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It will be, by one measure, the largest indoor ropes course in the U.S. And it’s coming to Loudoun.
A pair of Ashburn residents, both avid climbers and adventurers, are now under construction with what they call the largest indoor ropes course in the U.S. — to be found in a Sterling flex-industrial building.
Amy Stuart and her business partner/significant other Daniel Kasabian hope to open Summit Ropes by the end of January. The ropes facility, totaling 16,550 square feet, will take about half of the building located at 44810 Old Ox Road, at the corner of Old Ox and Dulles Summit Court. The…
Rosenblum receives tax breaks for $18.6 million apartment building in downtown Troy
The Troy Industrial Development Agency approved $5.3 million in tax breaks for a Rosenblum Cos. project in downtown Troy, New York, Friday.
Rosenblum plans to construct a five-story, mixed-use building on the corner of Fourth and Congress streets, where a former KeyBank branch currently stands.
The building will include 80 market rate apartments and 2,000 to 3,000 square feet of commercial space, according to the application filed with the IDA.
Citing a total project cost of $18.6 million, Rosenblum…
Cool Digs: KPMG’s office screams ‘Baltimore’ inside and out
As you exit the elevator on the top floor of 750 E. Pratt St. and its steel-colored doors close behind you, a glossy, tonal graphic of the Maryland state flag comes together on the exterior of the doors.
Throughout the rest of KPMG's new downtown Baltimore office, similar Baltimore- and Maryland-related elements are subtly integrated into the design of the space. Furniture made with locally salvaged materials and work by local artists remind visitors of the accounting and consulting firm's history…
(PHOTOS) Developer bets custom furniture and fine linens will help sell this $15.5M San Francisco penthouse
Unlike other high-end condo developers, Jay Paul Co. is offering fully built out and furnished penthouses that come with everything from light fixtures to bedding.
Dream Homes: Buy your own Lake Minnetonka island for $2.75 million (slideshow)
An island on Lake Minnetonka is on the market for $2.75 million.
The 21.65-acre property at 4800 Spray Island in Shorewood consists of a five-bedroom main home, a guest home, a bunk house and a beach house.
The property, according to Hennepin County records, is owned by Cortland and Susan Smith. Susan, who died in June 2017, and her husband Cortland founded the Minnesota Summerhill School that operated on the property for over 10 years.
There's access to 4,000 feet of shoreline with multiple…
THE LIST: How Mecklenburg’s most active homebuilders stack up
The newest edition of the Charlotte Business Journal lists Mecklenburg County’s most active homebuilders, ranking them in two ways. The first list is ranked by the number of permits granted in 2017. D.R. Horton tops the list with 452 permits pulled in Mecklenburg County in 2017, followed by Lennar Corp. with 295.
The second list is ranked by the value of permits granted in 2017. D.R. Horton also tops that list with permits valued at $82.3 million. Lennar is No. 2 with permits valued at $63.5 million.
CalAtlantic…
Inside look: Northwestern Mutual top floor, streetcar facility highlight Doors Open Milwaukee
It was perfect weather in the Milwaukee area this weekend as thousands of residents packed the streets to take part in Doors Open Milwaukee and get a look inside many of the city's most famous buildings, such as top floor of the Northwestern Mutual headquarters and the new streetcar maintenance facility. Check out the attached slideshow to see some of the buildings that were part of the popular event and some of their unique features.
More than 170 buildings in the Milwaukee area were open to…
Independent gear shop moves from bungalow to century-old theater as gentrification alters Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood
Jimmy Funkhouser expects a swirl of conflicting emotions Sunday when he closes the doors to his store on Tennyson Street for the last time to make way for demolition and redevelopment, a trend that is radically altering the funky character of the Berkeley neighborhood.
“I’ll probably be on the porch crying my eyes out,” said Funkhouser, 36, who opened his Feral outdoor shop in 2016, believing Denver outdoor enthusiasts would embrace an independent alternative to chain retailers.
His dream isn’t dying, though. Thanks to a landlord who saw a win-win investment opportunity and a crowd-funding campaign supported by Funkhouser’s most loyal customers, Feral will be moving three blocks south to be reborn in a former movie theater built in 1908.
With new projects springing up along Tennyson, landlord John Horvat has plans to redevelop the property where Feral has been located in a bungalow built in 1924. Horvat didn’t want to reveal his intentions for the property, but those plans left Funk..
Ohio’s first Hyatt House hotel coming south of Dayton
An extended stay hotel's first Ohio location will be making its way to West Chester.
A commercial electric permit was filed this week for an incoming Hyatt House hotel at 7800 Liberty Field Drive in West Chester Township, according to Butler County property records. The building permit is valued at $5.8 million and will be the first Ohio location for a Hyatt House, according to location data on its website.
The contractor for the building permit — issued in May — is NORR, an architecture and…
Owner of One Eleven Congress, other downtown Austin high-rises names new CEO
One of the biggest landlords in Austin has a new CEO in the wings.
Cousins Properties Inc. on Sept. 18 named Colin Connolly its next chief executive, effective Jan. 1.
While based in Atlanta, Cousins owns nearly 2 million square feet of real estate in the Texas capital, from trophy downtown towers such as One Eleven Congress and San Jacinto Center to Research Park Plaza V on the urban periphery. Tim Hendricks is senior vice president in Austin for Cousins.
Connolly will replace Larry Gellerstedt,…