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LA retains dubious distinction as America’s smoggiest city

Posted: 05 May 2019 01:00 PM PDT

Los Angeles remains the smog capital of the United States as its air quality worsens. LA has been ranked as the smoggiest U.S. city in 19 of the 20 years that the American Lung Association has published its annual report on air quality, Curbed report. The city also ranked fifth among U.S. cities in long-term particle pollution and ranked seventh in short-term particle pollution. Smoke from the huge Thomas Fire probably was a factor in […]

After 120 years, family sells historic mansion and estate for fifth of asking price

Posted: 05 May 2019 12:00 PM PDT

It was owned by the same illustrious Illinois family since 1899. Now, after 120 years, the Sinnissippi Farm estate in western Illinois has a new owner. Former Governor Frank Lowden and his wife, Florence, bought the 10,0000-plus-acre estate in Oregon, Illinois, bought the estate in the late 1890s as a country retreat. Florence was the daughter of Chicago rail car tycoon George Pullman. The estate, which now sits at 124 acres, was kept in the […]

You got it, dude: San Francisco’s “Full House” hits market for $6M

Posted: 05 May 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Move over, Lori Loughlin. There’s another “Full House” star making headlines now. The San Francisco home used to film exterior shots for the hit sitcom is on the market for nearly $6 million, opening up the floodgates for fans to actually live in the home. Jeff Franklin, the creator of “Full House,” is selling the residence, found in the city’s pricey Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood. Franklin bought the home for $4 million in 2016 as […]

This office landlord is trying to lure tenants with free Lyft rides to and from train stations

Posted: 05 May 2019 10:00 AM PDT

A suburban Chicago office park landlord is offering free Lyft rides to and from local commuter rail stations for its tenants’ employees, helping address companies’ need to attract workers who live in the city. Chicago-based GlenStar Properties is teaming up with the agency that oversees public transportation in the region to offer the perk at the Bannockburn Lakes complex north of the city, according to the Chicago Tribune. “We knew we had to increase occupancy, […]

Here’s the top 10 buyer’s markets in the country

Posted: 05 May 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Housing markets nationwide are expected to have a slow 2019, which could be good news if you’re in the market for a new home. Many of the country’s warmest cities are likely to see sales cool the most, according to an analysis from home trading platform Knock.com. In the firm’s second quarterly ranking of cities with the most price cuts, the top five cities were all located in the coastal Southeast, including three metro areas […]

Wisconsin town still waiting on Foxconn’s new factory

Posted: 05 May 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Public officials have spent hundreds of millions of dollars clearing the way for Foxconn to build its planned $10 billion factory in southeast Wisconsin, but the Taiwanese company has yet to hold up its end of the deal. As Foxconn has been lagging on its building and hiring commitments, some residents are questioning the billions of dollars in subsidies the town and state sunk into the proposal, according to the Wall Street Journal. To date, […]

Millennial bait? This condo comes with free avocado toast for a year

Posted: 05 May 2019 07:00 AM PDT

A luxury condo development in metropolitan Vancouver, Canada, hopes to draw younger buyers by offering the latest millennial-inspired incentive: free avocado toast for a year. The Kira is a 116-unit condominium that will open this year with amenities including on-site rooms reserved for meditation and landscaped courtyards on the roof. But its most unusual offering is avocado toast — or a comparable breakfast snack — from a local restaurant for a year, free of charge, […]

Cuomo seeks donors to finance long-stalled shrine at WTC

Posted: 05 May 2019 06:00 AM PDT

The stalled re-construction of a Greek Orthodox church at Ground Zero is getting a second wind — this time from Gov. Cuomo. The governor has lobbied for seven donors to step up and help finance the reconstruction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Post reported. “He wants the church finished,” said John Catsimatidis, Red Apple Group founder and one […]