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Claudia Angulo and her four children live in Orange Cove, California, a corner of Fresno County known for its citrus. She says when planes fly over the orange grove next to their apartment building and spray pesticides on the trees, she and her family experience headaches , exhaustion and difficulty breathing. But Angulo is concerned about an even more serious health problem in her 11-year-old son Isaac. When she was pregnant with him, she worked at a packing house, handling freshly picked citrus . After Isaac was born, Angulo says she noticed his development seemed slow and strange. “I saw that he didn’t play the same as other kids,” she says. “He didn’t learn the same.” She says his behavior was aggressive and antisocial. And she tells a story about the time he even threatened suicide — when he was only four years old. When he was five, a doctor diagnosed with him ADHD. Angulo says several other pregnant women she worked with at the packing house also had children who developed behav...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc agreed to sell property group Archstone to two real estate investment trusts for about $6.5 billion, taking advantage of a strong market for apartments and marking an end to a 2007 gamble that helped push the investment bank into bankruptcy. The buyers, Equity Residential ( EQR.N ) and AvalonBay Communities Inc ( AVB.N ), will split the assets 60-40 and will also take on Archstone's debt, for a total transaction value of $16 billion. Lehman collapsed at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, in part because of soured real estate bets , including the $23. 7 billion leveraged buyout of Archstone. The firm filed for bankruptcy and has been liquidating assets to pay back creditors , who are still owed more than $30 billion. Archstone, one of the largest owners of U.S. apartments, has a large portfolio of properties in metropolitan areas, where apartment buildings have been pricey and difficult to come by. The acquisition would...

A wealthy Orange County investor has acquired Brookstone Apartment Homes in Buena Park for $38 million. Patrick Cadigan , the former chief executive of Electronic Engineering Co. of California, bought the 184-unit community at 7400 Artesia Blvd. from L&B Realty Advisors , a Dallas- based investment firm with real estate holdings across the country. Built in 1977, Brookstone consists of 112 one-bedroom and 72 two-bedroom units across 17 two-story buildings. The property features a pool and spa, a fitness center and covered parking. Carl Greenwood , general partner of real estate investment firm Greenwood & McKenzie, said Cadigan liked the quality of the recently renovated complex . “There’s a shortage of supply of good apartment complexes for sale,” he said. Cadigan, who made headlines last year when he pledged to donate $27 million to a pair of schools in Boston, is one of the county’s largest real estate investors . He owns nearly 1, 800 apartment units across 11 comple...

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.” ...

LOS ANGELES--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Lowe Enterprises Investors (LEI), in joint venture with an institutional investor, has acquired The Reserve Glenview , a 239-unit transit-oriented apartment community which opened in 2015, located in the premier North Shore submarket of suburban Chicago. Set on 7.59 acres at the intersection of Waukegan and Golf Roads, it is immediately adjacent to the Golf Transit Metra Station and a new retail center providing grocery, restaurants, shops and services. “The Reserve Glenview is a well-designed, new community with a prominent location in North Shore, one of the best performing rental markets in suburban Chicago,” said Andy Sands, managing director, LEI. “It provides easy access to the area’s major employers and is steps away from public transit for commuting to downtown Chicago.” Located at 195 Waukegan Road, the community is designed with three-story buildings wrapping around a center parking structure . The community is an attractive option for p...

The interior designer Steven Volpe drew inspiration from a 19th- century Japanese tagasode when renovating the California apartment Interior Designer Remodels a 1920s Apartment in San Francisco kk temptation console 750" width="750" height="130" title="kk-temptation-console-750 kk-temptation-console-750" /> She’s very fashion forward and acutely aware of cultural trends,” interior designer Steven Volpe says of the client for whom he remodeled a 1920s apartment in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. “But she acknowledges the fact that unlike things of the moment—new shoes, new bags—great rooms don’t come with a date stamp. We were in full agreement that one’s living space should transcend hipness: that at home, especially, a timeless aesthetic is always correct.” Interior Designer Remodels a 1920s Apartment in San Francisco 1 11" width="620" height="827" /> Volpe, who had worked with California interi...

Taylor Swift signaled a new era in her already- impressive career Thursday with the release of her chilling single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” which makes us wonder where the darker, moodier Swift will be calling home for the next leg of her musical metamorphosis. She does, after all, own six homes spanning both coasts, each somewhat representative of her ever-evolving career. Her first home was in Nashville, Tennessee—she now owns two dwellings there, a condo in Nashville’s famous Music Row and a house in a quiet suburb nearby —and her most recent purchase was a Beverly Hills mansion , which she snapped up in 2015. Additionally, the singer has a more modest cottage in Beverly Hills, an apartment in NYC’s Tribeca neighborhood , and a paparazzi- familiar estate in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. Nashville, Tennessee Curbed Swift purchased her first home at just 20 years old, a 3,240-square-foot condo right in the heart of Nashville’s Music Row, for a cool $1.99 million. Beverly Hills, Ca...

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The value of new construction starts in July advanced 6% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $728.1 billion, it was reported by Dodge Data & Analytics. Leading the way was a 26% jump by the nonbuilding construction sector , which reflected an improved level for public works and the start of two massive power plants , located respectively in California and New York. Residential building in July increased 8 %, as multifamily housing rebounded after three consecutive monthly declines .  Running counter was a 7% slide for nonresidential building following its 14% hike in June, as both office buildings and hotels retreated from June’s elevated activity , outweighing a sharp rise for healthcare facilities in July.  During the first seven months of 2017, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were $411.9 billion, down 1% from the same period a year ago.  Dampening the year-to-date performance for total construction was a steep 44% decline for t...

The value of new construction starts in July advanced 6 % from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $728.1 billion, according to the most recent report from Dodge Data & Analytics.   Leading the way was a 26% jump by the nonbuilding construction sector , which reflected an improved level for public works and the start of two massive power plants in California and New York.   Residential building in July increased 8 %, as multifamily housing rebounded after three consecutive monthly declines . Running counter was a 7% slide for nonresidential building , following its 14% hike in June, as both office buildings and hotels retreated from June’s elevated activity , outweighing a sharp rise for health care facilities in July.   During the first seven months of 2017, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were $411.9 billion, down 1% from the same period a year ago. Dampening the year-to-date performance for total construction was a steep 44% declin...