That same week Saltzman scouted for locations in Beverly Hills and came across a space two blocks from ritzy Rodeo Drive.

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One of the most exciting aspects of the recent waterfront redevelopment is the Rockbund complex, more than one million square feet of mixed-use space covering six blocks opposite the Garden Bridge.

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One can only admire Vinoly's ingenuous solution to the puzzle set by a rather difficult location -- a kind of trapezoid of space comprising about two city blocks, hemmed in on one side by the Japan National Railway lines and on the other by the financial district.

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Few have not experienced the uncomfortable experience of circling city blocks for a parking space.

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After I said my goodbyes, I drove a few blocks to Comerica, found a parking space on the street and mingled with the happy fans.

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With real estate at a premium, he knew he could devote more space to Honda sales and service (and to his BMW dealership four blocks away) if he unloaded the Ford franchise.

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The idea of fractured space is also taken up by Gesine Weinmiller, whose proposed memorial has 18 blocks which appear as a fragmented Star of David when viewed from a certain angle.

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After several blocks I came across a Wells Fargo bank branch lit in the full blaze of noon, its wide space and swaths of red and yellow bathed in useless light, as it is all through every night when there is power.

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