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Cyberbullying, School Failure, Poor Motivation, and Defiance Solutions Featured at Teacher Conference
Teachers can learn 200 interventions to turnaround problems with cyberbullying, classroom management, truancy, bullying, work refusal, and anger control at upcoming training event coming to Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. |
New KTGY-designed Residential Community Offers High Quality, Eco-Friendly Workforce Housing in South Los Angeles
Designed by KTGY and developed by Urban Housing Communities, The Crossings on 29th Street in South Los Angeles recently opened its doors, a high quality, affordable, eco-friendly residential community for 34 families. |
Lucescu Realty Announces 2nd Part of the Sale of Scottsdale Promenade in Arizona to Excel Trust for a Total Consideration of $166 Million
Lucescu Realty has sold the class A office property, Promenade Corporate Center, for $56 million. The transaction marks the second half of a larger deal involving the Scottsdale Promenade, for a total consideration of $166 million. The promenade's retail component was acquired by Excel Trust in the third quarter of 2011 for $110 million. The Scottsdale Promenade is a 1-million-square-foot mixed-use project in Scottsdale, Arizona. The seller was a local, private investor represented by Lucescu, who also procured the buyer Excel Trust, a publicly-traded REIT. |
Utah's Greenest Living Community Terra Sol Opens in South Salt Lake
Built by Garbett Homes and designed by KTGY, Terra Sol features solar-powered, geothermal homes built with the newest, most efficient technologies available making it the greenest residential community in the state and a new benchmark for builders. |
Hanley Investment Group Sells Three Retail Centers in the Inland Empire for $8,170,000
Edward B. Hanley, William B. Asher and Patrick G. Kent of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors negotiated the sale of three multi-tenant strip centers totaling 96,327 square feet for a total consideration of $8,170,026. The retail properties were located in Fontana, Corona and Riverside.
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Hanley Investment Group Sells Highway 111 Retail Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
William B. Asher and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the sale of River’s Crossing, a 31,900 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail center on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The purchase price was $6.8 million - all cash. |
Republican Debate and the Road to the White House Now on the Presidential 2012 Candidates Website
For voters who are interested in reading about the road to the White House and the republican debate they now have a new resource called the Presidential 2012 Candidates website. The website was created as in information resource that can help voters make the best informed decision possible when it comes to choosing the next President of the United States of America. |
Sassy Scrubs Supports Our Troops with Donations of Scrubs
Landstuhl Hospital Care Project is pleased to welcome a new corporate sponsor—Sassy Scrubs, an internet retailer and manufacturer offering custom-made scrubs uniforms. LHCP provides donations to military medical personnel deployed to combat support hospitals. |
Hanley Investment Group Sells Community Shopping Center for $11.58 Million in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Eric P. Wohl, Kevin T. Fryman and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a 202,247 sq. ft. shopping center in Oklahoma City, Okla., for $11,580,000. Known as Southern Hills Shopping Center, the 14.62-acre property is located at 1414–1630 SW 74th Street and 7620 South Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City. The property, which includes tenants Aaron’s, B-Sew Inn, Dollar Tree, Golf USA, Hancock Fabrics, Horse & Rider, Joe’s Crab Shack, Mazzio’s Italian Eatery, Mill Creek Carpet & Tile, Northern Tool, Ocean Dental, SAS Shoes, Starbucks, and Wendy’s, was 95% occupied at the time of sale. |
KTGY Expands Retail Studio Under Craig Chinn's Leadership
KTGY announced that it has recently expanded its Retail Studio to accommodate its growth and promoted Retail Studio Director Craig Chinn to associate principal and hired retail design veteran Rick Grandy as director. |
LUCESCU REALTY Announces Sale of Anthem Highlands Shopping Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
LUCESCU REALTY represented Regency Centers in the sale of Anthem Highlands Shopping Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The property is a neighborhood shopping center and anchored by Albertsons and CVS/pharmacy and includes Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and Subway. The buyer was Excel Trust. |
KTGY-designed Green Affordable Family Apartments Opens in San Jose
Designed by KTGY, San Jose welcomes Brookwood Terrace Family Apartments, 84 new, sustainable apartment homes for low-income families with annual incomes ranging from 30%- 50% of the Santa Clara County Area Median Income. A development by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, Inc., in collaboration with the City of San Jose, Brookwood Terrace is designed to LEED Gold specification.
