Queen Creek Adobe Ranch near Mummy Mountain

December 25, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Queen Creek Adobe Ranch near Mummy Mountain

This Queen Creek Adobe ranch home tucked in near Mummy Mountain offers considerable charm, much updating and a near-acre lot with some of the best valley views going! You’ll find a charming cooks kitchen, updated baths, saltillo tile floors and all the comfort and charm these wonderful ranch homes have to offer! With a scenic and desirable Town of Paradise Valley location, a home like this can be enjoyed for all it’s simple charms, or could easily... 

Citi Foundation Awards $500,000 to Enterprise Community Partners Grant to Further Leadership and Innovation in Green, Affordable Housing

November 20, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Citi Foundation awarded Enterprise Community Partners a $500,000 grant in support of its Green Communities ® initiative, the largest effort in the U.S. to bring the benefits of green building to low-income people. The grant will support the continued growth and expansion of Green Communities by enabling Enterprise to create more green affordable developments, deepen technical support in improving building energy performance and tap the emerging... 

Chili Pepper Southwestern Spoon Rest

November 9, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

This super-cute ceramic chili pepper spoon rest will keep you counters clean and looking hot and spicy. Really nice color and design. View product detail on Amazon.Com

Gilmour Electronic 4-Cycle Water Timer

July 14, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

Incredibly easy to use, this electronic water timer from Gilmour offers four on/off watering cycles per day so your yard looks its best, even during hot summer months. The electronic keypad is a snap to set thanks to the easy-to-read digital display that indicates program steps and selections. The one-week clock repeats the cycle every seven days, or you can choose the skip function for watering every second or third day. There’s also a convenient... 

Paslode 500959 5/8 to 2-Inch 18-Gauge Brad Nailer

January 6, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

Most of us who use pneumatic nailers are partial to one brand or another, and if Paslode isn’t usually your choice, we think you owe it to yourself to have a look at this brad nailer. We’ll get out of the way the only thing we don’t like: depth-of-drive isn’t tool-free. Aside from that relatively small thing, this is one fantastic nailer. It’s the lightest we’ve ever had in hand, and while that may not seem like such an important thing,... 

Monomid(TM) Water-borne Epoxy Offers Fast Dry, Affordable Flooring

July 17, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction

Chemline’s Steelcote division introduces the Monomid Flooring system as part of its Steelcote family of easy-to-use water-borne epoxy coatings. These coatings are engineered to improve end-user productivity by helping facility owners and coatings applicators save time and money on coating – without sacrificing quality. This information is according to John Henningsen, spokesperson for Chemline. Monomid Epoxy Flooring System is an easy-to-mix... 

1965 Block Ranch Home with Modern Retreat

February 12, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
1965 Block Ranch Home with Modern Retreat

Hayes McNeil and Christoph Kaiser of Plus Minus Studios transformed this unassuming 1965 block ranch home into a modern oasis. Taking advantage of location and views of Squaw Peak, all details were thoughtfully executed. Smoothed walls, all new aluminum dual pane windows/doors, lighting, honed concrete floors, Hand Made butcher block style wood and steel (made reclaimed wood) kitchen island, Bosch appliances, Ann Saks tile, Toto, tankless hot water... 

Lighting Science Group Designs, Manufactures, and Installs Interactive Led Lighting Systems for Dutch Nightclub

October 9, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement

Lighting Science Group, a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, announced today that it has installed several integrated LED systems to create an interactive, dynamic lighting experience for the newly opened Club Devo in Goes, Netherlands. Using close to 100 percent LED technology for its lighting needs, Club Devo is the first nightclub in Europe believed to implement LED lighting systems... 

Longoria Collection Two Tone Finish Hardwood Round Dining Table

May 15, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Longoria Collection Two Tone Finish Hardwood Round Dining Table * Dimension: 48″Dia 30″H * Finish: Two Tone Brown Black * Material: Solid Hardwood & Veneers * Round Dining Table from the Longoria Collection * The Longoria Collection is crafted from select hardwoods with Birch veneers in a beautiful distressed two tone brown. * Matching dining chair and buffet hutch are sold separately. View product details at Amazon

MSHDA Offers Low-cost Loans for Home Improvements

October 13, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

Income eligible homeowners with no equity may borrow up to $25,000 from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to make energy-efficiency improvements to their home. With equity, homeowners can borrow up to $50,000. “Making simple improvements like increasing insulation or replacing an inefficient furnace or old windows can reduce your energy costs by up to 50 percent,” said MSHDA Executive Director Keith Molin. There... 

Abrasive Wheel removes light welds, burrs, rust, and paint.

January 11, 2007 Filed Under: Construction

A new, all-purpose flexible mesh depressed center Type 27 abrasive wheel for removing light welds, burrs, rust, and paint is being introduced by Rex-Cut Products, Inc. of Fall River, Massachusetts. The Sigma Screen(TM) depressed center Type 27 wheel features a blend of zirconia-ceramic abrasive grains bonded to a flexible mesh for grinding, blending, and finishing applications. Much more flexible than resin-fiber discs, these mesh wheels are cool-running,... 

Classic Sleep 206562 Beauty Dream Softside Midfill Mattress – Top Only

May 12, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Classic Sleep 206562 Made from a premium European fabric, the Beauty Dream Softside Midfill bed is designed to provide the best night’s sleep available. This bed’s contouring foam and hollofill fiber will provide maximum comfort for years to come. Features: -Available in Twin, Full, Queen, and King sizes -Premium European Damask fabric -Durable yet soft Burlington White on White Damask cover with continuous quilting pattern -Luxurious... 

Armitage-Halsed District: 910 West Armitage

September 13, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture

The Armitage-Halsted District is a remarkably intact, late nineteenth-century neighborhood commercial district. Centered on what was the intersection of two major streetcar lines, this transportation ‘crossroads’ exploded into a major neighborhood shopping area. Buildings in the district typically have commercial storefronts on the ground floor with residential units above. This new 3-story masonry building has a contemporary metal-and-glass,... 

Industry Leaders Launch UJA-Federation of New York’s 2008 REX Premiere Event at the Puck Building’s Skylight Ballroom

October 28, 2008 Filed Under: Construction, Real Estate

UJA-Federation of New York will bring together 250 leading young professionals from New York’s real estate, construction, and allied trade industries, including developers, owners, brokers, attorneys, and investment strategists, for one of the most exclusive nights in the industry at its annual Real Estate and Allied Trades Division’s REX Premiere Event on Thursday, November 6, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at the Puck Building’s Skylight Ballroom,... 

Global Ecology Corp. Announces Sale of Mobile Water Treatment System Units

August 18, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Global Ecology Corporation announced that it sold 10 Mobile Water Treatment System units to a private charitable organization that funds humanitarian projects worldwide. These units will be tested in the U.S. for use as part of a response system to environmental catastrophes. Peter Ubaldi, president of GEC, said, “Part of our strategy has been to target charitable and non-profit corporations so that we may collaborate in projects that use our products...