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.
Madison Apartment Group Breaks Ground on Luxury M-F Development in Bucks County
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Madison Apartment Group, the multifamily operating arm of Philadelphia-based BPG Properties, Ltd., recently broke ground on an apartment community called Madison New Britain and located in Chalfont, PA, in the heart of historic Bucks County. Madison New Britain is the first multifamily rental community to be created in the region […]
Developer Reveals Tentative Redevelopment Plan for Vacant Ajax Metal Works Site
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Philadelphia’s waterfront has attracted yet another prominent developer with plans to stir things up in the area. Michael Samschick, who has backed several development projects across the city, wants to turn the vacant Ajax Metal Works site into a sparkling mixed-use complex, according to a PlanPhilly.com report. Located at 1000-1052 […]
Two New Mixed-Use Developments Proposed for the Delaware River Waterfront
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor The Philadelphia City Planning Commission received a proposal calling for a four-tower residential and retail complex at the former World Trade Center site, according to PlanPhilly.com. Reportedly, one of the towers would rise 426 feet, two of them would climb 227 feet, and the smallest would rise just a bit […]
Renovation Completed at Boston Marriott Copley Place; Potential Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Pending Approval
The award-winning Boston Marriott Copley Place completed a complex renovation of guest rooms, meeting space, health club and pool areas. Conveniently located at 110 Huntington Avenue in the city’s historic Back Bay district, the hotel has been completely re-imagined over the five-year re-design process. Inspired by nature, the building’s 1,100 guestrooms were renovated under the Marriott Hotels & Resorts Refreshing Mint interior design signature palette, which combines splashes of mint green with chocolate brown hues.
University City Science Center Announces New $15 Million Mixed-Use Tower
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor In less than one month the University City Science Center (UCSC) will break ground on a new mixed-use tower located at the corner of 38th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia. A $15 million joint venture between the University City Science Center and Wexford Science + Technology, a private real […]
Saint-Gobain, YouthBuild Complete First LEED Platinum Renovation Project in Philadelphia
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor A team of YouthBuild Philadelphia students and volunteers from the Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation completed the renovation in Germantown, the first project of a three-year national partnership that provides professional development opportunities for out-of-school young adults. The project, which envisioned a thorough rehab of 4620 Greene Street to achieve U.S. Green […]
Stalled $615 Million Project Seeking Approval to Revitalize Downtown Crossing
Shortly after Mayor Thomas Menino announced that Chicago-based real estate investment and development firm Oxford Capital Group LLC plans to develop a 240-key hotel at 59 Temple Place in Downtown Crossing, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) reveals another investor’s intention to revitalize the area.
IKEA Plugs In Solar Projects at Three Philadelphia-Area Facilities
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Hot on the heels of Community Energy Solar’s groundbreaking for the green energy project in Lancaster, Swedish company IKEA, one of the world’s leading home furnishings retailers, inaugurated solar energy systems installed at two of the company’s Pennsylvania stores in Conshohocken and South Philadelphia, as well as on top of […]
Community Energy Solar Begins Construction of Pennsylvania’s Largest Green Energy Project
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor Work has started at Keystone Solar Project located along Lancaster Pike south of the city of Lancaster, PA, soon after Community Energy Solar announced it had closed financing on the six megawatt development. Community Energy Solar’s retail marketing division and Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s largest electricity providers […]
Work Advances at Vertex’s Future Fan Pier Headquarters
Work on the Eleven Fan Pier Boulevard, one of the 18-story towers at the Fan Pier development site, reached a milestone recently when iron workers raised the final beam to complete the building’s structural framework.