New-To-Atlanta Developer To Construct Marriott-Branded Hotel By Centennial Olympic Park

Newport RE is getting started on an 18-story apartment tower that will rise above its vast street-level property empire in South Downtown Atlanta. The German real estate investment firm filed an application last week with the city of Atlanta to begin groundwork on a 13-story apartment tower over a five-level parking garage, a big next…

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A surge of investment from the federal government and nonprofits has begun to spark new private sector interest in the Appalachian region, an often-overlooked part of the country that has for years suffered from population decline and poverty as the nation shifted away from coal mining. 

With hundreds of millions of dollars coming in to fund infrastructure projects, small businesses and rehabilitations of old buildings — plus a renewed appeal for living in the area from remote workers who enjoy outdoor recreation — economic development officials say they are optimistic about the growth of Appalachia. 

This investment and growth is creating new opportunities for real estate development, especially in areas designated as opportunity zones where investors can receive tax breaks for their projects.  In 2021, the federally funded Appalachian Regional Commission deployed $449M toward 465 projects, and it leveraged an additional $1B in…

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Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm that specializes in proptech investment, is opening its latest fund to financing physical assets that forward the goal of decarbonizing real estate. The fund will undertake decarbonizing investments in a number of ways, including…

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