Westminster Church Homes Foundation Inc. is host for a Celebration of Progress at 2 p.m. Sunday for 79 new apartments at Ridge Residences, 101 Timber Ridge Drive.
The new residences will provide apartments for low-income and frail elderly citizens and include kitchen and dining room.
The building is being built by Hostetter Construction Corp. of Hanover, Pa. Money for the $4.6 million project have come primarily from Housing and Urban Development and Community Development Administration. Local funds of $100,000 have been contributed, but $200,000 moreis needed to cover expenses not included in the mortgage.
The new residences will provide apartments for low-income and frail elderly citizens and include kitchen and dining room.
The building is being built by Hostetter Construction Corp. of Hanover, Pa. Money for the $4.6 million project have come primarily from Housing and Urban Development and Community Development Administration. Local funds of $100,000 have been contributed, but $200,000 moreis needed to cover expenses not included in the mortgage.
The Algonquin was known as one of Baltimore's finest apartment buildings when it opened around 1914, with fluted columns, parquet floors, oak paneling and fireplaces in many of the residences.
The renowned architect William Nolting, of Wyatt and Nolting, designed the building at 11 E. Chase St. and lived in apartment E-8 for nearly 20 years. In the 1940s, the nine-story building was converted to doctors' offices and became known as the Medical Arts Building.
Now it's set to go back to its original use and name, under a $5 million plan to turn it back to "high-end" apartments.
Baltimore's Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals on Tuesday approved the owner's application to convert the mostly vacant building to 56 apartments. No one from the surrounding community voiced opposition.
The owner is Daejan 11 E. Chase LLC, an affiliate of a London-based company that owns several apartment buildings in the Baltimore area, including 1010 St. Paul St., St. Paul Court in Charles Village and Balmoral Towers in Baltimore County.
Orange County firefighters are monitoring for hotspots after putting out a 2.5-acre brushfire in east Orange County today.
Firefighters responded at 1:57 p.m. to a fire on South Alafaya Trail. It was about 300 yards away from an apartment complex but no one was told to leave.
"No evacuation orders were necessary as firefighters aggressively worked to contain the fire to the wooded area,'' a statement from the fire department said.
City commissioners have approved plans for a 384-apartment complex east of Airport Road and north of Columbia Street.
The complex, Five Flags Apartments, is being developed by Residential Communities of America of Altamonte Springs.
Dennis Foltz, city planning director, said ground for the project should be broken after the first of the year.
Foltz said the apartments would be contained in two-story structures; the complex will cover about 18 acres.
The manager of a south Seminole County apartment complex was charged Wednesday with grand theft in the embezzlement of more than $8,000 in rent money and deposits from the business.
Margaret Lee Gifford, 29, 6236 Lynette St., Orlando, posted $1,500 bail for her release from the Seminole County jail in Sanford.
Gifford was arrested after an audit showed about $8,300 was missing from accounts at Stratford Square Apartments, 2200 Howell Branch Road, near Casselberry.
Baldwin Park's downtown property owner announced Thursday night that it is converting about 177 second-floor apartments, which for years had been targeted to young professionals, into independent-living units for seniors.
The renowned architect William Nolting, of Wyatt and Nolting, designed the building at 11 E. Chase St. and lived in apartment E-8 for nearly 20 years. In the 1940s, the nine-story building was converted to doctors' offices and became known as the Medical Arts Building.
Now it's set to go back to its original use and name, under a $5 million plan to turn it back to "high-end" apartments.Baltimore's Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals on Tuesday approved the owner's application to convert the mostly vacant building to 56 apartments. No one from the surrounding community voiced opposition.
The owner is Daejan 11 E. Chase LLC, an affiliate of a London-based company that owns several apartment buildings in the Baltimore area, including 1010 St. Paul St., St. Paul Court in Charles Village and Balmoral Towers in Baltimore County.
Orange County firefighters are monitoring for hotspots after putting out a 2.5-acre brushfire in east Orange County today.
Firefighters responded at 1:57 p.m. to a fire on South Alafaya Trail. It was about 300 yards away from an apartment complex but no one was told to leave."No evacuation orders were necessary as firefighters aggressively worked to contain the fire to the wooded area,'' a statement from the fire department said.
City commissioners have approved plans for a 384-apartment complex east of Airport Road and north of Columbia Street.
The complex, Five Flags Apartments, is being developed by Residential Communities of America of Altamonte Springs.
Dennis Foltz, city planning director, said ground for the project should be broken after the first of the year.
Foltz said the apartments would be contained in two-story structures; the complex will cover about 18 acres.
The manager of a south Seminole County apartment complex was charged Wednesday with grand theft in the embezzlement of more than $8,000 in rent money and deposits from the business.
Margaret Lee Gifford, 29, 6236 Lynette St., Orlando, posted $1,500 bail for her release from the Seminole County jail in Sanford.
Gifford was arrested after an audit showed about $8,300 was missing from accounts at Stratford Square Apartments, 2200 Howell Branch Road, near Casselberry.Baldwin Park's downtown property owner announced Thursday night that it is converting about 177 second-floor apartments, which for years had been targeted to young professionals, into independent-living units for seniors.
At a meeting in Glenridge Middle School, RP Realty Partners LLC broke the news to hundreds of residents of the development, which is known for blending affordable apartments with multimillion-dollar mansions.
Young professionals weren't filling the rentals as expected, and rents had dropped from about $1,400 to $900, the realty company said.
Young professionals weren't filling the rentals as expected, and rents had dropped from about $1,400 to $900, the realty company said.