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(CNN) It's long been the bane of traveling New Yorkers' lives, and incoming president Joe Biden once described it as "third world."

But while the aviation industry has been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, LaGuardia Airport has been quietly undergoing major renovations.

And now, $8 billion later, the new Terminal B is almost finished.

"New Yorkers love to criticize, and they love to hate. I think if you looked at every single passenger survey, LaGuardia was always the worst," says Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Today, filled with art installations including one of the largest mosaic walls in the US, and even a breathtaking water feature which projects images of New York icons such as the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge onto a cascading fountain, LaGuardia is a very different place.

Passengers for Air Canada, American Airlines, Southwest and United -- which are all housed at the new terminal -- have been enjoying the new public spaces since the summer.

A plane takes off from New York's LaGuardia Airport on December 3, 2020.

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From worst to... best?

It was Joe Biden's comments in 2015 that sparked the renovation effort.

New York authorities green-lit the works after the then-Vice President said, "If I blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York you'd think I must be in some third-world country."

The central terminal, B, was built in 1964, and had barely changed since then.

And LaGuardia was, according to travelers, among the most outdated, noisiest and least accessible airports in the country. Not to mention its on-time record, which was one of the worst in the United States.

The redevelopment is the largest public-private partnership in US aviation history, and is still only 80% complete -- there are still some last gates to demolish and reopen. The project will be fully completed in 2022, and will see three out of the four terminals completely redeveloped.

But for now, travelers in Terminal B can enjoy the new breezy, light-flooded departures hall, its entire back wall covered in Laura Owens' colossal, 25,000-square-foot mosaic mural, "I NY," in which NYC icons, such as signs for the Stonewall Inn, Apollo Theater, and Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster, are depicted against a background of blue skies and fluffy white clouds. It's accompanied by a monumental aviation-themed sculpture by Sarah Sze, "Shorter than the Day," hanging in mid-air.

In the Connector area is Sabine Hornig's "La Guardia Vistas," a modern stained glass installation (of latex ink and vinyl mounted on glass) pairing over 1,100 photos of New York City into a cityscape in honor of the airport founder and former NYC mayor, Fiorello La Guardia.

Jeppe Hein's 70 steel balloons dangle from the ceiling throughout the terminal, and his bench sculptures provide photo-friendly seating.

Free Covid tests for all

2020 isn't the best year to be relaunching an airport.

When New York was the US center of the epidemic in March, passenger numbers across the city's three airports plummeted by an astonishing 98%. Numbers are still down 75-80%, according to Cotton.

But the airport is offering free Covid tests, alongside the art, to attract passengers back.

Cotton thinks the offering -- which spans 840,000 square feet and four floors -- is now "best in class."

The Port Authority will be hoping that more travelers get to experience it in 2021.

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Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver, Cinematic Illumination, 196869, eighteen slide projections (1,350 black-and-white slides, sound, 114 minutes 45 seconds), 108 color gels, disco ball. Installation view, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2020. Photo: Robert Gerhardt.

IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO THINK OF Andy Warhol when pondering Shuzo Azuchi Gullivers Cinematic Illumination, 196869, currently tucked away in the Museum of Modern Arts new Marie-Jose and Henry Kravis Studio, albeit originally installed in the Ginza discotheque Killer Joe, where the ceilings, walls, and pistonlike pillars were covered with silver vinyl. During the brief period I served on the board of advisers to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh before its 1994 opening, a colleague who had been close to the artist suggested that the institution really should be configured as a discotheque (Andy would have loved that!). There was a silence while the staff held their breath, before the notion was deemed a joke and the board moved on to other things. The idea of the museum as a space for fun and games was then beyond outlandish; the Instagram-friendly process that critic Ben Davis has somewhat unfairly called Kusamafication was years in the future.

