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What is a planned community? It's a housing development where the homes, roads, stores and other features are carefully designed and orchestrated to make living there as convenient and enjoyable as can be. For instance: Shopping centers may be deliberately situated within walking distance of planned community homes , which are typically attached—condos, townhouses, apartments—to make travel by foot manageable. Trees and flowers are planted alongside most streets, along with hiking/biking trails. High-speed commuter rails whisk workers to nearby urban centers  for their 9-to-5 jobs. There may even be village-wide Wi-Fi, to boot. Contrast this with the ad hoc way communities are usually built: In many cases, a developer just plunks down row housing on a parcel of land nowhere near commercial districts, which means you'll have to always grab your car keys for a carton of milk. Sometimes, luck or some modicum of forethought helps these neighborhoods turn out OK, but planned communi...

On Wednesday morning the owners, staff, development partners and residents of Apple Hill Apartments joined together to celebrate the completion of Jackson’s newly rehabilitated apartment community . On Wednesday, August 16, The Provident Companies hosted an open house with light refreshments to symbolize the end of the project. During the opening house, remarks were given by The Provident Company Vice President Robert Bender , USDA Rural Development representative Brent Warren , Jackson City Councilman Jon Hensler , Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing representative John Kircher , Ohio Housing Finance Agency representative Diane Alecusan , Jackson- Vinton Community Action Executive Director Cheryl Thiessen , Park National Bank representative Stan Uchida , Diana Swack and Bernard Swack both with The Provident Company . “ Apple Hill Apartments is an example of the type of safe, decent and affordable housing that households need as a necessary building block for li...

A new apartment community in San Diego County is proving that green is both beautiful and affordable. SOLARA is a part of a mixed-use development from Community Housing Works that includes 56 fully solar -powered homes. Sun power is only a part of this smart green growth development which also features energy -efficient designs, healthy materials , water conserving equipment , and high recycled content throughout – even in the community art installations . This model project is the result of collective efforts between the city of Poway, Community Housing Works , and Global Green USA . Together with Rodriguez Associates Architects & Planners the development team produced one-, two- and three- bedroom units priced between $388-$1,075 per month, depending on occupants’ income. SOLARA apartments are affordable upfront and in operating costs with energy saving features like passive solar orientation , cool roofs, low-e windows, Energy Star appliances , and tankless boilers for h...

When visitors approach one of the two new affinity houses opening on the Bucknell University campus this semester, they'll cross an irregularly shaped section of pavement. Instead of proceeding straight from the front door to the road, the pathway forks at a 60-degree angle and meets the sidewalk to inscribe an equilateral triangle — or the Greek letter delta — in the concrete. It's a small detail that didn't cost extra to install, but will go a long way to making the building feel like home to its eventual occupants. The house at 125 Strohecker Farm Lane is planned to host the Delta Upsilon fraternity , which is recolonizing, and contains other architectural nods to the chapter's former house next to Bertrand Library. The two-story portico above the entryway replicates that found on the former DU house, as does the cherry wood trim on the building's first floor. Now known as Hildreth-Mirza Hall, the former DU house was acquired by the University in 2005 and ...

Demolition work has begun at the old Craig Dunain Hospital in Inverness. Work is progressing to transform a blaze- hit Inverness hospital into an upmarket housing development . Robertson Homes is stripping the inside of Gleann Mor House at the former Craig Dunain psychiatric hospital , Westercraigs, as part of work to build 56 new luxury homes. Last night, executive chairman Bill Robertson said the first occupiers will be expected to move into these properties by spring next year. The developer has been transforming the 120- acre site surrounding the old hospital into properties for which it was granted outline planning permission in 2005. A vision for 550 properties at the site has previously been mooted by the house-builder – but the total number of homes is not set in stone. Mr Robertson said: “It (the entire development) is going to make the whole area of more interest to a lot of buyers.” Built in 1864, the landmark Craig Dunain building was gutted by a blaze in September...

