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Purdue University freshman Brandon Wolter waits at a bus stop outside Blackbird Farms Apartments on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Wolter is one of 240 students who were placed in Blackbird apartments due to overflow in on- campus residential halls . (Photo: Meghan Holden/Journal & Courier) WEST LAFAYETTE , Ind. — Brandon Wolter 's living situation is unlike that of most Purdue University freshmen who choose to live in residential housing. Rather than sleeping in a cramped dorm room, Wolter shares a spacious two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with three other freshmen.  The residence comes with amenities one would expect in a luxury apartment, such as a balcony, a full kitchen with a dishwasher, a washer and dryer, and free parking. There's also a pool and fitness center across the street. The catch? He lives about two miles outside campus and is a 10- minute bus ride  away from the thousands of other freshmen living in the dorms. "The worst part is planning ahead,...

In truth, there is no real physical difference between what defines an apartment and what defines a condominium . They typically offer the same range of amenities, but the ownership of the property is where the real difference exists . Apartment units contained within a single complex are generally owned by the corporation or business that built the complex in the first place. Those individual units are then leased by an overarching management system that controls all the units. Condos, however, are owned much differently. Each unit in a condo complex is owned by an individual, and a homeowners association typically handles property management . That means most condos are rented from the owner of the condo itself, and not an overarching owning entity like with apartments. There are still some differences in the rental experience that one should expect, which are outlined below. Financial Costs In terms of month-to- month rental fees , condos and apartments are usually priced sim...

Smoking either tobacco or electronic cigarettes will be prohibited inside apartments , condominiums and townhomes in unincorporated areas of San Mateo County under a ban approved 4-1 Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisors Carole Groom and Adrienne Tissier pushed the ordinance, which outlaws smoking inside and around multiple-unit buildings with one or more shared ceilings, floors, walls or ventilation systems. The ordinance also applies to any such buildings owned or leased by the county, regardless of where they are located. Second-hand smoke that wafts between rooms poses a danger to other occupants in the same building, according to county health officials . “We have a responsibility as a county to protect the health of our residents,” Tissier said. Supervisor Don Horsley cast the dissenting vote, echoing the objection expressed by the San Mateo County Association of Realtors that condominiums shouldn’t fall under the ordinance because they are individually owned, n...

The three- building High Line - hugging rental development at 507 West 28th Street has now unveiled its model apartments as the first group of residents start moving into the building. Developed by Lalezarian Properties, the project comprises of a 35- story tower fronting on Tenth Avenue, and two 13- story towers fronting on West 28th and 29th Streets respectively. Together the buildings have a total of 379 apartments, 75 of which are affordable units. About 95 percent of the market-rate units at the project have already been leased, and of the ones currently on the market, prices range from $2,638 per month for a studio and go up to $8,292 per month for a two-bedroom apartment, according to StreetEasy. The model homes at the development were stage by The Design High, and some of the common features you might find at 507 West Chelsea ’s (as this project is known) rentals include kitchens with stainless steel backsplashes and Caesarstone quartz countertops ; and bathrooms with Ko...