Mixed-Use Development

Mixed-Use Development

• Mixed-Use Property Revitalizes Buffalo

  A former electric showroom turned corn exchange helps revive rebounding Buffalo as a multi-use apartment/commercial space.

   

• Marina City: A Chicago Icon

  Marina City includes the unmistakable "Corn Cob," aka Marina, Towers, the beloved residential component of this much-admired mixed-use complex.

   

• Sustainable 904 West Opens First Phase in Austin

  Green features and innovative industrial construction methods highlight Austin's 904 West.

   

• Quick & Quirky: June 2, 2011

  Multifamily Executive senior editor Chris Wood rounds up interesting and intriguing news tidbits. This week: Canyon Capital Realty Advisers reveals its latest ace; weight-reduction apartments; and how multifamily digs are helping residents get romantic.

   

• Fabulous Fountains

  Innovative multifamily owners are turning more to water features that not only look pretty but interact with their residents.

   

• Seaside Remains a Model of New Urbanism

  One of the first projects to bring the concept of New Urbanism to the public eye, Seaside continues to inspire others as a standard for good urban planning.

   

• Found in Yonkers

  A suburban New York development tests the new urbanist concept in a formerly unfavorable Northeast environment.

   

• Top 50 Owners Hold Strong, as Private Firms Take the Top

  Affordable housing providers and publicly traded REITs seemed to take the brunt of the buying and selling activity in the ownership space.

   

• Landmarks: Marinaside Crescent

  A mixed-use development uses a former World Exposition site in Vancouver, British Columbia, to full advantage, with breathtaking views and model municipal planning.

   

• Getting and Keeping Retail Tenants on a Weak Economy

  Multifamily owners are finding they need to be more flexible in closing rental deals with retail tenants.