Based on a 2017 reconstruction at the Tokyo Photo-graphic Art Museum (and organized for MoMA by Sophie Cavoulacos), Cinematic Illumination consists of eighteen slide projectors clustered in a sort of overhead space station, each one beaming out seventy-five images onto screens arranged in a cycloramic, 360-degree circle. Geometric forms whirl past, as well as cars, manga pages, blurry street scenes, the face of Marilyn Monroe, and various bodies, sometimes in silhouette, sometimes seemingly pressed against the wall by centrifugal force.

The images, many taken from 16-mm movie footage, variously skitter past or hang around. Occasionally, the carousel creates the disorienting impression of going in both directions simultaneously. A disco ball produces moving dots on the floor. Color filters add variety. The whole thing is fueled by a soundtrack of late-1960s rockthe Leaves, the Human Beinz, Jim Morrison crooning Five to One, Japanese bands that sound like the MC5, and, of course, the Velvet Underground. The cinematic illusion, not uncommon in the High Sixties, is that youdancingare in the movie.

Cinematic Illumination was designed for love, play, and delirium.

In the catalogue for his 2015 exhibition Hippie Modernism at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, curator Andrew Blauvelt invoked Herbert Marcuse as the epochs echt theorist in maintaining that art was less a weapon for than a consequence of emancipation. Live as though the day were here! In his 1969 Essay on Liberation, Marcuse envisions a possible free society as the conflation of the barricade and the dance floor, love play and heroism. Cinematic Illumination was designed for love, play, and delirium. The Killer Joe Manifesto, a 1968 paean to intoxication written by a number of Gullivers colleagues, is saturated in booze, ending with the ringing declaration that in the true Killer Joe spirit, we declare that this life of love and liquor is a gallant and magnificent one.

Still, Cinematic Illumination is more disciplined than Warhols Exploding Plastic Inevitable or the roughly similar multimedia extravaganzas of Gerd Stern et al.s USCO collective. (Programmatically anarchic, USCOs pioneer hippie modernists were too freewheeling for Timothy Leary, disrupting a psychedelic spectacle theyd contrived for him by drowning out his soothing lysergic exhortations with one of Antonin Artauds mad harangues.) A component of the Intermedia Arts Festival, a quasi-Fluxus event in which Gulliver and other Japanese artists performed pieces by George Brecht, Dick Higgins, and John Cage, Cinematic Illumination was pure zeitgeist. A rival happening, the tech-heavy Cross Talk Intermedia event, was held at Tokyos Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Inta-media spectacles, as well as student uprisings, were big in Japan in 1968 and 1969, as was Funeral Parade of Roses (1969), the first feature by mixed-media artist Toshio Matsumoto. A hippie-modernist extravaganza that transposes Oedipus to Tokyos geiboi subculture, Funeral Parade incorporates street performances, cinema verit, and zany underground shenanigans and really should have been released in the US as a midnight movie.

Because I came early on one of the first days MoMA reopened after its pandemic-induced hiatus, I mostly had Cinematic Illumination to myself. Seen in Covidian solitude alone on the barricades, the installation felt as alien as the Temple of Dendur or the haunted remnants of Krell civilization in the movie Forbidden Planet. After a while, my partner came to check on me and, inspired by the sound of Jefferson Airplane blasting from the speakers, spontaneously broke into a free-form arm-waving dance, briefly animating the gallery with the spirit of 1969. Marcuse concluded An Essay on Liberation by proposing that the social expression of the liberated work instinct [would be] cooperation. Ensconced in a MoMA gallery, Cinematic Illumination suggests not the transcendence of self but the triumph of the selfie. In the era of Kusamafication, it feels less like a place to have fun than like a place to document oneself in the act, appearing to have fun. Go with the flow is gone with the wind.

Cinematic Illumination is on view at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, through February.

J. Hoberman was a village voice film critic for thirty years and has been contributing to Artforum for even longer. He has completed a monograph on the Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup.

