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.
175 Kent Ave. Sells for $76M; LaGuardia Could Get New Terminal Building
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
A high-end rental property located at 175 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was sold to Chicago-based Equity Residential for $76 million, reports Crain’s New York Business. The building was completed in 2011 by the Chetrit Group […]
Manhattan is Home to Yahoo! News Studio, Most Expensive Residential Rental
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Yahoo!, the pioneer of Internet search and content development, will have its own studio in Manhattan at the corner of 40th Street and Sixth Avenue, where the company already has office space. The work has already […]
Micro-Apartments Concept Takes Shape in Boston
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
In an attempt to attract young people to Boston, the city’s administration is encouraging the development of small units—some of them as small as 375 square feet, similar to the famous micro-apartments in New York. The […]
Onion Flats to Develop Net Zero Energy Mixed-Use Community in East Falls
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Local developer Onion Flats was chosen by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) to build a 128,444-square-foot mixed-use complex in East Falls. “The Ridge” is projected to be the first Passive House Certified and Net-Zero-Energy mixed-use community […]
Wright-Kay Building Joins Dan Gilbert’s Portfolio; Aloft Boutique Hotel to Open in Detroit
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Bedrock Real Estate Service, one of Dan Gilbert’s companies, has just paid $575,000 for the vacant Wright-Kay Building, one of Detroit’s historic structures located at 1500 Woodward, reports The Detroit News. According to CBRE Inc. representatives […]
BRA to Complete the Harrison-Albany Corridor Zoning Plan
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has almost completed the zoning plan for the Harrison-Albany Corridor, a once thriving industrial area that today is a growing neighborhood. As reported by the Boston Globe, the public comment period […]
First Save-A-Lot Store Opens in Germantown
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia has welcomed another retailer that occupies 17,500 square feet of space at 5834 Pulaski Ave. Save-A-Lot opened its first store in this area on December 9, during a ribbon cutting ceremony. […]
Increase in Hotel Occupancy Strengthens Detroit’s Recovery Trend
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Less than six months ago Detroit was facing such a dramatic population decline caused by a sluggish economy that local experts and city officials were forced to come up with a serious rescue plan. Things started […]
Facebook to Open New Engineering Office in New York
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Facebook, the world’s largest and fastest-growing social networking company, has announced plans to increase its footprint in New York by adding an engineering center in early 2012. The announcement was made recently by Facebook Chief Operating […]
Redeveloped Bell Building will Lose Iconic Yellow Pages Sign
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
As part of a redevelopment project that aims to transform the historic Michigan Bell Telephone Company building into shelters for homeless, the iconic Yellow Pages sign that has been hanging for almost 50 years from the […]