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On the Agenda: 1,500-lot single-family project in the works in Denton
The development, dubbed Legends Ranch, is situated on about 543 acres north of west University Drive and south of Jackson Road, just east of Nail Road, within the Denton extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Aurora cracks down on lawns, golf courses in effort to conserve water
Aurora will no longer allow “cool-weather” turf grasses to be installed for golf courses or new home developments after the City Council adopted new rules to curb the city’s water use Monday night.
The new ordinance, passed unanimously, bans cool-weather turf such as Kentucky bluegrass, fescue or ryegrass and limits the amount of the grasses that can be in backyards. It also prohibits these types of grasses from being used in common areas unless they’re active recreational areas. Similarly, the turf can only be placed in commercial and multifamily developments as well as schools if they are active recreation areas, not for aesthetic purposes. Ornamental water features would also be prohibited.
There are some exceptions, including for site plan applications submitted to the city prior to Sept. 30.
In both backyards and residential front yards where backyard sizes don’t allow for turf, residents can only have 45% or 500 square feet of the yard, whichever is less, be covered by the gra..
Phoenix ranked No. 2 for cities with declining home values in July, report says
Phoenix home values have still increased by a whopping 69.5% since July 2019, according to a new Zillow report.
Orlando eviction filings surge past pre-pandemic levels
Local eviction filings were up 107% year-over-year in July.
St. Pete wants to make it easier for developers to build workforce housing
The move could shave two to three months off of a developer's time frame.
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Portland law firm signs 11,000-square-foot lease at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Newly founded firm Kolitch Romano Dascenzo Gates has found a prime spot downtown.
Boston Properties helps pay for D.C. Metro station shuttle
The free shuttle will open when the new Reston Town Center Metro station begins accepting passengers.
14-unit Winspear Avenue apartment building sells for $1.4 million
An apartment building that sits in the shadow of the VA Western New York Health Care System Buffalo has been acquired by a Queens real estate investor.
Tuesday Digest: Whistleblower lawsuit at Twitter; Classic film to be remade in S.F.
Meanwhile, Intel has struck a $30 billion funding partnership with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to help finance its out-of-state factory expansion.