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Carr Properties, having just earned approval for its Crowne Plaza residential conversion at 901 N. Fairfax St., has shifted its attention to the next big thing in Alexandria’s Old Town North.

The developer, with architect SK&I, will take its proposed redevelopment of 1201 N. Royal St., the existing MetroStage, to the Old Town North Urban Design Committee on June 6.

The project, though a 10-minute-plus walk to the Braddock Road Metro station, is in a prime location — fronting the Mt. Vernon…

A weekend blaze gutted much of a building at Chicago Avenue and Lake Street that was well-known even outside the neighborhood as the home of Roberts Shoes, a shop that closed in 2014 after a 77-year run.

The Star Tribune reported on the fire and its aftermath; no one was injured, but the fire spread so quickly it had engulfed much of the building by the time firefighters arrived late Sunday night.

KARE-11 reports that what remains of the building is in danger of collapse, according to fire department…

With its aluminum-smelting plant shut down and a long-shot bid to land Amazon's second headquarters extinguished, Sandow Lakes Ranch could become a green energy hub, a large-scale commercial development or even homes.

The move to downtown living has legs, an economist for Wells Fargo Securities says.

Price Brothers Construction Inc. is the king of the apartment market in Kansas City, outdistancing its next competitor by thousands of units.

Overland Park-based Price Brothers ranked first in a listing of top area apartment owners, with 8,430 units, Multi-Housing News reports. That easily topped The Peterson Cos., with 4,983 units in the market.

Rounding out the top five on the MHN list were NFI Management, Maxus Realty Trust and Landmark Realty.

Price Brothers looks to continue building its…

Get to know this week's featured 2018 40 Under 40 winner, Johnathan Harris of Scout Properties.

International residential real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers often brands itself as selling “luxury” properties, but the owner of the company’s new Jacksonville Beach shop is aiming for a more inclusive marketing strategy.

When describing the properties that he and his team of eight real estate advisors specialize in, owner and broker Corey Hasting opts for the word “premium.”

“Everybody has a different definition of what luxury is,” Hasting said. “Some people might think luxury…

Real estate in the city is still relatively cheap, but sale prices for two- and three-family homes have nearly doubled in the past five years, and the houses are selling more than twice as fast.

Tackling projects on budget and on time keeps construction firms hustling, and the volume of new building in progress around the Milwaukee area is giving them plenty of jobs to focus on.

The List for the May 25 weekly edition features construction firms with area offices that had the highest dollar volume of work put in place during 2017.

Mortenson, with $388.44 million, soared to the top with its local work, including the high-profile Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in downtown Milwaukee.

When…

Nearly two years of frustration, rebuilding and renovations seemed to be coming to an end.

That was evident in the rejuvenation of Main Street over the past seven months as businesses reopened and several new entrepreneurs took a chance on Old Ellicott City once again.

But Sunday, the worst case scenario hit again — less than two years after a so-called 1,000-year flood event on July 30, 2016 left a wake of millions in damage there. One man, Air Force veteran Eddison Hermond, was listed as missing…