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MilitaryLounge, Developer of Apps For Military Personnel Announces New Facebook Page
MilitaryLounge, the largest developer of apps for military personnel and DoD workers announced they have produced a new Facebook Page with features not common to ordinary Facebook Pages. |
Mercy Housing Begins Construction on KTGY-designed Bluff Lake Apartment Homes in Denver
Construction has begun on Bluff Lake Apartment Homes, a new $11.5 million high-quality, eco-friendly residential community in Denver for 92 families earning between 30% - 50% of AMI, slated to open by spring 2012. |
Hanley Investment’s Urban Retail Division Sells Trophy Retail/Office Project on Lake Avenue in Pasadena, Calif. for $21 Million
Hanley Investment Urban Retail Advisors represented Arenda Capital Management and AEW in the $21 million purchase of an 87,000 sq. ft. retail/office complex on S. Lake Avenue in Pasadena. The mixed-use property includes the historic Williams-Sonoma building, originally built in 1912, and is home to some of Pasadena's most popular restaurants including Green Street Cafe, Lemonade and Cafe 140. Other retail tenants include The Counter, The Pasadena Cheese Store, Carmody & Co. and the Wine Detective. |
Green Education Launches Sustainability Education Series for Business and Government
The Sustainability Education Series is comprised of a suite of 50 online, training modules providing information and directions for facilitating and developing key sustainability initiatives.
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Craig T. Chinn of KTGY to Participate as Roundtable Facilitator at ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ
Craig T. Chinn of KTGY Group will be a roundtable facilitator on repositioning retail and commercial center at ICSC 2011 CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ on Dec. 1. The roundtable discussion will help developers know what the cost of repositioning a project from one use to another. There will be multiple scenarios and the costs associated with each type of design element. For example, attendees will learn what the cost implications are to add a store front to an existing block wall. |
Rothom, the New Book Brings Hope to Humanity
A new book titled ROTHOM Role Theory of Money (Harbinger of Resonant, Human Economy) is now presented. This book discusses the current financial scenario and reasons for it. It directs to an everlasting solution and depicts the future sans solution. It describes how human oriented economy can be developed. |
Mountain View Welcomes Ground Breaking of Affordable Multifamily Housing Designed by KTGY Group
Franklin Street Family Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation, in partnership with the City of Mountain View, has broken ground. Designed by award-winning KTGY Group, Franklin Street Family Apartments will provide 51 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments affordable to families with annual incomes at or below 50% of the Santa Clara County Area Median Income. This development is designed to provide a safe and affordable community for its residents while enhancing the existing neighborhood. Project amenities will include a computer center, library, community room, fitness room, courtyard, tot lot, and barbeque area, along with a wide array of resident services, including computer classes, ESL classes, and resident events. |
Hector Luis Bustamante's HELU Films Entertainment presents 'Caribe Road'
Los Angeles, CA - November 1, 2011 - Hector Luis Bustamante, the well-known award- winning actor who co-starred opposite Bruce Willis in the popular film Hostage, brings us 'Caribe Road,' |
KTGY Principals to Speak at Building Industry Show on New Realities in Master Planned Communities and What Consumers Want
KTGY Principals Ken Ryan and Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP have been invited to speak at the Annual Building Industry Association of Southern California’s Building Industry Show (BIS) 2011 on November 9-10 at the Long Beach Convention Center. On November 9, Ryan will moderate a panel on "The New Reality of Master Planned Communities," from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.; and Gonzalez will be a speaker at the session, "The Consumer Speaks; Are You Listening?" from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
KTGY-designed Residential Community Opens in Big Bear Lake
The Crossings at Big Bear Lake celebrated its grand opening yesterday. Designed by KTGY Group, Inc., and developed by Urban Housing Communities LLC (UHC), a leading developer of quality multifamily residential projects, The Crossings at Big Bear Lake is a $17 million, 42-unit high quality affordable housing community for families earning between 30% - 60% of the area median income. |
KTGY Principal Ken Ryan to Speak at ULI Fall Meeting in Los Angeles on "Elevating Design Through Public Involvement and Politics: Is It Possible?"
