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Name: Katherine McEachern, Ian Tse and Gracie (the dog) Location: Berkeley, California Size: 750 square feet Years lived in: 6 years, renting "As an editor at Rue, I'm constantly looking at inspiring spaces and filing away ideas. For me, personal style is an ever-evolving challenge," says Kat McEachern, the Lifestyle Editor for the stylish magazine. When you come across as many talented designers in your career as Kat does, it's not surprising they've all impacted her style. Or that her home is always changing. Kat lives in a late mid-century building in Berkeley with her husband, Ian. Neither of them can pinpoint one definite style they are drawn to, but they both know what they're not willing to compromise on: functionality. Kat and Ian love to entertain, so it was clear that their home needed to be set up in a way that guests could come over for dinner, hang out and be a part of the cooking action. The extra kitchen "counter" the couple add...

Property developer iQ has released plans to create a halls of residence for graduates in Manchester city centre . Three blocks of 'co- living accommodation ' dubbed Echo Street are earmarked for a site on Granby Row, near Piccadilly station. The development, designed by Sheppard Robson, will create 643 bedrooms, a mix of studios and shared apartments, for young professionals who are being outpriced by the current private rental market . With all inclusive rents, including bills and amenities, and only one week's deposit needed iQ claim the scheme will make city centre living affordable for graduates and young professionals. According to Zoopla the average cost to rent a one bed flat in Manchester city centre is £850. This climbs to £1,130 for a second bedroom. However, the developers were unable to give a figure for Echo Street on how it will compare to current rental prices . Read More Echo Street will also include 242 bedrooms of student accommodation on the si...

Allegheny Center apartment in Pittsburgh" src="https://media.atre.yardi.com/2/22235/images/Allegheny-Center-apartment-in-Pittsburgh1.jpg?w=300&h=202" alt="" width="300" height="202" />By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor The 800- unit apartment community at Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh’s North Shore neighborhood has been listed for sale. According to the Pittsburgh Business Times , the local office of CBRE is marketing the Pittsburgh Apartments property owned by Allegheny Center Associates .         The complex consists of four high-rise buildings that offer residents amazing views of the city’s skyline, as well as a variety of amenities, including laundry facilities , roof-top sun decks, exercise equipment and secured parking. Monthly rents start from $635 for a studio, $900 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,125 for a two- bedroom apartment .     Besides its residential component, Allegheny Center also features three office buildin...

More prosaically, co-living can simply mean roommates and common rooms, like a dorm. For some developers, it’s a form of adaptive reuse: many co-living sites, like WeLive at 110 Wall Street , are leased, in this case from the landlord of what once was an office building, drained of its tenants by Hurricane Sandy. Slide Show Adventures in Co-Living Credit Photographs by Andrew White for The New York Times There are still co-living evangelists, like Brad Hargreaves of Common, who has promised that “the genuine and organic relationships our members build with each other,” as he wrote in a post for Medium, would not be tainted by allowing journalists to sleep over at Common properties (though they were welcome to tour). With over $23 million in financing, Common now operates in five cities, including out of eight houses in New York City. Some co-living ventures have collapsed under the weight of their ideals, like the utopian Pure House , started by Ryan Fix, now 42, in his Williamsburg l...