Archive for March 2010
New Haven Company Turns 100 This Year
The Wm. M. Hotchkiss Co., based in New Haven, recently celebrated its 100th year in business.
Read MoreBob Greer Tapped to Be Vice Chair of NAHB’s Housing Credit Group
Robert Greer, president of Michaels Development Co., has been appointed vice chair of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Housing Credit Group. He will assume chairmanship of the group in 2011.
Read MoreAndrew Tate Joins Colliers International’s Phoenix Office
Colliers International–Greater Phoenix has hired Andrew Tate in the Phoenix office as senior vice president of multifamily investments. Tate has specialized exclusively in the sale of multifamily properties in metro Phoenix for the past 20 years.
Read MoreWest Coast City Implements Major Smart Water Management System
Santa Clarita is all set to roll out the world’s-largest Smart Water Management implementation.
Read MoreMARKET REPORT: Philadelphia Remains Relatively Healthy Apartment Market
The basic apartment fundamentals in Philadelphia are stronger than most other metro areas in the nation, asserts Joseph Pasquarella, managing director of Integra Realty Resources-Philadelphia, a commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm.
Read MoreAmerica on Sale: Foreign Investors are Cashing In
Doomsday predictions in the U.S. commercial real estate market are becoming more prevalent on a daily basis and the potential for commercial mortgage defaults is said to reach $1 trillion by 2012.
Read MoreCase Study: Becker + Becker Adaptive Reuse Project
With so many moving parts, adaptive reuse projects frequently take longer to get off the ground and they involve unforeseen challenges—but the results can be more interesting than those found in new construction. “We [also] think that redeveloping historic buildings is an inherently green strategy,” says Bruce Becker,AIA, AICP, President of Becker + Becker, whose Fairfield, Ct-based firm developed, designed and planned The Octagon, a high-profile adaptive reuse project in New York.
Read More‘The Essential Kitchen’ with Kevin Henry: For the Love of Cooking
I love to cook and enjoy the process of preparation, selecting the ingredients, laying out my tools, cooking my meal and then to finally serve it to my family and guests. As with most chefs, professional or amateur, I nibble my way throughout the undertaking and have little room to actually sit and eat with…
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