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Amy Saltzman asaltzman@wickedlocal.com @cambridgechron Craigslist apartment scams continue to be a problem in Cambridge with 27 reported rental scams through Oct. 17 of this year versus 31 total in 2015, according to police. People looking to move to the country, such as exchange students or those traveling to the U.S. on work visas, are frequent targets of these scams, making Cambridge’s transient university populations particularly vulnerable. “There’s certainly a steady diet of these crimes,” said Jeremy Warnick, director of communications for the Cambridge Police Department . “Unfortunately, they are very difficult to investigate.” Warnick said part of the problem is that it can be difficult to figure out the location of a website or the origin of an email in order to identify a suspect. “The crimes are difficult to investigate as fraud over the Internet does not need a physical location, nor personnel, nor phones,” he said. “Internet fraud is disjointed, and spread ...

A universally acknowledged truth about living in New York City is that there's very little space to go around. What passes for an entire apartment in Manhattan is considered a walk-in closet in Des Moines. This dearth of square footage has resulted in a couple notable phenomenons : Namely, pocket-emptying rents and some—let's just call it—creative uses of space. I recently glimpsed one particularly unusual vision of our inevitable micro-living future. Twenty floors up in a luxury midtown Manhattan studio apartment , a hulking piece of furniture sat pressed against the wall. From the front it looked like an entertainment console with built in shelving. From the side, it appeared to be a regular bookshelf, save for a small button. At nine feet tall, five feet wide and seven feet long, the thing took up nearly a fourth of the apartment's main living area , leaving just enough space for what could either be a livingroom or bedroom, but definitely not both. "This is Ori,...

CPM proposes Lyn-Lake apartments A used car lot in south Minneapolis could soon become the site of a four-story mixed-use building with 70 rental units, some micro-style with smaller-than-average footprints. Developer CPM Cos . has proposed to build the development on property located on Lake Street near Harriet Avenue, according to documents submitted for a meeting of the Minneapolis Planning Commission 's committee of the whole. The complex would have about 1,200 square feet of commercial space on the first floor as well as an enclosed parking garage . The units range in size from 422 square feet to as large as 831 square feet. Across the Twin Cities, developers have started to build "micro" apartments in buildings that still have upscale amenities. While the average studio apartment in the area is 500 to 525 square feet, developers have recently built them as small as 300 square feet. Ray Apartments, which had its grand opening last week, is mostly studios. Some of th...

Spend two months looking for an affordable apartment in Center City and you’ll learn a lot about the often unseemly interaction between humanity and real estate. Hallway carpets coated in dog hair, fire escapes advertised as “Juliet balconies,” people thrusting checks at a landlord before even viewing the apartment that you’re patiently waiting in line to check out. As you move a stranger’s dirty laundry out of the way to scope out closet space, you realize you’re far tidier than you thought. Many times over, you learn to deal with the sting of real estate rejection . When I moved to Philadelphia four years ago, apartment hunting took all of one day. This time around, the search for a one-bedroom for around $1,000 a month almost broke me. Through sweaty hikes to see fifth-floor walk-ups, apologetic calls from Realtors, and far too many application fees, I kept wondering: Is this insanity normal? ...

In a split vote, the Riverhead Town Board approved both the site plan and the special permit application for Georgica Green Ventures’ proposed 116-unit mixed-use apartment complex Tuesday night . The board also approved an environmental study submitted by the applicant and stated that the project will have “no significant adverse environmental impacts .” The vote was three in favor, one opposed and one abstaining. Councilman Tim Hubbard cast the no vote, and Councilwoman Jodi Giglio abstained . “There’s a lot of issues with this project that I’m concerned about,” Mr. Hubbard said, citing parking, a proposed 30- year Industrial Development Agency tax abatement , and the impact the apartments might have on school enrollment. Ms. Giglio said she asked the town ethics board for an opinion on whether she should abstain, since she is an owner of the Summerwind Square apartments downtown , and they recommended she abstain. The five-story project, Riverview Lofts , is on the southwest co...

CLOSE North Korea threat; Fatal Rehoboth Beach house fire ; Bruce Springsteen on Broadway 8/10/17 1303 Delaware Avenue was purchased by Capano Management . (Photo: Courtesy of Capano Management ) Capano Management continues to bolster its residential portfolio with the acquisition of 1303 Delaware Apartment Homes in Wilmington's fashionable Trolley Square neighborhood . A sales price was not disclosed. Capano financed the purchase with a fixed-rate loan from Fannie Mae.  The privately-held Wilmington-based developer's multifamily division, Capano Residential , purchased the 231- unit high rise from Merion Realty Partners , a Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, real estate investment firm . Jeffrey Shumaker, vice president responsible for Merion's multifamily division, declined to comment on the transaction. "That's not public information," Shumaker said of the sale.  Upon acquisition, Capano Residential , which is headed by Louis J. Capano, renamed the property Par...

Renting in Brooklyn, it’s better not to think too hard about the premium you’re paying to live here. Have a friend who recently moved to Cleveland? Good for them; it’s probably best for your mental health not to ask what they’re paying in rent on that stunning two-bedroom they share not with a rando found on Craigslist but their Burmese Mountain Dog . Of course, we’ve got the bright lights, the big city, far more beautiful potential in- range Tinder matches and so many cultural activities! Still, though, when listings like this one appear, our apartments suddenly begin to look more dreary. ________ tech VR wall panels ?" width="640" height="360" /> tech VR wall panels ?" width="640" height="360" />You could recreate this in Brooklyn with, like, high- tech VR wall panels ? An upstate cabin in the idyllic town of Cazenovia, this property encompasses 60 acres , a mile of creek frontage, and two waterfalls (one 65-foot, the other ...

REDLANDS >> The developer of Circa 2020 hopes residents who like the apartment building will find even more to love about a new project, The Crossings at Redlands. The UCR Group, based in Redlands, will soon break ground on the 340- unit apartment complex on Lugonia Avenue next to the 304- unit Circa 2020 . Like its neighbor, The Crossings has been designed to appeal to young professionals looking for upscale apartment living . The success of Circa 2020 exceeded “our wildest dreams,” said Jim Mauge, president of the UCR development team . “It … created the opportunity to add the next one.” The gated complexes, located in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County known as the donut hole, will ultimately be marketed together under the name Park West Redlands , Mauge said. The properties will maintain their own identities, however. The multimillion- dollar Crossings complex is expected to welcome its first residents in summer 2018. The community will offer upscale studio ...

One resident narrowly escaped a mass murderer, another prefers parrots over people for company and a third is a a retired conman who just wants to be left alone to enjoy some of the best inner-city views in Sydney. Welcome to Northcott towers, Sydney's most notorious housing commission complex tucked away in what has become one of Australia's trendiest and most exclusive suburbs. About 1,200 residents pay as little as $80 a week for one- or two-bedroom units in the 14-story buildings in Surry Hills, just a stone's throw from the CBD where average rents for a two- bedroom home run to more than $900 a week. Known as the 'suicide towers,' the complex is Australia’s largest single block of public housing units and has a notorious reputation involving with drug abuse, mental health and unemployment. Invited by members of the tight-knit community of residents, Daily Mail Australia spent a day in the towers to 'meet the family' and explore the colourful neig...