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Fountain Place " /> The Fountain Place lobby will become more open, bright, and airy. [Rendering Courtesy Cushman & Wakefield] From  Fountain Place on west to Trammell Crow Center on the east, things are looking up for office towers along Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas. The 60- story Fountain Place building is getting a $70 million “re-invention,” which helped secure renewals of several major tenants of more than 500,000 square feet of office space . Fountain Place " width="200" height="300" /> Fountain Place is getting a $70 million renovation in downtown Dallas. [Photo Courtesy Cushman & Wakefield] Nearby, Chicago- based AMLI Residential has begun work on an adjacent 45-story high- rise residential tower at Field Street and Munger Avenue, and just up the street, Trammell Crow Center has begun a $135 million renovation and construction project. The Fountain Place makeover by owner Goddard Investment Group includes office tower enh...

Furniture Robotic ? http://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2017/is-the-future-of-furniture-robotic/"> Furniture Robotic ?&BODY=I found this article interesting and thought of sharing it with you. Check it out: http://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2017/is-the-future-of-furniture-robotic/"> As Americans — particularly younger Americans — are becoming increasingly urban , they are needing to learn to think differently about space.  In New York City, the average studio has only 550 square feet, while the average one bedroom clocks in with a not-exactly- cavernous 750 average square footage . In San Fransisco, the figures are similar — and in most of the nation’s top cities, 750-850 are considered about the norm.  Somewhat less expensive markets have somewhat larger apartment homes on offer — 1,000 or so square feet tends to run at more the norm. We should note that apartments are getting smaller — in 2009, the average NYC apartment was around 1,000 square feet. Compare that...

One of the biggest downsides to studio living is feeling like you live — and entertain — in your bedroom. But even though that might physically/technically be true, it doesn't mean you can't use design to make it feel like it's more than just a studio. These smart and stylish studios — all under 500 square feet — employ three of the most successful ways to make a studio apartment feel bigger than it is. And they're design tips that anyone can use (whether you have more than one room or not!) to make any room feel better. Choose double duty furniture Alee Ruggieri's 200 square foot Greenwich Village studio Alee's studio apartment is successful thanks to the powers of double- duty furniture . In the morning, her bed transforms into what looks like a sofa by a simple rearrangement of throw pillows. Placing it with a long edge against a wall (like you would a sofa), helps the illusion. Arranging the rest of the home's furniture around the bed/sofa makes he...

Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex . Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development. Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen" class="landscape" src="src" /> Fairfield Housing Authority , and Peggy Ford, the authority's resident service coordinator , hold a rendering of buildings proposed to replace the existing units at the Pine Tree Lane housing complex ." src="src" /> Pine Tree Lane housing complex that would be demolished under plans by the Fairfield Housing Authority to rebuild and expand the development." src="src" /> Photo: Andrew Brophy Image 1 of / 2 Caption Close...

Giving life back to an industrial landmark " /> Giving life back to an industrial landmark " /> More Arts & Culture When Becky Steinhoff ’s organization purchased an abandoned foundry on Waubesa Street in 2005, she couldn’t immediately envision it as the thriving home of the Goodman Community Center . Now an $11.2 million expansion is in the works to retain a nearby architectural landmark and accommodate the center’s growing needs. The Goodman Community Center annually serves 35 ,000 to 40,000 children, teens, seniors and other residents in need. “From the time we moved in here, we’ve grown almost 400 percent,” says Steinhoff, the organization’s executive director who has led the center since 1991. “So we are back in the position of needing space.” To that end, the private nonprofit organization has embarked on a project to restore, renovate and expand the former Madison Brass Works building just across Waubesa Street and the Capital City Bike Path from the...

There were many aspects of the four- site Capitol Hill transit - oriented development the East Design Review Board liked, but confidence was not high enough to clear it for permitting on Wednesday. Situated above the light rail station , the transit- oriented development will be Capitol Hill’s largest construction project to date, creating more than 400 apartment units in a superblock that borders Broadway , 10th Avenue, East John Street and East Denny Way. Each of the four buildings will be seven stories. Three will provide around 20 percent of their apartment units at affordable levels, while the Capitol Hill Housing B-North site will include 110 units at affordability rates of 30-60 percent of the area median income . The East Design Review Board ’s last assessment of the development, which is being led by Portland- based Gerding Edlen Development (GED), was in December. Board members agreed developers responded to the guidance provided at that time, but didn’t feel every r...

Capitol Hill is best known for the eponymous domed building that symbolizes American democracy . But the large neighborhood, which spans the quadrants of Northeast and Southeast, has a lot more going on than legislative dealings. Here are 10 facts about the neighborhood that don’t show up on your average double- decker bus tour . 1. It Was Not Always Called Capitol Hill According to Architect of the Capitol, an organization that maintains the grounds and many of the neighborhood's government buildings , when city architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant found the area in the early 1790s, it was known as Jenkins' Hill. That didn't last much longer. L'Enfant proclaimed it "a pedestal waiting for a monument," and construction atop Capitol Hill began in 1793. The US Capitol Building is located at East Capitol St NE and First St SE. 2. Christ Church (Not the Cathedral) Is the City’s Oldest Episcopal Church The National Cathedral is one of the most famous churches...

Sign up for the Sandy Springs Patch newsletter ! --- After two and a half hours of discussions and debate, the Sandy Springs City Council voted to approve a large mixed-use development that will accommodate the relocation of Mercedes Benz USA headquarters to the city. Council members on Tuesday voted 5 -1, with Graham McDonald opposing , a request from Ashton Woods to rezone 75.752 acres at 6615 and 6565 Glenridge Drive from R-2 (residential) to MIX to construct a mixed-use development featuring office and commercial space , single family residences and multi- family residential units . The audience, which totaled well over 100 people, included many residents in opposition and many stakeholders from the Sandy Springs business and civic communities who expressed their desires to see the project approved . Assistant City Manager Jim Tolbert provided the audience and Council a brief overview of the project, which he called “a very complex case.” City leaders approved the project w...

July 21, 2002 | By Debra Pressey, The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. Knight Ridder/Tribune. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Leon Bankier has been in the business of developing student apartments in Champaign-Urbana for 40 years, and his newest project will place a nine- story building near the western gateway to Campustown. The Bankier project is under construction at the northeast corner of Second and Green streets, and is set for completion in August 2003. Costing about $9.5 million, it will include two levels of underground parking, 4,000 square feet of commercial space for lease on the first floor, and 60 apartments on the second through seventh floors. Four of the apartments will be one-bedroom units, and the rest will have four bedrooms. Champaign- based Bankier Apartments already serves more than 900 tenants in the campus area, but needs more four-bedroom units in its inventory to fill demand, said Miriam Booth, the company's managing broker. Plus, the company couldn't resist the l...

  August 23, 2017 -- !-- AddToAny BEGIN --> Apartment Community to Add Refrigerated Lockers " class="justimagebox" width="400" height="338" style="float: left;" /> BALTIMORE, Md (PRWEB) August 23, 2017 LIVEbe, a premier apartment developer and operator dedicated to delivering distinct apartment homes within connected communities, has announced the addition of refrigerated lockers to its 2Hopkins apartment community in Downtown Baltimore. The luxury high-rise, featuring 183 apartment homes , is the first apartment community in the U.S. to implement the Smiota PoD refrigerated lockers . Produced by Smiota, Inc., the lockers serve as a premier service amenity , allowing residents to utilize food delivery services and have round-the-clock access to their shipments via smartphone. ?There has been an uptick in demand for food- delivery services , and we' ve closely observed the trends of companies such as Blue Apron, HelloFres...