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Opinion: Privately owned buildings are bulldozer bait | Columns
John Hazlehurst Twenty decades back an mysterious variety popped up on my quite new, quite amazing and then outstanding little device identified as a mobile cellular phone. I answered — neighborhood quantities had been constantly local, and spam calls weren’t a point. Introducing himself, the caller had a peculiar proposition. “I read through your piece in the [Business Journal’s sister publication the Colorado Springs] Independent about the Burns [Theatre],” he reported, “and I have one thing you really should have.” Sounded appealing — so I gave him my tackle and he showed up a several several hours later on. He experienced a gigantic, dilapidated hanging lamp that experienced been produced…
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France Freezes 31 Luxury Properties Owned By Eight Sanctioned Russian Billionaires
Roman Abramovich’s Château de la Croë in Antibes, France. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images The frozen properties, worth nearly $1 billion, include Roman Abramovich’s château on the French Riviera and his estate in St. Barts. On Wednesday, French authorities published a list of 41 properties owned by sanctioned Russian individuals that had been frozen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, worth nearly $620 million. Forbes found that 31 of those properties are owned by eight sanctioned Russian billionaires, including Roman Abramovich’s $250 million Château de la Croë in Antibes on the French Riviera and his $90 million estate on the luxe Caribbean island of St. Barts. Forbes estimates the 31 billionaire-owned properties…
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San Francisco Mansion Once Owned by Nicolas Cage Finds a Buyer
A San Francisco mansion the moment owned by the star of “National Treasure,” Nicolas Cage, has identified a purchaser. The residence had past been detailed for $9.95 million, and is now in “pending sale” standing, The Serious Deal documented. The consumer also has an selection to order an adjoining ton for an extra $3 million—which could thrust the remaining selling price upward. Found on Russian Hill, with iconic views of the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island, the historic house was the topic of a preferred portray. On the other hand, it experienced a hard time landing a buyer. Created in 1914, the four-story Tudor Revival to begin with came…
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