Remove Education Remove Income Remove Residential Remove Retail
article thumbnail

3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. And that’s just California. It gets worse.

Housing 111
article thumbnail

Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective

BD+C

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. The company built what looked like a very nice residential hotel that quickly filled with relatively healthy people in their 70s and early 80s.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In Maryland, state law does not address carryout bags provided by retail establishments. Laws enacted in 1998 required agricultural operations with $2,500 or more in gross annual income and livestock operations with 8,000 pounds or more of live animal weight to have and comply with a nutrient management plan for nitrogen and phosphorus.

Maryland 120
article thumbnail

LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Building from an agribusiness base, the state today is thriving and competitive in manufacturing, professional services and wholesale and retail trades. Highly skilled and educated workforce. Aggressive local incentives, based on the quality of jobs, and state incentives, including income tax credits. Business-friendly policies.

Kansas 49
article thumbnail

Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

Business Facilities

Cape Coral, FL is poised for robust expansion across the board: in business and residential growth. Cape Coral offers more than 60 square miles of unimproved commercial and residential land. New conceptual plans offer two options: as a new Retail District or an Office Park. percent from last year.

Florida 46
article thumbnail

U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Seattle, which ranked sixth in this year’s survey, is another example of a top city with its global connections, high rate of educational attainment, and growth in the technology industry, making it a hub for international investment. Markets to Watch.

ULI 83
article thumbnail

Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

Business Facilities

Arlington Heights is a growing, thriving community just northwest of Chicago, home to 76,000 residents with an average household income of $95,000. When complete, the $250 million mixed-use development will boast over 650 luxury apartment units, a hotel, a water park and over 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.