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This is the biggest development thus far for Houston-based Enterra Homes.

Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters is coming, and Arlington County is looking to add more housing where it can find it. In this case, in your backyard.

The County Board is scheduled to vote on changes to the regulations covering detached accessory dwelling units Saturday.

If approved, the measure could increase the number of rental units across the county. That could be of particular interest and importance in Aurora Highlands and Arlington Ridge, two neighborhoods within walking (or at least…

A Hunts Point estate has just come on the market, listed at $16 million.

The owner, who is the CEO of a tech company and an ex-Microsoftie, spoke to me about the home but wants to remain anonymous. He and his family have lived on this gated estate since 2005, but they’re downsizing now as their three children are grown.

They bought the more than 8,000-square-foot home at 3432 Hunts Point Road from business and community leader Stan Freimuth, who had this classic Georgian manse designed by…

Opendoor and Zillow Instant Offers made a big splash last October when they entered the Denver market and began making “instant offers” to home sellers.

Now, 8z Real Estate, a Boulder-based brokerage firm, and Redfin, a national brokerage, have joined them in what promises to become an increasingly popular way to sell a home.

Instant offers provide owners a quick exit, sparing them from the hassle of making repairs, having strangers traipsing through their bedrooms and bypassing negotiations that can border on psychological warfare.

“We eliminate a lot of the risk out of that transaction, and we are competitive on our offers,” said Michael Welk, market manager for RedfinNow, which announced its Denver launch on Monday.

A deep-pocketed buyer or iBuyer makes an initial offer, quickly, less repair costs which are determined after an inspection. They prefer bidding on homes with minor repairs, things like new paint and carpet, and ones that won’t linger on the market for too long.

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LoDo’s former home of stand-up comedy and karaoke, El Charrito, shut down in December after a half century in businesses. Soon, its former building will be redeveloped by a partnership involving Kenneth Monfort, the son of Colorado Rockies co-owner Charlie Monfort.

The younger Monfort, director of development for Monfort Companies, partnered with Lower Downtown-based development company Magnetic Capital earlier this week to shell out $2.9 million for the building that once housed the beloved bar and its Comedy RoomRoom.

The plan for the 11,600-square-foot space at 2100 Larimer St., according to a release announcing its sale, is to convert it into a mix of office and updated retail space. The two companies have vowed to preserve the building’s historic character, though they are considering adding a third and fourth floor during redevelopment work.

“Denver is ready for a world-class ballpark district, but it doesn’t happen overnight,” Monfort said in the release. “We’re hopeful that ..

The building that The San Antonio Express-News has called home for nearly 80 years is for sale.

The local paper reported Friday afternoon that its parent company, Hearst Corp., is exploring the sale of the eight-story, 172,000-square-foot building at 301 Avenue E. Built in 1929, the property was last assessed for $10.4 million by the Bexar County Appraisal District.

While no asking price was listed, the property is being marketed by local commercial brokers Ed Cross and Brent Smith of San Antonio…

Four developers submitted qualifications by Friday's deadline as part of the city of Troy's latest attempt to redevelop One Monument Square.

The companies that responded to the request for qualifications:

RAL Development Services LLC
Hoboken Brownstone Co.
First Columbia – The Davis Companies
The BDC Group

The responses will now be reviewed by a six-member committee appointed by Mayor Patrick Madden. It will include city and Troy Local Development Corp. staff, community members, business representatives,…

The freshly renovated campus sits in the midst of Santa Clara’s Lawrence Station Area Plan and could be redeveloped “into dense residential in the future,” according to marketing materials for the property.

A nine-room boutique hotel planned near the corner of Westheimer and Dunlavy in Montrose received city approval May 9 to move forward.

The city of Houston planning commission approved a variance to build the hotel within a residential area at 2509 Dunlavy St. The commission initially deferred the request for two weeks at its April 26 meeting.

Goodnight Hospitality, the restaurant group behind Goodnight Charlie's and a handful of upcoming Montrose eateries, is developing the project alongside the…

If you drive by the Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee daily, each day brings a new view of the high-profile demolition of the former sports and entertainment facility. In fact, crews have been working faster in recent weeks, even working weekends, to get the site cleared as the Milwaukee Bucks continue to advance in the NBA playoffs.

See the attached slideshow for a look at the massive demo project, including photos taken from the roof of an adjacent parking structure and close up shots of…