A four-alarm fire early Friday gutted a partially constructed 7-story Oakland building, displacing at least 700 people who live nearby.

A caller reported seeing smoke from the structure at 2302 Valdez Street around 4:30 a.m., according to Interim Fire Chief Darin White.

Many Unanswered Questions in Oakland Construction Site Fires

The now-destroyed building, which had been under construction for several months, is the Alta Waverly. Its architect is Oakland-based Pyatok and developer is Wood Partners of Mill Valley. Upon completion next spring, the mixed-use project was expected to feature 196 homes and up to 31,500 square feet of retail space.

Instead, flames have reduced the Alta Waverly to a charred skeleton that is unstable and missing chunks of scaffolding. Plumes of smoke not only blanketed the area, but were also visible from as far as the South Bay, and sidewalks for several blocks in all directions were littered with soot and ash.The National Weather Service of the Bay Area said a satellite detected temperatures as high as 1,145 degrees Fahrenheit from the Oakland fire.

The 7-story building was expected to feature 196 homes and up to 31,500 square feet of retail space upon completion next spring. (July 6, 2017) Photo credit: Pyatok/Wood Partners

The first fire engine was on scene within five minutes of the initial call. Crews were forced to go on the defense immediately because flames were building at the center of the structure. In all, more than 80 firefighters battled the blistering flames with the assistance of more than two dozen fire apparatus, White said.

"We had zero injuries," he said with a smile.

But the danger has not passed.

The task of extinguishing the fire, which has since been knocked down, was made riskier as parts of the building crumbled around fire crews, while the scorching heatmade a large construction crane swing, White said.

4-Alarm Fire Engulfs Building in Oakland

Radiant heat was felt for several blocks around the fire. That, combined with the threat of the careening crane prompted road closures and roughly 100 evacuations, according to White. People who have been uprooted were given shelter through 5 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Light at 2121 Harrison Street. They can spend the night at St. Vincent De Paul at2272 San Pablo Ave.

White was unable to specify when people will be allowed to return to their homes, citing ongoing concerns about the integrity of the crane. The evacuation order cannot be lifted until the crane, which could collapse, has been deconstructed and removed, he said. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office plans to send a drone into the scorched building to help the crane operator and Cal/OSHA determine the best way to dismantle it.

RAW: Four-Alarm Construction Site Fire Prompts Evacuations in Oakland

"I was scared," Mout Khamphou told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Khamphou said she was sitting in her car getting ready to go to work when she saw smoke coming from the building next door.

She drove away, thinking the fire wasn't bad, but called her husband who was still at home to warn him.

"I called my husband and I said, 'I saw the fire start. You have to be careful and get ready to get out.' He called me and said, 'Oh honey, the fire started getting worse and he asked where my passport and papers are. Our apartment won't be safe anymore.' I was crying a lot, I worried.''

She said she turned around and drove back to her neighborhood and found flames shooting from the building. Other evacuees told NBC Bay Area that when they went to close windows to prevent smoke from entering their homes, the glass was hot.

4-Alarm Oakland Construction Site Fire Displaces 100 People

According to White, it is too early to know what caused the fire because firefighters are still monitoring hot spots. It is only after structural engineers and Cal/OSHA have deemed the building safe that investigators with the Alameda County Arson Task Forcecan comb through the wreckage.

TheBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services is helping Oakland firefighters develop a plan to address the multiple hazards that are puting residents and first-responders at peril, White said.

A construction worker was of the opinion that someone may not have wanted more buildings along Auto Row, which is a hub for new developments. But that theory has not been corroborated by officials.

At a news conference, Mayor Libby Schaaf promised to offer "comfort and security" to those who were impacted by the fire as well as "relentlessly investigate" its cause.

"With a fire this size, it is miraculous that we have had no loss of loss, no injuries and nothing more than what appears to be cosmetic damage to any ancillary or surrounding structures, she said.

4-Alarm Fire Prompts Evacuations in Oakland

Meanwhile, city councilwomanLynette Gibson McElhaney, whose district includes Alta Waverly, said Oakland leaders will not take Friday's fire lightly.

"We are concerned," she said. "We will look at what the investigation will reveal in terms of whether this was human error or foul play. But I think we all have to be concerned when several hundred units of housing are taken off the market in the middle of an unprecedent housing crisis."

Schaaf agreed.