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With the addition of snow and ice under our feet, the fear of falling heightens for many. However, Mother Nature is not the only culprit when it comes to falls. Many falls happen in the home, where you may think you are most safe.

Fortunately, there are ways to make your home a safer place with a few easy adjustments, according to RiverView Healths Coordinator of Physical Therapy Lindsey Ebertowski, DPT.

Before the snow even fell, we were seeing a higher number of falls taking place throughout the community, Ebertowski shared. I think its due to the lack of exercise with more people being homebound and getting deconditioned.

RiverViews Physical Therapy Team can help with any mobility issues you or a loved one might be experiencing.

There are actions you can take today, and as you age, to help keep you safe and independent tomorrow, she stated. Make a plan today. Stay independent tomorrow.

Ebertowski suggests the following:

Get a physical checkup each year. Some health issues may increase your risk of falling (such as leg weakness and balance problems).

Get a medical eye exam each year. Eye problems can increase your risk of falling or being in a car crash.

Review all your medicines with a doctor or pharmacist. Certain medicines can have side effects that can change your ability to drive, walk, or get around safely.

Follow a regular activity program to increase your strength and balance. Strength and balance activities, done at least three times a week, can reduce your risk of falling. Other activities, like walking, are good for you but dont help prevent falls.

Check the floors in each room in your home and reduce tripping hazards:

Keep objects off the floor.

Remove or tape down rugs.

Coil or tape cords and wires next to the wall and out of the way.

Check the kitchen:

Put often-used items within easy reach (about waist level).

For items not within easy reach, always use a step stool and never use a chair.

Check the bedrooms:

Use bright light bulbs.

Place lamps close to the bed where they are within reach.

Put in night-lights to be able to see a path in the dark. For areas that dont have electrical outlets, consider battery-operated lights.

Check inside and outside stairs and steps:

Check for loose or uneven steps. Repair if needed.

Make sure carpet is firmly attached to every step, or remove carpet and attach non-slip rubber treads.

Check for loose or broken handrails. Repair if needed. Consider installing handrails on both sides of the stairs.

Use bright overhead lighting at the top and bottom of the stairs.

Consider putting light switches at both the top and bottom of the stairs.

Check the bathrooms:

Put non-slip rubber mats or self-stick strips on the floor of the tub or shower.

Consider installing grab bars for support getting in or out of the tub or shower, and up from the toilet.

Falls are also more likely when wearing inappropriate footwear, such as flip-flops that dont cover the heel. Wear safe shoes that fit well, have a firm heel to provide stability, and have a textured sole to prevent slipping.

Falls and a fear of falling can diminish your ability to lead a full and independent life, Ebertowski stated. Although one in every four older adults falls each year, falling is not a part of normal aging. You have the power to reduce your risk of falls.

Ebertowski and RiverViews Physical Therapy Team are movement experts who improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement. If you worry about falls, have had a fall, or have experienced a loss of balance, talk to your primary care provider about having a physical therapy evaluation. For more information, call RiverViews Rehab Services at 218.281.9463.

