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.
Rittenhouse Realty Advisors Sells Wyndmoor Gardens Apartment Asset for $7.1 Million
A residential complex in Chestnut Hill, one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of Philadelphia, recently changed ownership in a $7.1 million transaction.
110-Room Hotel and Retail Project Coming to Downtown Ann Arbor
A new hotel is set to rise on a 0.48-acre site at the corner of Huron and Ashley streets in downtown Ann Arbor is the development team receives the green light from the Planning Commission and City Council.
Big Apple Goes Super Tiny: Micro-Unit Development in Manhattan Lands $10.3 M Construction Loan
It took more than one year to get this project going but the Big Apple is finally getting its first ever micro-apartment building developed on city-owned land. As previously reported by Multi-Housing News Online, in early 2013 Monadnock Development LLC, Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation and nARCHITECTS were selected as the winning team of the “adapt NYC” Competition, a city-sponsored pilot program that looked for innovative designs to solve New York’s housing crisis.
Developers Break Ground on $185 Million Residential and Retail Project in Boston’s South End
A joint venture between Morristown, NJ-based Normandy Real Estate Partners and Gerding Edlen of Portland, OR, officially broke ground on the newest residential community in Boston’s booming South End neighborhood.
110 Luxury Apartments Under Construction at 2021 Chestnut Street
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor The wave of residential projects that hit the vibrant Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia continues with yet another upscale development at 2021 Chestnut Street near Rittenhouse Square. In less than one week Aquinas Realty Partners is set to officially break ground on AQ Rittenhouse, a high-rise luxury apartment building designed […]
Downtown Detroit Goes Residential: City Approves First Apartment Projects in Two Decades
As predicted in a market report that Multi-Housing News Online published recently, things are looking up for Detroit’s housing market. Two new apartment projects were approved by the city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) which is part of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp (DEGC), marking the first residential buildings to be developed in the downtown area in more than two decades.
Financial District Selected for IHG’s Fifth New York City Hotel Indigo
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to expand its New York City footprint by opening a new Hotel Indigo in the Financial District, the company announced recently.
DoReMi Karaoke Studio in Allston to be Replaced by Apartments
The owners of the popular DoReMi Karaoke Studio located at 442 Cambridge Street in Allston plan to tear down the longstanding venue to make room for a small mixed-use building.
Philadelphia Advances Strategic Plan to Create 1,500 New Low-Income Apartments
A new housing plan that is expected to create more affordable units in gentrifying neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia was announced recently by the City Council.
Detroit Launches RFP for Housing, Office and Retail Project at Old Tiger Stadium Site
Detroit officials have big plans for Corktown, one of the oldest residential areas in the city and a symbol of the Irish-American community in the region. The site of the Tiger Stadium, the neighborhood’s most famous attractions—or what’s left of it, as the place was demolished in 2008—is about to be converted into a vibrant urban development that will honor the history of the site while also serving as a new tax base for the city.