| It's all about location; Even in slump, still big differences in bang ...
It might seem an easy choice. Buy the well-maintained house with seven relatively small rooms, a one-car garage, a cramped yard, red cedar siding that looks pretty good after 50 years and nearly 1,600 square feet of living space. Or the buy the brand-new home with eight soaring, high-ceilinged rooms, a view of a golf course, a two-car garage, central air conditioning, closets the size of small rooms and 2,260 square feet of living space. Of course, the prices vary. The first house — despite its smaller size and age — actually costs more than the second. It's on the market now for nearly $560,000. The second house, which includes a gleaming, modern kitchen, might seem like an incredible bargain at $525,000. So what gives? The new house is part of the Strongwater Crossing development in Salem.
Developer Says City Keeping Him From Renovating Crime-Ridden Area
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A developer says he has big plans to renovate several rundown apartment complexes in an Orlando neighborhood that has been riddled with crime. But he says the city is standing in the way. Developer Jimmy Yuken wants to renovate the Peppertree apartments on Mercy Drive, one by one. The problem is they all have code violations and the city says the most dangerous violations, including the unsafe stairs leading to the second floor units, have to be fixed in less than 60 days whether someone is living in the buildings or not. "We put in all the central air conditioning ducts," Yuken said during a walk-through of one of the units. Jimmy Yuken is in a hurry to gut the Peppertree apartment complex, but says he can't do it on the city's deadline.
Copper drawing sinners to local churches
ANDERSON COUNTY Copper thieves have left no doubt that security is needed at institutions that open their doors open to sinners. In about two months, thieves have targeted three Anderson County churches, causing about $20,000 in damage from the theft of copper. Between 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday, thieves stripped copper from two central air conditioning and heating units behind the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Osborne Avenue in Anderson. The loss is estimated at $12,000, according to the Anderson City Police incident report. About Jan. 19, thieves coordinated their arrival with that of a wintry mix to steal copper from a heating and cooling system at Thompson United Methodist Church on West Market Street, according to the Anderson police. The Lennox system is valued at $3,600, according to the incident report.
Mekar opens Middle East office
The brand has been installed in iconic projects in Dubai including Burj Dubai, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Mall amongst several others. Mr. Giuseppe Boaro, President of Mekar, Italy made this announcement on the occasion of the Big 5 Show, where the company is displaying its wide range of air conditioning equipment. Boaro said, 'This move is essential due to the growing demand for Mekar airside equipments and its increasing popularity for iconic projects. We are setting up our own central warehousing and distribution facility in the UAE to meet our clients' mounting requirements and at the same time provide efficient support to our distributors in the region Royal Gulf. Mekar has plans to increase its market penetration in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait through this office.' Mekar's AHUs and FCUs have been installed in more than 150 prestigious projects in the UAE including iconic projects 'The Burj Tower' slated to be the tallest tower in the world and the Burj Al Arab Hotel - the only seven star Hotel in the world.
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