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Orlando, Florida Based Contractor Begins New Project to Grow Senior Housing Market in Florida's Capitol ORLANDO, Fla. - Aug. 24, 2017 - PRLog -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (August 24, 2017) – Roger B. Kennedy Construction broke ground July 10 for the Tapestry Tallahassee Walden assisted living and memory care additions and renovations, under a contract of approximately $8 million.  Located at 3080 Walden Road and designed by Distyle Design PC , Minneapolis, Minn., the two three- story building additions and renovations will add 89 new assisted living and memory care units to the Tallahassee senior housing market when completed in March 2018. The scope of work will also include associated site development with outdoor amenities including secure courtyards and gathering spaces. The Kennedy organization has been in continuous operation as a family- owned construction business for 147 years, and opened its Florida office in Orlando in 1972.  Headed by Roger B. Kennedy, Jr., Presi...

CHAMPAIGN - When brothers Jeff, Steve and Mike Hartman went into the real estate development and management business together, they combined more than the initials of their first names. They also merged everything their father taught them about the construction business and all their mother taught them about family loyalty in their three enterprises, JSM Apartments, JSM Development and JSM Management. Under the JSM umbrella, the Hartmans now own and manage 700 apartments and 114,000 square feet of commercial space in Champaign-Urbana, including the new Technology Plaza apartment/retail/office complex in Campustown. And they have more developments on the way. Already started are a new apartment/retail complex on Gregory Street in Urbana, near the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and a new retail center on South Neil Street in Champaign, where Hillcrest Lumber used to be. The Hartmans say they work well together in business, running things jointly and never undertakin...

Over the next week, SouthBMore.com will be posting development photo tours of all the projects under construction in South Baltimore . This tour features development in Otterbein, Federal Hill, and Sharp-Leadenhall. Check out SouthBMore.com’s South Baltimore Development Rundown for information about all the real estate projects under construction, recently completed, or in planning in South Baltimore . 414 Light Street The currently under- construction 414 Light Street development will include 394 apartments, 40,000 sq. ft. of outdoor and indoor amenity space , 12,300 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space , and a 550- car parking garage . More than 25 floors have been constructed and exterior glass is being installed. The site was formerly a McCormick & Company spice factory . Each of the building’s 41 floor plans will be named after a spice. 414 Light Street will offer studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. More than half of the units will have private balconies. Ba...

CHICAGO – The co- development team of Conor Commercial Real Estate , a national real estate development firm and a member of The McShane Companies , and Ravine Park Partners (RPP), a Jeff Annenberg and Greg Moyer company , is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for Woodview Apartments, a new 248- unit luxury apartment development in Deerfield, Illinois.  Prominently situated at Deerfield Road and Interstate 94 in the north suburban Chicago market , the multi- family development will provide luxury rental residences incorporating an upscale array of features together with well- appointed tenant amenities .  The co- development team will begin tenant occupancy in first quarter of 2015 while the remaining portions of the complex will be completed in summer 2015. The four-story, 432, 000 square foot apartment development will be constructed with thoughtful architectural and landscape design in order to seamlessly integrate into the surrounding neighborhoo...

Atlanta is a city of change, with construction constantly reshaping the urban realm. Buildings rise, buildings fall, and as the population of the city grows, so too has the skyline. Now, RentCafe has assembled 10 amazing, interactive “then-and-now” photos to highlight how Atlanta has been reshaped over the last 150 years. While some scenes are hardly recognizable, others illustrate how the city has actually saved some of its oldest structures. Off to the visual journey: ^ The first view is of Margaret Mitchell Square at the intersection of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in the heart of downtown. The Candler Building in the background still stands today and is being converted into a hotel, while the narrow tower in the foreground of the 1938 image was reduced to just three stories to prevent its collapse during construction of Peachtree Center MARTA Station , which sits below the site. ^ Nothing remains today from this view of Whitehall Street in 1864. Now known as Peachtree, the road...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — It's a journey that most people eventually take. Fifteen years ago , Anne Carte decided to leave the familiar comforts of home and family to move out on her own. For Carte, who was 20 years old at the time, moving to the Biggest Little City from San Jose, California, represented an exciting and crucial juncture in her life. "I moved to Reno to grow up and be an adult," Carte said. The year 2002 had its fair share of memorable moments. That same year, "Star Wars: Episode II" debuted in theaters, Tiger Woods won the 66th Masters Tournament and "American Idol" premiered on television. One thing Carte specifically remembers was the cost of rent. Back then, the monthly rate for Carte's first studio in Sparks was only $495. For a young person who just moved out of home and landed an entry-level job at Target, an affordable place to stay was not a luxury. It was a b...

Government loves to create winners and losers.  The Chad Mayes led Assembly Republicans , the seven of them, voted to force some companies to buy “credits” to stay in business—this is a tax increase.  Then they also said they prefer government transportation by making it more expensive to drive a car—Mayes and friends voted to raise gas taxes by 63 cents a gallon.  In zoning matters, government really likes to create winners and losers. “Facing down a record number of vacancies on State Street and a citywide backlog of building permit applications , the Santa Barbara City Council voted unanimously this Tuesday to enact a six- month pilot program to improve and accelerate the review process for prospective commercial tenants along the downtown business corridor. Applicants for properties between Sola and Cabrillo streets, where more than 30 storefronts currently sit empty, will now be bumped to the front of the line at design review board hearings . Two members of the city’s ...