"Oakland is in the middle of a housing crisis and the loss of these valuable new units only exacerbates that problem," she said. "We are very clear that this type of development is what Oakland needs to get through this moment where rents are skyrocketing, where housing is in high demand.

"This is a loss for our city and for this region right now."

A Four-Alarm Fire Engulfed a Oakland Building

The developer reportedly had a roving security patrol at Alta Waverly, and White said confirmed the presence of security cameras in the vicinity. It remains unknown what, if any, surveillance footage was captured.

Wood Partners issued a statement Friday, in which the company's CEO Joe Keough said, "Our deepest concern goes out to those impacted by this unfortunate event. We are grateful that no injuries were sustained and we are working closely with local fire officials and investigators to identify the cause of the fire."

Fire officials told NBC Bay Area that their efforts to contain the blaze ensured that it didn't reach four homes to the east of the construction site.

The Alameda County Fire Department sent mutual aid to man Oakland's fire stations, while the city's fire department focused on the fire that quickly escalated from two to three and then four alarms.

Fires have plagued Oakland in recent months.

Last October, a five-alarm fire erupted at an apartment site under constructionnear Lake Merritt, which is under two miles from Friday's fire.

A three-alarm fire then claimed 36 lives during a December 2016 concert at the Ghost Ship warehouse, anda four-alarm fire in a West Oakland residential building killed four people in March.

People who witnessed the fire or may have any information about it are asked to call a tip line at 510-777-3333.

NBC Bay Area's Bob Redell and Pete Suratos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Published at 5:21 AM PDT on Jul 7, 2017 | Updated at 11:32 PM PDT on Jul 7, 2017

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City approves $90M student housing development in downtown Orlando

The 15-story building with 600 beds would be part of a larger development called Creative Village

July 09, 2017 03:00PM

Rendering of mixed-use student housing development in Orlando

The Orlando city government approved the plan for a $90 million mixed-use student housing development in the citys downtown district.

The city approved the planned development of a 15-story building with 600 beds, a parking garage, and a restaurant and retail space on the ground floor.

Construction is expected to start this summer and to be completed by the fall of 2019.

The 15-story building also would have four floors of educational space and would serve as the home of the Walt Disney World School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts at Valencia College.

The developers, Ustler Development Inc. and KUD International LLC, plans to construct the 15-story building on the northwest corner of North Terry Avenue and West Livingston Street in Orlando.

The building would be part of a $1 billion, 68-acre development in Orlando called Creative Village, which would include apartments, hotel rooms, retail stores and offices plus a downtown campus shared by the University of Central Florida and Valencia College.

Ustler and KUD expect construction of their mixed-use student housing development to start this summer and to be completed by the fall of 2019. [Orlando Business Journal] Mike Seemuth

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Work resumes at the Electric City Apartments site at Erie Boulevard and State Street on Thursday, July 6, 2017.

Photographer: PETER R. BARBER

Work on the Electric City Apartments development is moving forward, a few months after the demolition of the Nicholaus building next door.

A half-dozen construction vehicles could be seen Thursday morning moving dirt around the construction site at the corner of Erie Boulevard and State Street. Work on the $20 million project, consisting of apartments and retail space, was halted after the Nicholaus building was deemed unstable April 1, 2016.

John Roth, CEO of Highbridge Development, the company responsible for the project, could not be reached for comment.

The apartments will be at 248 State St. and include 104luxury apartments and 9,900 square feet of ground floor retail space.

Construction ceased on the mixed-used development for more than a year while the Nicholaus building sat vacant. On April 7, a Clifton Park engineering firm notified city officials that the building had shifted and was in danger of collapsing. It was torn down later that day.

The property has spawned a number of lawsuits.

Nicholaus building owners Viroj and Malinee Chompupong first alleged prep work for the neighboring development caused their structure to become unstable, and later filed a notice of claim against the city seeking $5 million in damages for Aprils demolition, a claim the city said has no merit.

The owners of the Thai Thai Bistro, which was in the Nicholaus building and later moved to Niskayuna, are suing the city of Schenectady, the Nicholaus building owners and construction companies from the Electric City Apartments, claiming negligence and breach of contract.

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A proposed sales tax in Ohio, introduced in the state budget bill (HB49) in January 2017, sought to tax interior design and decoration services. The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), together with the American Society for Interior Designers (ASID), mobilized a grassroots advocacy campaign and successfully defeated the proposed tax. Governor John Kasich signed the budget on Friday, June 30.

