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The Town Council gave its unanimous approval for a development agreement and the concept plan for the proposed Copper Ridge senior living development at its regular session on Aug. 18. The proposal would develop the vacant 12.24-acre site that wraps around the Bashas’ shopping center. The new development would be built along Avenue of the Fountains from LaMontana Drive to Westby Drive and north along Westby to Palisades Boulevard. The project is planned for three phases, the first of which would be a 132- unit age restricted (62 and older) complex at Avenue of the Fountains and Westby. The initial phase also includes a 19,000 square- foot community clubhouse , parking and a park/drainage detention facility along Westby. Phase II includes a two-story, 80, 000 square foot assisted living facility with 60 living units and 52 memory care/physical rehabilitation beds. A commercial component would make up Phase III at opposite ends of the site. A 12,000 square- foot commercial retai...

The innovative project looks to transform this downtown district through the infusion of a diverse set of programs that will provide activated street frontages and a variety of housing typologies at all levels of affordability. The Exchange LOS ANGELES - Aug. 25, 2017 - PRLog -- KTGY Architecture + Planning unveiled today the preliminary design for a new mixed-use development that was selected as part of Salt Lake City 's plan to revitalize its downtown core developed by The Domain Companies , one of the nation's leading real estate investment and development firms specializing in sustainable mixed-use development, and the GIV Group, which combines a non-profit and entrepreneurial approach to community development. Called The Exchange, the design envisions a pedestrian- and transit-oriented mixed-use district focused on innovation and includes "startup" micro-unit apartments, business incubator space , creative office space , affordable and market-rate apartm...

The commercial real estate landscape in Fort Worth is thriving despite some blips in retail due to the changing behavior of shoppers and growing competition. But a bright spot in the Fort Worth retail market is the opening of several new upscale stores in the Clearfork development, including a Tesla auto showroom . Experts offered some insight and predictions on the local commercial real estate market , painting a largely rosy picture of the current landscape at a Business for Breakfast Series session on Aug. 23 sponsored by the Fort Worth Business Press . One of the biggest challenges is the retail industry and it’s a national as well as local situation arising from being “over-stored,” said Steve Coslik, chairman and CEO of the Woodmont Co., the Fort Worth- based property management company that manages about 20 million square feet of retail shopping centers , enclosed shopping malls and outlet centers in 22 states. “Retailers are going through a terrifying challenge righ...

We offer our predictions on communities that will rank among the city's most desirable in 2026. Plus a look at developers who are working to make those visions a reality. February 18, 2016 (page 7 of 7) 8 developers with insight who are rethinking our urban neighborhoods   BY DEBRA SMIT G reat neighborhoods — with ample green space , commerce and good housing stock — empower their residents to grow and prosper. Developers are key when it comes to weaving together the physical threads of a community, particularly in urban neighborhoods frayed by years of blight and decay. These are among the developers who are working to revitalize some of the city’s most challenged neighborhoods, striving to be restorers of streets in which to dwell. All have one eye, certainly, on the bottom line. Still, they are well aware of expectations that they give measured consideration to quality of life in the neighborhoods in which they build.   Wi...

Over the past two years, the vacant grassy field that once capped off East Dundee's downtown district has been transformed into a $4 million mixed-use development. The 24,500-square-foot building at 311 Barrington Ave. was designed to bring more residents downtown, contribute to the village's culinary district and aesthetically complement other historic structures in the area, said Tracy Burnidge, broker and leasing agent. Developers are in the midst of pinning down retail tenants before building out the 12,000 square feet of available restaurant space on the first floor, he said. Other work on the property, such as landscaping, parking and additional building details , also have yet to be completed. However, residents have already begun moving into the loft- style apartments upstairs , Burnidge said, and it won't be long before the development is fully occupied. "We're trying everything possible to get people in here," he said. De...

