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City Council considered on Tuesday is a 200-unit multi- family apartment complex (shown with a green border) near the intersection of Willow Lake Road and Highway 89; it’s currently the Dells View Mobile Home Park ." /> Photo by Tim Wiederaenders. One of the housing projects that the City Council considered on Tuesday is a 200-unit multi- family apartment complex (shown with a green border) near the intersection of Willow Lake Road and Highway 89; it’s currently the Dells View Mobile Home Park . PRESCOTT – Traffic concerns dominated much of the discussion this week on a 200- unit apartment complex planned near the Willow Lake Road / Prescott Lakes Parkway intersection. Several residents voiced worries at the Tuesday, Sept. 13, Prescott City Council meeting that Prescott Lakes Villas , a seven- building apartment complex planned at 2051 Willow Lake Road , would increase traffic congestion on Willow Lake Road – especially at the busy interse...

GARNER | The Garner City Council is hoping a new 10- unit apartment project will reduce the gap in the city’s housing market. At its Tuesday, Aug. 22, meeting, the council will consider accepting a proposal received from Echo Development Group of Cedar Falls earlier this month for the construction and operation of a $1.2 million 10- unit apartment building at 895 W. Eighth St. in Garner earlier this month. “We’re excited about it,” said Randy Lansing, Garner city administrator . According to Echo Development Group ’s proposal, the building will feature four three-bedroom apartments and six two-bedroom apartments. Each apartment will have a garage, a laundry room and 2½ bathrooms. The proposal, which was submitted during the city’s request for proposals period between June 15 and Aug. 3, was the only one it received, despite its incentives to attract developers. In June, the city of Garner began searching for “an experienced multi- family housing developer or operator” to partne...

Mountain View's rent- control program has already survived political and legal trials -- but what about the business test? An increasing number of apartment owners appear to be cashing out rather than working under the new restrictions. If the trend continues, some say it will lead to a cascade of redevelopment spearheaded by large corporate buyers . This scenario would result in older apartments being phased out and replaced with new housing that is exempt from rent control. Those looking at the data with a more critical eye point out that sales of apartment buildings are up throughout the South Bay, and that the number of buyers indicates a healthy interest in investing in Mountain View housing , regardless of rent control. To take one example, Fremont residents Ann and Paul Lethers decided in June to sell their 18-unit complex on Del Medio Avenue in Mountain View, which they created from separate purchases of two adjacent nine-unit buildings. They say they h...

A Cedar Ridge Apartments tenant shows a respirator she claims she sometimes needs due to alleged mold issues at the south Sacramento apartment complex . Code Enforcement is continuing to inspect the complex to determine if there are violations. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MOTT Nancy Avalos watched as her 5- and 8-year-old daughters danced and chased each other. Their laughter filled the living room. “My daughters don’t want to move out,” Avalos said in Spanish. Her voice broke. “I feel like I’ve let them down.” Avalos moved to Cedar Ridge Apartments six years ago. After sharing a living room of an apartment together, the single mother wanted to give her three daughters room to play and moved to a place they could call their own. But now the family is moving out of its two- bedroom apartment , after Avalos’ monthly rent rose from $802 to $1,086. For Avalos and her neighbors, sharp rent and utility bill increases hit the past two months as the property owner, Torrance- based Cedar Ridge Apa...

SUISUN CITY, CA - From the Solano County Department of Health and Social Services: The Solano County Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health division , and Vibe Solano are pleased to announce two new smoke- free apartment complexes , including Grande Vista Apartments in Fairfield and Autumn Oaks in Suisun City. By going smoke-free, these two apartment complexes mark the 18 and 19th living facilities to go smoke-free in Solano County. Grande Vista apartments , located at 1990 Grande Circle in Fairfield, contains 41 units and agreed to go smoke-free in June 2017. "Going smoke-free helps our residents stay healthy while keeping the property cleaner and free of cigarette butts," says Ladonna Roman, manager and owner of Grande Vista Apartments . “The best part is that our residents are very supportive of the new policy, and grateful to have less smoke in the air.” Autumn Oaks apartments , located at 1400 Humphrey Drive in Suisun City has a total of 62 units...