"This tax provision would have put Ohio's interior designers at a distinct competitive disadvantage in relation to interior designers in neighboring states, as well as other design professionals whose services are not taxed," commented Emily Kluczynski, director of advocacy, public policy, and legislative affairs at IIDA. "The combined efforts of IIDA and ASID have protected the profession of interior design in Ohio."

IIDA and ASID, with the help of local chapters IIDA Ohio/Kentucky, ASID Ohio North, and ASID Ohio South and Kentucky, advocated against this measure with members of the associations testifying to the House Ways and Means and House Finance committees. Due to their efforts, the budget was amended to exclude the sales tax provisions.

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Blue Jays reliever Roberto Osuna was a late addition to the AL All-Star team.(Photo: Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports)

Most every All-Star Game snub was settled Friday when Major League Baseball added seven players to American and National league rosters as replacements for injured players or pitchers starting this weekend.

The lone National League addition, Alex Wood, will replace his fellow Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw, who starts on Sunday. Wood has started the season 10-0 with a 1.67 ERA.

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Added to the AL squad for Tuesday's game in Miami: Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano, Tampa Bay ace Chris Archer, relievers Chris Devenski (Houston), Roberto Osuna (Toronto) and Brandon Kintzler (Minnesota) and Detroit outfielder Justin Upton.

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Sixers prove and gain plenty with additions of JJ Redick, Amir Johnson

Whether the process is over or still ongoing, the Sixers are entering a new chapter in the direction of the team. It is one in whichveteran leadership for the young core is highly revered, so much so that the Sixers are willing to pay up for it.

The Sixers on Saturday agreed to a one-year contract with shooting guard JJ Redick worth $23 million, according to a league source (see story). That's $280,487.81 per regular-season game.

The Sixers also agreed to a one-year, $11 million deal with forward Amir Johnson, according to a source (see story).As of Saturday, Johnson will be the second-highest paid player on the Sixers next season behind Redick.

These paychecks, Redick's in particular, are representative of the Sixers'commitment to improving the team now. They aren't building a roster looking to knock off the Cavaliers, but rather one that can take a critical step in the development of the organization. The Sixers need to surround players like Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Markelle Fultz and Dario Saric with veterans to make that happen.

Johnson will be entering his 13th season; Redick his 12th. Both made their NBA debuts in 2006, the same year Fultz turned 8years old.

The two, along with Jerryd Bayless, can instill lessons of professionalism and accountability to achieve lengthy NBA careers. Both Johnson and Redick are seasoned in the playoffs and know how to take care of their bodies. Johnson played 80 games last regular season while Redickmissed only four.

Yes, Redick will add instant offense with his dangerous long-range shot and Johnson will provide versatility in the frontcourt, but the bigger value could be the influence they have on the younger players. Embiid and Simmons already welcomed Redick's addition with approvals on social media (see story).

The short-term commitments to Johnson and Redick keep in line with the Sixers'desire to maintain salary cap flexibility for the future, including free agency and a potential contract extension forEmbiid. If all goes well, the Sixers could revisit their contract situations for the following season and perhaps negotiate for more years at a discount. Or, the players could part ways and find new teams. Either outcome, the Sixers won't have their hands tied contractually when they enter the market in the summer of 2018.

The Sixers have inked two long-term veterans to short-term deals. If the young players soak up everything Johnson and Redick have to offer, just one season could be enough to make a long-lasting impact.

LAS VEGAS -- JJ Redick was one of the most sought-after free agents on the market. Teams were pushing for his veteran leadership and three-point shooting. All the while his decision was quite easy.

Truthfully, for probably the eight weeks between the season and free agency, as we got closer and closer to free agency, I wanted to be in Philadelphia, Redick said at his introductory press conference Saturday after officially signing with the Sixers(see story). That was the place I wanted to be.

Redick agreed to a one-year, $23 million contract with the Sixers on July 1, the first afternoon of free agency. What seemed like it could have been a drawn out period of heavy consideration was shortened to less than 24 hours.

You brought 40 people to the meeting, Redick said, turning to president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo seated next to him. It was just a great experience.

The Sixers were quick to agree to a deal with Redick because he checked off a long list of offseason needs, the first being offense.

What this team needed more than anything was a shooter, Colangelo said. We arguably have the best shooter in the league.

In addition to being instant scoring and reliable three-point threat, the shooting guard is a proven veteran leader who has made the playoffs part of his annual schedule.