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After Columbus police released more body footage showing the moments after Andre Hill was shot by a now-fired officer, the family of Andre Hill says they want to see more action taken by the department and the city.Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot by a Columbus police officer on Dec. 22. Hills family attorney, Benjamin Crump, says Hill was visiting the home of a family friend when a non-emergency call was placed. He says Hill was unarmed, carrying an illuminated cell phone and was not armed during the shooting.Hill later died at a local hospital.The officer responsible for the shooting was identified as Adam Coy. Coy did not have his body camera on during the shooting but turned it on after. A look back featured installed showed 60 seconds of video with no audio before Coy turned the camera on.On Monday, Coy was fired as a Columbus police officer.On Thursday, the city of Columbus released more body camera footage showing the moments following the shooting. After several minutes pass, body camera video shows officers handcuffing Hill instead of giving him medical care.They gave him nothing. He laid there dying on a cold winter night on the garage floor. That is not the way you want to see your loved one go, Hill sisters Michelle Harriston said.Columbus police Chief Tom Quinlin calls Coys violation of police egregious.Andre Hill should be alive today. A Columbus police officer is responsible for his death. I cannot defend it. I cannot make it right. But I will do what is in my power, Quinlin said in a video statement.Hills daughter says the footage haunts her.These pictures that I got to look at, I got to memorize my dad on the floor for the rest of my life and how nobody helped him, Karissa Hill said.Chief Quinlin says he wants accountability not only for Coys actions but also for any actions and inactions of the officers who responded. After Hills death, Quinlin says he imposed tougher policies for officers regarding body cams and rendering first aid.Currently, the state is investigating Coys actions as well.An attorney for the family of Andre Hill said Thursday they want to see Coy arrested, convicted and serve jail time for improper use of force. Crump said the family also wants to see accountability from Columbus police and the mayors office for allowing Coy to stay on the force after dozens of complaints were filed against him.Crump calls for peaceful protests while the family awaits answers.

After Columbus police released more body footage showing the moments after Andre Hill was shot by a now-fired officer, the family of Andre Hill says they want to see more action taken by the department and the city.

Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot by a Columbus police officer on Dec. 22. Hills family attorney, Benjamin Crump, says Hill was visiting the home of a family friend when a non-emergency call was placed. He says Hill was unarmed, carrying an illuminated cell phone and was not armed during the shooting.

Hill later died at a local hospital.

The officer responsible for the shooting was identified as Adam Coy. Coy did not have his body camera on during the shooting but turned it on after. A look back featured installed showed 60 seconds of video with no audio before Coy turned the camera on.

On Monday, Coy was fired as a Columbus police officer.

On Thursday, the city of Columbus released more body camera footage showing the moments following the shooting. After several minutes pass, body camera video shows officers handcuffing Hill instead of giving him medical care.

They gave him nothing. He laid there dying on a cold winter night on the garage floor. That is not the way you want to see your loved one go, Hill sisters Michelle Harriston said.

Columbus police Chief Tom Quinlin calls Coys violation of police egregious.

Andre Hill should be alive today. A Columbus police officer is responsible for his death. I cannot defend it. I cannot make it right. But I will do what is in my power, Quinlin said in a video statement.

Hills daughter says the footage haunts her.

These pictures that I got to look at, I got to memorize my dad on the floor for the rest of my life and how nobody helped him, Karissa Hill said.

Chief Quinlin says he wants accountability not only for Coys actions but also for any actions and inactions of the officers who responded. After Hills death, Quinlin says he imposed tougher policies for officers regarding body cams and rendering first aid.

Currently, the state is investigating Coys actions as well.

An attorney for the family of Andre Hill said Thursday they want to see Coy arrested, convicted and serve jail time for improper use of force. Crump said the family also wants to see accountability from Columbus police and the mayors office for allowing Coy to stay on the force after dozens of complaints were filed against him.

Crump calls for peaceful protests while the family awaits answers.

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The City of Austin Permitting and Development Center finished construction Dec. 4. The $121 million building will house more than 900 city employees in the permitting and development services departments. (Courtesy city of Austin)

The $121 million building finished construction Dec. 4. There is no timeline for employees to move into the 251,000-square-foot building, and the city said it will be monitoring COVID-19 statistics as it works to make the call on when to move employees over. The majority of the employees will be coming from One Texas Center in South Austin, according to the city, but some others will be coming from leased office spaces.

The Permitting and Development Center, which was helmed by development companies RedLeaf Properties, LLC and Ryan Companies, is the first office building on the mixed-use Highland development, which also includes residential apartments and the revamped Austin Community College Highland Campus.

ACC is in the midst of a $150 million project to renovate 400,000 square feet of space, the second phase of its redevelopment of the former mall. The project includes new spaces for culinary arts, manufacturing, health sciences and digital media as well as the studio for public radio station KLRU.

