Queen Lane apartment tower, the property is coming back to life as a low-density townhouse complex.
Neudeck Building Changes Hands, Prepares for $6 Million Renovation
A century-old office building in downtown Detroit, just two blocks away from the newly renovated David Whitney Building / Aloft Hotel, was recently sold to a real estate investment and management company.
Curbcut Urban Partners’ Joint Venture Throggs Neck Shopping Center Opens in the Bronx
A new shopping venue recently celebrated its grand opening in the Ferry point section of the Bronx, just in time for the holiday season.
Pebblebrook Pays $260.4 Million for Revere Hotel, Adjacent Parking and Vacant Lot
Shortly after entering the Nashville, market by paying $52.3 million for the Union Station Hotel, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust made another acquisition, this time in The Hub.