Ken Ryan, a principal and head of KTGY Group's Community Planning and Urban Design studio, has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2011 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Fall Meeting in Los Angeles. Ryan will be a speaker at the session, "Elevating Design Through Public Involvement and Politics: Is It Possible?" Ryan has served as leader on projects involving complex regeneration planning, urban infill, large scale master plans, transit-oriented development, resort/recreation studies, community participation programs and intergovernmental coordination. Ryan is a planner known for his leadership, strategic insight and communication skills. |
Military Pay Calculator App, MilPay, Gets More Features From MilitaryLounge, Number One In Apps For Military Personnel
MilPay, the app to calculate military pay gets raves for free upgrades. Now included medical pay, dental pay and Medical Certified Board Pay.
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KTGY-Designed Valley Brook Townhomes in Breckenridge, Colorado Wins Awards
Valley Brook Neighborhood, a new infill residential development in Breckenridge, Colo., has received 8 awards in the 2011 Summit County Parade of Homes. Designed by KTGY Group to LEED® Silver standards and funded by the Town of Breckenridge and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Valley Brook is a 41-unit for-sale townhome community, which provides high-quality, environmentally-friendly, transit-oriented workforce housing for local employees and their families. Phase I, consisting of 13 residences, is complete and occupied. Phase II is near completion and phase III has recently commenced construction. Valley Brook is expected to be completed by February 2012. |
Western Community Housing President Graham P. Espley-Jones Named BIA/SC 55+ Housing Council SAGE "Person of the Year"
Graham P. Espley-Jones, President of Western Community Housing, has been named 2011 SAGE "Person of the Year" by the 55+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. He has been involved in senior and affordable housing communities for over three decades and has been widely acknowledged for his financial expertise and acumen in affordable senior apartments and service enhanced assisted living. |
Hodgdon Group Retained as Developer & Design Build Contractor for Major Renovation/Expansion of Former Circuit City in Laguna Hills, California
Hodgdon Group has commenced construction on the renovation and expansion of the former Circuit City building located in Laguna Hills, California. The former Circuit City will be expanded to make way for a fully-remodeled 51,000-square-foot retail building to include a Ashley Furniture HomeStore, and a Chick-fil-A restaurant with drive-thru on an outparcel. Hodgdon Group is serving as the fee developer, contractor and master leasing broker for the redevelopment project. Hodgdon Group also negotiated the site acquisition. |
Los Angeles Welcomes Green Affordable Senior Housing
Dana Strand Senior Housing represents the third phase of the redevelopment of Dana Strand Village, the former public housing site. It provides 100 one-bedroom senior apartments that are affordable to house seniors with annual incomes at or below 30% of the Los Angeles County Area Median Income. The development, designed by award-winning architectural firm KTGY Group, Inc., consists of three stories of high-quality construction with 82 parking spaces, all of which are built on grade, and afford easy access to highways 110 and 710. Project amenities include a computer center, a community room and energy-efficient appliances along with a wide array of resident services, including computer classes, ESL classes, and resident events. Dana Strand is designed to USGBC’s LEED Silver specification. |
KTGY Celebrates 20th Anniversary By Volunteering At Blind Children’s Learning Center This Past Weekend
Volunteers from Orange County-based KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture and Planning wielded paint brushes, cleaned toys, trimmed hedges and did other assorted tasks this past Saturday at the Blind Children's Learning Center in Santa Ana, Calif. The volunteer project was undertaken to mark the award-winning firm’s 20th anniversary. More than 80 employees and family members participated in the beautification effort. |
Whittlesey Doyle Negotiates $48 Million in Land Sales Totaling 312 Acres and 1,400 Lots/Proposed Units in New Model Colony in Ontario
In the last 18 months, Les Whittlesey of Whittlesey Doyle has represented both the buyer and seller in five separate transactions in the New Model Colony in Ontario, Calif., for a combined value of $48 million, which represents the sale of nearly 1,400 proposed units on more than 300 acres of land. |
Michaels Development, LINC Housing Break Ground on Red Star Apartments
The Michaels Development Company and LINC Housing Corporation recently celebrated the ground breaking of a new mixed-use, transit-oriented affordable housing community in Oakland, Calif. Designed by KTGY Group, Red Star Apartments will offer affordable one- and two-bedroom apartment homes to income-eligible seniors. It is being built on the former site of the Red Star yeast factory and is expected to generate hundreds of high quality jobs for local residents and businesses.