Beginning in January, when the spring 2021 semester starts, ACC said some departments will offer limited courses in their new spaces in various subjects, including radio, television, film, culinary arts, geospatial engineering, dance, drama and music. ACC said the renovated campus will house more than a dozen programs once it is fully completed.

ACC's health protocols include health screenings before entering classroom buildings, mandatory facial coverings, and ACC ID or student ID badges required for entry into all buildings. Furthermore, ACC Chancellor Richard Rhodes announced that beginning Dec. 17, all nonessential ACC employees will work remotely at least through Jan. 10.

As of Dec. 22, a total of 23 ACC students and 12 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the community college, there have been no cases of campus transmission.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of RedLeaf Properties, LLC.

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Hang on to your hats; residential real estate could have another explosive year here in the Grand Valley in 2021. There are dozens of subdivisions in various planning stages, including existing ones that are planning additional filings, as well as other new ones that will create thousands of building lots.

Somewhere in the planning pipeline, we have bout 5,000 units - more than well build in any one year, said Dave Thornton, senior planner for the city of Grand Junction. Those 5,000 units include the large Redlands 360 development, which will most likely take 20 years to build out and will include between 1,300 to 1,800 lots.

While prospective buyers probably wont see infrastructure or homes available at Redlands 360 in 2021, there are plenty of other subdivisions that will offer a greater variety of new housing in the coming year.

There are quite a few townhome projects in the pipeline this year, said Kevin Bray with Bray Real Estate, which publishes the monthly Bray Report and tracks other real estate trends in the Grand Valley. Bray is also developing Thunder Valley, which is a single family home subdivision in the northeast thats opening up another filing, and is hoping to develop a new type of housing option at Frog Pond, a small subdivision of small homes off Monument Road in the Redlands sometime in 2021.

Copper Creek Builders is continuing to build apartments at Copper Creek Village, and plans to also build townhomes adjacent to the apartment complex. Ray Rickard is working with the city on a small, in-fill lot near Bookcliff Country Club where he hopes to build 17 lock-and-leave townhomes. The lot had an old, badly-in-need-of repairs home on it, which was demolished in December. Rickard is also planning to build condos on a piece of property near Las Colonias.

Some townhome and condo developments offer a lower price point than traditional single family homes, while others offer an upscale, less-maintenance home that may appeal to second home buyers or those who like to travel. Buyers who want the traditional single-family home on a small to medium-sized lot will also have several new subdivisions in every part of the Grand Valley, from Fruita to Palisade.

Emerald Ridge is one of the largest new subdivisions coming to the market in 2021; when completely built out, the subdivision will have almost 200 homes. The first filing is 98 lots, but developer Janet Elliott hopes to sell about 30 homes in the north area subdivision in 2021.

We have six builders who will build in the subdivision, Elliott said, adding that homes must be at least 1,800 square feet, with a three-car garage. Most will be ranch-style, but a few will be two-story.

Elliott hopes to have the design center at the subdivision complete and ready for consultations with prospective buyers by mid-January.

Another almost 200-unit housing project in the north area has just started the planning process on 24 1/2 Road, just south of G Road, where Valley Grown Nursery operated for decades. That subdivision, Founders Colony, will offer single family homes, townhomes and apartments, when it is completely built out.

In addition to residential subdivisions, commercial real estate projects are also looking positive for 2021, with some long-term projects coming to fruition and others just beginning the long road to completion.

A long-vacant building at 2515 Patterson, which once was home to the Grand Junction Athletic Club, has been undergoing a complete remodel and transformation to become a new type of medical office building, where the focus will be on wellness.

We are still planning on being open in April, said Renee Williams, who has been tireless in her vision to create Foresight Wellness. Two of the partner practices, Colorado West Otolaryngology and ReGenesis Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, hope to move into the building in April. Williams hopes to add a wellness clinic that focuses on helping patients reduce inflammation throughout the body sometime after the soft opening in April. She also hopes to be able to host a grand opening that will allow the curious to see the buildings transformation sometime in 2021, when it is safe to host large gatherings once again.

