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Seismic, Structural and Energy Requirements in California

By Shari Fykes |Published July 17, 2019

If you’ve got multifamily assets in California, your regulatory compliance to-do list is getting longer. Depending on the cities or municipalities where your properties are located, you may have a host of checklists to complete, modifications to perform, and reports to submit. In...

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EPA Targets O-Zones for Cleanup

By Joseph Derhake, PE |Published July 1, 2019

In this recent article by Connect, I am quoted about new Brownfield Rehabilitation and Opportunity Zone developments. The EPA recently targeted 149 communities nationwide to receive $64.6 million in funding for Brownfield Assessments and clean up. These EPA grants help developers feel more...

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Managing Risk and Returns in Late-Cycle CRE Investments

By Joseph Derhake, PE |Published June 12, 2019

In my latest thought leadership column for National Real Estate Investor, I discuss due diligence risk management strategies for investors facing rising late-cycle uncertainty. Rehab and adaptive reuse projects are attractive value-add investments towards the end of a market expansion...

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Remedial Cost Estimates as a Critical Component of Securing CMBS Loans

By Jenny Redlin, REPA, Charles Tallinger, LEED AP |Published June 10, 2019

We have co-authored an article for the summer edition of CRE Finance World about the importance of remedial cost estimates as a quantitative framework for assessing environmental risk tranches. This is particularly important for securing CMBS loans, which rely on ratings agency asset...

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California's New Balcony Law: What You Should Know

By Shari Fykes |Published May 14, 2019

I contributed an article on California's new balcony inspection law for the May 2019 publication of Apartment Age, a publication of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. California Senate Bill 721 (otherwise known as "The Balcony Law"), passed in September 2018, will require...

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