Rising construction costs are the biggest challenge for all developers, but for affordable developers, it can be a crippling one. In fact, the increased construction costs are one of an amalgam of reasons that the affordable housing supply is shrinking. However, there are solutions. Partnering with an established affordable builder is one of the
Developers are excited about the potential for SB196—a new affordable housing bill passed by the state that exempts land trusts from paying property taxes on affordable housing projects. The new bill is expected to drive affordable housing development throughout the state, and builders are seeing an increase in interest in affordable housing projects. Read
During the past few years, material and skilled labor costs have been on the rise, causing increased distress for multifamily developers. If we add trade tensions to the equation, it is understandable why bringing a project to fruition is becoming more and more challenging, especially when building affordable housing properties in gateway markets. Read
Developers are challenged to contain high construction and labor costs. To help, we asked two construction executives experienced in affordable housing to share five tips that can help you keep costs under control and make the building process a little smoother. Read Article
Upon reviewing countless adaptive reuse projects throughout the country for GlobeSt.com’s ADAPT awards, we have declared Evanston Court in Pasadena, CA, the winner for the best merging of past and future in a historic property. We will be honoring the project at our awards ceremony in Baltimore on September 16th. Read Article
Real estate news publisher GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum has selected the Evanston Court project in Pasadena as among the recipients of their Adapt Opportunity Zones Awards 2019, to be given at the GlobeSt.com Adapt: Opportunity Zones conference on September 16 and 17 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Evanston Court project is centered around the historic Evanston Inn
Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major players at one of our upcoming national events! Construction cost hikes have been buffeting the commercial real estate industry especially vigorously since the last recession. In 2018 alone, U.S. construction costs rose 5.7% overall, according to Rider Levett Bucknall’s Q1 2019 North American
With $43 million on the line, Amr Raafat couldn’t afford to miss his target by even a single centimeter. In play was the setting of modular boxes at the $43 million development of Canvas, a 126-unit, two-building, mixed-use property in Beverly, Mass., built by Windover Construction, where Raafat serves as director of virtual design
The high cost of construction is exacerbating the housing crisis in California and other markets where there is a housing shortage. Last year, construction costs increased more than 5% in Los Angeles alone, and this year, many expect costs to continue to increase sharply as trade tensions rise. These costs are having a significant
The scene looked like an elector set made for Paul Bunyon himself. Cranes lifted and placed large, prefabricated timber components that were designed and crafted off-site to fit like puzzle pieces into their preordained positions in the skeleton of Brock Commons Tallwood House, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Although the build time on the 18-story