"Yeah, I would just say that Josh and Dave and Bryan aren't paying me $23 million to be a leader, Redick said. They're paying me that because I can play and same thing with Amir (Johnson).

Redick viewed the Sixers system and roster as the best fit for him. He said the acquisition of the No. 1 pick to land Markelle Fultz solidified his interest in signing with them. Long before the trade, though, Redick had been enticed by the possibility of playing under Brett Brown.

To be honest, he was probably the biggest factor in this decision, Redick said of Brown. Hes someone that Ive watched and I wanted to play for. Im thrilled to be playing for him next year.

Redicks quick decision to join the Sixers came after years of traveling to the city as a member of the opposing team. A social media post from his past turned out to be telling of his relocation in 2017.

"Somebody on Twitter the other day dug up an old tweet from 2011 when I said that I was roaming the streets of Philadelphia and it was one of my favorite cities and it's a very underrated city," Redick said. "Six years later, I still feel the same way."

LAS VEGAS -- The Sixers are prepared to move forward in summer league if Markelle Fultz cannot play. After all, they arent strangers to injured rookies.

Fultz suffered a left ankle sprain in the third quarter of Saturdays 95-93 win over the Warriors (see Instant Replay). He stepped on the back of Jabari Browns foot as he attempted to chase down a block and had to be helped off the court by his teammates without putting pressure on his foot.

The Sixers have not announced a long-term plan for Fultz's availability during the remainder of summer league, but it seems unlikely he will be able to play in Sundays back-to-back game against the Spurs.

Seeing Fultz grabbing his ankle on the court was a visual reminder of the long list of injuries endured by Sixers before even playing an NBA game. Even the slightest wince or hobble is jarring for many to see at this point.

Nerlens Noel sat out his rookie season because of an ACL injury. Joel Embiid missed two years because of foot surgeries. Just last October, Ben Simmons was hit by a season-ending Jones fracture in his right foot.

Any sport you play in in a competitive atmosphere and youre athletic and moving around, thats just the challenge, assistant coach Lloyd Pierce said. Its easy to put that on the history of what weve gone through, but no, its just part of the game. Its part of the sport.

Fultz began receiving treatment Saturday night (he was not available to speak to media because of this). Pierce said this will be a lesson for Fultz to learn about taking care of his body to recover from an injury.

The Sixers plan to go with Larry Drew II more often without Fultz and Timothe Luwawu Cabarrot.Luwawu-Cabarrot also left Saturday's game with an upper lip laceration that required stitches. Drew II hit the go-ahead basket in their victory. Aaron Harrison also drew praise from Pierce for scoring 13 points in as many minutes off the bench.

Next guy up, Pierce said. Weve got a lot of bodies and a lot of guys that did not play tonight will get their opportunity at some point during the week.

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Could the Brewers be "buyers" at the trade deadline? According to MLB.com, that possibility is looking more and more likely.

With the Crew eight games above .500 and holding a 4.5 game lead over the Cubs in the National League Central, Brewers general manager David Stearns is currently "monitoring the market" to make a possible addition to the club's pitching staff, according to national columnist Jon Paul Morosi.

Morosi indicates the Brewers are interested in trading for either Sonny Gray of the Oakland A's or Jose Quintana, a lefty from the Chicago White Sox. Both players are having down years in 2017 after achieving successthrough the early part of the decade.

But why would the Brewers, a team in the midst of one of the biggest rebuilds in baseball, mortgage their future to make a run in 2017? Stearns' experience as an assistant GM in Houston could play a big role.

The Astros' 2015 season is strikingly similar to that of the Brewers in 2017: Going through a rebuilding process, Houston overachieved in 2015 and put itself in position to make a big moveat the trade deadline before striking a deal that Brewers fans should remember well: GM Jeff Luhnow, along with his second-in-command Stearns, sentprospects Domingo Santana, Josh Hader and Brett Phillips to Milwaukee in exchange for Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers.

The Astros wound up making the playoffs as a Wild Card before losing to the eventual champion Royals in the Divisional Round.

Gomez flamed out before eventually being released while Fiers has established himself as a key member of Houston's pitching rotation. Meanwhile, Santana and Hader have panned out to become key players on this year's resurgent Brewers team, and Phillips is considered one of the organization's top prospects.

Despite giving all of that up, the Astros rebuild has worked out wonderfully: they're currently the best team in baseball, nine games better than any other team in the American League and on pace for a franchise-record 109 wins. Their goals have gone from Wild Card to World Series in just two years.