The kids are not all right—or so the click-bait headlines would lead you to believe. There are countless stories about those flighty millennials who job-hop every year, are crazy-obsessed with their iPhone phablets and shell out too much on  Instagrammable avocado toast or kale smoothies to move out of their parents’ basements and ( gasp !) pay their own rent. There's more than a hint of truth to that last part. About 15% of 25- to 35-year-olds were still crashing with their folks in 2016, according to a  Pew Research study . And that leaves 85% either cramming into apartments with friends or living solo. The young-at- heart data team at realtor.com® decided to dig into these numbers. As it turns out, where millennials are living plays a big role in whether they   are   most likely to live alone, as opposed to with their folks. And there's a lot of variation across the country, we learned. Related Articles "We definitely see a larger percentage of millennials living at...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Playhouse Square  agreed Thursday after some pressure from city planning officials to install a 20-foot- deep retail strip on the ground floor of a parking garage designed to serve a proposed 34- story apartment tower . The agreement capped a back-and-forth discussion at the meeting of the Downtown Flats Design Review Committee over schematic plans for the $ 135 million tower , on which Playhouse Square hopes to break ground late this year for the project. A revised ground floor plan for the Playhouse Square apartment tower garage shows how the theater district would reserve 1, 900 square feet on the Euclid Avenue side of the garage for retail. Solomon Cordwell Buenz   The tower would rise on the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East 17th Street . The committee -which advises the city's planning commission - approved the schematics. But the vote only came after the committee explored  whether Playhouse Square would do more than install a row of ...

Thom Baker told city leaders that his daughter has killed dozens of the poisonous spiders at her Timber Ridge apartment . Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:56:15 GMT —  An alleged infestation of brown recluse spiders has a concerned father looking for help from the Columbia City Council . Thom Baker told city leaders that his daughter has killed dozens of the poisonous spiders at her Timber Ridge apartment . The story began last month when Thom Bakerâ??s daughter Taylor found brown recluse spiders inside her Timber Ridge apartment . The Bakers said they have been feuding with apartment managers ever since. Timber Ridge apartment managers won â??t cancel Taylor Baker â??s lease because they say spiders are not a problem at their Southside Columbia complex . Thom Baker said thereâ??s a huge brown recluse spider problem . Baker said heâ??s been threatened, punched and accused of trespassing by members of Garry Lewis Properties , the owners of Timber Ridge apartments . Baker said, â??I walked up ...

WILMINGTON — At apartment complexes around the Port City, it is a constant battle to get dog-owning residents to clean up after their four-legged roommates. One solution, though expensive and labor-intensive, is becoming increasing popular: using DNA tests to match dogs with the little presents they leave behind around the apartment property. Wilmington apartment complexes , offers free litter bags . Increasingly, it has not been enough to get residents to pick up after their dogs. (Port City Daily photo / BENJAMIN SCHACHTMAN )'" width="475" height="356" />Hawthrone at Murrayville, like many Wilmington apartment complexes , offers free litter bags . Increasingly, it has not been enough to get residents to pick up after their dogs. (Port City Daily photo / BENJAMIN SCHACHTMAN )’ “It’s very difficult to track someone down and prove it was them,” Community Manager Keri Goff said. “Unless you catch someone in the act, you don’t have that hard evidence.” Go...

LOS ANGELES , Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,000 more expensive in San Francisco than it is in New York , a new study found. Personal finance website GOBankingRates examined 50 major cities across the U.S. to identify the cost of a one-bedroom apartment. In addition to median rent prices , the study analyzed key factors including the cost of basic utilities and each city's walkability score. GOBankingRates also identified the percentage of apartments for rent in each city with the following amenities: dishwashers, washer-dryers, pools, fitness centers, parking garages and pet-friendly policies.  For full study results and more details on methodology, visit: Here's What an Average Apartment Costs in 50 US Cities ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Key facts: -- Rent growth far outpaced incomes in New York City. City-wide asking rents increased by 33 percent from 2010 to 2017, or 3.9 percent annually, while median wages grew at less than half that pace: 13 percent since 2010, or 1.8 percent annually. -- The lowest- priced rents increased the most. Homes with the lowest rents in NYC grew 4.9 percent annually, while the highest- price rentals grew just 3 percent per year. -- The lowest earners faced the smallest wage growth . Wages for NYC workers in the bottom fifth of earners saw the smallest annual increases since 2010, while wages for top- earning professions grew the most. Despite rents rising over the past year at their slowest pace since the end of the recession, rent growth in New York City has continued to outpace wage growth , increasing the financial burden on New York City renters . According to the latest StreetEasy rent affordability report (i), rent increases are outpac...