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Property by Kathleen Skene Premium Content   CALL them aspirational, garish, stunning or ridiculous, the luxury mansions of the Gold Coast are certainly jaw-dropping. Perched proudly along the sand, reflected grandly in glittering riverfronts or nestled on sprawling leafy Hinterland estates, these super-homes have dimensions more akin to shopping centres. But who owns them? Whats their story? Lets have a viewing.   26-34 Knightsbridge Pde East, Sovereig...

National brands GoodLife Fitness and PetSmart will soon be arriving at River Point Landing, announced developer Platform Properties Ltd. recently. “We are pleased to announce that we have signed on these national brands as our anchor tenants for the first phase of River Point Landing. Both GoodLife Fitness and PetSmart are leading retailers in their respective categories,” said Kyle Shury, principal of Platform. “Construction of the first phase will begin this summer, with store openings ...

Ho-Chuck officials are exploring the possibility of building a high-rise in La Crosse’s ‘River Point District’ on Copeland Avenue. The new development that’s being considered would include space for commercial and retail, apartments and condominiums as well as room for the Ho-Chunk regional offices and an area for youth services. Ho-Chunk officials are currently in talks with La Crosse City...

  WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government announced on Tuesday that it’s providing $889,000 for eight beds to support patient transfers from Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) clinics. Health Minister Cameron Friesen made the announcement in a news release, noting the funding will be provided over three years. Friesen said the ability to transfer patients to withdrawal management services is critical to the success and sustainability of Winnipeg’s RAAM clinics. “These beds will ...

Chip Akridge has built 20M SF of office in the D.C. area over the last four decades, and he has always started construction on a speculative basis, confident that the building will lease up once the project is under construction.  That confidence is now waning, as record-high vacancy in the District makes the founder and chairman of development firm Akridge more hesitant to start new office projects.  Bisnow/Jon Banister Akridge founder Chip Akridge "The office market in the ...

Now hes in the field looking at the rising rivers here. what is the level and is it continuing to rise? >> the latest level we have is 41.1 feet, and its slowly rising. we are hoping in the next hour or two, it will slowly deaddy off and crest. >> if it crests? the prediction is 42 feet. how are you predicting such a very difficult thing to predict? >> each river point we have the measurements for can differ by how wide the basin gets. the land gets flatter and the water can spread out. even jus...

Officials, the mayor, and river point are encouraging people to get out of town as soon as possible as flooding is imminent. >> thank you, collene mcginty with the st. charles county emergency management for talking to us. record rainfall there in missouri, and we are seeing the levees of topped and breach ed n this area where you will see the various rivers converging, and the folks here in the live pictures putting the sandbags there to reinforce the le e vie in union, missouri. we will have m...

campaign and is a former high school teacher. as a teacher and mom what perspective do you bring to the election that is unique? guest: i see what my kids go through and educators are on the front line. i see what happens in my sons school where he gets help from the principal, guidance counselor and teachers who are wonderful. as a parent you definitely understand how kids are so critically linked with their public school system. and, frankly, the more parents are involve the better i...