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A BUILDING used to train up scores of builders over the years is now to receive its own makeover to give it a new lease of life. The former City College construction and trades centre in Preston Road, Brighton, is set to be transformed into 25 apartments. Work on the transformation of the locally listed Victorian red - brick property is expected to start within the next five months and be completed by the end of next year. Brighton- based Yelo Architects said the conversion would give house hunters the rare opportunity to secure a loft apartment in the city. The scheme, which was granted planning consent by Brighton and Hove City Council planning committee last week, involves a mixture of one, two and three bedroom apartments. Developers Aligned Property bought the site in October after it became surplus to the requirements of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College , formed from the merger of City College and Northbrook College. A new £ 9 million training centre opened at ...

The website may be known as a way to find holiday accommodation without spending a fortune, but Airbnb is fast becoming a hive of unusual spaces to rent. If you are bored with standard run-of-the-mill rooms and caravans, the travel website could be the answer to your quirky needs. Locals and visitors alike can enjoy some of the remarkable and interesting places to stay across our beautiful region . You can kip in a trendy yurt, unleash your inner child in a treehouse and even pretend to be lord/lady of the manor. If you're looking for a holiday spot with a difference, here are some of the most unusual spaces available to book on Airbnb in North Wales right now. A Treehouse (Image: Air bnb) Gaerwen, Anglesey Who didn’t dream of having their own treehouse as a child? Now you can stay in one, with all the conveniences of a modern home. Set in the grounds of an old rectory, the Tree House is built on stilts around an old tree - built for the youngsters it has since been conver...

In a red- hot apartment market , landlords are having no problems filling apartments . But filling ground- floor retail space underneath apartment buildings is a different matter, especially in sleepy corners of neighborhoods still developing. Some landlords are looking to change their line-up, converting storefronts to walk-out apartments. Other developers with projects still in the development stage are considering an approach that could be built out either way. Ground-floor retail has traditionally been seen by planners, developers and neighbors as key promoting street -level activity and vibrant urban neighborhoods . But more developers are starting to see potential downsides, too, which is pushing them to look at alternatives. “Retail is a fine idea, but as a planning tool, I think it’s been applied too liberally,” said Spencer Welton, a senior vice president for Simpson Housing. “It’s oversupplying the retail market, essentially.” Simpson in October turned the ground-floor ret...

By Steve Gravelle, correspondent Aug 27, 2017 at 6:46 am | Print View It’s changed the face of central Cedar Rapids , driving post-flood development in the New Bohemia and Kingston neighborhoods with new and reclaimed properties. In Iowa City, its backers see it as a way to downtown vitality. “From a community’s point of view, you get a more broad-based neighborhood,” said B.J. Hobart, managing member and co-owner of Hobart Historic Restoration of Cedar Rapids. The suburban single- family home isn ’t going away, but so-called mixed-use projects incorporating residential and retail, commercial and sometimes even light-industrial spaces in the same or adjoining buildings offer different options to residential and business tenants. In some places — think dense urban neighborhoods and small- town main streets with apartments above ground-floor retail shops — mixed-use patterns never went away. Mixed-use is especially appropriate in Iowa City’s central neighborhood...