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KTGY-Designed Quality Workforce Housing in Escondido Celebrates Grand Opening
The Crossings at Escondido recently celebrated its grand opening. Developed by Urban Housing Communities (UHC) LLC, a leading developer of quality multifamily residential projects, and designed by KTGY, The Crossings at Escondido provides eco-friendly, high-quality workforce housing to families earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income. The Crossings at Escondido offers 55 thoughtfully-planned apartment homes ranging in size from two- to four-bedroom units. Rent ranges from $508 to $1,063 per month based on family size and income level. |
KTGY Group Architecture + Planning Earns National Recognition for Design Excellence & Innovation
KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, sustainable communities, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments, and campus housing has been recognized in several recent awards programs. |
KTGY-designed $29 Million Mixed-use Senior Housing Development Planned in Downtown Portland
KTGY announced it is providing architectural design services for a new $29 million pedestrian-oriented 132-unit mixed-use senior housing community situated near downtown Portland, Oregon. Intended for LEED Gold certification and developed by the Foursquare Foundation, the project is slated to commence construction in the spring of 2012 and be completed in approximately 18 months. The new community will help mitigate the soaring demand for quality affordable housing to active seniors 62 years of age and over. |
KTGY-designed 332-Bed Student Housing Development Under Construction
Construction has commenced on a new 332-bed student housing community at the University of Wyoming (UW) in Laramie. The new development features 84 apartments, which consist mostly of 4 bedrooms and 3 baths in primarily a townhouse-neighborhood with some flats near the community center, and a 4,000-square-foot community center combined with maintenance facilities. |
Leader in Cross-cultural Communications Opens Life-and-professional Experience for Hire.
Experienced communicator Albert Halac launched bi-lingual, intercultural facilitation services bridging the American continents through mutual understanding. |
KTGY-designed Mixed-use Student Housing Development Planned at WesternU in Pomona
KTGY Group is providing architectural design services for a new 183,000 sq. ft. mixed-use student housing building to be developed by Irvine-based Hanover Pacific, LLC at the Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) in Pomona, Calif. Designed to LEED Silver specifications, the 3.3-acre project is a public/private partnership with the city's Redevelopment Agency, Vehicle Parking District, and Hanover Pacific, along with the support of Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU). |
Hanley Investment Group Lists for Sale River's Crossing Retail Center on Hwy. 111 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. for $7,765,000
William B. Asher and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors have exclusively listed for sale River’s Crossing, a 31,900 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail center on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The retail property is situated at the signalized intersection of Highway 111 and Magnesia Falls Drive and is located two blocks from The River, the premier regional lifestyle/entertainment center in the Coachella Valley. The asking price for River’s Crossing is $7,765,000. |
Hanley Investment Retail Advisors Sells Retail/Commercial Condo in Irvine, Calif.
