Historic Site Map - 32 historic hill spots

So since I'm a history major (and also quite nerdy) I was going through the historic properties of Capitol Hill on the Historic Preservation site ... like one block? These are all on the city's list of Historic Properties, which you can check out here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:58:12

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Letters to the Editor

Preserving the former U.S. Lighthouse Service’s historic waterfront property in St ... , state, and city legislation. Federal Historic Preservation Laws mandate that special effort ... , shall make them, “available for education, park, recreation, cultural or historic preservation purposes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:51:52

Maybe If They Had Called Them The Malvinas Apartments, Things Would Be Different

From Marc Fisher in today’s Washington Post: Rather than embrace the addition of much-needed housing to the new downtown that Montgomery County ... has taken the first step toward declaring the Falkland Chase apartments a historic property that could not be demolished. The board’s final vote on the historic designation is set for next week. What’ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 20:55:30

$60 Million Will Get You a Piece of Aviation & Movie History

HowardHughespubdomain.jpg A historic piece of property has just gone up for sale: ... on the site for Playa Vista, plans were to incorporate the 11 Hughes buildings on the premises as part ... on the property "were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 ... Therefore, any [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 08:53:37

I Meant to Take Pictures Inside The Merc. But, Really, That View is Amazing.

A view of the new Mercantile complex, The Element, taken from the original historic building The Mercantile Place on Main's been open since March, ... properties bracketing the historic building Back when Unfair Park HQ'd on Commerce Street, we used to marvel at how expansive and historic a building had become, more or less, downtown's biggest [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 06:29:04

To move or not to move…and if so, where?

Yesterday’s confirmation of my suspicion that I won’t be able afford to stay in my home after I retire is disturbing ... d better find a place sooner than later. No one will lend a house-sized chunk of money to an old lady ... . The city stands down off the property taxes in the historic district (the locals consider a house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 15:39:44

My Latest Endeavor - Historical-Home.com

Hello out there! How are you all?! I've been spotty at best when it comes to posting lately, ... started a Real Estate Listing site that specializes in Historic Homes and Antique Properties ... visiting all of you, but promise to pop in soon. Below is a sampling of some of the homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 20:49:00

Vermont’s Stately Equinox Gets Revamped

American history buffs can find warm New England respite at The Equinox in Manchester Village, VT. We hear that the historic property (its Great Room is shown here) has wrapped up a $20 million restoration by the in-demand designer Geoffrey Bradfield throughout its four unique buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:38:14

Joe the Plumber

"We are a full-service contractor providing quality service to residential, industrial, and commercial clients in Amarillo TX. From remodeling to new construction, from a simple stopped up drain to a new bathroom in a historical property , our... read more [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 02:34:01

Beautifull Chapels

A chapel is a building used as a place for fellowship and of worship for Christians ... churches as well as non-Anglican church buildings are known to locals as "the chapel". Brancacci ChapelThe ... and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:31:00

All Zoning, All Day

Let’s move from the theoretical debate over zoning to an actual example taking place right here near the Show-Me Institute’s Clayton office ... passage of historic preservation districts? Or should the rights or people to do what they want ... historic districts. It would take 51 percent of property owners to petition for the creation of a local [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:49:33

This just in: Sam Zell puts L.A. Times and Tribune buildings on the block

You read that right: Our new owner is putting two of Tribune's most historic properties up for sale ... on options that would allow for “some level of ongoing occupancy in both buildings” by The Times [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 17:27:27

Mansion safe

There is growing confidence that the threat of demolition has been lifted from one of Newport’s finest Houses ... Council. Their LibDems coalition partners have shown some appreciation for the great Newport buildings ... . At my request a Historic Building Inspector from Cadw has now visited the property and a full internal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:41:22

City Plan Commission January 6th, 2009 Meeting Notes

This meeting had few files acted on but Marquette University’s request for a change in zoning of a variety of university owned properties shows ... in zoning could possibly be considered of historic value, to which representatives of Marquette University indicated that none of the buildings were of historic significance.  This file was approved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:13:36

Iconic Times Buildings Could Be Sold: "Tribune Co. is putting two...

2008.06.times.jpg "Tribune Co. is putting two of its most historic properties -- the Los Angeles Times headquarters downtown and Tribune Tower in Chicago -- on the block. The company said [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 20:58:55

Amazingly enough, rental homes in greater Phoenix are so cash-flow positive they even leap the Fannie/Freddie hurdle

I had an investor put Phoenix rental homes to the FannieMae/FredddieMac test — cash-flow positive with one hand tied behind your back — and our ... : Premium homes going for fire-sale prices at historic low interest rates. I represented tenants for two ... properties passed with flying colors. Rental homes in metropolitan Phoenix are so cheap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:35:54

Preservation Roundup: Grant Program’s Success in Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood, Energy Efficiency, Templehof Airport, Nuclear Urbanism

Preserving Susan B. Anthony’s Neighborhood: The Landmark Society of Western New York’s mini-grant program supplied 12 applicants with money for ... Historic preservation grant programs can do more than preserve properties; they also can nurture ... . The space belongs to one of Europe’s largest buildings, Templehof Airport. “Typical of Nazi-era [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:35:14

THE TOP 10 WORLD'S RICHEST STREETS ... ARE YOU IN!?

The Times of London has come up with a new list of the world's 10 richest streets based on property prices ... No. 3 - Fifth Avenue, New York With its historic mansions and elegant apartments, the elite reaches ... Ross are residents. “Most buildings here are coops – you own shares and are given a lease [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 15:27:14

The Enclaves at Willow Crest

The City of Plano, Texas has earned a national reputation as one of the best places in the country for employers to do business and for families to ... lifestyle. From historic Victorians to comfortable single-family homes, and custom executive properties to luxurious estates, home buyers will find an array of choices in property, location and home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:02:44

New To Market: Historic El Cabrillo Condo Conversion

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. After converting the property to ten condos (back in 2005) ... . Interesting timing. The 1928 building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.The building was restored by designer Xorin Balbes (who owns the Lloyd [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 20:56:38

Put Your WISAARD Learning Cap On

Have you heard about WISAARD? ... and Historic Preservation (DAHP) that helps you locate historic sites statewide, searchable by county, city ... on the story of the buildings, four photos of the properties, and and a quick overview of architectural [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 11:22:30

Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions

Fate of Lower East Side Shul Stirs Emotions By Sewell Chan The Anshe Meseritz synagogue, at 415 East Sixth Street. (Photo: Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) This much can be agreed ... have been soaring, placing pressure on owners of old buildings to sell their property to developers for retail [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 20:49:45

NY City Rental Property - As Good As T-Bills - NOT!

The following article spotlights an NYC real estate investment issue with implications for the quality of life in New York and therefore residential ... Town, a historic top marking kind of deal in the spirit of AOL/Time Warner. According to Barron's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 18:02:22

JustQuotes: Presidio Plans, Proposals, And Preservationist Protests

“Over the past 12 years, the nonprofit has renovated hundreds of historic buildings within the 1,491-acre park, many of which had been ready to crumble. The Presidio Trust now leases out these properties as homes and office... [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 15:05:29

Today was a big day

Today was an historic moment. The RBS and its barely comprehensible loss signaled the end of an era ... , asset prices are going to adjust to a new and much lower equilibrium. Houses, commercial property [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:45:00

Discovering Salemi, Sicily

Moss Italian Property Consultants (MIPC) are organising a trip to Salemi in Sicily, Italy this weekend 24th January to 25th January ... to visiting the 1 Euro house in Salemi and larger historic buildings in Salemi, including tourist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:18:42

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