Residential area

LOCATION: For the purposes of this residential market study, I have chosen the Clinton hill/ fort greene neighborhood in brookyln. This is an area of 1.08 square miles which borders Flushing avenue on the north, Atlantic avenue on the south and runs all the way from navy street and Ashland place in the east to Classon avenue in the west. Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are predominantly two separate neighborhoods which are located adjacent to each other, the neighborhoods are extremely simpler in…

In their general plan, the city of Tempe has included a table which shows there existing residential density as of December of 2003. The city also provided projected numbers for the city’s density in 2030. The basic trend of the projected density table is to move away from the single family residential homes. These low density homes have one to three dwelling units per acre. As of December of 2003, the city of Tempe had 63,375 dwelling units with…

Seattle was first founded by the Denny Party in 1851, who were mapping the Western area of the United States. The group first settled and established a town, which they called New York-Alki. A little while later, the party moved a short distance across Elliott Bay, where they founded the town of Seattle. The town was named after a Duwamish Indian leader named Sealth that the Denny Party had befriended. The town of Seattle would soon grow into the major city that it is today. The current dynamic…

locally grown and sourced to being imported from other states and countries, we are seeing more and more of the work force moving to more rural areas. This is in part to the massive amounts of farm land no longer being used for agriculture and being turned into subdivisions with larger tracts of land available for purchase than are found in the more urban areas. While rural and urban living usually come down to preference, there are some specific differences that one…

of time, Toronto CMA seems that will continue to spread out over suburban areas bringing challenges to the city specifically in terms of transportation. Behan states that transportation has encouraged imbalance in sprawl of housing and jobs which result in long commutes, increase of fuel energy and therefore air contamination. In addition, private transportation has become an essential good for residents in suburban areas due to long travels. As people have the needed of using cars, public…

clarity about what counts when considering density, and about how to measure it. This design brief outlines a number of general considerations in measuring density and then proposes twenty measures that quantify different aspects of place such as residential population and dwelling density, and the intensity of building on a site. Some of the measures are easy to use in practice,…

streetcar enabled mobilization so people had more choices about where to live which triggered growth outside of the city. Jackson further illustrates this point stating, “the tracks radiated out from the center like spokes on a wheel, tying residential areas far distant to the…

reinforce the positive characteristics of important places, enhance access, strengthen connections, and create a setting for new investment. While many areas of downtown are now experiencing significant reinvestment and new vibrancy, barriers and holes in the fabric separate these pockets into isolated areas of activity surrounded by large areas of surface parking and vacant lots. Opportunities: The Queen City Hub established an action plan for downtown by identifying for new growth and…

Staging of mesothelioma Doctors use four primary stages to determine the riskiness of a mesothelioma diagnosis, classified as stage I, II, III or IV. You have more options of treatment if you are diagnosed in stage I or II than if you are diagnosed in stage III or IV. What is the importance of mesothelioma staging? Well, there are factors like determining if a patient should have a surgery or not, determining which options of treatment are available and which are not available, and even knowing…

emerging growth centre anticipating dense residential and mixed-use development. Surrounding the site include: an office building; the Scarborough Centre Rapid Transit Station; the Scarborough Town Centre Shopping Mall with 120,000 m2 (1,291,670 sq. ft.) of retail space; the Scarborough Civic Centre; and a major civic square - Albert Campbell Square. The broader Scarborough Centre area is also home to a variety of other retail, commercial and residential uses, parks,…