Apartment City

Designed by DP Architects with landscaping by Bensley Design Studios , the OUE Twin Peaks Condominium at the premium residential area of Leonie Hill Road comprises two identical 35- storey residential towers , each offering 462 fully furnished apartments . Commissioned to furnish the show units of this prestigious address was Marquis HQO. As befits its architectural shell, the furniture selection includes iconic pieces from the likes of Hans Wegner, Gerrit T. Rietveld, and Charles and Ray Eames. Harmoniously co-existing and simultaneously standing out on its own among these iconic pieces is the Sibast No. 8 chair. Designed by Danish designer Helge Sibast in the 1950s on the island of Fyn in Denmark, Sibast No. 8 is perhaps one of the lesser-known Danish designs in this part of the world. The chair went out of production in the early 1960s and was relaunched in 2012. Sibast No. 8 draws the eyes with a dynamic profile formed by its inverted Y-shaped frame, as well as the nine s...

OMAHA, Neb.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Marcus® Hotels & Resorts , a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), and Marriott Hotels announced today the official opening of the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District in Omaha, Neb. The 333-room, 12-story hotel is the first new full- service premium hotel to open in Omaha in more than a decade. It also serves as a major anchor of the Capitol District, an upscale urban destination dining and entertainment district located in the heart of downtown Omaha . Marcus Hotels & Resorts is a minority investor in the property and is managing the new hotel. “We are thrilled to officially welcome guests to the Omaha Marriott Downtown located in the city’s first entertainment district, the Capitol District. Led by General Manager Steve Hilton , the hotel team has spent countless hours over the past year ensuring that the Omaha Marriott Downtown is an exceptional place to stay, meet, relax, dine and celebrate,” said Joseph Khairal...

If you work in retail — or know someone who does — here’s a scary statistic: Between 20 percent and 25 percent of U.S. malls will close in the next five years, according to predictions from financial analysts. It’s not just jobs that are at stake; sales tax revenue used to pave roads, hire police and light up City Hall is in jeopardy, too. Topping the most vulnerable list: Generic indoor malls of the 1970s and ’80s that have fallen victim to changing consumer tastes and online shopping (thanks, Amazon). But standalone stores aren ’t immune from the downturn, as we’ve seen on the Central Coast. Consider, for example, the Madonna Plaza/SLO Promenade shopping area off Highway 101. The behemoth that once was Gottschalks and later, Forever 21, is vacant (though some of the space will be occupied by a Sprouts market). Other large spaces, including Sears , HomeTown Buffet and Staples, are vacant as well. Not that all the news is glum; major chains like Best Buy, Petco and Kohl’s continue t...

Bruce Chatterton moved to Meridian from Boise more than four years ago. The “room to grow” that is Meridian’s essence made him want to live and work there. Now the city’s community development director , Chatterton says it’s also been “fun seeing a small, somewhat quiet downtown become a place people want to hang out.” Meridian still has plenty of room to spread out, and that’s good, because its population is booming. It was the 13th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. last year. And it’s not just about Meridian. The growth is changing the whole Treasure Valley , affecting traffic, housing, health care, education and retail. The 2016 U.S. Census estimates put Meridian ’s population at nearly 96,000. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (Compass) estimates today ’s population at just more than 98,000. That’s a tenfold jump since 1990.   The growth seems unlikely to look to slow anytime soon, says Compass planner and demographics specialist Carl Miller , who lives in Meri...