The lesson here is this: Even if a rebuilding team gambles and makes a trade, the rebuild can still continue. Stearns no doubt will keep this experience at the front of his mind as the July trade deadline fast approaches.

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Anyone who bought Breath of the Wilds Expansion Pass likely did so on the promise of its second, story-focused installment. With several months to go until the Champions Ballad DLC, however, Nintendos offered something of a stop-gap in the form of a grab-bag set of additions to its bucolic masterpiece. It may not be precisely what fans are clamoring for, but that might be its strength, as The Master Trials offers a couple of very pleasant surprises.

The headline act, without any doubt, comes in the form of the Trial of the Sword. A new challenge mode of sorts, the Trial draws its primary idea from Breath of the Wilds best challenge - Eventide Island.

That tantalising landmass draws most players, siren-like, across the sea to its southeastern shores, before promptly stripping them of all their items, and facing them against a series of challenges, without the opportunity to save. Eventide is magnificent, somehow cramming ideas from survival games and XCOMs Iron Man mode into the games already near-perfect structure. It challenged players to forget about the things theyd earned and engage purely with what theyd learned. Utilising Breath of the Wilds many overlapping systems became the key to surviving (and winning little more than the pleasure of a save point at its final Shrine).

Trial of the Sword is Eventide on a grand scale. Provided youve earned the right to hold the Master Sword, youll have the option of plonking it right back into its pedestal and progressing through a series of 45 one-shot rooms, most of which are specific combat trials. Youll begin with no armour, no weapons and no Divine Beast powers, scavenging what you can along the way. Die before you hit one of three checkpoints and you have to do it all again. Depending on your speed, that can mean anything up to a couple of hours progress can be lost if youre not careful. This is truly something for Breath of the Wilds endgame.

The idea of centering an endgame challenge around combat - one of Breath of the Wilds most simplistic features - might seem antithetical. Thats because combat is only the means of progression - the challenge comes from applying all your knowledge of the wider game. Sets of five stages work around similar themes, asking the player to engage with environmental conditions while killing off all of the stages occupants.

One set takes place entirely in a thunderstorm, meaning youre best off ditching any metal items youre carrying (or even better off using them as lightning traps). Another sees you in a vertical wind tunnel of sorts, with enemies placed across floating platforms and almost all armed with bows and arrows, turning it as much into a test of your skilful paragliding as it is your slow-motion bow work. There are areas where you need to deal with constant cold without the clothing to withstand it, or simply defeat boss enemies with the scant resources you have left after all the preceding stages. Even its quiet interim stages (each one appearing after a mini-boss fight) are trials of a kind - youll need to turn what little food you have into the most effective possible recipes, and forage for as much as you can. Please, learn from my mistakes: lifesaving fairies run away if you sprint desperately up to them.

Hitting each checkpoint in the Trial may offer a permanent 10-point damage buff to your Master Sword but, like Eventide, completing it all really is its own reward. It may not bring the sheer wonder of stumbling across the main games biggest surprises by accident - if youre able to finish this, it will likely be because youve played enough to know how - but it condenses the mechanical joy of Breath of the Wild into a four-hour gauntlet. The upcoming story expansion is rightfully the most exciting post-release addition to the game, but it will genuinely have some trouble beating the pure, adrenal fun of making it through the Trial of the Sword.

That sets an unassailably high bar for the rest of the DLC pack, but much of the rest of the Master Trials additions are certainly welcome, if not hugely significant.

Heros Path, for example, takes the last 200 hours of your time in the game and presents it as a scrawled track drawn across the games map (just press the minus button and hit X to see it). Designed primarily to show you areas youve missed while exploring, its an extremely useful new tool (I almost immediately spotted a whole jutting landmass Id never bothered to travel around), but its just as pleasant when used as a short-form replay of your time in Hyrule.

Theres an argument to be made that - in its capacity as a navigational feature - Heros Path should have been included in the game from the beginning, but the ability to watch it trace its way around the map in fast-forward adds a different dimension. Theres an odd nostalgia invoked as you watch your journey flitting around Hyrule: a shrine detour you remember taking, the first time you retreated from the Hebra mountains to get something warmer to wear, those three to four hundred deaths in the Yiga Clan hideout. That feeling could only really be achieved when used in hindsight. Few are likely to forget their first run around Breath of the Wild, so its nice to have the game itself acknowledge that fact.

