The 234 Apartment

The Horizons at Rock Creek apartments in Superior have been sold in the largest multifamily transaction in Colorado history . In a deal that closed Monday, real estate investor Bell Partners of Greensboro, N.C., will pay about $250 million for the 1,206- unit luxury apartment complex to the southeast of U.S. 36 and South 88th Street . It marks the first western U.S. acquisition for Bell Partners, whose $ 5 billion apartment portfolio is based primarily in the Southeast. “They were looking for an opportunity to get into this market and establish a beachhead,” said Terrance Hunt, executive managing director of ARA, a Newmark Co., which brokered the transaction. “This was a prime opportunity for them to set up shop here.” The 80- acre property features a 13-acre lake and a 24,000-square-foot clubhouse. Horizons at Rock Creek sits west of the Interlocken business park and the FlatIron Crossing mall in Broomfield. “They will really be able to take advantage of the Interlocken mar...

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...

Recycle. Reuse. Reduce. Reclaim. Cheryl Oliver is a true believer. Her husband, Jack, is not quite so sure. For Cheryl, there is no choice because she regards recycling as crucial for the survival of the planet. Jack said he gets it, but doesn’t think a few people can make any real difference. The house divided is a microcosm of communities when it comes to recycling. Cheryl believes everyone should do their part, while Jack believes that since not everyone is doing their part, why should he? “The problem with recycling is that most people don’t do it or won’t do it,” Jack said. “I think it’s mostly due to people being plain lazy.” Jack has a point – recycling takes more effort than just throwing everything into the same trash can. There are people who might recycle but don’t because they simply don’t know how. With paper, plastic, aluminum, metal and a myriad of other color-coded options for recyclable material, deciding where each thing should go can be troublesome. ...