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Red Mortgage Capital provides $28.169 million loan to refinance Drake Tower

Red Mortgage Capital, LLC, the mortgage banking arm of comprehensive capital provider Red Capital Group, LLC, provided $28.169 million of Fannie Mae DUS Choice Refinancing for a 284-unit Class A multifamily property. Financing for The Drake Tower was provided to sponsor Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (Forest City). Forest City originally acquired the property in 1998 and began a major historical renovation. The current transaction completed by Red Mortgage Capital, LLC refinanced both the existing first and supplemental second financings associated with the property. The new loan has a ten-year term and 30-year amortization. The Drake Tower, a former hotel, is located at the corner of 15th and Spruce Sts., next to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Built in 1929, the 30-story architectural gem of Spanish Baroque and Art Deco design once was the tallest building in Philadelphia and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Colwen Hotels celebrates opening of the first hotel in Portland’s Thompson’s Point - Residence Inn by Marriott and Moxy Hotel

Portland, ME Colwen Hotels celebrated the opening of Residence Inn by Marriott and Moxy Hotel Portland Thompson’s Point, the first hotel in the city’s Thompson’s Point district. Developed by XSS Hotels and managed by Colwen Hotels, the five-story, dual-branded property introduces 148 guestrooms to one of southern Maine’s fastest-growing waterfront destinations.
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IREM president’s message:  Our new reality - Staying ahead of supply chain delays - by Yoany Vargas

IREM president’s message: Our new reality - Staying ahead of supply chain delays - by Yoany Vargas

Supply chain delays are slowing construction, ratcheting up operating costs, and extending turnover timelines across Greater Boston, directly reducing revenue and increasing the workload for multifamily and

Revitalized Town Centers:  Retail??? - by Carol Todreas

Revitalized Town Centers: Retail??? - by Carol Todreas

It is now widely accepted that customers want to shop in person at physical stores. Brands know that they do better business in a physical store than just on line so they want to open stores. Demand for retail space by digital merchants, local entrepreneurs, and newly developed national chains
Retail infill strategy to activate Pawtucket’s Conant Thread District - by Gaetan Kashala

Retail infill strategy to activate Pawtucket’s Conant Thread District - by Gaetan Kashala

Until recently, the Conant Thread District consisted of approximately 150 acres of underutilized industrial land spanning Pawtucket and Central Falls. Today, the area is one of the most significant
The legislature has spoken:  New Hampshire doubles down on housing in commercial zones - by John Sokul

The legislature has spoken: New Hampshire doubles down on housing in commercial zones - by John Sokul

Last year, the New Hampshire Legislature enacted HB 631, a landmark housing measure requiring municipalities to permit multifamily housing in commercially zoned districts. The law generated