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Columbus getting 5 medical marijuana dispensaries: Clintonville, Grandview, North Market areas included in approved sites
Columbus will have medical marijuana dispensaries in south Clintonville, within view of the North Market and near John Glenn Columbus International Airport. They were among 10 sites in and around Central Ohio approved Monday by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
The board awarded 56 of a possible 60 licenses to dispensary operators, the third category of applicants to learn their fates under Ohio's medical marijuana program. Cultivator licenses were awarded this spring, although they're being challenged…
Value of Seattle-area commercial construction starts drops more than half compared to last year
On the residential side, however, the value of multifamily and single-family starts jumped 42 percent to just over $2.9 billion.
Exclusive: Amazon to expand Silicon Valley footprint again with huge lease in Sunnyvale
The lease marks a big expansion for the Seattle-based online retailer in one of the most coveted developments along the Peninsula for tech companies.
Related starts construction on $458 million San Francisco tower, first in wave of projects along Van Ness corridor
Related California has started construction on a 39-story residential tower and 16-story office building on San Francisco's Van Ness transit corridor. The 1.2 million-square-foot project at 1500 Mission St. is expected open in May 2020.
New uses likely for home of longtime Loomis business
After 30 years in business, an equestrian supplies store in Loomis has closed and the building has been sold to owners who are planning new uses.
Rents rising in Phoenix despite national trends
Despite national rents seeing the slowest start since 2010, Phoenix maintains an upward trend in rent prices, according to recent data from RentCafe and Yardi Matrix.
A RentCafe infographic shows that Phoenix is in the top five for fastest-rising rents for cities in the United States.
The average rent in Phoenix in May was $967, according to RentCafe. This is a 0.4 percent change in the past month and a 4.4 percent growth change year over year.
Doug Ressler, director of business intelligence with…
46% of residents polled say they plan to leave the Bay Area
Nearly half of San Francisco Bay Area voters plan to leave the region in the next few years, fed up with exorbitant housing costs and the long commutes caused by the lack of available homes near their workplaces.
Less than 48 hours before polls open for the California election, the business-sponsored Bay Area Council advocacy group released its annual survey of registered voters in the nine-county Bay Area showing that 46 percent are likely to move away, the highest percentage in three years.
Bay…
All-star development teams square off for sites next to Lake Merritt BART station in Oakland
Four developers will face off for the chance to develop a mixed-use highrise on 2.8 acres next to the Lake Merritt BART Station in Oakland.
The station is close to Oakland’s downtown, Laney College, Chinatown and of course, the lake, which is a major attraction in the city. The blocks surrounding the station, however, have seen little new development.
Earlier this year, officials from Bay Area Rapid Transit put out a call to developers to revitalize the area by building highrises on two properties…
Wild housing market reveals new truths behind bidding wars
The residential real estate market in the Seattle area is driving many buyers and sellers to rethink the rules of the game.
Austin, San Antonio residential brokerages set to merge
San Antonio residential brokerage company Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Bradfield Properties plans to merge with Austin-based HomeCity Real Estate and San Antonio-based Ultimate Realty as it continues to expand across South and Central Texas.
Better Homes and Gardens Bradfield Properties said the merger will help the company provide a wider array of services, including the implementation of the (RE)gen technology platform developed by HomeCity Real Estate. (RE)gen is a platform for managing…