Carlos J. Lopez and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Urban Retail Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a 1,448 sq. ft. individual retail/commercial condominium unit in Irvine, Calif. The price was not disclosed. |
KTGY Principal & Urban Planner Ken Ryan Invited to be Speaker at BIA/OC Event - Creating a Community within a Community: La Floresta in Brea
KTGY’s Principal Ken Ryan has been invited to participate in the Orange County Chapter’s Building Industry Association (BIA) and Urban Infill Committee and Asset Opportunities Group's program, “Creating a Community within a Community: Neighborhood Spotlight: La Floresta Brea," on Thursday, June 2, 2011. La Floresta is a multi-generational, mixed-use community that offers new housing opportunities, jobs and amenities on a prominent urban infill site in north Orange County. The meeting will be held at the Irvine Ranch Water District's Duck Club meeting room. |
Lucescu Realty Announces $500 Million in Retail Property Transactions and the Opening of a New Office in Las Vegas
Lucescu Realty has closed, or currently has in escrow, approximately $500 million in retail property transactions so far this year and has opened a new office in Las Vegas to better serve its clients. Lucescu Realty is one of the most active real estate investment brokerage firms in the U.S. Frank J. Marretti, III, will head up the firm's new Las Vegas office. The company plans to open an office in Phoenix in summer 2011. |
Aaron Hodgdon Named CoStar Power Broker; Hodgdon Group Listed Among Top Leasing Firms
Aaron Hodgdon, president of Hodgdon Group Realty, has been honored for the second consecutive year as CoStar Group’s Power Broker in the retail leasing category. His firm, Hodgdon Group Realty, also made the prestigious Power Broker list for Top Leasing Firms in 2010. The Hodgdon Group provides everything from site section, transaction advisory, planning and permitting of tenant improvements, cost estimating and construction services. |
KTGY-designed Workforce Housing Breaks Ground in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Construction has started on Pottery Court Apartment Homes, a new high-quality, pedestrian-oriented apartment community in Lake Elsinore, Calif., developed by BRIDGE Housing and designed by KTGY Group. The new residential community offers 113 apartment homes ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom units for working families earning between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income. Pottery Court is expected to be completed by April 2012. |
Kaldeera Announces Workflow Designer for SharePoint 2010 - SharePoint Workflow Made Easy
With Workflow Designer for SharePoint 2010, Kaldeera is challenging traditional barriers to broader adoption of business process automation, including ease of use, cost of ownership, and integration with existing IT infrastructure. |
Kaldeera Announces New US Office
Kaldeera, a leading provider of SharePoint Tools and web parts, announced today that it has opened a new US-based office in Atlanta, Georgia. The new office is aligned with Kaldeera’s strategy to expand business into the North American market. |
KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP Tells Listeners about 50+ Apartment Community Design & Development Trends on MultifamilyBiz.com's Free On-Demand Webcast
Manny Gonzalez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CAASH and principal of KTGY Group is the keynote speaker on the Multifamily Conference CEO Series on MultifamilyBiz.com, "Designed For Success: Today's 50+ Apartment Communities," which went live on April 5, 2011. This lively, fast-paced 60-minute FREE On-Demand Digital Media Webcast brings to focus what you need to know about the growing 50+ market. Property management expert Ernest F. Oriente of PowerHour® and multifamily technology innovator Kerry W. Kirby, CEO of 365 Connect and MultifamilyBiz.com are the moderators during this free MultifamilyBiz.com + PowerHour Webcast. |
Rome Hosts the World Anesthesia Congress 2011
DirectRooms.com can announce that the 2011 World Anesthesia Congress (NWAC) is to be held in Rome over six days. |
India Budget 2011-12 Extends Interest Subsidy to Low Cost Home Buyers
Indian Budget 2011-12 presented by Fianance Minsiter extended the interest subsidy to home loan for houses costing up to Rs 25 lakhs . Thus common man will get some kind of relief from high interest burden on home loan. |
Kaldeera Announces Advanced Forms for SharePoint 2010 - Killer SharePoint Forms in Minutes
Kaldeera Advanced Forms 2010 produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique input forms from standard SharePoint forms. Fast and shockingly easy. This release delivers better design functionality and massively extends forms capability for Microsoft SharePoint. |
City of South Gate Faces $60 Million Payment Obligation
Developer South Gate Gateway filed a lawsuit on February 2, 2011, against the City of South Gate and the City’s Community Development Commission for breach of contract and damages in excess of $10 million. The lawsuit states that the City could be responsible to reimburse South Gate Gateway for more than $60 million in development costs. |
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