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A new luxury seven-story apartment building is slated for the popular Knox-Henderson neighborhood.

The property is right on the border of Dallas and Highland Park, and it has some Highland Park homeowners saying, "Not in my backyard."

Highland Park has already passed a resolution saying its not on board because it would infringe on the enjoyment and privacy of the town's residents, especially at Abbott Park.

The dynamics will definitely change, said Angeline Cohen, who frequents the park with her 2-year-old son. It will get more crowded.

Developers want to spend $80 million on the 258-unit high-end building, where rentals would range from $3,000 to $5,000 a month.

But luxury upgrade is not what some Highland Park residents like Joe Williams want in a neighbor.

His worry is that if zoning changes, too many people will be packed into a small space, congesting streets for everyone.

When you walk down the street, you see this pretty tree line, and you look up and there's the sky, said Williams. It would take that away. But I think now, one of the biggest concerns is just the pure traffic.

Frank Stich is with the powerful Oak Lawn Committee, advising Dallas City Council on area development. Stitch was around when another group attempted to rezone for a high-rise in 2005, but failed.

We think this is absolutely the best re-adaptive use of this site that we've seen in 10 years, said Stitch.

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April 24, 2014 2nd UPDATE: 1 found dead after apartment fire near Purdue

Anonymous Associated Press Thu Apr 24, 2014, 12:55 PM EDT

West Lafayette Authorities say one person was found dead after a fire that badly burned an apartment building where many Purdue University students live near the campus.

West Lafayette Fire Chief Tim Heath says the person who died was found in an apartment after firefighters put out the blaze that rousted residents about 5 a.m. Thursday. The victim's identity wasn't immediately released.

Police Lt. Troy Harris tells the Journal & Courier some other residents were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening smoke inhalation.

Harris says eight apartments were damaged in the three-story building. The flames burned through the roof and destroyed one end of the building a few blocks from the southeastern edge of Purdue's campus.

Harris said the fire's cause was under investigation.

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Aria's 109 Melbourne Street development would have ground-floor space for shops, cafes and restaurants. Photo: Supplied

Property developer Aria has lodged a development application for what could be its seventh apartment building in South Brisbane.

The tower, designed by Tony Owen Partners Architects, will comprise 180 apartments, as well as ground-floor space for shops, cafes and restaurants that will spill into a laneway, or cross-block link, from Melbourne Street to Fish Lane.

The complex, located at 109 Melbourne Street, will also feature a rooftop pool, bar and barbecue area and an outdoor cinema.

An artist impression of Aria's proposed Hope Street twin towers. Photo: Supplied

Family-owned Aria has already sold more than 180 units in three residential towers it has built in South Brisbane since mid-2012.

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Its 20-storey Austin tower is under construction on Grey Street, as is another 20-storey tower called Botanica on the corner of Edmondstone and Boundary Streets, opposite Coles supermarket in the West End Marketplace.

The Austin tower, located at 77-79 Grey Street opposite the Queensland Museum and State Library, will have 140 apartments, while Botanica will have 179 apartments.

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(KMOV) The developers of a prime piece of property previously blighted in Richmond Heights are getting massive tax breaks to build a massive apartment complex at the same location.

Draper and Kramer, of Chicago, have owned the property at the corner of McCutcheon and Eager since the 1930s

Located on the north side of Brentwood Forest, the new 800-unit apartment building will sit at the same site as the old Manhasseet Village apartment complex.

The city of Richmond Heights recently approved a 70 percent property tax break for Draper and Kramer over the next 10 years.

Officials say the project is expected to start in 2015 and will generate 250 jobs for each phase of construction.

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A not-for-profit that works with underprivileged people who have come into conflict with the law is asking the City of Ottawa to allow for a new apartment building to be constructed in Vanier.

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The John Howard Society of Ottawa has applied to the City of Ottawa to ask for a zoning change to make way for a 3.5-storey, 34-unit apartment building, according to documents sent out to members of the surrounding community.

The property, located at 318,320, 322 and 324 Gardner Street, is currently home to two duplexes. The applicant wants to tear them down and build the low-rise apartment building in its place.

The new site would have self-contained studio units, five parking spaces, a rear deck, a rear yard and a community garden at some point in the future, according to the documents.

Funding for this proposal is through Ottawa Community Housing and the building will be operated by the John Howard Society under a 35-year agreement, reads the note the city sent out to community members.

Ottawa-based PBC Development and Construction Management Inc. is listed as the project manager. Leonard Koffman is the architect and Ainley Group Consulting Engineers & Planners is the civil engineer.

