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TEANECK - An attorney representing the Glenpointe development, Wendy Berger, made a presentation at the Jan. 7 Teaneck Council meeting asking for the councils support for a proposal to build a new office building on the site.
The Glenpointe had received the planning boards approval several years ago for the project, but before construction moved forward, the applicant decided a larger building would better suit their needs.
The commercial component of the development contains about 525,000 square feet of office space. At the present time more than 97 percent of the office space is leased, explained Berger, indicating a large need in the area.
"Because of its location, with direct access from the highway, and having amenities such as the hotel, gym and spa, theres great demand for office space within the complex," she said.
In 2006, the planning board approved an eight-story 200,000 square foot building to be constructed on what is now an open parking lot on the site. An overhead walkway, connecting the building to the parking garage and Marriot Hotel, was also approved. Now, Glenpointe Associates hopes to build an approximately $342,000 square foot office building on the vacant parcel, in lieu of the previously approved building.
"Doing so will allow us to have the capability to bring a large tenant into the property and also give the capability of existing tenants in the complex additional space to grow and stay in the Teaneck community," said Berger.
There would be no change in the set back of the building or any other bulk variances required as a result of the larger building, she said.
The area where the building would be constructed currently generates about $18,000 annually in property taxes. If the larger building was constructed, it would contribute an estimated $1.7 million in taxes, based on current tax rates, said Berger.
The Glenpointe development, which includes office space, the hotel, residential properties and a senior living complex, currently pays about $7.5 million in taxes each year.
"We believe that the additional taxes paid to the community would not result in any additional burdens to the community, in that there are no school children being generated by the additional office complex, and very little services are needed," she said. "It will also have spill over benefit effect to the community, housing over 1,000 additional employees, who will use the services of the Teaneck community, business districts, stores, gas stations, banks, and restaurants. In our estimation, doing a larger building would only have a positive impact."
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) A Minnesota Senate committee approved plans Wednesday for a new legislative office building thats become entangled in partisan politics.
The $63 million building is intended to house offices for state senators and their staff, and it will include adjacent parking facilities totaling another $27 million. The building is to open in 2015 and be located directly north of the Capitol building across University Avenue.
The full Legislature authorized the construction last spring, but the state Department of Administration cannot proceed with the planning until rules committees in both the Senate and House sign off on preliminary designs and cost estimates. The Senate Rules Committee approved those Wednesday on a party-line vote, with majority Democrats in support, but the House Rules Committee still needs to do so.
Republican committee members complained the project has moved forward without proper scrutiny. Legislation enabling its construction was included in a tax bill, not the usual route for approving state building projects.
There was no bill on it and there was no hearing on it, said Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson. I think we ought to have a committee hearing on this project.
Republican interest groups have criticized the project, saying it shows arrogance by senators looking to spend taxpayer funds on elaborate new offices.
Democrats said the new building is a necessary part of an ongoing, large-scale renovation of the Capitol building. By next year, that project will force Democratic senators and other Senate offices out of the Capitol. And once the renovation is complete, the Senate wont likely be able to count on retaining major portions of the space it now occupies under the dome.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said the Senate stands to lose up to 23,000 square feet of space in the renovated Capitol. The two projects are very closely linked together, Bakk said.
The construction timelines are also closely linked, and that could pose a challenge for planners as Republicans seek to delay or derail the new buildings construction. Jim Knoblach, a former GOP state representative, has sued to block its construction, arguing it was improper to authorize construction bonds for the project in the tax bill.
Wayne Waslaski, the Department of Administration official overseeing the project, said the state cannot sell the construction bonds until the lawsuit is resolved. A court hearing is scheduled for next week. But the current plan is for construction to get going as early as next month, and Waslaski said delays would immediately add to the projects cost.
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In the past 120 years, the Gov. Wolf Building in Easton has been a school, an office building and a target of a failed redevelopment pitch. Now it adds apartment building to its resume.
Developer Mark Mulligan, who agreed to buy the building from Northampton County last year for $1.9 million, unveiled his vision for the colossal property fronting on North Second Street 50 apartments across the building's five floors. Easton's Planning Commission gave unanimous approval to the project Wednesday night.
Mulligan said this project is the easiest he has tackled in Easton so far, and construction should start by May or June. The building's features, big hallways, a spiral staircase, an antiquated gymnasium, never made sense in an office building, Mulligan said, though the county uses it to house its Human Services division.
