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Workers follow the crowds to Chippendale, now one of Sydney's hottest office markets

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Ten years ago, companies would barely look twice at office space in this Sydney suburb. But today, Chippendale has undergone a reversal of fortune. With the redevelopment of old industrial sites bringing in new residents and businesses, and office workers following, it is now being billed as one of the hottest spots of the city fringe. “It’s probably even taken over from Surry Hills now as a desirable location,” says Miron Solomons, director of investment services at Colliers International. “The re-gentrification of the area following the development of Frasers’ Central Park has been huge, and it’s so close to the city and Central station with excellent infrastructure and UTS [the University of Technology Sydney] nearby. “In the last 12 months, it’s probably seen the most change of any of the suburbs close to Sydney’s CBD.” Over that period, the fringe became the fastest growing office market in the country, on Colliers’ figures, with net effective rents for A- grade space growing...

Saxony Apartment Building

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Quizzes Lists Topics Save The Saxony Apartment Building is a historic apartment building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located along Ninth Street in the city's downtown, [1] this five- story brick building includes a distinctive range of architectural details. Among these elements are brick pilasters and projections, a three- story bay window on each side of the symmetrical main facade , semicircular balconies , and many stone pieces, such as pediments, keystones, and stringcourses. Due to its location at the intersection of Ninth and Race Streets, the Saxony appears to have two fronts: one onto each street. Although the Ninth Street facade is larger and more complex, the Race Street facade is nevertheless ornate as well: it features small yet elaborate semicircular balconies with wrought iron railings similar to those of the Ninth Street facade . [2] Constructed in 1891 according to a design by leading Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford , [1] the Saxony Apart...