Costo and affordable apartments will be housed under one roof in upcoming LA development
Construction began this week on a new mixed-use building in South Los Angeles with affordable apartments upstairs and a Costco downstairs, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Wednesday. The proposed development at 5035 Coliseum Ave. in Baldwin Village will be the first in the U.S. to feature Costco as an anchor retail tenant, according to […]
Atlantic City dismantles homeless encampment ‘apartments’ beneath boardwalk — where beer was on tap and pizzas were delivered
Atlantic City officials have cleared out a notorious homeless encampment beneath the city's iconic boardwalk, where resourceful vagrants had set up surprisingly well-appointed makeshift shelters complete with heaters, love beds, bootleg beer taps and even a pizza drop-off point. Jarrod Barnes, the city's health and human services director, described the encampment as an illegal apartment […]
Law Firm: Venezuelan Gang Operating Within Colorado Apartments First Gained A ‘Stranglehold’ In 2023
A prisoner is handcuffed with plastic zip ties to remain in his cell (Photo: MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, September 6, 2024 5:33 PM Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, which made headlines after taking over an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, reportedly achieved “total control” for the first time late […]
Venezuelan gang’s alleged takeover of Aurora, Colorado apartments began in 2023: report
According to local reports, an international gang from Venezuela first “seized” an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, late last year. Tren de Aragua gang members took over the Whispering Pines Apartments in 2023 and engaged in violent assaults, death threats, extortion, child prostitution and heavy-handed tactics, Denver law firm Perkins Coy said in a nine-page […]
Colorado city Aurora to evict Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang from overtaken apartments
The city of Aurora, Colorado, said it would evict an apartment building occupied by members of a violent Venezuelan gang after a video of a group of people with guns went viral. The city has deemed the gang's activity a “criminal nuisance” and given officials the power to draft emergency court-ordered evictions, Mayor Mike Coffman […]
Mayor of town where armed Venezuelan gangs have overtaken apartments speaks out
Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Mike Coffman appeared on America Reports on Thursday after security camera footage showing armed Venezuelan gang members inside an apartment building went viral. Coffman confirmed that at least two apartment buildings in the city have been taken over by Venezuelan gangs. Video shows armed gang members breaking into Colorado apartment believed to […]
Saks Fifth Avenue owner developing luxury hotel, apartments in former department stores
Saks Fifth Avenue is considering expanding its brand into hotels and luxury apartments as it seeks to grow beyond the tough retail industry, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Following the shock announcement that Saks’ parent company, HBC, would acquire rival Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, HBC is developing a hotel and 56 […]
Manhattan is now a ‘buyer’s market’ as home prices fall with more than 8,000 apartments still available
Manhattan is a “buyer’s market” as prices plummet and inventory rises to a 10-year high, according to a new report. The average price of an apartment fell 3.3 percent to $2 million in the second quarter, according to the research firm. Reports from real estate appraisal and consulting companies Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel. The […]
Denver to spend $5M to place homeless in subsidized apartments amid illegal immigration crisis
Denver, Colorado, plans to spend $5 million of its previous COVID relief funds on a deal to place homeless people in subsidized apartments over the next two years. The Denver Post Recently reported. In 2023, Mayor Mike Johnston (Democrat) closed 10 shelter camps despite the growing influx of illegal immigrants into the city. Mayor Johnston […]
Taxpayer-funded new high-rise for homeless features gym, cafe — and apartments with skyline views
A luxury new high-rise taxpayer-funded homeless shelter with apartments with skyline views, a gym and a cafe is set to open in Los Angeles — and it looks more like a hipster haven than public housing. The 19-story tower will consist of 228 studio and 50 one-bedroom apartments, costing about $600,000 each to build. It […]