Commercial buyers are still interested in Dos Rios, the public/private project on the west side of the Fifth Street bridge along the Colorado River, as well as a large chunk of land that has been for sale for decades near Community Hospital. More information about plans and projects will be in Real Estate Weekly when the deals are finalized.

The city plans to continue building infrastructure at Dos Rios, with the completion of the bathroom, parking, paving, landscaping, park spaces and spaces for commercial, residential and retail use. At Blue Heron, the city is looking to reconstruct the Blue Heron boat ramp to provide one area for kayaks and SUPs and a different ramp for boats with trailers.

The city is also planning to build two fire stations in 2021. One will be a replacement for Fire Station 3 near Pomona Elementary School on 25 Road, and the other, Fire Station 8, will be a brand new station at 31 and D 1/2 Road. The sales tax that was passed by voters in 2019 is funding both projects.

Many of the projects already underway in 2021 represent in-fill projects and developments on land that has been under-utilized for years within existing urban boundaries, which was one of the priorities that came out of the recent city survey.

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In-fill, new construction and re-purposing old spaces and places all coming in 2021 - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Commercial additions/alterations

APARTMENTS: 1600 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette; Simcoe Development LP, owner; description, apartment renovations; Ben Moore for Fyffe Construction Co., applicant and contractor; $6,040,342.

APARTMENTS: 1106 Moss St., Lafayette; Moss Development, LP, owner; description, apartment renovations; Ben Moore for Fyffe Construction Co., applicant and contractor; $6,040,342.

OTHER: 1702 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette; Errit Joseph Gallien, owner; description, Jamhour Laundromat; Madhat Jamhour, applicant; Good Ole Boys Construction and Services, contractor; $42,500.

OFFICE BUILDING: 2911 U.S. 90 East, Broussard; Reliable EDM, owner; description, addition; Sommer Brothers Enterprises LLC, applicant; Modular Construction Co. Inc., contractor; $600,000.

OTHER: 300 E. Vermilion St., Lafayette; Fire Station No 1, owner; description, replace roof; Schoeffler & Boudier Architects, applicant; Centurion Industries Inc., contractor; $256,960.

205 Stoney Shadow Drive, Lafayette; Prestige Custom Homes LLC; $351,000.

207 Stoney Shadow Drive, Lafayette; Prestige Custom Homes LLC; $382,500.

302 Woodrich Lane, Lafayette; Savoski Scott; $414,000.

221 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

231 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

305 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

315 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

213 Treescape Drive, Lafayette; Shivers Brothers Construction; $270,000.

301 Acadian Lake Drive, Duson; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

217 Acadian Lake Drive, Duson; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $180,000.

123 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

125 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

110 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

127 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

112 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $342,000.

114 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

122 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

124 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

126 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $342,000.

128 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

111 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $229,500.

113 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

115 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

117 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

119 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

121 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $301,500.

211 Ivory Palm Court, Broussard; Bon Maison Builders Inc.; $282,906.

109 Lillian St., Broussard; DSLD Homes LLC; $287,690.

225 Canary Palm Way, Broussard; Blue Wing Builders LLC; $296,350.

200 Tennyson Drive, Broussard; Manuel Builders LLC; $213,293.

216 Tennyson Drive, Broussard; Manuel Builders LLC; $202,653.

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Who's building where in Acadiana? Here are the building permits issued Dec. 21-25 - The Advocate

West Dallas most successful development Trinity Groves is heading in a new direction with plans for two large office buildings.

Seven years after the mixed-use development kicked off along Singleton Boulevard, the owners are working to expand. The tallest of the new buildings would be about 30 floors and would sit on the banks of the Trinity River across from downtown.

