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.
Revamped Cobo Center Shines Bright at Detroit Auto Show
With the 2014 Auto Show in full swing, Detroit’s painful financial decline that reached a climax last summer with the historic filing for bankruptcy seems like never really happened.
Non-Profit Design Center Reveals Renderings of Columbus Square Park
The neglected Passyunk Square neighborhood park is set for a much-need redesign with the help of a grant coming from a local non-profit organization.
Triangle Equities’ $200 Million Lighthouse Point Adds to Staten Island Wave of Developments
Queens-based Triangle Equities is finally moving on with one of the largest mixed-use projects to be developed on the North Shore of Staten Island since Hurricane Sandy hit the area. Though the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) green lighted the development plans in early 2007, the project faced several years of hurdles mostly because of the economic downturn that affected the real estate sector.
Apartments and Retail to Replace Vacant Bowling Alley in Dorchester
Phoenix-based Lucky Strike Development is planning to enliven the former Fields Corner bowling alley in South Dorchester which was closed in 2007 after serving the neighborhood for five decades.
FedEx Ground Plans $175 Million Massive Distribution Center in Lehigh Valley
Just before the end of 2013 a large shipping company submitted plans for a 1.3-million-square-foot package sorting center in Allen Township, in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The project was filed with the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission by Moon Township, PA-based FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of the FedEx Corporation that serves businesses and retailers deliver merchandise to customer in up to five days.
TechTown Opens Junction440 as Shared Work Space for Entrepreneurs
TechTown Detroit, a non-profit business incubator and accelerator based in Midtown within the Woodward Technology Corridor SmartZone, seized this opportunity and recently opened a new co-working space designed for entrepreneurs seeking an affordable, flexible and active work environment.
Terreno Realty Corp. Pays $53.1 Million for Industrial Buildings in Queens, NY
San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corporation recently acquired a real estate portfolio marketed under the name JFK Airgate and an adjacent parcel in Queens for a purchase price of $53.1 million, or around $232 per square foot.
DevMar, Burton-Katzman to Bring Luxury Multifamily Complex to Plymouth
DevMar Development LLC and Burton-Katzman LLC are on track to build the first multifamily complex in Plymouth in almost ten years as the city Planning Commission unanimously approved a new luxury development along Plymouth Road near North Holbrook in the historic Old Village area.
BRA Approves $63 Million Dorm for Emerson College
As the Menino administration is coming to an end, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has been busy unloading a number of development projects from its plate before Mayor-elect Marty Walsh and his staff step in on January 2.
Flatiron-Shaped Condo Tower Underway in Soho
A 16-story residential tower is underway in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood as the city Board of Standards and Appeals unanimously recently approved the construction project proposed by Madison Equities and Property Markets Group