Thursday, February 08, 2007

MD: Habitat takes on first condo rehab In December, the City of Frederick turned over the deeds to three houses on West Seventh Street that the county’s Habitat for Humanity plans on turning into a townhouse and two attached condominium units. 10:21:10 AM

PA: U.S. spending millions to raise flood-ravaged houses Smith is now in the elevation business, working as a field supervisor on the $1 million lift of the New Hope condo building. 10:04:47 AM

SC: Palms renourishment proposal gets hearing After every rainfall, or exceptionally high tide, condo owners descend on the beach to inspect the damage. They find a pump house has washed away. Another staircase is missing. 10:00:30 AM

NY: Tragedy averted - again It's all part of fighting a fire in New Square, says Tim Wren, where fire safety hasn't factored into decisions on development. "Unlike other condo developments, in New Square, we don't have much say or much input." 9:20:44 AM

FL: Lid blows off when contractor is hired Condominium associations face a variety of issues when planning for hurricanes, and even those who plan can end up with problems when disaster strikes. Quick decisions can lead to problems. 9:12:28 AM

NY: The Art of Naming a New Condominium Building The naming of a project can take between two-weeks and twomonths process and occur anywhere from six months to two years before a property comes to market. It can involve financiers, partners, sales representatives and their marketing team, M.B.A.s, creative agency types, focus groups, even spouses and loved ones. But the developer has the final say. 9:11:05 AM

MI: Noisy condo family evicted A couple and their noisy children must vacate a Commerce Township condominium by Valentine's Day, an Oakland Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday. 9:08:25 AM

WI: City Throws Out Fight for Condo Garbage Pickup Weber said pickup at Alpine Point would only cost the city an additional $4,400 a year but who's to say other condo owners or private entities wouldn't ask for the same thing? 9:06:33 AM

ME: Some residents blame blasting for cracks, other harm to homes  Blasting for a new shopping center between Storey Street and Capitol Street Extension has damaged several units of a Parkwood Drive condominium, its association president says. 9:03:34 AM

FL: Condos among those bilked in orkers Comp scam Three people were charged Wednesday with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly providing hundreds of workers with falsified worker’s compensation insurance certificates to more than 300 Florida construction contractors. 8:56:52 AM

VA: Asbestos case nets man plea of guilt Dressed in a gray suit and brown shoes, he listened intently as prosecutors presented their case against him: Hiring homeless men on the cheap to tear asbestos out of the basement of a luxury condominium project in downtown Roanoke. 8:54:29 AM