The Exchange KTGY Architecture + Planning have unveiled the preliminary design for The Exchange, a new mixed-use development by The Domain Cos. and the GIV Group that hopes to revitalize downtown Salt Lake City . The $ 110 million development represents The Domain’s first foray into the Salt Lake City multifamily market and is expected to break ground in fall 2018. The design envisions a pedestrian- and transit-oriented district that features affordable and market-rate apartments, business incubator space , creative office space and ground-level retail and restaurant space. Out with the old Located at 320 E. 400 S. and 338 E. 400 S., on two city-owned, 2.2-acre sites, the project is intended to replace three under-used retail and commercial buildings with nine stories of residential, retail and co-working spaces. The parcels include the old five- story Barnes Bank building and the two- story Salt Lake Roasting Co., directly north and east of the city’s public safety building , and...

Back in the 1960s, developer Richard Cavanaugh used to fly his airplane from Los Angeles over San Diego scouting potential properties . Flying over Rancho Santa Fe , he spotted the ideal open space , a farming area for sale along the San Dieguito River Valley . “I was looking for something for a golf course, as golf course developments were big at that time,” said Cavanaugh, who would soon get his company, Newport Pacific, in touch with a broker about the land he spied. “We put a deal together and proceeded with the design of it. The whole development was always called Whispering Palms …It only took 55 years to get everything I envisioned to happen.” The final piece of that Whispering Palms master plan drafted back in 1962 is finally in place with Palma de la Reina , a mixed-use retail, commercial and residential project on Cancha de Golf at the entrance to the Whispering Palms community of about 600 single-family homes and condominiums, and the Morgan Run Club & Resort. For ye...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A 73-unit, four floor apartment building is planned for Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood . On Aug. 10, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved three variances to Strong Tower Development for various aspects of the proposed building, located in a block of land between 2138 and 2214 Portage St. The development is intended to be a senior housing project , featuring a leasing office, corporate office space  and amenities like a community room and fitness area. This building is planned to contain five market rate units and  68 subsidized public housing units reserved for seniors to relocate from the nearby Heritage Community complex . All units will be single-bedroom apartments, with a bathroom, kitchen, dining room and living room. The building will also have a rooftop terrace and garden. Construction is likely to begin in spring 2018 and finish by summer 2019. The project is in a CN-1, commercial neighborhood district , which requires commercial and retail uses on t...

Offices, a grocery store and “micro-condominiums” might soon rise out of the ground on a prime piece of land in West Palm Beach west of Northwood Village. These are the first projects that Boca Raton-developer Mario Caprini wants to build as part of an ambitious $70 million complex dubbed Northwood Common s, on a 3.5- acre parcel owned by the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency . Can Caprini get the job done? His company’s website lists his prior development work in Canada and Ohio, including 1,000 residential units, 5 million square feet of industrial parks and “hundreds of thousands” of square feet of office, retail and medical buildings. In South Florida, Caprini recently completed construction of a “green” home in Pompano Beach at 4620 N.W. 18th Ave. The project, dubbed Modernista, was recognized by the mayor of Pompano Beach in March and won a national award in February from the Structural Insulated Panel Association , earning first place in the affordable housing...

AMLI 900 is 440-unit, 23- story apartment tower in the South Loop. First occupancy at AMLI 900 was in 2009. AMLI Residential was the developer of the property. Solomon Cordwell Buenz was the architecture firm and Walsh Construction was the general contractor. AMLI 900 was the first major Chicago high -rise to announce that it would be completely smoke-free. The apartments AMLI 900 offers 9 different floor plans of studio, 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments. Two- and 3-bedrooms have two baths. Floor plans and a near real- time availability check can be accessed online The apartments have a “soft loft” aesthetic, with 9- foot high concrete ceilings , floor-to-ceiling windows and exposed spiral ductwork . AMLI 900 has higher-level finishes than some of its competitors. All-electric kitchens have 42- inch kitchen cherry or maple cabinets and stainless steel and black appliance packages that include built-in microwaves. The open-plan kitchens have good counter space , islands with pendant...