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Terracina Apartments to Qualify for LEED Gold Certification -- AMCAL Multi-Housing

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AMCAL’s new Southern Los Angeles County community has high- efficiency appliances and low-irrigation landscape Screen Shot 2014-07-23 at 4.29.29 PM AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - July 23, 2014 - PRLog -- AGOURA HILLS, CALIF. - AMCAL Multi-Housing, one of California’s leading builders of workforce and affordable housing, announces the planned LEED Gold certification for the new apartment community , Terracina in South Los Angeles County . Terracina is AMCAL’s fourth LEED Gold development since 2011, along with four Platinum and two Silver apartments qualifications . To achieve LEED Gold , AMCAL created a community with a range of unique green features : - 27% reduction in energy use - 70% of construction waste was diverted from landfills - Water- efficient flow fixtures to reduce indoor indoor water use - ENERGY STAR appliances installed to reduce energy loads - Storm water runoff managed by increasing vegetative landscaping , directing impermeable surfaces towards infiltration feat...

Former Department Store Warehouse In Mount Vernon Gets New Life As Luxury Apartments

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A new, luxury, green apartment community is coming to downtown Baltimore. Time Group Investments has turned the former main warehouse of the Hochschild Kohn department store chain into 171 luxury apartments and is now getting ready to receive tenants. Located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood , the property is now a blend of historic charm and modern design. It features a mix of studio, one- and two- bedroom apartment units with 14- foot exposed ceilings , oversized windows, hardwood floors, and many other amenities. According to the property’s website , rents at 520 Park range between $1,095 and $1,865 per month. 520 Park also includes underground parking , bicycle storage, fitness center, business center, dog wash station , electric car charging stations , and rooftop solar array . But its most unique feature is the interior landscaped courtyard . As the old warehouse had no such interior courtyard , the developers had to cut a 5,000-square-foot hole right in the middle of the bui...