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Today's Post has an article, "The new housing market: Why it’s so hard to find a cheap apartment in Washington, D.C.," with this line about strategies for producing more and lower cost housing : In D.C., you could even ditch the large historic districts that make it extremely difficult to build anything substantial in many desirable neighborhoods. Too bad it's wrong.  (The article doesn't say all that much considering.) The reason that it's hard to find cheap apartments in DC, is that relative to demand, there is lack of inventory. But it's not because of historic districcts. It's because historically, DC had been a small city relatively speaking, and not an industrial city, which would have led to the construction of more and higher capacity apartment buildings and tenements. Instead, especially in the late 1800s and into the early part of the 1900s, mostly single family housing (rowhouses) was constructed in those inner city neighborhoods th...

City Planning Commission OKs the proposal for the vacant corner across from homes on 7000 block of Hollister Avenue Hollister Village developers plan to build 33 more apartments in the complex on the 7000 block of Hollister Avenue in Goleta." height="667" width="1000" id="upsize" /> Hollister Village developers plan to build 33 more apartments in the complex on the 7000 block of Hollister Avenue in Goleta.  (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) In a move that has upset some nearby residents , Costa Mesa-based developer Westar Associates wants to build 33 more apartments in Goleta next to the 266 Hollister Village units it has already constructed. Westar Associates took its proposal to the Goleta Planning Commission on Monday night, where it was approved 3-2, with members Ed Fuller and Robert Miller in opposition. Westar already has approval to build a project on that site, which is on the eastern end of the development, with 12,687 square feet of...

Danish firm  Schmidt Hammer Lassen  has released visuals of its first US project: a mixed-use development in Detroit, Michigan, bound by two glazed towers overlooking the city's historic theatre district . Schmidt Hammer Lassen was commissioned for the  Monroe Blocks scheme by developer Bedrock Detroit , and is working on the design with local architects Neumann Smith and engineering firm Buro Happold . Two glazed towers will stand at either end of the 1.25- hectare development boarding Monroe Avenue , the city's historic theatre district . Its oldest remaining theatre , the National Theatre by renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn , stands on the site. It was built in 1911 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The future of the theatre and its role in the development are yet to be decided. The 35- storey office tower  and 26- floor residential block will be accompanied by three mid-rise buildings of between six and 15 storeys containing further apartm...

Just outside of Sharlene Carlson's secluded condominium patio , redwood trees tower overhead and filtered sunlight dapples the cool dirt floor below. "I love living here," said Carlson of the Palo Alto Redwoods , a 117-unit complex in south Palo Alto built on the site of a former redwood-tree nursery. "I thought I was going to buy and then move up, but I'm in a serene place. It's almost a spiritual place. I look at the redwood trees and feel peaceful and calm." But that calm has recently been disrupted as plans have emerged to develop the property next to Palo Alto Redwoods : 4256 El Camino Real , the current site of Su Hong, a Chinese restaurant. The proposal to build a 69-room hotel and eight townhomes has galvanized to action not only Carlson, head of the homeowners association, but other Palo Alto Redwoods residents as well. Seven condo owners voiced their concerns at Thursday's meeting of the city's Architectural Review Board , wh...

Melrose Apartments announce the launch of its new luxury apartment units in Nashville. With world- class amenities and its prime location, it raises the bar for any furnished apartment for rent in Nashville. The apartment is pet-friendly and provides spacious outdoors and luxurious interiors. Nashville, Tennessee, United States - December 13, 2016 /PressCable/ — Melrose Apartments announced the launch of its newest luxury apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The Melrose sets a new standard in residential rental apartments and is located in the upmarket Franklin Pike neighborhood . More information about Melrose Apartments and the new apartment block is available at http://themelrosenashville.com The communities of Melrose and Breeze Hill enjoy the distinction of being situated on Nashville’s most valuable real estate . The Melrose apartments are the newest addition to this premium residential location and is a furnished apartment for rent in Nashville that features b...

Newly released renderings provide the first look at the design of a planned highrise on Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh that will include a mix of stores, offices and residential rentals. The most prominent element in the design of the project, known as 400H, is an indoor-outdoor section on the ninth floor that will include a pool, fitness center, two pool deck lounges , two indoor lounges and spaces for a coffee bar, meetings and co-working. Developers are calling it the SkyHub. Gensler, an international design and architectural firm based in San Francisco with an office nearby in Raleigh, is working on the project. “400H is intentionally different and is not about a building merely introducing square footage to the market,” Chad Parker, managing director at Gensler Raleigh , said in an email Friday. “We worked collectively to make a place that thrives on social connectivity, talent recruitment and retention, as well as identity.” The city’s planning department has approved...

The proposed site for apartments at 429 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis has been used for car sales since the late 1940s. (Staff photo: Bill Klotz) CPM is pitching a 70- unit apartment complex for a site in Minneapolis’ Lyn-Lake neighborhood that is currently occupied by a used car lot. The Minneapolis- based developer is presenting a plan Thursday for 429 W. Lake St., a site next to Schatzlein Saddle Shop that has been used for car sales since the late 1940s, according to city documents. CPM hopes to build a four-story, 58,599-square-foot building with 1,200 square feet of retail on the ground floor. The residential portion of the building will comprise a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging in size from 422 square feet to 831 square feet. Resident amenities will include a fitness center, a club room and a rooftop patio on the side of the building that fronts on Lake Street. Documents submitted to the city’s Planning Commission of the Whole did not specify how mu...