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Sustainability Factors to Consider When Building a Home

Eppraisal

You can start as early as the planning and design phase. Building Design Building design can affect your environmental impact. Adhere to LEED’s standards of energy, water and air efficiency when curating the building design. There’s also the matter of transportation.

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Gross Living Area Discrepancies with Public Data May Differ and How They Occur

Boston Appraisal

ANSI guidelines also provide standards for the design and construction of supplementary units installed in a single-family home, such as an in-law/accessory unit or finished attic spaces. A small, independent living area constructed on the same property as a single-family home is referred to as an accessory unit.

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Gross Living Area Discrepancies with Public Data May Differ and How They Occur

Boston Appraisal

ANSI guidelines also provide standards for the design and construction of supplementary units installed in a single-family home, such as an in-law/accessory unit or finished attic spaces. A small, independent living area constructed on the same property as a single-family home is referred to as an accessory unit.

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8 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day

The Robert Weiler Company

Commercial real estate developers are ensuring that the goal of Earth Day is being met, as evidenced by widespread initiatives in green design and sustainable building. Space Design and Integration When you think of “green” design, you may not consider the layout or function of the interior building space.

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Aging in Place or Transition to Assisted Living? | Raleigh Realty

Raleigh Realty

The community designs its layout to be inclusive of people with differences in age, physical ability, social needs, and interests. The residents of co-housing are also involved in designing a community that best meets their needs for friendship, support, and privacy. Residents have their own units but share common amenities.

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Investors’ Guide to Mixed-Use Property for Sale: Understanding the Live-Work-Play Hybrid [2021]

The Robert Weiler Company

For tenants, mixed-use space is commonly referred to as a live-work space. According to the National Community and Transportation Preference Survey by the National Association of REALTORS®, 53 percent of Americans prefer walkable communities. Midtown even has a special zoning category for such uses within designated geographic areas.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

Andrew Cuomo's office suggested last week that such a levy might reap $9 billion for the moribund Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the next decade and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reiterated his chamber's support proposal at a Crain's breakfast forum days later. Mayor Bill de Blasio gave it his blessing as well. Seriously.