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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. Rather, they’re designed to cultivate a true sense of community. They depend on good planning.

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Open Borders

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There’s been a lot of heated rhetoric in the presidential campaign about illegal immigration and how to secure the border. Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Boeing will add hundreds of additional employees to its Mesa operations as it moves some of its internal services from Seattle. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). Build to suit retail/restaurant pads and Class A office development opportunities.

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Foreign Real Estate Investors Plan Continued U.S. Investment in 2016

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In an environment that is regarded both as the safest and most secure in the world, with a strong currency and the best opportunity for capital appreciation, the U.S. was the country providing the most stable and secure real estate investments. Boston and Seattle. is the safest harbor.” In the U.S., Top Five U.S.

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

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Respondents were particularly positive about the prospects for equity capital from foreign investors, institutional investors and private equity funds, as well as debt from insurance companies, mezzanine lenders, and issuers of commercial mortgage-backed securities. real estate advisory practice leader, PwC.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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That meant proximity to transit, jobs, schools, retail, public access to parks and recreation, and other social infrastructure. The community will be home to offices, schools, services such as daycare, and retail/dining. Mission Driven” A successful example of this approach is in Seattle, Wash.,

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Last year, Chicago’s thriving startups secured more than $1.7 It also is home to the brand new University Center development, a 23-acre mix of commercial office and retail space, breweries, restaurants, student and active adult housing, hotels and an indoor athletic complex. and Denver. CAPITOL’S CLUSTER GROWS IN DULLES TECH CORRIDOR.