The 234 Apartment

Months after the Civil War-era cannonballs were discovered at the former arsenal and munitions factory in Lawrenceville, residents are given the green light to move into the 243-unit apartment complex. By Jessica Sinichak August 21, 2017 photos courtesy Arsenal 201   N ow that the Civil War-era cannonballs have been cleared from the premises, the Arsenal 201 apartment complex in Lawrenceville is ready for rentals. The community’s first residents were allowed to move into the former federal arsenal and munitions factory at the corner of 40th and Butler streets earlier this month, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times . Indianapolis- based Milhaus Development is the developer for the project.   In March, construction workers found more than 30 cannonballs filled with black powder on the former 38- acre Allegheny Arsenal — a major supplier of the Union Army during the Civil War — that were considered still dangerous. A resulting site cleanup led to the di...

Each 10 percent increase in Seattle rents leads to 523 more people becoming homeless. Pictured here someone living in one of Nickelsville’s sites. Nickelsville is an encampment run by and for homeless people in Seattle that seeks to provide a safe place for people to stay. In 2015, the homelessness crisis in Seattle was declared by Mayor Ed Murray to have reached a “state of emergency” severe enough to prompt him to request support from the federal government. Two years later, homelessness in the Emerald City is still on the rise as rents across the city and nearby towns continue to soar. The cost of rent in Seattle and the surrounding King County area has exploded in recent years. While luxury condominiums have never been more plentiful, affordable housing that is accessible to working people is difficult to find. According to data compiled by the real estate website Zillow , the average cost of renting a home in King County has risen approximately $800 since September of 2012....

click to enlarge Crews on site at 2447 Cass, which housing preservationists say is slated for demolition. Historic preservationists are keeping a watchful eye on three brick multi- level buildings that stand in the shadow of the Little Caesars Arena after getting word last week that the Ilitch family- owned Olympia Development had planned to demolish them without permission. The company’s contractors had previously obtained demolition permits for the more than hundred-year-old buildings, but according to the city's buildings department, the permits are frozen as the city studies whether the buildings are eligible for historic designation. Alarm bells first went off Tuesday when workers in neon shirts and hard hats showed up outside the more than hundred-year-old buildings at Cass Avenue and Henry Street, near Woodward and I-75. With them was a truck printed with the Homrich logo— a company known for its work in demolition and remediation. The activity sparked swif...