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ANN ARBOR, MI - The next expansion of downtown Ann Arbor 's public parking system could start next spring and be completed by the end of 2019 if there's political support for it. Downtown Development Authority leaders are continuing to discuss adding hundreds more parking spaces by expanding the garage at Ann and Ashley streets, taking it from six to nine stories. At their last meeting in July, DDA board members were presented with an estimated timeline indicating construction drawings , along with site plan approval from the City Council, could be done by January 2018, with the project going out to bid after that. The estimated construction time is 12 to 14 months. The timeline presented to the DDA board assumes construction delays and shows contractor selection could happen in May 2018, with construction lasting through December 2019. It's assumed the contractor would stage construction to allow patrons to use the garage while the work is being done. The Ann/A...

CLOSE Grocery darling Whole Foods is getting a new owner, Amazon. Buzz60 Buy Photo Construction continues on 360 Market Square , seen here in a March photo. The project will include a Whole Foods store, which is scheduled to open in the spring. (Photo: Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar) Buy Photo A Downtown Indianapolis Whole Foods that has been years in the making finally has a timeline for opening. Whole Foods Market Inc. is planning to open at 360 E. Market St. next spring, the company revealed on Twitter. In response to a question about the company's plans, Whole Foods tweeted, "We are currently looking forward to the Market Square location opening in the spring of 2018." That's the first time Whole Foods has offered any indication of when it expects to open its long-anticipated store in the 360 Market Square apartment tower . The building is still under construction. ► More: Kroger might permanently close Marsh stores in Indianapolis, Fishers, Greenwood ► More: Kroger...

Buy Photo The Ann Arbor City Apartments in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is seeing a building boom of apartments and condos for the last couple of years that continues to ramp up. (Photo: Romain Blanquart/ Detroit Free Press ) Buy Photo An unprecedented building boom of apartment high -rises and condos has made construction cranes a lingering fixture of the Ann Arbor skyline . No fewer than six cranes hovered over downtown last week as private developers raced to erect more luxury student and post-collegiate housing within walking distance to University of Michigan classrooms. The half- dozen residential projects that are under construction or slated to begin are the latest round in a boom that has been under way for at least three years and is permanently altering the city's housing situation. Many of the current and earlier developments specifically cater to U-M students, offering additional near- campus living options aside from blocks of grubby old houses. Other projects have ta...

CLOSE Joe Romano, a principal with Accordia Realty discusses revised plans for luxury apartments in downtown Pompton Lakes Aug . 17, 2017 before the Redevelopment Agency . Jai Agnish/Northjersey.com Accordia Realty , revised drawings, Pompton Lakes, N.J." /> Accordia Realty presented revised drawings on Thursday for an apartment and retail project on Wanaque Avenue in Pompton Lakes. (Photo: Jai Agnish/Northjersey.com) POMPTON LAKES — Revised plans for downtown luxury apartments on Wanaque Avenue will spare the beloved Cardinal Cafe . A substantial redesign of  Accordia Realty 's five-story residential and retail building reduces the number of apartment units to 44 from 82.  One of the owners of Accordia described the changes and presented new conceptual drawings to the Pompton Lakes Redevelopment Agency on Thursday night . The project is planned for between R&M Hardware and Tony's Pizza. The new design means that the building that houses the Cardinal Cafe ...

With the Wilshire Grand Center open and a 66- story tower recently proposed for Ninth and Figueroa streets, the sky-high action in Downtown Los Angeles continues : Developer Crescent Heights has unveiled plans and renderings for a 70- story South Park building that would have 794 apartments. [Get DTLA stories in our daily email newsletter .] The Miami- based developer is planning the project for the northwest corner of 11th and Olive streets. There would be 12,500 square feet of ground- floor commercial space . A 66-Story Tower at Ninth and Fig? Crescent Heights was drawn to South Park by the neighborhood’s walkability and proximity to the sports and entertainment hub L.A. Live, according to Jerold Neuman, a partner with Liner LLP, which is representing the developer. Crescent Heights purchased the site, which currently houses six one- story commercial buildings , in 2015 for $11.5 million. This would be the company’s first project in Downtown. The budget is estimated at $300 mi...

Johnny Depp is slowly selling off the five luxury penthouses he owns in Los Angeles, having now offloaded the fourth. The expensive properties - all of which can be found in the Eastern Columbia Building in the downtown area of the city - were listed collectively at $12.78 million last year. His third apartment was listed earlier this year for an eye-watering $2.475 million - but the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor, 54, has sold the fourth for $1.82 million - suggesting the apartment has not met its asking price - not good news for the superstar who is reportedly still suffering financially from his divorce from Amber Heard. Scroll down for video Johnny Depp sells another of his five Los Angeles penthouses for $1. 82 million amid divorce and financial woes [pictured with daughter Lily-Rose, 18]" class="blkBorder img-share" /> Four down, one to go: Johnny Depp sells another of his five Los Angeles penthouses for $1. 82 million amid divorce and financial woes [pi...

A busy intersection in Shaker Heights is being transformed through the redevelopment of the Warrensville- Van Aken business district . The former Van Aken Center will connect with nearby Shaker Plaza to create the Van Aken District , a new downtown and community- gathering place for the city. Phase one of the $97.2 million project, under construction near the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Van Aken and Chagrin boulevards, is due to be completed next summer. “There really has been nothing like this in Shaker Heights,” said Jack Bialosky Jr ., senior and managing principal of Bialosky Cleveland, the architectural firm responsible for planning the project and designing most of the buildings in phase one. “It’s a mixed-use, urban development which will really provide public space for the community, all organized around a central triangular park . “It’s going to be a place where the community can come, shop, dine and recreate. It will be a beautifully scaled, contained s...

Once dubbed  Murder Town, USA, the city of Wilmington is now considered one of America's best small cities. The online lifestyle site thrillist .com enlisted help from dozens of writers across the country to help collate a list of the 15 best small cities with max populations of 70,000 to move to, before they get too popular. " We looked for up-and-coming hotspots (think, Asheville 10 years ago ), underappreciated gems, and towns where a person with verve could scratch out a cool life," the article read.  While Wilmington's population came in a smidge above the population limit, with 71,000 residents, it still made the cut. "Delaware's biggest city has  undergone massive changes in the last decade," the article read. " Major financial institutions -- J.P. Morgan, Barclays, BlackRock -- have shifted jobs to Wilmington, sending an influx of young professionals (and their salaries) that has breathed new life into the city's cultural landmark...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler promised during his 2016 campaign that he would tackle the city's affordable housing crisis if elected. His second day in office, he took over the housing bureau , putting himself in charge of its big decisions on top of his already ambitious workload. But eight months into his term, the mayor has little to show for it. No groundbreakings. A single deal to bring an affordable apartment complex to Northeast Portland . A key policy position on his staff vacant five months after his housing expert quit . He has yet to tell developers what the city will fund if they work to put roofs over needy Portlanders' heads. Wheeler's insistence on painstaking public involvement and the lack of housing expertise on his staff have hampered progress on what he said was an urgent priority. The mayor has also made no decisions about how the city should spend the largest pool of money ever available to address Portland's affordable housing shortage . Wheeler ...