Draft Scope of Work for the Inwood Rezoning Proposal A map from the Draft Scope of Work indicating red projected development sites (most likely) and blue potential development sites (less likely) by the year 2032. The de Blasio administration predicts its proposed rezoning of Inwood will stimulate the creation of 4,348 new apartments by 2032, of which a portion would be rent-restricted under the city’s mandatory inclusionary housing policy , according to a city document released last Friday. The rezoning is also expected to create 1,135,032 square feet of commercial space, 472,685 square feet of community facility space , and result in a loss of 50,614 square feet of industrial space. To give a sense of the scale, there are more apartments anticipated in the East New York rezoning area , but fewer in the downtown Far Rockaway rezoning area . The document in question is the rezoning’s Draft Scope of Work, which describes the details of the proposal, projects the rezoning’s develop...

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HOUSING developer David Wilson Homes Southern has announced it will invest more than £10 million in the Basingstoke area via developer contributions . The investment relates to two developments the firm has in the town, which together are expected to underpin around 2,500 jobs. The developer contributions money will be invested via Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council and associated planning agreements, with the final payment to be made before construction is completed. Overall £5m will be spent on improving local education , more than £3m on improving the town’s transportation system and nearly £2m will be put towards open spaces and community facilities. An additional £60,000 will be invested into public art. David Wilson Homes Southern has two developments in Basingstoke, Spiers Meadow on Carter Drive and Gilles Meadow on Park Prewett Road , which combined will bring 625 new homes to the area. Gillies Meadow will consist of a mix of two to five bedroom properties, whilst Spi...

The Crest at Sugarloaf, Lawrenceville, Ga. PPD Holdings Investment Group refinanced loans for two of its multifamily properties in Greater Atlanta. The company also received preliminary loan approval for the construction of two apartment communities in southwest Florida. The credit facilities total $111 million. A $28 million loan on The Crest at Sugarloaf, a 540-unit property in Lawrenceville, Ga., was originated by The Guardian Life Insurance Co. Another $19 million loan were obtained from PPM America for The Crest at Berkeley Lake, a 382- unit apartment community in Duluth, Ga. PPD Holdings is in the process of refinancing The Crest at Laurel Canyon, a 350-unit in Canton, Ga. Pending construction loans A $34 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of a 200-unit, Class A apartment community in Naples, Fla., is pending approval . The development will be named The Crest at Naples. PPD also anticipates finalizing construction financing for a 264-unit community in Bonita Spr...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in a fatal Charleston restaurant shooting and his victim. Thomas Demetrius Burns , 53, of Charleston, is the man police say opened fire at Virginia's on King Thursday afternoon , according to Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis . Burns was shot by Charleston Police after a hostage standoff, according to Interim Police Chief Jerome Taylor . Burns was transported to MUSC for treatment and was listed in critical condition Thursday afternoon . There have been no updates on Burns's condition since then. The restaurant's executive chef, 37-year-old Anthony Shane Whiddon , of Goose Creek, died after being shot. Whiddon was the executive chef at Virginia's on King Street where the incident took place. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The restaurant's owners released a statement Friday saying they were "deeply saddened and heartbroken" by the shooting and calling Whiddon ...

SUBHEAD: The Texas capital plan for sustainability does not include some minority neighborhoods. By Raj Mankad on 15 August 2017 for Grist - (https://grist.org/article/the-newer-greener-houston-isnt-for-everybody/) Image above: In some cases, little more than a fence separates Manchester homes from neighboring fossil fuel industry . Photo by Paul Hester. From original article. Juan Parras gives one hell of a tour of Houston’s east side. He’s charming and funny. Wearing a beret, he strikes an old-world look, like he might lead you to a cafe on a plaza. He doesn’t charge a fee for his services. After all, you’re on a “toxic tour,” and Parras is on a mission. Parras grew up in 1950s West Texas . He remembers segregated schools, the restaurants that wouldn’t serve him, the unpaved roads, and the people who lived closest to the local refinery. Those experiences led him to a career as a social justice advocate . The resident of Houston’s heavily industrial east side has worked in a ci...