Monthly Archives: May 2013

Listed buildings: does the system work?

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We take a look at upcoming changes to planning law and consider how they will work Martin Goodall, consultant solicitor with Keystone Law, London, has specialised in planning law for more than 30 years. He is a member of the Law Society's Planning Panel and is a Legal Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Jonathan Thompson is the heritage adviser at the CLA. He sits on the Historic Environment Forum and the National Heritage Protection Plan Advisory Board, co-chairs the Heritage Alliance's Read more [...]

Stockbroker Jim Dominguez and his wife, Suzanne list their Ken Woolley …

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Merchant banker Jim Dominguez and his wife, Suzanne have listed their Darling Point apartment (pictured below), in the Ken Woolley-designed triplex complex, The Point Villas. It has been listed through Blacket Glasgow agent Peter Blacket. It last traded in 2005 when bought from the retired solicitor Jim Creer for $6 million. It previously had traded in 2002 when acquired by the Creer family for $4.7 million from developers Bill Shipton and Mark Bouris. The Creer's previous home, a Darling Point Read more [...]

PRO GYMNASTICS: New skills event brings new look to gymnastics

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Think of it as gymnastics’ version of H-O-R-S-E. Or what gymnastics might look like if the adrenaline junkies at the X Games got ahold of the sport. The Professional Gymnastics Challenge, being held today and Saturday at Lehigh University, is a new skills competition that athletes and organizers are hoping will not only extend gymnasts’ careers beyond the elite or college level, but will keep fans interested in the sport in non-Olympic years. The two-night competition features Read more [...]

Vancouver hobbit house for sale — but could clock be striking twelve for …

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One of Vancouver’s two Hobbit Houses is up for sale for nearly double its assessed value — and some local heritage fans fear the fairy tale house is doomed. The distinctive character house on 587 W. King Edward — half a block away from Cambie Street in a neighbourhood slated for development — is on the market for $2.86 million. The property, which sits on a 50 x 130 lot, has an assessed value of $1.48 million. “It’s a really quaint property,” said Sutton Group realtor Mary Ellen Read more [...]

Vancouver Hobbit house facing sale and rezoning

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One of two so-called Hobbit houses in Vancouver is up for sale, and heritage advocates are worried its days are numbered because of its prime location. The early 1940s thatched-roof-style house at 587 W. King Edward Avenue sits just a half a block from a Canada Line rapid transit system in an area undergoing fast change. The property and the 2,416-square-foot character house is listed for $2.86 million. "Infamous Vancouver Hobbit House. Character intact. Fabulous VIEWS!" says the MLS listing Read more [...]

104-bed hotel is planned for listed building on Newcastle Quayside

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A new budget hotel will bring more than 100 extra rooms for partygoers and tourists to Newcastle.Hotel chain Tune are planning a 104-bed facility at historic Proctor House, which sits within the heart of the Quayside’s conservation area.Work will start next month with £8.3m to be spent on the Edwardian building’s restoration.Tune Newcastle will be the eighth hotel to be built in the city since 2011 with a further five planned.Kerry Lowes, of arts collective Amber, which runs the neighbouring Read more [...]