Organizations: John Howard Society, Ottawa Community Housing, PBC Development and Construction Management Ainley Group

Geographic location: Ottawa, 324 Gardner Street

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ST. PETERSBURG Builders will break ground soon on a downtown apartment building the size of a city block, adding to a flood of new rental construction in an area developers are betting is a gold mine of young urbanites.

Allen Morris Residential said Wednesday it would start construction in July on eight stories of apartments planned for 700 First Ave. S, where the Coral Gables development firm just bought 2 acres for $5.25 million in cash.

Called the Hermitage, the $65 million project, expected to open by the end of 2015, would feature 348 one- and two-bedroom apartments, developers said. Rental prices were not disclosed.

Named after an art museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, developers said the apartments would feature an "art gallery" in the lobby; a rooftop pool and spa; a fitness center; an outdoor grill; and a bicycle storage and service center. A coffeehouse would be built on the ground floor, with potentially other storefronts to come.

Even in a downtown swimming in new construction, the Hermitage sticks out as the largest new apartment project started here since the housing bust. The Beacon 430, a four-story, 326-apartment complex at 430 Third Ave. S, is expected to begin leasing before summer. Modera Prime 235, an eight-story, 309-apartment complex at 235 Third Ave. N, scheduled its first move-ins for this month.

Developer CEO W. Allen Morris said St. Petersburg's job growth and young energy made it "an undiscovered jewel," adding that he envisioned plenty of rental demand from empty-nesters, young professionals or "commuters who work across the bay in Tampa, but want the lifestyle of downtown St. Pete."

"With all the apartments that have been built, all the apartments that have been proposed, there's still an undersupply," Morris said. "There were so many years of no development that we are still way behind."

The land, which once housed an old gas station, was bought in 2001 for $4.1 million by a small group of real estate professionals, seller Pete Apostolou said. It has since been used as an overflow parking lot.

The development of the lot could continue downtown's westward expansion as retailers, barkeeps and restaurateurs outgrow the built-out and bustling Beach Drive area. The lot sits within a block or two of Tropicana Field and an old YWCA converted last year into Rococo Steak, an upscale restaurant.

It is Allen Morris' first major residential project and first development in Tampa Bay, though it has developed dozens of offices, warehouses and retail centers across the state.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) San Francisco bestowed honors Friday on the firefighters and other emergency personnel who fought the Mission Bay blaze that destroyed a six-story apartment building under construction just south of AT&T Park.

The ceremony recognized firefighters who kept the massive fire contained to a single building, even as the flames consumed its wood frame and showered ash onto the surrounding neighborhood.

We were really challenged. We had some windy conditions that day, said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

It started out as a small, smoky fire, but it quickly grew, she said, spreading throughout a building that filled an entire city block before the fire could be contained.

There was damage to some surrounding buildings, and to the rooftop of a building across the street because of the hot embers. The Fire Department estimates total damages in excess of $40 million.

This fire was different because it was a building under construction, probably the worst time for it to catch fireno fire protection systems in place, so no sprinklers, no detectors, Hayes-White recounted.

The ceremony at Pier 48 also heaped accolades on police who managed the crowds of onlookers and the street traffic as fire engines maneuvered through commute traffic to position themselves around the building.

It was a huge area that we had to set the perimeter up for, said police Sgt. Will Williams, who described how officers searched adjacent buildings to make sure everyone was evacuated.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Construction is underway on a new apartment high rise in downtown Kansas City the first of its kind ever built in the area.

The owners believe it is just the beginning of a major transformation for the downtown area.

This $79 million apartment building is the first of four planned to be built in the Power and Light District.

All of them will be owned by the Cordish Company, the owners of Power and Light, and these luxury apartments are expected to attract more than 1,800 more people to live in downtown. There will be 315 units, and rent will start at $800 a month.

Cordish wanted to build these apartments years ago, but the recession delayed their plans until now.

Power and Light officials said over the past decade, the number of people living downtown has exploded from 5,000 to 20,000 people.

Most downtown apartments are already occupied, and there is still high demand by young professionals who want to live closer to where they work.

This 25 story apartment high rise will help fill that demand, and with four apartment buildings being built over the next eight years, many believe it will transform the downtown area into a vibrant, fun, happening place to be.

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SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco fire officials say a massive blaze that barreled through an apartment building construction site last month was accidental, not arson.

In a report released Tuesday, investigators say the five-alarm fire on March 11 in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood began when a hot or smoldering object ignited wood that was part of the building's structure.

Fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said a more detailed report that could explain what caused the blaze is expected in the next couple of weeks.

Fire officials said a day after the fire that they were looking into preliminary reports that workers at the block-long site were doing torch work.

The fire threatened nearby structures and prompted evacuations as firefighters worked to prevent its spread through the neighborhood.

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