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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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Construction Sectors Explained

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The commercial construction industry is all about the areas of office, retail and entertainment. Some of the most unique and interesting architecture can be found in this division. Retail is always a fast changing division and as such renovation construction work can be a regular source of income for many Firms.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Affordable housing is housing built for people who earn 80% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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State Focus – Arkansas: Expect the Unexpected

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Manufacturing, agribusiness, retail and food production are all firmly established in Siloam Springs. Today, the downtown area thrives with business—both retail and professional. This means the City controls rates and is able to use deposits, rates and usage as negotiators with incoming businesses.

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Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective

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For developers and operators of senior living communities, the upper-income part of the market has the most potential for financial success but also the most options. Author of nine textbooks and over 100 articles about architecture and design, Perkins has also taught at several universities, including Cornell.

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Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property

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Also Read, 10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture. The mother agreement is known as the parent agreement for land ownership, and the mother agreement offers the facts about the actual land and works as an essential certificate in case of retail of the land.