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CLOSE Groundbreaking took place for the new Toll Brothers Apartment Living on Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, Aug. 15, 2017. Mark Vergari/lohud Buy Photo A rendering of the planned Toll Brothers Apartment Living planned for 103- 105 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, photographed Aug. 15, 2017. (Photo: Mark Vergari/The Journal News) Buy Photo HARRISON - The first apartment development  on the Platinum Mile broke ground Tuesday , marking the further transformation of the aged office park corridor . To make way for the 421- unit luxury apartment complex , to be known as Carraway, one of two vacant office buildings at the 10.35 acre site,  105 Corporate Park Drive , has already been razed. Following the groundbreaking ceremony , heavy equipment started crashing into the facade of the remaining building at  103 Corporate Park Drive . Buy Photo Work continues on demolition for the site of the planned Toll Brothers Apartment Living at 103- 105 Corporate Park Drive in Harrison, photo...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 09 /CSRwire/ - Students who live in affordable, subsidized housing will have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of higher education through a scholarship fund that is receiving a donation of $140,000 from Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco).   Aimco Senior Vice President Patti Shwayder presented the contribution to Denise Muha, Executive Director of the National Leased Housing Association , for the NLHA Education Fund , which provides tuition assistance through the Aimco Cares Opportunity Scholarship and several other award categories.  The check presentation took place last week during the NLHA Fall Seminar at the Washington, D.C. Marriott.     “We are so proud to be helping the amazing young men and women through the Education Fund and the Aimco Cares Opportunity Scholarship .  These talented students come from diverse backgrounds and circumstances, but all share the same goal of earning a college degree,” said Shwayder.  “Our scholars are...

The city of Tampa is on the cusp of a total makeover. With billions of dollars in investment and dozens of new apartment, condo, office and cultural buildings in the pipeline, the city's skyline and surrounding communities are poised to look a whole lot different than what it does today. But dreaming up the future of Tampa doesn't come without its challenges. For all the promises of a new urban core filled with hotels, parks, food halls and stores, there are also potential pitfalls. The Tampa Bay Times identified the five key obstacles that stand in the way of some of the biggest projects proposed in Hillsborough County . Many of these challenges are ones local politicians and business leaders have been fighting for years to find a solution. Others are fairly new territory, but still pose a real threat to the region's continued growth. [LOREN ELLIOTT | Times] A construction site is seen just north of Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa , Fla., on Monday, May 1, 2017. Curr...

Juan Parras gives one hell of a tour of Houston’s east side. He’s charming and funny. Wearing a beret, he strikes an old-world look, like he might lead you to a cafe on a plaza. He doesn’t charge a fee for his services. After all, you’re on a “toxic tour,” and Parras is on a mission. Parras grew up in 1950s West Texas . He remembers segregated schools, the restaurants that wouldn’t serve him, the unpaved roads, and the people who lived closest to the local refinery . Those experiences led him to a career as a social justice advocate . The resident of Houston’s heavily industrial east side has worked in a city housing department , for a union, for a law clinic, and on a campaign that stopped a PVC factory from being built in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” For the last decade, he has served as executive director of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (better known as t.e.j.a.s.). Part of his work is leading tours past the heaping piles of scrap metal along Houston’s Buffalo Ba...