Posts Tagged ‘City Planning’

Developers push projects in New Orleans

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Lured by congressionally authorized tax credits and other financial incentives after Hurricane Katrina, a procession of developers announced plans to build high-rises.
Adding to the tension for commercial investors: Construction and insurance costs have soared.
At least one big plan — a $400 million proposal by Donald Trump to construct the city‘s tallest building — is going [...]

Go-ahead for £110m hotel

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

IT will be the highest building in Southampton - rising 83m into the sky to the tip of its white spire.
The 21-storey shimmering hotel, dubbed a “gateway to the city”, is set to become its latest landmark.
It is the centrepiece of a prestigious £110m development that has been given the go ahead by the city [...]

Control rent or convert to condo?

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Across California, thousands of mobile home owners are confronting the question of whether to buy their lots. An estimated 30 California parks have begun owner-initiated conversions, and supporters and critics of the process say scores of California’s 4,822 mobile home parks could soon take the same step.
Park owners call the “condo-conversion” process a win-win situation [...]

Owner of apartment complex booting tenants

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

VENICE — One disgruntled tenant took a complaint about a leaky toilet to the city.
Now, everyone in the building is looking for a new place to live.
Harvey Wasserman stunned residents and left them scrambling to find new homes after he notified them Monday they have 30 days to vacate Whispering Sands. Wasserman faces three code [...]

Council Considers Condo Halt

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

A recent loss of apartment units to condominium conversions has put strains on Hollister’s already tight rental housing market and has the City Council considering a moratorium that would temporarily halt such conversions.
A staff report by City Planner Mary Paxton notes that four projects totaling 44 apartment units have been approved for conversion since Nov. [...]

Multi-Million Dollar Condo Plan Still Pending

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

A multi-million dollar condo development plan could change the face of Cedar Rapids’ West side.
A developer wants to build the condos where the Baumhoefener nursery currently sits. But many surrounding neighbors don’t approve.
Upscale condos at Tudor Rose would range in price from $375,000 up to $550,000.
“We have a product that is not in Cedar Rapids [...]

Region’s review of River road condo delayed

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Consideration of a controversial condominium tower proposal for River Road by the Region has been delayed again because the lawyer representing a group which opposes the plan could not attend a scheduled meeting.
Thomas Richardson, representing a group of neighbours to the potential development, asked in a letter to the Region’s planning department consideration of the [...]

Vote on Kingston condo project delayed

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

A critical decision that was expected this month on a proposed 12-story condominium building in Uptown Kingston is likely to be delayed, a city official says.
City Planner Suzanne Cahill said on Friday Kingston and its consultants have determined the scope of the project’s environmental review, but the developer, The Teicher Organization of New Jersey, has [...]

City Paves the Way For Condo-Hotels In Brooklyn

Friday, December 15th, 2006

The city has trumped its own zoning regulations.
According to Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, sources within the administration have told him that administration officials have approved a reinterpretation of zoning for manufacturing districts, to enable condo-hotels to be constructed there, a decision that has tremendous implications [...]

Green Light For Big Condo-Hotels In Bklyn

Friday, December 8th, 2006

The city has trumped its own zoning regulations.
According to Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, sources within the administration have told him that administration officials have approved a reinterpretation of zoning for manufacturing districts, to enable condo-hotels to be constructed there, a decision that has tremendous implications [...]

Condo developer hopes to include garage with Short North project

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Public parking is in short supply in the Short North. But a central Ohio development team plans to address that need as part of a residential proposal.
Arms Properties is floating an idea to build a 250-space public-parking garage as part of a project that would include a 10-story, 179-unit condominium building. Ibiza Urban Oasis would [...]

Extra stalls satisfy council’s parking concerns

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

Extra parking stalls and fewer units satisfied council’s concerns about a new high density condominium complex.
Council gave Urban Landmark Master Builder permission to build four-storey, 151-unit apartment condominium project off Highway 21 and Westpark Drive, Tuesday.
The developer’s original proposal had 159 units and 211 parking stalls or 1.4 per unit. Since the proposal exceeded the [...]


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