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September 14, 2022

Climate Change Is a Business Issue For Law Firms. Here’s How to Prepare

As the effects of climate change continue to impact the world, the need for environmentally sustainable housing has become increasingly important. Developers like CREI Holdings' managing member Raul Rodriguez are working to address this need by incorporating sustainable building practices and technologies into their projects. "Climate change has shaped my perspective on real estate and future projects," Raul said. READ MORE

July 19, 2022

Insurance and Operations Costs Crushing Affordable Seniors Housing

The rising costs of insurance and operations are making it increasingly difficult for developers to provide workforce, affordable housing options for seniors, which could lead to a shortage of such housing in the future. CREI Holdings' managing member Raul Rodriguez, a developer who has been active in building workforce, affordable housing, stated that "no one in the region can afford to build affordable housing anymore." READ MORE

July 14, 2022

BUILDING BURDEN Rising construction costs weigh down profits

Rising construction costs are creating challenges for developers seeking to build workforce, affordable housing in South Florida. According to Raul Rodriguez, managing member of CREI Holdings, building and maintaining workforce, affordable housing is becoming increasingly difficult, and developers will need more public assistance to make attainable housing a reality. READ MORE

January 13, 2022

Lil’ Abner II Offers Affordable and Workforce Housing Options to Seniors Residing In Sweetwater, FL

https://floridayimby.com/2022/01/lil-abner-ii-offers-affordable-housing-options-to-seniors-residing-in-sweetwater-fl.html

Construction started on Lil’ Abner Apartments II in August 2021, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Construction on Lil’ Abner Apartments I ended in 2013. Now, the second phase is underway. It will offer affordable housing options to seniors living in Sweetwater, FL. The community is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023. READ MORE

November 22, 2021

Lil Abner Foundation Hosts Thanksgiving Bash for Sweetwater Residents

SWEETWATER, FLA. (WSVN) - With the holidays around the corner, a foundation helped out residents of a South Florida city by hosting a special bash. READ MORE

November 22, 2021

La fundación Li’l Abner realizó un evento por Acción de Gracias en Sweetwater

El objetivo de los organizadores es mejorar la vida de todos en la comunidad. La fundación Li’l Abner realizó este fin de semana un evento por Acción de Gracias con la intención de mejorar la vida de todos en la comunidad de Sweetwater. READ MORE

November 11, 2021

CREI Holdings Hosts Groundbreaking for Miami-Dade County’s Newest Affordable and Workforce Senior Housing Project: Lil Abner Apartments II

State and local officials joined Consolidated Real Estate Investments Holdings, LLC (“CREI Holdings”) and their honored guests to officially break ground on Lil Abner Apartments II, Miami-Dade County’s newest affordable and workforce senior housing project that will create 244 new units in the heart of Sweetwater, Fla. READ MORE

August 17, 2021

Sweetwater Affordable Senior Rental Project Scores $33M Construction Loan

An affordable senior rental project is on tap in Sweetwater with the help of a $33 million construction loan. Developer CREI Holdings, led by managing director Raul Rodriguez, secured the loan from Centennial Bank Southeast Florida, according to a news release. READ MORE

August 11, 2021

CREI Holdings Breaks Ground on 244-Unit Lil Abner Affordable and Workforce Apartments in Sweetwater, Florida

SWEETWATER, Fla. — Consolidated Real Estate Investments Holdings LLC (CREI Holdings) has broken ground on Lil Abner Apartments II, a 244-unit affordable and workforce seniors housing community in the Miami-Dade County municipality of Sweetwater. READ MORE

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