"It just never worked as an office building," Mulligan said.
Along with partner Bill Vogt, Mulligan has rehabbed the former Pomeroy building downtown, is working on the Silk project on North 13th Street, and closed late last year on the sale of the city's tallest building, the Alpha Building on Centre Square.
Mulligan said some of the momentum he has helped create with popular apartments in the Pomeroy project made an apartment conversion of the Gov. Wolf Building that much more attractive. He said demand at Pomeroy and its sister building, Pine Street Lofts, will bump rents for Gov. Wolf's 50 units a little bit higher.
Mulligan expects prices slightly higher than Pomeroy's and Pine Street's, where rents for single-bedroom apartments range from $900 to $950, and two-bedrooms from $1,200 to $1,400. He added that inclusion in the state's latest Keystone Opportunity Zone has already drawn interest from prospective renters, because the zone affords residents a 10-year tax abatement from local and state levies.
The 50 units are spread across the five floors, with a high number of single-bedroom apartments on the third and fourth floors. The fifth floor will be unique, with a single one-bedroom unit and 11 two-bedrooms that will use the attic space as a loft, Mulligan said. Skylights will also be added on the rear of the building for those fifth-floor apartments.
The old gym, the original structure on the property, will be converted into three floors of one-bedroom apartments.
Just before the recent recession, the building and its 3.4-acre lot were proposed as the site of Riverwalk, planned as a seven-story tower of condominiums over a five-story parking deck and bus terminal. The deal evaporated when the Easton Area School District refused tax breaks on the site. The federal money pledged for the bus terminal portion of Riverwalk was funneled into the plans for the city's new City Hall and intermodal center.
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This is a rendering of the proposed Legislative Office Building, to be built next to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Administration)
The Minnesota Senate Rules committee Wednesday approved a preliminary design and budget for a new $90 million state office building project to be built north of the Capitol.
The project still requires approval by the House Rules panel, which has not scheduled a meeting.
The new building has drawn fire from Republicans as too expensive and unnecessary. After the vote, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said Gov. Mark Dayton has asked him to consider cutting about $14 million from the project by putting off construction of a parking ramp west of the new building.
But given Sears Holdings Corp.'s plans to redevelop land near the Capitol where the state leases more than 600 parking spaces, at some point, "you're going to have unmet parking need," said Wayne Waslaski, senior director of real estate and construction services for the state Administration Department. The new parking site would have about 500 spaces, he said.
As for the cost of constructing the new building, it would be comparable to similar structures at $268 per square foot, Waslaski said. The recent Andersen and Freeman state buildings were constructed for $233 and $257 per square foot, respectively, he said.
Republicans on the committee attempted Wednesday to have the matter referred to a separate committee or tabled, but those efforts failed. The building plan was approved on a voice vote.
Senate Minority Leader David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, said it was "imprudent" to approve the project while a lawsuit that contends the authorization process was unconstitutional is unresolved. A hearing on that suit is set for next week.
But Bakk argued it might take a while to get a decision from the court, which then could be appealed. "How long are we going to wait?" he asked.
And restoration work underway at the Capitol depends on the new building being constructed to house senators displaced during and after the work is done, Bakk said.
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As the Joint Committee on State Building Construction prepared to meet Thursday, a slew of Topeka power brokers descended on the Statehouse to hear a proposal to raze the Docking State Office Building.
There were familiar Statehouse faces like Rep. Annie Kuether, D-Topeka, and committee members like Sen. Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, and Rep. John Alcala, D-Topeka.
But the standing-room-only audience also included Topeka Mayor Larry Wolgast, City Councilwoman Karen Hiller, city manager Jim Colson and Shawnee County counselor Rich Eckert.
Wolgast said the city is in a unique position, with the Capitol Complex just a block off a key drag, S. Kansas Avenue, and a downtown revitalization project in the works.
"Anything that's done here, it just affects us considerably," Wolgast said.
Kansas Department of Administration officials say there are currently no plans to relocate 4,000-some state workers out of the downtown area. But the Kansas Department of Agriculture's impending move to Manhattan was announced last year, and Department of Administration Secretary Jim Clark has plans for a major shakeup of downtown property ownership.
