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UPDATE: Luxury Apartment Complex Inferno Determined to Be Accidental A massive fire that swept through a luxury New Jersey apartment complex Wednesday afternoon continued to burn 12 hours after it began, causing nearby schools and roads to close Thursday. Firefighters struggled for hours to quench the flames at Avalon on the Hudson on Russell Avenue in Edgewater, 15 years after an earlier blaze burned the same complex to the ground as it was being built. "We left in what we had," displaced resident Tamara Talbott said. "We got the kids and the dogs. Our cars are all underneath. There's nothing left.”  Fire Rips Through Luxury Apartment Complex in NJ Luxury Apartment Complex in NJ" src="http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/620*349/edgewater+fire+2.jpg" /> The New York Post reports Yankees announcer John Sterling was among those displaced by the fire. The fire was mostly contained by Wednesday night , with no loss of life or major injuries report...

In 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall in the United States, killing 112 people and causing about $37.5 billion in damages. The storm destroyed the Louisiana coastline and caused flooding along the Mississippi River.  Ike also caused trouble in the state of Texas, forcing people to evacuate and move out, never to return. Among them was Erika Negrete, 31, who managed to escape along with her family.  She came to California and has been thankful to be able to stay with her in-laws in Fontana ever since.  However, Negrete, her husband, and three children were frustrated because of a lack of privacy. But all that changed last month, when she moved to a brand new three- bedroom apartment unit located at the Toscana Apartment Community in Fontana. "Now I feel free to do whatever," said Negrete.  "It feels so good to have your own place.  It gives you a sense of dignity and pride." A total of 53 families were chosen out of 800 applicants to live in the new complex, which ...

More new development is slowly but surely taking shape in East New York, with residences like a Dattner- designed complex with 403 fully affordable apartments and a warehouse-replacing, 77-apartment building in the works. And now, a 21-building (!) affordable housing complex , spearheaded by the city and Monadnock Development, appears to be in the works. According to the Real Deal, the expansive project is looking to rise on the site located at 389-516 Schroeders Avenue, 1111-1123 Ashford Street, and 127-129 Gateway Drive. Many of the buildings will neighbor the modular single-family homes that were recently constructed as part of the Nehemiah Spring Creek project near The Gateway Center. The project would bring 240 affordable homes across 20 four-story buildings and one 11-story building. So far, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has filed plans for only 11 of those buildings but if things go as planned, the complex will consists of three studios, 98...

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SEGUIN - Two large apartment complexes have opened this year in the city, and management teams at both complexes are being kept busy with inquiries from prospective residents. The Ranch at State Highway 123, a 180-unit complex, opened in March in the 3000 block of North 123 Bypass, and Oak Hollow, a 160-unit complex, began leasing in July at its location on Jim Barnes Drive east of the intersection of South 123 Bypass and Barnes Drive. Oak Hollow's management describes it as "a community of apartment homes." It consists of 80 one-bedroom apartments, 72 two-bedroom units and eight three-bedroom units. "It's not your everyday apartment complex ," said Lacey Garner, assistant vice president with Greystone Asset Management . "Our builders and our owners have taken into consideration trying to reduce our carbon footprint. "We want to help Seguin ‘go green,'" Garner said. Oak Hollow was constructed of sustainable materials and provides energy...

Facades are a reflection of an architect’s creative vision. It’s the first thing we notice about a building while the design and materials used reveal much about the identity and what’s on offer inside. Richard Francis-Jones is design director for fjmt, the architects behind Sydney’s latest architectural landmark , the mixed-use King & Phillip development . The project, which is scheduled for completion in 2020, features a stunning facade that incorporates curved glass and perforated bronze -coloured screens to create the impression of a shimmering golden tower . “Architects are definitely spending more time on facades in their designs, all around the world,” Francis-Jones says. “I think there is much greater recognition of them. Not only do they contribute to the character and identity of our streets and public spaces but equally as important is the way they perform and the way they work.” bronzed exterior encompasses the entire building." /> Sydney development King + P...

An architect's rendering of a Willow Springs Apartments building . (Photo: Courtesy) LAS CRUCES - A new, 200- unit apartment complex is springing up on the city’s East Mesa and could be leasing the first units in about six months. Willow Springs Apartments will be located off of Bixler Avenue, north of US 70 and behind the now-closed Cattleman’s Steak House on Bataan Memorial West . The property is being developed by Dillon Mountain Enterprises , LLC. which is owned by Paul Curry and his son, Jared Curry. The Currys acquired the property in 2006 from a church which had plans to build on the site but opted to purchase a building in town instead. Construction on the 14.12-acre property will require the Currys to pave more than 1,000 feet of Bixler Avenue, one of the city’s oldest platted but undeveloped rights-of-way. The completion of Bixler will open up adjoining properties to development, Jared said. “We had the property for 11 years,” Jared said. “ Ten years ago our original t...

WOODLAND PARK - Within the next year, Woodland Park will have more than 200 additional apartments within its city limits, paving the way for small boost in population. Developers are getting ready to break ground on two multi- family rental complexes in the town of more than 7,000 people that lies in the mountains west of Colorado Springs. A 168-unit project has been in the works for almost two years and will be built on East Sheridan Avenue just east of U.S. 24 on the western end of town. Another complex with 42 rental units will be built on Colorado Highway 67 less than two miles north of U.S. 24. Brian Fleer, the executive director of Woodland Park's Office for Economic and Downtown Development, said the sudden emergence of the apartment projects is a reflection of what's become a statewide and national trend. "It's a microcosm of what's happening in Colorado Springs, in Denver and what's happening nationally," Fleer said. "Multi- family hous...

Blackmore Apartments - Bozeman, MT Posted by:  BK-Hunters N 45° 40.660 W 111° 02.130 12T E 497235 N 5058235 Quick Description: Built in 1913 as an apartment complex, which it remains today, the Blackmore Apartments is a rather attractive building, representative of this type of building as built in the early twentieth century . Location: Montana, United States Date Posted: 8/19/2017 4:08:56 PM Waymark Code: WMWDHG Views:  0 Long Description: Designed by Bozeman's most prolific architect of the twentieth century , Fred Willson, The Blackmore Apartments are just one of the great many of his works to be seen in the town. Willson not only designed the building but financed it as well, along with a group of other prominent city boosters . Not only was it a commodious and upscale building aimed at the professional and the businessman, but The Blackmore was the first apartment building to be constructed in Bozeman . Built of concrete and faced with red brick, the 3½...

In January 2015, a massive fire in Edgewater, N.J., demonstrated that buildings with sprinkler systems are not always protected against fire. The blaze destroyed 240 residential apartments and displaced 500 people from the Edgewater Avalon apartment building . The fire began when a maintenance worker’s plumbing torch accidentally ignited wooden wall studs , and flames quickly spread throughout the structure. Fifteen minutes passed before workers called the fire department . In that time, the fire spread throughout combustible void spaces (between walls and floors) and soon engulfed the building. Emergency personnel from 35 different cities and towns ultimately responded to the incident. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. Immediately after the blaze, people asked why the fire was so devastating. The building had sprinklers, after all. Shouldn’t the sprinkler system have extinguished the fire? To make matters worse , this building had already burned down 15 years prior during i...