Monthly Archives: August 2012

Architects create ‘world’s most sustainable listed building’ in Edinburgh

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Leading Scottish architect firm Malcolm Fraser is transforming the Old High School off the Cowgate from a draughty but historically valuable 18th century building into a worldleader in sustainable building.Instead of the latest all-singing, all-dancing gadgets which typically send developers’ budgets through the roof, the architects and building firm Graham Construction are using an approach which seems to owe more to TV’s Blue Peter than to Grand Designs.One of the key features Read more [...]

East Cobb Open Houses, Aug. 18-19

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This week House Hunt presents Marietta homes that an owner can bring horses to, ranging in price from $249,900 for a 3 plus acre, four-bedroom brick ranch on Milford Church Road to $2,975,000 for an 11 plus acre, seven-bedroom equestrian estate on Gelding Court. Also, check out the two Open Houses listed for this weekend in prestigious East Cobb. There’s a four-bedroom home on Brentwood Drive for $229,900 that comes with a $3000 decorating allowance and a five-bedroom home on Regency Estates Drive Read more [...]

DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners Hosts Hester Street Fair Events in Hollywood …

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, LLC ("DLJ-RECP") has partnered with New York's popular Hester Street Fair to present "Hester Goes Hollywood," a series of Hollywood street fairs throughout the summer of 2012.  Hester Goes Hollywood will hold its "Indie Craft Market" on August 18 and its "Goodnight Hollywood Blvd. Music Festival" on August 25.   Both events will be held on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue in the heart Read more [...]

Home sales little changed in July

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OTTAWA Resale housing actively remained stable across the country last month, with prices above year-ago levels in most markets but off recent peaks in Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday. Overall, CREA said sales were down just 0.01 per cent in July compared with June, although non-seasonally adjusted sales were up 3.3 per cent last month compared Read more [...]

House Hunt: Horse Friendly Properties and Open Houses in Marietta

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This week House Hunt presents Marietta homes that an owner can bring horses to, ranging in price from $249,900 for a 3 plus acre, four-bedroom brick ranch on Milford Church Road to $2,975,000 for an 11 plus acre, seven-bedroom equestrian estate on Gelding Court. Also, check out the two Open Houses listed for this weekend in prestigious East Cobb. There’s a four-bedroom home on Brentwood Drive for $229,900 that comes with a $3000 decorating allowance and a five-bedroom home on Regency Estates Drive Read more [...]

Our wishlist of bookable Open House events

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A large event that appeals to people of all ages, run by volunteers and a legacy like no other. No, no, not the Olympics – we’re talking Open House. Today is a big day for architecture fans. Tickets for this year’s Open House London are now available, so some big decisions have to be made. With so many beautiful and interesting venues and tours available, it’s time to start planning and booking… well, sort of. Though some Read more [...]

Sales boom on Brazilian

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Since early spring, Brazilian Avenue has been a hot spot for house sales — and why not? A block south of Royal Palm Way, the prime Midtown street is close to shopping and dining options, and within easy walking distance of either the beach or the Town Docks.The latest transaction there occurred in the lake block and involved seller Dola Hamilton Stemberg’s four-bedroom house and its separate one-bedroom guest apartment at 430 Brazilian Ave. The property changed hands for $4.2 million, the price Read more [...]

Listed home roof appeal

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HOUSEHOLDERS in Painswick are appealing for permission to roof their listed home with reconstituted stone slates. The residents of Turnstone House in the village's Greenhouse Lane were turned down by the Stroud District Council local planning authority when they applied to strip off their plain concrete tiles and recover the roof with the reconstituted ones. The occupants, whose appeal is being dealt with by way of written representations by the Secretary of State, have said the character Read more [...]