Some sell-side companies have estimated that as much as 70-80% of residential development is actually urban re-development.
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There are also plans to create commercial space, a hotel, residential development and centres for education and training.
Members of Save Weddington: Oppose the Residential Development (Sword) said the green space in Nuneaton is not suitable for development.
Once the internal combustion engine made society mobile, a lot of cropland was magically converted into commercial and residential development acreage.
He said a new 22-storey residential development was being built "even closer" to the club than the proposed Eileen House scheme.
Alan Shrubliani, who chairs campaign group Save Weddington: Oppose the Residential Development (Sword), said he feared the decision would start a precedent.
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It hadn't been that long since his family had experienced rough financial times after losing their residential development business in the housing crisis.
"From their perspective, they want to use this as an opportunity to learn how residential development happens in the U.S., " Mr. Speyer said.
He said it would have stopped "land being brought forward for residential development, undermined the delivery of affordable homes and adversely affected the construction industry".
Fifty more nearby residential towers are envisioned, along with a low-rise residential development, the world's largest marina, the world's largest mall and the world's largest fountain.
Townfield former director Neil Westley issued a statement through solicitors which denied investors were actively mislead and claimed "the site was, and remains suitable for residential development".
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Operations ended at Oakley in December 2011 and since then the remaining buildings have been decommissioned in preparation for the eventual sale of the site for residential development.
La Scala is Chinese Estates' only residential development in Macau.
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If it wanted to run a line across the street to provide electricity for a residential development or its own office building, it would have the freedom to do so.
The Consensus Capital Property model involves securing properties, changing use and converting to residential development before leasing to UK housing associations for up to 20 years on full repair and insurance leases.
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Dan Riordan, president of residential development for Turnberry Associates, a Miami-based development company, says he moved to Washington a few years ago after seeing a gap in the market for modern, high-rise luxury condos.
Hurt by falling demand for its office and hotel properties, plus pricey investments in cold storage and residential development, Crescent Real Estate Equities cut its earnings outlook for 2001 by 13% and its dividend by 32% in October.
The Atlanta Regional Multimodal Passenger Terminal Project is a part of a larger economic redevelopment plan for downtown Atlanta, and will also serve as a one of the catalysts for commercial and residential development on 120 acres of underutilized land in the area.
Two major reasons for this are the conversion of prime agricultural land into residential and commercial development and rising land prices in areas surrounding this increasing encroachment.
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Mr Brent's plans include a residential and retail development, sport and leisure facilities to complement the Plymouth Life Centre and a proposed new grandstand at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park.
But perhaps the most impressive project for the Lagos of tomorrow is no other than the Eko Atlantic, a pioneering residential and business development located on the Victoria Island, along its upmarket Bar Beach coastline.
It s getting there: DLF has 100 million square feet under development in residential, commercial and retail projects all over the country.
Residential lending and property development loans account for 14% of all loans.
Losses associated with commercial real estate, especially land development and residential building, were a major factor in the large number of U.S. bank failures since 2008.
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The Ayala group, for example, is still awaiting a contract for a railway connecting their property in the Makati business district to an area south where they have more than 4, 000 hectares of residential, commercial and industrial development.
So now a steady stream of rental income underpins a growing property-development business, especially residential.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development also released March residential construction numbers this week.
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Dakar's mayor, Khalifa Sall, told RFM radio that the ramshackle development of densely-populated residential areas in the city made it impossible for the emergency services to operate effectively.
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