The Travel Medallion is another new, utilitarian feature that some will argue should have been in the game from the beginning. On this, Im not as inclined to disagree. After youve found the medallion (following a short quest), it can be dropped anywhere, creating a bespoke fast travel point. Its particularly useful for return trips to areas with materials to grind for, cutting out travel time from Shrines. Nintendo might argue that having it in the game from the beginning would have taken away from Breath of the Wilds philosophy that players should have to interact with the world as much as possible, but adding the equivalent of a single movable Shrine doesnt feel as though it would detract from that idea all too much. Either way, for those still on the hunt for the games rarest materials, this will be a boon.

The weakest addition comes in the form of new clothing items, all of which are direct references to past games: Midnas helmet from Twilight Princess, Phantom Guardian armour from The Phantom Hourglass, Majoras Mask. Most useful of all is the Korok Mask, which shakes when youre near one of the games 900 hidden Koroks. Perhaps better, however, is the Tingle outfit, simply because it causes almost every NPC to recoil in horror when you approach.

Each offers a dose of fan service but, barring the Korok Mask, the effects of each clothing item are familiar enough - attack buffs, higher speed at night, and the ability to avoid being spotted by certain enemies are all abilities present on existing armour. Theyre clearly more suited to new players than those whove already dealt with the worst Hyrule has to offer. Given how much time has passed since release, its unlikely that the first group is larger than the second, making each feel a little underwhelming when you pick them up.

To compound that problem, to avoid simply giving you each item Nintendo includes a set of hints to follow. Those hints, it tells you outwardly, correspond exactly with various areas in the Hyrule Field region. Unfortunately, for anyone whos spent a fair bit of time in the Field, it turns what should be treasure hunting into a dull trudge from obvious point to obvious point, intermittently turning on the Magnesis power to spot a buried chest. These items are teed up as legendary relics of a forgotten past - finding them half-buried in an old barn seems a tad underwhelming. Simply put, its not a great deal of fun to find the items, and theyre not all that useful when you do.

Thankfully, theres a final addition that adds a great deal more for those whove seen most of Breath of the Wild already. Only available from the main menu as a totally fresh start, Master Mode was previously referred to as Hard Mode by Nintendo, but its not difficult to see why it would opt for a more grandiose title upon release. This is a more creative increase in difficulty than most games upper levels.

While allowing players only a single save slot and increasing each enemy types rank by one (red Bokoblins become Blue Bokoblins, for example) arent unfamiliar tactics, it has crueler ideas up its sleeve. Familiar enemy placements are disrupted, with new mobs ready to swarm you in unexpected places - not least with the addition of weird, floating platforms (held aloft, grimly, by still-living Octoroks) hovering above the Hyrule horizon. Plus, those enemies now regenerate health if you stop attacking them, and can spot you from further away.

Nintendos clearly aiming to indulge those looking for a real New Game+ experience. Stronger enemies earlier on means that Link ends up better equipped than he would usually be, even before he leaves the Great Plateau tutorial area. On the other hand, the addition of what used to be the games hardest regular enemy, a Silver Lynel, in the Great Plateau speaks to how much of a challenge the mode will be. That there are entirely new, gold-ranked enemies (including Lynels) is a further promise. It wont be for everyone (I guarantee some will throw in the towel after being killed by the games first enemy after 150 hours of play), but Master Mode is a fantastic way of adding a lot more by changing a little. Thats emblematic of the Master Trials DLC as whole.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild -- The Master Trials

The Verdict

The Master Trials doesnt make any epochal changes to the established Breath of the Wild formula, but by packing in one of the games best quests, some welcome new features, and a hard mode to be reckoned with, it more than paves the way for the starrier story expansion to come.

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PMT2017-01724 1327 Sixth St.; $389,566.00; Kelley and Cameron Boyd; Addition of 1,412 square feet and 139 remodel of square feet to existing single-family dwelling. To include new covered patio and second story deck in the rear yard. Dwelling unit in rear yard studio removed through PMT2017-00692.

PMT2017-01924 2560 55th St.; $110,000.00; P7 Upi; Sand Construction LLC; Permit to add a new exterior patio area on existing second floor roof level, east elevation of Building C. Includes new paver tile system and new access door/glazing at third floor entrance to new patio. Reference PMT2017-00032 and Minor Modification ADR2017-00099.

