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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments Austin, Texas, has developed an ETOD Policy Toolkit Study to make transit-oriented developments more equitable for current and future residents and businesses. When it came to envisioning the future of the impacted areas, Austin enlisted the community.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers. On the other hand, these sites can be overwhelming for local jurisdictions, who have never engaged in this type or scale of project; and for developers, as buying a mall is not a typical real estate transaction.

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2020 Aurora Awards Winners: Multifamily, and Project of the Year

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Location: Austin, Texas. Leases run from about $1,400 to just over $3,000 per month. . Lease-up has exceeded expectations, averaging 31 per month, while rents are 10% higher than in comparable neighboring communities. . . Deconcentrate poverty through an integrated, economically self-sustaining mixed-income community. .

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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While the national average of per-capita income going to taxes is 9.9 In addition, Arizona’s taxes on property, gas and personal income remain low compared to the rest of the country. After leasing the U.S. percent, here the number is only 8.4 MESA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR TECH COMPANIES.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The Black Forest Industrial Park, a 52-acre AdvantageSite in Ozark, AL, features a 29,580-square-foot building that is for sale or lease and can be adapted to clients’ specifications. The park also has a 29,580-square foot spec building that is for sale or lease and can be finished to the clients’ specifications.

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Attainable Housing Options: Rethinking the Starter Home

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Since their grand opening in November 2022, the Villas are currently 63% pre-leased. Urban Homes Collection at Easton Park Brookfield Residential got creative with its Urban Homes Collection at Easton Park , in Austin, Texas, resulting in the fastest - selling and most popular collection offered by the builder in the region by late 2020.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.