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The long retail spine of Sydney Road, Brunswick, just north of Melbourne's CBD, was once a prosperous trading outpost on the way to the goldfields. These days it's a bohemian mix of variety stores, op shops, halal butchers and Lebanese bakeries. Take a side street to the west, however, and a different picture emerges. Sandwiched between Sydney Road and the Upfield train line is an area undergoing rapid and widespread transformation. Light industry is fast being replaced by mid- rise apartment buildings , their inhabitants attracted by the short commute into town and cheaper prices than in the city's south-east. The quality of these units is, on the whole, depressingly bad; think poor ventilation and bedrooms that "borrow" natural light (a weasel word for being dark and windowless). The occasional jazzy façade tries feebly to make up for otherwise cheap construction amid a chorus of greys. At ground level, carpark roller doors alternate with mean pocket garden...

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): Getting your rental yield right goes a long way. Today’s average rental yield for condominiums and apartments is the lowest in a decade, at about 3.2%. Low interest rates , subdued job market and large supply of housing are possible reasons. In our analysis, we have identified eight private residential properties with the highest rental yields in the high- end condo segment comprising districts 9 , 10, 11, Downtown Core and Sentosa. Only properties with at least five sales and five rental transactions over the last 12 months were considered in our analysis. 1) Lumiere Property type: Apartment Rental yield: 5.0% Average rent PSF: S$6.0 Tenure: 99 years from 2006 District/ Planning Area: D2 - Downtown Core Located at Mistri Road, the 45-storey Lumiere is a three-minute walk to Tanjong Pagar MRT station . It was completed in 2010 and has 168 units. It is a stone’s throw away from International Plaza and Icon Village, and less than 10 minutes’ walk to Tanjong Pagar...

Along the busy Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Dunwoody is a sprawling collection of two- story apartment buildings . The units are worn but relatively kept up. Dozens of children play soccer or run in the parking lots. And numerous vans with ladders atop their roofs indicate a working class clientele . The buildings and their occupants might be largely unremarkable, but the Dunwoody Glen and Lacota apartment complexes and their 2,000-plus mostly Hispanic residents are now the focus of a controversy that has divided this newly incorporated suburban enclave and led to a federal lawsuit . In 2011, Dunwoody officials pushed a bond referendum that would raise money to demolish two aging apartment complexes and build a sprawling — and badly needed — park. Then- Mayor Ken Wright extolled the effort in a press release just before the vote but added that while the city “regrets the need to displace residents (in) 785 apartment units” it would work to relocate those citizens, including...

Ed. Note: I have not personally seen these rentals and therefore cannot vouch for them, I just pull interesting ones I find on Craigslist. Good luck with your search! This rental is located 1 block from Petworth Metro . The Craigslist ad says: “$1550 / 1br – 1 Bedroom English Basement Apt 1 block from Petworth Metro If this ad is still posted the apartment is still available. $1550 per month. A large, unfurnished, one- bedroom basement apartment in the heart of Columbia Heights/Petworth, available for immediate occupancy. The apartment is located near the nightlife and necessities, and is blocks from the metro. It is also close to bus lines, bike shares, and Zip Cars. It is in very good condition, has ample storage, a kitchen with full-sized appliances, and an in-unit washer/dryer. The photos show furniture . This apartment will be UNFURNISHED. INTERIOR: One bedroom apartment and living room with a complete kitchen with granite countertops, full bathroom, and two closets. Approximat...

Quizzes Lists Topics Save The River Terrace Apartments is an apartment building located at 7700 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] River Terrace Apartments was one of the first two garden apartment complexes built in Michigan which used loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Administration , the other being Hillcrest Village in East Lansing. [2] History By the late 19th century , the corridor along East Jefferson Avenue had become a prestigious residential neighborhood . As the automobile age dawned in the twentieth century and Detroit's population boomed, large upscale apartment buildings were constructed along the Avenue. However, this boom in apartment construction collapsed at the start of the Great Depression. However, in 1939, Wesson Seyburn, along with Leonard P. Reaume, of the property management firm of Holden & Reaume, applied for a building permit to construct this apart...