The 234 Apartment

Earlier this month, Skift published a comprehensive look at Airbnb’s Road to an IPO, or initial public offering on the stock market. While the story primarily focused on all of the many things the company is doing (and needs to do) as it pursues that inevitable IPO, it wasn’t necessarily a story about what it takes for a company like Airbnb to go public. Indeed, what Airbnb is doing right now in its efforts to become a “super brand of travel,” or a new breed of online travel agency (OTA), speaks to the very future of travel. Already, we’ve seen the company expand into tours and activities with the November launch of its Trips business, adding to its already robust 4-million-listing- strong Homes business . CEO Brian Chesky has also hinted the company may soon enter the flights sector as well. It’s a glimpse of what we as travelers can expect to see and to experience in the next few years as platforms like Airbnb continue to evolve and to attempt to solve the many pain points we st...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) - Sandpiper Apartments has three pools, two tanning beds, a washer and dryer included, and according to Wali Akhtab, it has the best neighbors around. "Everybody looks out for each other," Akhtab said. "We barbecue with each other, we hangout."  They seem to have it all ... except for running water.  "We have to get up two to three hours earlier," Akhtab said. "I have to go to a cousin's house to get my kids washed up." He said he can't brush your teeth, wash dishes or clothes, but Akhtab's found a way to flush the toilet. By buying jugs of water to fill up the toilet. "That's the only way to not have your whole house smelling like feces,"  he said. On Monday, tenants received a letter from the property manager.  "We apologize for the water being off," Joe Anderson read. "This dates 7/17. The last one that was here said the water would be shut off the morning of the 13th and back on the e...

ARTICLE OPTIONS Throughout his early 60s, Brad Buchner and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in the kind of house that many near-retirees dream of: a peaceful, manageable ranch- style property tucked in a quiet Poconos town surrounded by trees, lakes, and plentiful open space . Costing anywhere from $30,000 to $150,000, tiny homes designed by Escape Homes enable anyone to travel around the country in a single-family home. As it turns out, however, that’s exactly what Buchner and his wife don’t want as they think about the next years of their lives. Three years ago, the Buchners packed their things and headed to Philadelphia, settling down in a Center City rental . As if ditching their longtime rural digs weren ’t enough, the pair also abandoned spaciousness, swapping their three-bedroom, two-bathroom home for precisely 345 total square feet . The transition has meant parting ways with a fully finished basement and a home office, and adjusting to an ovenless kitchenette and two miniature...

In March of 2016, having recently been let go from the Cleveland Browns due in part to truancy and public drug use, Johnny Manziel applied to live in an apartment. The property manager who processed his application was at first delighted that she would have the opportunity to rent to the Heisman Trophy recipient from Texas A&M. But she was quickly disheartened when she realized that, due to a criminal background screening policy that she had helped create which immediately disqualified applicants who had been arrested for or charged with a crime, she could not rent to Johnny Football. His criminal background check revealed that he had been arrested for domestic violence three months prior. But since she was a fan, and because it was her personal opinion that he was innocent, she successfully lobbied her building’s ownership to restructure their screening policy to disregard arrests, and only screen for convictions (using the logic that arrests are not proof of wrongdoing). ...

An Arlington woman said her apartment has flooded three times and her apartment office hasn 't done anything about it. Photo: FCN file video . JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Nearly a month ago, the carpets of an Arlington apartment were soaked, moldy and smelly after a heavy rain in Jacksonville. The carpets have since dried, but the mold and strong mildew smell remain . The mother of a 2-year-old little boy who lives there said management has not done enough to remedy the situation, making her and her child practically homeless . Letisha Murrell said she's frustrated and running out of money. "It's the same way it was three weeks ago," Murrell said. In July, Murrell called First Coast News for help after her first floor unit at Pier 5350 in Arlington had flooded for the third time in the two years she's lived there. Murrell said the complex promised to fix the problems quickly. "They were supposed to move the furniture out, pull all the carpet up, redo the carpet...

Home-sharing services such as Airbnb are great for homeowners looking to make extra money by renting out properties, but for people living in apartment buildings it’s a bit more tricky. Apartment construction has been booming in recent years. Now, a handful of startups are aiming to wring even more money out of that market, both for the building owners and tenants. “Right now, it’s the wild, Wild West when it comes to short-term rentals,” said Sean Conway, the CEO of Pillow Residential, a company which is trying to make it easier to rent apartments on Airbnb. Most big apartment buildings have rules barring Airbnb , so Conway asked property owners what it would take to change that. “And they told us transparency, control, and profit sharing,” Conway said. Pillow, which is now in 12 cities, lets building owners track and control how much tenants use Airbnb. It also gives building owners a cut of the profits — between 5 and 15 percent. Conway said it’s also a way to for tenants to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 2- alarm fire injured 2 people and displaced 23 at a Washington County apartment complex Wednesday morning . The fire started on a second floor deck of the Commons at Timber Creek Apartments in the 12000 block of NW Barnes Road , Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue officials told KOIN 6 News . The flames went up to the third floor, where a man was forced to jump. He was seriously injured and taken to a hospital for treatment. Another person was injured but not seriously. Officials believe the fire may have started in a BBQ grill. Authorities said it took about 2 hours to completely extinguish the fire and hot spots. Ten of the 20 units are not habitable due to water and smoke damage, and a total of 23 people — including 3 children — are looking for a place to stay. Both property managers and the Red Cross are helping with temporary housing and other essentials. Share this: Like this: Like Loading... Related Posts Advertisement

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WALTHAM — The massive fire that destroyed a big apartment complex under construction in Waltham in July was caused by arson, investigators said Thursday, with damages estimated at $110 million. Initially, fire officials had said they did not believe the 10-alarm fire was suspicious. But once they began investigating the charred remains in detail, they began to rethink the cause, Fire Chief Paul Ciccone said. Advertisement “We systematically eliminated all possible causes,” said the state’s fire marshal, Peter J. Ostroskey. “That led us to this point.” The blaze began in the early morning on Sunday, July 23, and demolished the five-building complex on Cooper Street near the Charles River. The 264 units were scheduled to open next year. Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. Citing the ongoing investigation, neither Ciccone nor Ostroskey would shed any light on a specific cause or potential motive for settin...