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Amanda's office was unsensational, to say the least. Dark, dreary and lacking a look, she wanted to give the space a homier and more polished look. After tons of research, mixing stylish store -bought finds and DIY projects, Amanda created a bright and perky space that may inspire major office envy . (Image credit: Submitted by Amanda ) From Amanda: This space was dark, dreary and reminiscent of a guy's dorm room gone awry. Although this space is technically an office, the main space is akin to a living room/kitchenette in a small apartment and, since we're a residential rental website , we wanted to create a work space that felt more like a home than anything else. Before the makeover, nothing had a place and the vibe was dismal at best. We desperately needed to brighten up the space and make it more functional. (Image credit: Submitted by Amanda ) The whole process took roughly four months and cost about $12,000. I consulted some design companies and electricians to ...

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...

Spokane Valley - based Central Valley School District has bought for $2.3 million the Broadway Square Apartments complex at 11910 E. Broadway, in Spokane Valley , and plans to demolish it to make room for the envisioned replacement of North Pines Middle School , says Ben Small, district superintendent . North Pines Middle School , which serves about 500 students, is located on 14.5 acres of adjacent land at 607 N. Pines Road. Small says the district bought the 2.4-acre, 50- unit apartment complex with funds from a $ 113 million bond measure , which voters approved in February 2015. The district anticipates including construction funding for the planned middle school relocation project in a future ballot measure that would go before voters in the spring of 2018, he says. Small says a district facilities assessment conducted in 2010 concluded North Pines Middle School should be replaced. “Its systems and structures...

Steve Tipping, who died on Aug. 11, 2017. Photo: Tipping & Associates By Lulu Tipping Steve Tipping, Nov. 12, 1947 – Aug. 11, 2017. Steven was born Nov. 12, 1947 in Ithaca, New York, to Kenneth and Virginia Tipping; his father was studying law at Cornell University, where his mother had completed her undergraduate degree. He was the third of four children. His father’s work brought them to Long Island and a year living abroad in Venezuela. His parents’ divorce led his mother and her children back to her hometown in Salamanca, New York. Steven’s interest in building was evident at an early age — if he didn’t have it, he would build it. He was an athlete — football quarterback, basketball guard, pole-vaulter. Pole vaulting incorporated speed , strength, suspension, and physics. It thrilled him so much that he constructed his own bar and pit in the backyard. He practiced diligently and made it to the state level in competition. After graduating from Salamanca High School in 1965, St...

Volvo’s surprise announcement that it will phase out the internal combustion engine by 2019 should be a wake-up call across industries that disruptive technology is already impacting short- term business planning . Anticipating how the economy and human behavior will be reshaped in the years ahead is an important exercise that should inform business leaders’ decisions and help position their businesses to more readily adapt to the future.        Commercial real estate is not disconnected from the challenges and opportunities posed by technology. Quite the opposite; it will be at the epicenter as outside forces impact how people live, commute, work and interact. As commercial real estate leaders , we should be mindful of how the developments we’re building now will be used in 10 or 15 years, when today’s emerging technology has become tomorrow’s ubiquitous convenience. Here are four technologies and trends that could shape commercial real estate in the not-too-distant future. Autonom...

Houston has a lot going for it: An active professional sports scene , two international airports, delicious Tex-Mex. The fourth-largest city in the US (2.3 million residents) has also long held a reputation as a center for big business, boasting 20 Fortune 500 companies . But in recent years, it’s quietly been building one of the most extensive startup ecosystems in the country, too. The city’s economy (as with much of Texas) is intrinsically linked to oil, which means it’s faced its share of adversity. Houston got hit hard in the 1986 oil collapse -- though the silver lining is that it escaped the 2008 recession relatively unscathed (it was the first major city to regain all its lost jobs, and then some). Credit the benefit of experience. “Thankfully, our financial system learned valuable lessons during the oil crash in the 1980s and resulting glut of speculative building,” says Rob Todd, a former Houston City Council member and founder of the telecom company Amplified Solutions ...

Tucked away on Rutherford Place, one of the prettiest streets in the neighborhood, this charming first-floor pre-war apartment sits along the eastern border of Gramercy and Union Square. Built in 1855 as a townhouse, the one-bedroom co-op at 224 East 17th Street  has a large master bedroom and a small office space –and direct views of Stuyvesant Square Park . 224 East 17th Street , cool listings, Gramercy" width="1269" height="768" /> One of the building’s more dramatic features is also one that sets the apartment itself apart: Oversized deco-era casement windows span the length of the home’s living room, which means you get gorgeous protected park views and plenty of light. 224 East 17th Street , cool listings, Gramercy" width="1275" height="766" /> A large classic kitchen has been recently renovated with luxurious details like marble backsplashes and plenty of counter space and storage. The kitchen could be also be opened up so...

Ascent Med Center apartment project next to a 357-room hotel. Ascent will offer units from 339 square feet, with students in mind, to large three-bedrooms aimed at higher-income renters. Photo: Medistar Corp." /> Photo: Medistar Corp. A rendering shows the Ascent Med Center apartment project next to a 357-room hotel. Ascent will offer units from 339 square feet, with students in mind, to large three-bedrooms aimed at higher-income renters. Oil's going for less than $30 a barrel. The high- end housing market is on the skids. And companies are unloading gobs of office space they no longer need. Yet some developers want to keep building. Greystar, an apartment developer with multiple projects under construction here, recently said it would move forward with a plan to build another one: a soaring glass and brick tower of 375 luxury units on a 1.3- acre parking lot next to the Texas Medical Center . "It is a little contrarian, isn't it?" Greystar's David ...

CBRE SL Green sells suburban office property for $97M SL Green and TH Real Estate have sold Stamford Towers in Stamford, CT for $97 million. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE’s Institutional Properties represented the sellers. CBRE Global Investors purchased the Property. Stamford Towers is comprised of two adjacent Class A office buildings located in the Stamford CBD, one block from the Stamford Transportation Center . The property is also near the 722,000 s/f Stamford Town Center Mall (anchored by Macy’s, Barnes & Noble, H&M, and Saks Off 5th) as well as dozens of restaurants and retails options. Stamford Towers is currently leased to institutional and high credit tenants , including Citigroup, UBS Financial Services , H/ 2 Credit Manager , Titan Advisors, Gerald Metals, Bank of Ireland, Oaktree Capital, Oppenheimer, CoreCommodity and Newmark, among others. Recent capital improvements include the addition of a fitness center and basketball court, c...

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