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Oxford University worker, 56, charged with US murder

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An Oxford University worker has been charged with murder after a man's body was discovered in an apartment with more than 40 stab wounds . Andrew Warren, 56, a senior treasury assistant at the institution's Somerville College, is accused alongside Professor Wyndham Lathem , 42, of murdering Trenton Cornell -Duranleau. The 26-year-old's body was discovered on the tenth floor of a Chicago apartment building with 47 stab wounds .  The charges of first-degree murder come after a post-mortem examination of the victim's body — who is believed to have been in a relationship with Lathem — found he had methamphetamines in his system.  Oxford University financial officer Andrew Warren " class="blkBorder img-share" /> Northwestern University professor Wyndham Lathem" class="blkBorder img-share" /> Chicago police escorted fired Northwestern University professor Wyndham Lathem (right), 42, and Oxford University financial officer Andrew Warr...

AMLI 900 apartments, 900 S Clark St, South Loop

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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...

Work finally underway on downtown Dallas' Hall Arts condo and hotel tower | Real Estate

"We had some delays but have gotten our permits from the city and have started," developer Craig Hall said. "These things always take longer than you expect." The 25-story tower will include 44 condos starting at price at $2 million. The 183- room Hall Arts hotel will be next door. "This is another step forward in downtown's revitalization," said John Crawford with Downtown Dallas Inc. "The project will be exceptional bringing with it new and unique exposure as downtown continues to evolve as a special urban environment ." Dallas architect HKS designed both the condo tower and the hotel with will be across the street from the Winspear Opera House and will include retail space on the ground floor along Flora Street. The construction is next door to Hall's 18- story KPMG Plaza office tower - the first phase of his 2- block Hall Arts development . The project will take just over two years to complete. It's one of three new residen...

Denver Rent Prices So High Most Renters Want to Move

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A new study maintains that two-thirds of Denver renters plan to move to another city, a figure higher than the national average, with most listing high rent costs in the Mile High City  as the main reason. At the same time, however, so many people from other places want to move here that the actual number of renters in Denver is likely to remain steady in the near future and could actually rise. These are among the findings in a provocative report from Apartment List. As laid out in the following Q&A with analyst Sydney Bennet , who was heavily involved in the project, renting Denverites have a variety of reasons for wanting to relocate. But the number of those who are considering such a move because of long commute times or concerns about safety, for instance, pale in comparison to folks who simply are having a hard time stretching their dollars far enough to keep a decent roof over their head. As the study notes, the 67 percent of Denver renters who are looking at other lan...