Wolgast and the others heard a presentation Thursday from administration department officials who said years of neglected maintenance have left the Docking building, at S.W. 10th and Topeka Boulevard, in such disrepair that the state's best option is to tear it down and disperse its employees to privately owned office space.
Mark McGivern, director of the Department of Administration's Office of Facilities Management and Procurement, said the seven-story building needs between $75 million and $100 million worth of deferred maintenance and is only about 75 percent full.
"Like those before us we can kick this can down the road and do nothing, or we can make a very reasonably priced investment that pays for itself," McGivern said.
Department officials plan to introduce a bill this session that will include razing Docking, a move McGivern says will pay for itself within 10 years.
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MIAMI, FL (PRWEB) January 16, 2014
Lake Worth, Fla., homeowners who chose aluminum sunroom additions to expand their homes in 2013 discovered two attributes of that building technology, said Venetian President Chris Noe: The additions went up faster than the homeowners expected and at a lower cost than they would have paid for space built with a more traditional construction method. Lake Worth, like many South Florida communities, has diverse housing, including many smaller cottages built for people who migrated into the city in the 1950s and 1960s, Noe said. For those homes, and even for newer, bigger Lake Worth homes, aluminum sunrooms the top choice among our Lake Worth customers last year are a sensible solution for adding living space.
Venetian builds not only aluminum Florida rooms, but also aluminum-framed patio roofs, screen patio covers and screen swimming pool domes. In addition to building in West Palm Beach, Venetian serves Miami-Dade and Broward County, and the Keys in Monroe County.
Aluminum framing technology saves time, which translates to lower costs, Noe said. Much of the work on an aluminum sun room, patio enclosure or pool screen is done in our fabrication plant, with final assembly taking place on the building lot. That means less inconvenience for the family who is awaiting much-needed space. And because of regulations under the Building Code, inspections for aluminum structures are fewer and faster than with traditional construction methods.
Custom design, which Venetian applies to every project, helps homeowners get an addition that suits their tastes, meets their lifestyle needs, fits their budget and meets or exceeds code, Noe said. Its designers are experienced at making projects work on even small lots.
The best sunroom is the one that works for the individual buyer, regardless of the type of home thats being expanded, Noe said. With custom design, we can make the addition complement the home, from proportions and shape to the style of the windows and doors.
Venetian offers detailed, free estimates on solariums, patio screens and pool enclosures. It also offers such home enhancements as retractable canvas awnings, aluminum pergolas and aluminum privacy lattice. Free in-home consultations include curbside aces to the Venetian mobile showroom.
For more information call 866-596-2427.
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Think a renovation is out of your reach? It's not! We lay out some kitchen remodel ideas for every budget, from $50 to $10,000.
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Use this road map to create the kitchen of your dreams -- no matter the reality of your budget.
BUDGET: $50 OR LESS Paint is the easiest, least expensive way to transform a tired looking kitchen. Choose a semigloss latex paint, which will allow you to easily sponge off the inevitable food splashes and spatters. Also, opt for a semigloss finish on the trim, such as the baseboard and around windows and doors. For best results, don't skimp out on prep work. Kitchen surfaces accumulate grime, so be sure to wash all walls and the ceiling with a TSP (trisodium phosphate) or a TSP substitute before painting. This will help clean and prepare the surface so that the paint adheres to it properly.
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Pot racks, lid holders, shelving, drawer organizers, pullout trays, and utensil crocks are affordable ways to keep clutter at bay and let the charm of your kitchen shine greatly. Open shelving takes advantage of empty walls and gives the kitchen an airy feeling. Stretch your makeover dollars by DIYing your storage organizers.
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Replace those dim CFL floods with halogen floods. You'll still save energy over traditional incandescent bulbs, and the light will be a substantial improvement. Install a dimmer switch so that the halogens last a longer and save even more energy. As for those still-good CFLs, don't toss them. Save them for use in utilitarian spaces, such as the garage, basement, attic, or closets. Add under-cabinet lighting to existing kitchen cabinets and bring countertop work areas out of the shadows. Use decorative lights over kitchen tables to change the mood when it's time to dine.
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Cabinets are often the most expensive items in any kitchen makeover. If yours look worn and have become soft and gummy around the pulls, consider refinishing or repainting the doors and frames instead of replacing the entire units. This will make a big impact in your kitchen at the fraction of the cost of brand-new cabinets.
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