California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles.
Tag: California
The year of transformation
The Rey The 478-unit The Rey, named Community of the Year and awarded the title of Best High-Rise Community, represents Wood Partners’ and The Berkshire...
Wind at our back
The new tax system, which was reformed for the first time in 32 years in December, strips away some of the long-standing benefits that...
Where rents still rise
A report on the 2017 national rental market, released by RENTCafe shows that rent increases in large cities (with a population of 600,000 or...
The push for rent control
In November 2018, election ballots in California might include a question on rent control. Right now, California law restricts the spread of rent regulations...
Solar: At what cost?
Finding cheaper sources of power is a no-brainer in any circle. Many in the solar business have learned that to get communities, investors and...
California’s answer to its housing crisis
With high demand on top of inadequate supply, the meaning of “affordable” in the most desirable locations can be difficult to gauge. According to...
Rent control raises housing costs
A new paper analyzes the effects of rent control expansion in the city and finds that it reduced rental housing supply, causing a city...
Mixing it up
The mostly urban projects that captured the judges’ votes echo a popular and growing trend—the inclusion of ground-floor retail and dining establishments that add...
From mall to ecosystem
Construction has started on a 23-story upscale apartment tower at Westfield UTC, a one-million-sq.-ft. outdoor center in San Diego, but the project is much...
Investor’s latest sweetheart: workforce housing
There is expected demand for an additional 4.5 million new apartments in the U.S. by 2030, according to data from the Workforce Housing Committee...
A gem regains its luster and a city gains apartments
On a plot of land between Immanuel Presbyterian Church, now listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the Ambassador Hotel, home of the...
Regulation nation
A lawyer for Duarte Nursery said the case is important because it could set a precedent requiring other farmers to obtain costly, time-consuming permits...
The camel that had no hump
This especially irritates Rob Pressman, the principal of Burbank, Calif.-based TGP, Inc. Landscape Architecture, who believes that aesthetics do not have to be discarded...
The next target in California’s drought? Renters.
The result amounted to a savings in water use in June of 23 percent, just below the mandate required by the governor. But while single-family...
Utility costs rising
It isn’t just the additional cost that’s irking California residents—it’s the growing suspicion among neighbors suddenly stuck splitting one big water bill. A vast...
