RANDOLPH —Twelve families became homeowners Thursday as Morris Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion of the biggest affordable housing project in its four-decade history. More than 30 volunteers, local officials and new residents attended the opening of the 12 condominium development in the township, known as The Crossings at Bennett Avenue. The project, built at […]
Jun. 26—A Portland-based real estate company is planning to develop more than 100 housing units near the Portland International Jetport that would marry condominiums and accessory dwellings to create what it says is the “new age starter home.” Dubbed Stroudwater Commons, the complex proposed by GreenMars Real Estate would include 90 one-, two- and three-bedroom […]
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2021 Beachgoers bask in the sun in front of Wailea Resort. Properties targeted for conversion include 782 units at Wailea Resort in South Maui. 1 /2 STAR-ADVERTISER / 2021 Beachgoers bask in the sun in front of Wailea Resort. Properties targeted for conversion include 782 units at Wailea Resort in South Maui. JAMM […]
Are homebuyers retreating from the market? The number of sales in Miami-Dade and Broward dropped this May compared to May 2023, dragged down by fewer condo transactions, according to a new monthly housing report from the Miami Association of Realtors. Here’s a breakdown: Miami-Dade home sales Miami-Dade County had 2,397 home sales, down by 0.6% […]
With so many South Florida condominium communities experiencing financial challenges, some associations and their boards of directors may wish to develop new sources of revenue to help mitigate raising owners’ monthly dues or implementing special assessments. However, as the recent litigation involving the Buckley Towers Condominium illustrates, devising a questionable new parking payment scheme and […]
Liberty Center, located just off Interstate 75 in Liberty Township, offers indoor and outdoor shopping, daily events, entertainment, restaurants, office space and apartment living. Arianna Verasmende typically starts her day walking her four-year-old Bassett hound, Cooper, through her neighborhood. Afterward, she might grab a drink at Starbucks before scrambling off to work at a shared […]
CROTON-ON-HUDSON ‒ The village is mulling plans to sell an overflow parking lot by the Croton-Harmon train station to a developer who has proposed building a multifamily affordable housing project. Owned by the village since the 1960s, the 1.2-acre property, known as Village Parking Lot A, is located at the intersection of Croton Point Avenue […]
This real-estate feature from the South Florida Sun Sentinel highlights the latest plans for new construction as demand rises for more housing, offices and stores across the region. You can submit questions through this form or by emailing buildings@sunsentinel.com, if you’re wondering about “what’s being built there?” in your community. Here’s one of the latest […]
Condominium associations near Florida’ coast will get access to $175,000 per association in state funds for storm-proofing projects under a House bill that’s nearing the finish line. The Senate version of the bill does not have a cap. The “My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program” would provide condo associations with the type of financial assistance […]
Victor Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador who has been charged by Miami federal prosecutors with acting as an agent of Cuba, pleaded not guilty Wednesday and asked that he not have to appear in court Friday for his arraignment. Rocha, 73, who spent decades at the U.S. State Department until he left the diplomatic […]
A historic building in Charlotte that was once a church has been officially redeveloped into townhomes. After years of planning and construction, units at The Arches, located in Wesley Heights, are now open and available with some familiar touches from the former church, which stood in the neighborhood for decades. Church transformed into condos Though […]
This rendering depicts Waters Lakeside, a condominium project with three towers that is nearing completion in Horseshoe Bay west of Austin. Good afternoon, and thank you for subscribing to Building Austin, our weekly newsletter focused on real estate, growth and development in the Austin region. I’m Shonda Novak, the American-Statesman’s real estate reporter. Horseshoe Bay Resort, just over an hour’s drive […]