Real Estate Blog
Shopping center developer plans residential, retail in north Phoenix
Demand has been growing for different land uses in that part of the Valley.
Major development and jobs announcement — likely Komatsu — at Milwaukee’s Harbor District Thursday
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and other officials will gather Thursday at the harbor-side Solvay Coke site in Milwaukee to announce a major job-creating development.
Although it is not specified in a notice obtained by the Milwaukee Business Journal Wednesday, the press conference is likely to announce heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu Ltd.’s intent on building a facility on the 46-acre property. The Milwaukee Business Journal in July reported that the international…
In Manayunk, Venice Island site sold to developers
The site, long home to a vacant restaurant property, sits by the Schuylkill River Trail.
Behind the deal: How Embrey Partners convinced 66 condos owners to sell
Embrey Partners plans to build 223 apartments and 60,000 square feet of office space at its proposed 7600 Broadway project.
PHOTOS: Auction of Wilmington mansion back on after Florence
A waterfront mansion in Wilmington has survived Hurricane Florence and is back on the market, courtesy of an auction that begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Concierge Auctions, the company facilitating the sale, says the 6,500-square-foot home escaped the storm without sustaining damage.
That means interested buyers will have a shot at bidding on the home, which sits on Bradley Creek, across the Intracoastal Waterway from Wrightsville Beach.
The auction had previously been scheduled for Sept. 18-21 but…
Rainforest Cafe founder Steve Schussler sues over Lake Minnetonka dock issues
Schussler is suing the Lake Minnetonka Convservation District, claiming his application for a dock variance should have been approved.
Construction executive talks industries on the rise, developments north of Dayton
Justin Sommer is vice president of business development for Tipp City-based Bruns General Contracting. A Greenville native, Sommer began working at Bruns in July after four years as economic development director and assistant city manager for the city of Piqua.
Cincinnati’s new apartments are nearly all luxury, study says
Nearly all of the new construction of apartments in Greater Cincinnati are priced at the top of the rental market, according to new data compiled by RentCafe, a nationwide apartment search website.
Ninety-three percent of the units constructed in Cincinnati in 2017 was high-end, with the region ranking sixth in the country out of the top 30 metro areas when it comes to luxury apartment construction, according to the study.
Across the country, 79 percent of new rentals were top of the market.…
Hawaii counties ask Supreme Court to invalidate prop tax ballot question
Hawaii’s four counties on Wednesday filed a petition for extraordinary writ with the state Supreme Court, asking justices to invalidate a question on the November ballot for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to place a “surcharge” on investment real estate to support public schools.
The City and County of Honolulu and Hawaii, Kauai and Maui counties had filed a lawsuit last month seeking to strike the question from the Nov. 6 ballot, but 1st Circuit Judge Jeff Crabtree…
LA investor scoops up Tempe apartments with eye toward renovation
The investor says he is very bullish on the Phoenix market has four more apartment projects in escrow.