Therese Fitzgerald

Finance Exclusive: PGIM Provides $55M for Fort Worth Mixed-Use Refi The campus includes office and retail space. Claudiu Tiganescu - July 29, 2026 Investment NAREE Special Report: Why Conversion Isn’t CRE’s Magic Bullet Changing workplaces to apartments is a long shot, but how about living at the mall?

Myles Brown In nearly every state, elected officials are focused on a key issue: how to build more affordable housing for residents. Yet, even though this is a crucial need, the costs associated with such projects can run 20 to 30 percent higher than their market-rate counterparts, making development that much more difficult. However, in my experience, strategic decision-making and creative choices can help cut down on costs, without sacrificing on quality design.

FAT Village, a Hines project in Fort Lauderdale on 5.6-acre. The 835,000-square-foot mixed-use district in Flagler Village includes residential, office, and retail uses. Rendering courtesy of Hines Mixed-use residential is an increasingly popular choice for multifamily developers today, and residential is playing an essential role in more mixed-use plans.