PMT2017-02172 4801 Riverbend Road; $27,028,000.00; Community Hospital; Wyatt Construction Co., Inc.; NEW - Boulder Community Health Medical Pavilion. Project includes a new, 3-story, 55 foot tall, approximately 70,434 square feet medical pavilion and associated site development. First floor to be finished under separate permit. Reference LUR2016-00038, LUR2016-00039, LUR2016-00040, LUR2017-00002, PMT2016-04422, PMT2017-01140, PMT2017-02173, TEC2017-00001, TEC2017-00003.

PMT2017-02173 4865 Riverbend Road; $16,174,351.29; Community Hospital; Wyatt Construction Co., Inc.; New Boulder Community Health Parking garage. Project includes a new, single story, parking garage with 409 spaces and a 4,829 square foot retail wrap. Generator and fuel storage located within parking structure; Will serve 4801 Riverband. Reference LUR2016-00038, LUR2017-00002, PMT2016-04422, PMT2016-05272, PMT2017-01143, PMT2017-02172, TEC2017-00001, TEC2017-00003.

PMT2017-02301 350 Ponca Place; $15,990.00; Frasier Meadows; Frasier Meadows Manor; UNIT 164-Modify existing Type B dwelling unit as shown. Scope to include kitchen remodel and provide new 100 amp service panel.

PMT2017-02390 2245 Grape Ave.; $87,000.00; Paul and Janette Bradley; Construction of new patio slab and replacing existing patio cover with new, larger cover. Scope to also include interior remodeling of the dining room, kitchen and remodeling (2) bathrooms, one on the main level and one in the basement. Dining room to be expanded and one bedroom removed. Associated MEP's covered within the scope of this permit.

PMT2017-02457 1901 63rd St.; $195,694.00; Boulder County; Fischer Construction Inc.; Permit for the replacement of the material sorting machinery at the Material Recovery Facility for the Boulder County Recycling Center. Scope of submittal includes new superstructure inside the building to support the new sorting equipment. Electrical and mechanical work to be submitted under separate permit.

PMT2017-02516 1730 38th St.; $35,948.85; Bobcat Properties; Elton R Construction, LLC; Tenant remodel of 511 square feet in existing 4,094 square foot tenant space for Scintec Corp. Scope to include creation of an ADA compliant restroom and addition of a conference room. Use to include assembly/packaging of atmospheric wind, temperature and turbulence measuring equipment and associated office space.

PMT2017-02760 4300 Hanover Ave.; $15,469.00; Loraine Burger; Egress, Inc. - Dischner Construction; Installation of three egress windows and two window wells. Width of existing windows to remain unchanged.

PMT2017-02763 1470 Ithaca Drive; $40,200.00; Abby Benson; Velocity Enterprises; Remodel on main level to include reconfiguration of bedrooms, kitchen, relocation of laundry room to basement, relocation of door from garage to kitchen, and replacement of windows on main level. Scope includes associated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.

PMT2017-02771 2905 17th St.; $12,500.00; David Huizinga and Tony Kimbiris; Owner contractor-Scope includes rewire of residence to include installation of new can lights, replacement of plumbing fixtures in (1) basement and (2)upper level bathrooms, and electrical service change.

PMT2017-02776 2040 Pearl St. 4; $22,500.00; Jonathan and Meredith Campbell; Kitchen remodel on main floor; removal/replacement of cabinets, r/r appliances, relocate kitchen sink to new island, add supplemental sink along west wall, remove linen closet, replace two windows in existing openings. No structural changes or modifications proposed or authorized.

PMT2017-02820 2865 Iliff St.; $35,000.00; Stuart and Caroline Broome; Modafferi Construction, Inc.; Construction of a new, 425 square foot, low deck (below 30 inches in height and no hand railing) at the NW corner of the existing single-family home. Construction of a new, 48 square foot, elevated deck, at the NE corner of the existing single-family home. Construction and installation per engineer's specifications. No associated MEP's covered within the scope of this permit.

PMT2017-02825 2507 Broadway 7; $19,450.00; Rhonda Swenson; Leading Edge Construction Inc.; Replacement of beam under existing two family structure in accordance with design approved by Coyle Structural Inspection Engineering, Inc. dated 6/29/17. No exterior modifications have been approved through this permit. Modifications which impact the exterior of the structure will require addition historic review.

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Boulder Building Permits, July 10, 2017 - Boulder Daily Camera

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