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A 20- storey apartment building  has been granted development assessment approval  for Adelaide’s East End. The $70 million “Monument” tower will rise 63 metres high and have sweeping views of the Adelaide foothills, parklands and city. The project is a joint venture between Singapore-based financier and SA expat Mark Ebbinghaus and Adelaide developer C Projects. It is designed by BDA and TECTVS, based in Adelaide. The apartment building will be set back from Rundle Street and East Terrace and will provide a unique movable mosaic through the innovative use of adjustable architectural screens on the building façades, which combine influences from the parklands and Colonel Light’s layout for the city Design by architects BDA and Adelaide-based TECTVS, the apartment building will be set back from Rundle Street and East Terrace and will use adjustable screens to create a moveable “mosaic” on the building façades. Stephen Connor, director of C Projects, said “As well as being catalyst ...

BERKELEY, CA - Archstone, a leader in apartment investment and operations, today announced the start of construction on its first apartment community in Berkeley, Calif. The 94- unit apartment community , Archstone Berkeley on Addison, will be located at the corner of Third and Addison, just blocks from the Berkeley Marina and the San Francisco Bay . The apartment community ’s location offers easy access to a vast array of professional jobs, shopping destinations , dining options and public transportation. “Berkeley is an incredible city and an excellent fit for an Archstone apartment community . It is a highly desirable place to live, has limited land on which to build new housing and has a strong, diversified economy,” said Amir Massih, Archstone’s group vice president of development for the San Francisco Bay Area . “We’re excited about starting this project and look forward to providing an outstanding addition to the neighborhood and for our future residents.” ...

LAS VEGAS, NV – 29th Street Capital (29SC), a privately- held real estate investment and advisory firm, has acquired Woodlake Villas Apartments , a 218- unit multifamily community in Las Vegas, Nevada. 29SC plans to implement a $1. 9 million capital improvement program to renovate unit interiors , enhance the property’s exterior and curb appeal and improve the amenity package. 29SC will also implement energy-efficient upgrades through the Freddie Mac Green financing program .The Las Vegas market has experienced significant economic improvements in recent years. In 2016 alone, the Las Vegas market ranked third in rent growth (Axiometrics), added 24,800 jobs and had a positive net migration of 40,000. Additionally, the Las Vegas MSA reported millennial population growth of 3.0% in 2016, which ranked the highest in the U.S.  “We are very pleased with the addition of Woodlake Villas to the 29SC portfolio and our expansion into the ever- improving Las Vegas market ,” said...

Johnson Chrome was a notorious big spender with a taste for bottle service , bespoke suits and $10,000 shoes. The source of his wealth? A sophisticated identity theft scheme that may have conned Torontonians out of millions. The untold story of the city’s most wanted fraudster Photographs: All portraits via Facebook; background by iStock T he fraudster who called himself Johnson Chrome liked to sit on a bench at the intersection of Hazelton and Yorkville, smoking a Montecristo Edmundo robusto and talking about fashion, cars and cigars to anyone who’d listen. He was charming and handsome, with a neatly trimmed beard , a shaved head and perfect teeth. The perch placed him at the centre of the rarefied universe he’d come to inhabit. His condo, in the former Four Seasons hotel, was steps to the west, and he parked his black Jaguar at the Hazelton Hotel opposite . His gym, the sleek Equinox, was a minute’s walk northwest; his preferred cigar shop , La Casa del Habano , was to the sout...