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Londoners are increasingly turning to the river to make commuting a great deal less stressful. As more developments spring up along the Thames and the river taxi route extends east and west along its banks, commuting by boat is becoming a serious option for many residents… Words: Fiona Brandhorst London’s newest river stop at Battersea Power Station Pier will be providing peak river services every 20 minutes to Blackfriars in 15 minutes and an express route to Canary Wharf for the thousands of new residents. Prices start from £1.33m for a two bedroom apartment in Prospect Place and Battersea Roof Gardens . ‘While many Londoners pile on to a hot, stuffy tube or wrestle with each other for a space on the bus, there are a growing number who take the Thames Clipper to work,’ comments Giles Barrett , Knight Frank Partner , Riverside. ‘As one client said he can even enjoy a G&T on his way home in the evenings.’ A growing number of people are taking the Thames Clipper to work. As ...

At the five-unit condo at 3525 14th St. NW, a new development by Congressional Properties, units are priced from $599,900 to $649,900. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post) Home buyers always hope to purchase at the right moment in the housing market and in the right location, preferably one where new development will add value. Condominiums have been rising for years on streets near the Columbia Heights Metro station and the Georgia Avenue- Petworth Metro station , yet developers always seem to find new locations to squeeze in more. The five-unit condo at 3525 14th St. NW, a new development by Congressional Properties, was a small retail business on the ground floor with an apartment above, says Brian Athey, founder and president of Congressional Properties in Washington. “We like that location a lot because you can walk to Metro very easily and get to restaurants and shops, but the immediate area along 14th Street is still changing pretty quickly ,” Athey says. “We fee...

When Amber and Lyle Drones were looking for a new apartment last summer, they wanted a pet-friendly place to accommodate Zarra, their 18-month-old Boston terrier-pug mix. After they scouted about 50 apartment complexes , the couple - both stationed at Fort Carson - settled on the Mesa Ridge Apartments in Fountain. It wasn't just the complex's proximity to the Army post. The Drones were especially attracted to Mesa Ridge because of two of its amenities: a dog park where Zarra can run and play with other dogs, and a pet "spa" - a free, fully equipped dog -washing area that's more convenient than a grooming salon and easier to use than one's own bathtub. "The newer apartments, they're all pretty evenly priced ," Amber said. "But those are two things that they offered that other apartment complexes didn 't. That set it apart for us. In our eyes, we were like, 'That's where we should go'. " Apartment amenities used to me...

The number of new lettings of office premises in Central in July plunged 75 percent month -on-month, property consultants JLL said. It said leasing activity slowed during the summer holiday, with a net withdrawal of 17, 300 square feet recorded during the period. Mainland banking and financial services firm accounted for 91 percent of all new office premises lettings in Central in terms of floor area. They were also active in sub-market fringes, JLL added. The office leasing transactions included Fortune Fountain Capital which rented 8,900 sq ft at Infinitus Plaza in Sheung Wan as it decided to move out of Central. JLL also said office rents in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay rose by 0. 7 percent month -on-month, as vacancy in the sub-market dropped for the third consecutive month. Midland Realty said a 2,729-sq- ft office unit at Catic Plaza, a grade B office building in Causeway Bay, was rented out for about HK$81,000 a month, or HK$30 per sq ft. In ...

National Ballooning Championships from September 2-9" title="Balloons aplenty over the Avon Valley for the National Ballooning Championships from September 2-9" /> Balloons aplenty over the Avon Valley for the National Ballooning Championships from September 2-9 The skies above the West Australian town of Northam and the surrounding Avon Valley will be adorned with 30 beautiful- hot air balloons for the National Ballooning Championships from September 2-9. Public festivities commence on September 2 at 4pm with the Northam Balloon Fiesta and visually stunning Balloon Glow , after dark at the Henry Street Oval . Fiesta will include a live stage show , balloon-discovery zone, carnival rides, game zone, markets, food and drinks, and show bags. The competition balloons will fire up with musical accompaniment and a fireworks finale. Balloons will launch at around sunrise each morning and fly until approximately 9am. Another highlight is the key-grab competition on ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -- Rising rents and shrinking supply, Reno’s housing situation is nearing crisis. We can't build homes fast enough and people continue to move here. The problem started in September 2014 when Tesla picked Nevada for the site of its Gigafactory. It was a promise of jobs and a boost for the economy, but three years later, the biggest change people have noticed is the cost of living. "What we saw immediately was that land prices shot up. Everyone called it the Tesla Effect; at the time people thought 'Oh, it is going to come, it is going to hit us,' Well... it was reality," said Doug Hunter with Silverwing Developers. Since Tesla's announcement, rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Reno has gone up 26%. "I think we anticipated it, I just think it came on so quickly that people were really surprised," said Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve . The problem entirely has to do with people moving here. Tesla promised to bring 1...

proposed Easton Crosssing subdivision on Sport Hill Road ." width="800" height="518" /> An artist’s rending of the proposed Easton Crosssing subdivision on Sport Hill Road . Saddle Ridge Developers , LLC brought its attorney, architect, builders, engineers and an environmental scientist and sat opposite a team of town commissioners who fired off questions, while about 65 Easton residents watched , listened, and were eager to shoot off their opinions, albeit at a later hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission and Conservation Commission held a special meeting at Helen Keller Middle School cafeteria Sept . 16 so a team of professionals could answer questions regarding the third revised development plan and application for the Saddle Ridge project , Easton Crossing . The proposed Easton Crossing would consist of 48 new houses built on one- to two-acre lots with 20 of the new houses containing a one- bedroom attached affordable apartment . In 2011, the...