Looking down a stairway toward the flats opposite, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate
Interestingly to save space, the heating for the flats comes through the walls rather than radiators. The downside is that the heating is communal which means neighbours need to agree to one temperature for all the neighbouring flats. Surely a recipe for disputes?
Whilst I have plenty more Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate photographs to post, to avoid monotony I shall post some photographs of other locations before returning to the estate.
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The National Association of Realtors and organized real estate played an even larger role in intentionally segregating the country than most people knew - those wrongs must be redressed.
A redlining map of St. Louis, prepared by the federal government’s Home Owners' Loan Corporation, used data from local real estate professionals to “grade” neighborhoods, based largely on their racial makeup. Credit: National Archives/Mapping Inequality
In March, a court in the Northern District of Illinois allowed a class-action lawsuit to move forward against the National Association of Realtors, the trade organization that is single largest federal lobbying spender in the US.
The organization, along with seven major real estate companies that serve as its co-defendants in Moehrl et al., could be hit with $13 billion to $40 billion in damages. (The lawsuit is the larger of two separate class-action cases moving through the courts.) The case revolves around how the NAR leverages its local member boards’ control of 97% of multiple listing systems to keep in place rules regarding set commissions — as the lawsuit notes, US homebuyers and sellers pay commission rates roughly double those of peer countries.
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The Carpenters Estate, Stratford
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Some new biz I'm working on.
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The top walkway on the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Camden
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Great Arthur House, Golden Lane Estate by John Wolfe
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5-19 West 29th Street, 2022.
I photographed this row about a year ago and it was demolished shortly after this. It’s now a vacant lot or “green space” as described by the owners, Johns Hopkins University. This is a classic case of demolition by neglect. JHU sat on these for over a decade and let them fall apart. Their reason for demolition was that they could not be repaired, which is nonsense. They are currently building at least three new buildings a few blocks away, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to fix up these historic rowhouses on their campus that could’ve been used for housing or offices. Such a waste, but typical of big institutions that own property all over the city and state. Shame on you, JHU!
On a personal note, my great-grand uncle bought and lived in #17 back in 1912. Glad I was at least able to document another piece of my family history in Baltimore.
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Walkable streets in Montreal reduce store vacancy rates from 14.5 to 5.6 percent
Shoppers walk past a boarded up storefront on Ste-Catherine St. in downtown Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press
Many streets have reported fewer empty stores after upgrades to make them more attractive, said Luc Rabouin, head of Montreal’s executive committee. The vacancy rate along Mont-Royal Avenue in the Plateau district dropped from 14.5 per cent in 2018 to 5.6 per cent this year after the street was closed to vehicle traffic and redesigned to add seating areas and greenery.
Montreal Gazette, Dec 31, 2023
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