Its the crown jewel in our master plan, said Jim Reynolds, senior vice president and development partner with Trinity Groves. We started this process over a year ago. We need to provide that office use to continue to build our community in Trinity Groves.

The first building will go up at Herbert Street and Singleton Boulevard, Reynolds said.

We are programing that to be Dallas first mass timber building, Reynolds said. Its a mid-rise office building a creative-type office building. Right now, its programmed at eight stories. It would be for the smaller office tenants looking for space. There isnt anyplace to put them in West Dallas right now.

The Trinity Groves developers will need zoning changes for each of the office projects. Both zoning cases are scheduled to be heard by the citys plan commission in January.

The second building a proposed 400-foot-tall skyscraper at Singleton and Canada Drive is aimed at a major corporate tenant, Reynolds said. The almost 4-acre development site is near the foot of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and adjacent to the Trinity Groves restaurant center.

Its what we call the gateway site, he said. One of the reasons the height is so important is its Dallas opportunity to provide this big corporate relocation site here. It has unobstructed views to the river and downtown. For a big corporation to put their name on that building is really special.

Reynolds said Trinity Groves owners have worked for more than a year with the neighborhood to come up with the development plan for the tower.

The project includes construction of a West Dallas Veterans Tribute plaza and event space on the site. The developers are also committing to provide social programs for residents of the adjoining area.

We will not bring a zoning case we dont have neighborhood support for, Reynolds said. We worked out a plan which was acceptable to them. It has a long-term commitment with things like job training programs and senior services and mentorship programs.

Trinity Groves also is continuing with planned changes at its anchor restaurant campus on Singleton, moving away from the original business incubator program.

We are ready to get going to open up some new concepts, Reynolds said. We just broke ground on our new beer garden. Well have that open in the spring. Youll be able to sit in that garden and enjoy food from all the Trinity Grove restaurants.

The expanded outdoor space will be a plus with the pandemic.

Weve been thinking about this for years, Reynolds said. COVID was the excuse we needed to kick it off.

Trinity Groves developers are also planning a small hotel on Singleton and Amonette Street.

The Trinity Groves partnership, founded by investors Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts and Larry Butch McGregor, owns dozens of properties for future development in the area between Singleton and Fort Worth Avenue. They have long-range plans for more residential and commercial construction on the sites.

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In response to a recent story on the citys efforts to redevelop Riverside Boulevard an area that includes the former post office building a reader left this Facebook comment about the future of the building: Whatever it becomes, I hope its something that helps keep the younger generations here. Hate to see the town fade.

Wed hate to see the town fade, too, but we dont see evidence of that happening. In fact, we see a growing town shaping itself for the future.

Across the world, 2020 will be remembered forever for the COVID-19 pandemic and rightfully so with 330,000 deaths and more than 80 million cases in the United States alone. While those numbers paint a grim picture, that doesnt mean 2020 was all doom and gloom in Northeast and North Central Nebraska.

Take a look at just a handful of the good things that 2020 brought to Norfolk and the region:

New ag facilities: As part of Northeast Community Colleges Nexus project, work began on a $22.3 million project to build new agricultural facilities. Construction on the project which has been five years in the making began in April and is expected to be completed by next fall.

New skate park: Like the ag facilities at Northeast, a new skate park has been on the drawing board for years. The park built by Spohn Ranch, a renowned design and construction company that specializes in skate parks opened last summer. Because of the companys reputation in the skating world, the park is expected to draw people from across the state.

Growing Nebraska: An effort to lure and keep young people here after college took root this year. The inaugural class of students in preparation for working in 2023 as part of their senior year co-op just completed their first semester at Wayne State College

Street work: A one-mile stretch of Benjamin Avenue that goes by the new ag complex has been widened to three lanes from Highway 35 to Victory Road in a marked improvement for the road that had fallen into disrepair. Up next is a much-needed reconstruction of another stretch of Benjamin, from First Street to 13th Street. Also this year, a section of Braasch Avenue from First Street to Fifth Street was reconstructed.

