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.

New Transactions for Chicago’s Industrial and Residential Real Estate Markets

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Two new industrial transactions have been recently negotiated by Colliers International in the O’Hare market.
The first transaction is a long-term lease at 855 N. Wood Dale Road in Wood Dale for Hegele Logistics LLC. Hegele Logistics […]

Worcester to Get New Medical Center; Green Awards Winners Announced

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
CitySquare II Development Co. is planning to build a new cancer center for Saint Vincent Hospital of Worcester. The project is estimated to cost $21 million, with its opening scheduled for January 2013. Construction is due to begin […]

Brooklyn Will Have New Condos, but Will It Have a Walmart?

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
After several failed attempts to step into the Queens and Staten Island markets, Walmart is now trying to move into the Jamaica Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, in a retail space at the soon-to-be-expanded Gateway Mall. The […]

Culture to Meet Math at New York Museum

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
A Museum of Mathematics is scheduled to open in Manhattan in the fall of 2012 and a lease for 19,000 square feet near Madison Square Park has just been signed. Set to be located at 11 […]

Arts, Sports Inspire Chicago Redevelopment

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
One of Chicago’s neighborhoods currently under reconstruction displays artistic finishes, thanks to Theaster Gates, an artist, musician and “cultural planner.” Gates conceived the Dorchester Projects in an effort to revitalize the city’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. […]

Boston to Rebuild Tea Party Museum

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Ten years after Boston’s Tea Party Museum was hit by lightning and shut down, The Hub is getting ready to once again mark the spot of one of the most important events that led to the […]

Skidmore, Owings Brings Green to Tech City in Vietnam

The Green Tech City was commissioned by FTP Corp., a growing national IT and telecommunications firm, for its employees and families.

Spring Fever Hits Boston Brokers

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Impatient investors looking for new opportunities might want to look at office properties in the Greater Boston area. It ranked third-best in a recent U.S. office report. More deals and increased rents and occupancy rates are likely […]

Market Shows Strength After Years of Recession

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
According to surveys by Rider Levett Bucknall and the Engineering News-Record‘s Building Cost Index, it looks like construction costs in New York are increasing again. Average construction costs rose 2.68 percent in 2010 and 2.86 percent […]

Chicago’s Recovery Promises Higher Rents

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Judging by the falling number of loan delinquencies, rising property values and increased rents for office buildings, Chicago’s commercial real estate shows signs of recovery from the credit crisis and recession. This will have a positive […]