Archive for December, 2007

Urbana hotel puts up stranded travelers in cots

More than 40 people whose cars went into the ditch on Interstate 380 are sleeping tonight in the game room and lobby at the Corridor Inns and Suites at the Urbana exit.
Travelers whose vehicles were stuck in the ditches along Interstate 380 got rides from State Troopers to the hotel that used to be the [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Hotel, Travel Tags: , , ,

State limits real estate data

Anyone can find out who has bought and sold property in the area by checking with the local county courthouse.
But the state of Wisconsin no longer releases that information — not even to subscribers who pay $5,000 a year for a copy of the state Department of Revenue’s real estate transfer database.
After The Post-Crescent and [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Real Estate Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hotel Roanoke time capsule buried

Sunday afternoon many visited and toured the Grand Old Lady, also known as the Hotel Roanoke.
In addition to touring the landmark, history buffs also took part in a time capsule ceremony.
Historic and current photos, guest books, china and recipes were buried in the capsule.
“I’m here because I wanted to see the time capsule buried and [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Hotel Tags: , ,

W Hotel for Amman

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is to open a W Hotel in Amman after agreeing a deal with Jordanian property developer Saraya. The 280 room property will open in 2011 and it will be located at Saraya’s new headquarters. The W Amman will be the brand’s fourth hotel in the Middle East; a W Hotel [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Hotel Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Condo plan passes hurdle in Winsted

A developer gained unanimous approval Wednesday from Winsted’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission to build 48 condominiums in 10 buildings in the northeast corner of town.
Louis Segneri of Mountainview of Litchfield said he’s not in a rush to seek the same blessing from the Planning and Zoning Commission. “We’re not in a hurry, with the [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Condo, Real Estate Tags: , ,

Ultra-luxury condo scene set to break more records

“We sold one of our nine penthouses at Sukhothai Residences on Sathorn Road for Bt313,000 per square metre,” Benjamine Cha, who heads HKR International’s Thai projects, said in a recent interview.
“The buyer is an American investment banker who is married to a Thai lady,” he said, while keeping the identity of the buyer confidential. The [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Condo, Real Estate Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Bacon In Microwave Started Santa Rosa Condo Fire

A three-alarm fire at a three-story Santa Rosa condo complex began when a woman left bacon to cook in her microwave while she went to the store, fire officials said.
The fire began around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a three-story condominium complex in the 1300 block of Townview Avenue.
Rhonda Randall left bacon cooking in her bottom-floor [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Condo Tags: , , ,

French housing official ordered to resign after scandal over low-rent apartment

A senior French public housing official was ordered to step down Thursday after a newspaper revealed that he was renting a Left Bank apartment provided by Paris City Hall at a quarter of the market rate.
Jean-Paul Bolufer resigned at the urging of Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Housing Minister Christine Boutin.
Le Canard Enchaine, a satirical [...]

Monday, December 24th, 2007 In Apartments, Real Estate Tags: , , , ,