All these happenings and more are designed with the younger generation in mind.

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2020 was a banner year for development in St. Louis. The pandemic and a record high murder rate didnt slow most big projects, resulting in a total dollar amount second only to $1.2B in 2018.

The number of permits issued was the 3rd fewest in the last ten years indicating fewer permits for smaller projects. There were 99 permits greater than $1M, totaling $820M. Also there were 118 permits issued for new single family homes.

Most new developments and big rehabs received some form of tax incentive- property tax abatement, TIF, sales tax exemption on construction materials, etc or were tax exempt. The needle has moved some as we see property tax abatements for shorter terms and less than 100% more frequently. Weve also seen the emergence of tax assurance- meaning the amount and/or rate of increase in assessments is set for a period of time. Among the residential project there was little in the way of affordable units. With the return of the states Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) we may see more in the future.

Will 2021 be another billion dollar year? There are currently over $350M in unissued permits, so 2021 will be off to a good start.

A shoutout to the busy bees at the St. Louis Building Commission for posting the permit database and its handy data webpage. Also big shoutout to all those investing in St. Louis!

Here are the top ten plus three for 2020. Note that the building permit amount does not equal the total project cost.

13. Delmar Devine $10.8M by Maxine Clark. 160 affordable apartments and 177,000 square feet of office space for non-profits. It received a 95% property tax abatement for 15 years and state tax credits.

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12. The Verve 3765 Lindell $11.1M by Collegiate Development Group with Architect Modus Studio. 78 apartments. It received a 90% tax abatement for 5 years.

11. AC Hotel in the CWE $15.3M by Koplar Properties, Concord Hospitality Enterprises and Homebase Partners with HDA Architects & JNS Architects. 192 rooms. It received property tax assurance that the assessment would not increase by more the 2% in each biennial reassessment for 10 years.

10. Preservation Square $18M by McCormack Baron Salazar

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9. Square Offices 900 N Tucker $19M Expected to host 1,100 employees. $11.85M TIF and more.

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The developer is Jim McKelveys StarLake Holdings, led by John Berglund. Its also seeking about $20.6 million in state and federal historic tax credits, $4 million in Missouri Brownfield redevelopment credits, state payroll tax breaks through the Missouri Works program and a sales tax exemption for construction materials.

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8. Expo at Forest Park 301 DeBaliviere $22.4M by Pearl Properties. 278 apartments among two buildings and ground floor retail including a grocery store. They were granted a $12.7M TIF and a CID sales tax estimated to raise $1.4M. Pearl has committed to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the neighborhood.

7. Shell Hotel 1221 Locust $25M Reimagine Hospitality plans to have a dual-branded hotel, with 130 extended-stay rooms from Home2 Suites by Hilton and the other 61 rooms as Hiltons Tru brand. It receive a property tax abatement of 87% for 10 years.

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6. Expo At Forest Park 5720 DeGiverville $33.6M

5. 4545 Laclede $36M by Koman Group. 200 apartments. It received a property tax assurance of $200k with annual increases of 2.5% for ten years and sales tax exemption on construction materials.

4. Ameren HQ Rehab $38M Hopefully someday some of its parasitic parking will find more productive uses.

3. WUSTL Neuroscience Building $28M and $13.2M These are only for the steel structure and foundation. More to come. It will be property tax exempt.

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2 & 1. MLS Stadium $88M and $206M by the Taylor family. It received property tax abatement on improvements of 100% for 25 years, sales tax exemption on construction materials, a 1% CID sales tax, possibly a 1% TDD sales tax and a 1% Port Authority sales tax. Still it not being city-owned means its the best stadium deal the city has entered into since Busch II.

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How did St. Louis County do? _()_/ #Fragmentation #Transparency

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Over $1 Billion in Building Permits Issued in 2020 - nextstl.com