According to cnynews.com, a new modular apartment building will be sited in Oneonta, New York for exclusive use by students at the SUNY (State University of New York) campus. Hillside Commons will offer one, two and three-bedroom apartments. MHProNews.com has learned the Oneonta Police Department has issued an alert that …
Modular home producer Commodore Corporation will close its manufacturing plant in Danville, Virginia at the end of April, according to wdbj7.com, costing 100 employees their jobs. MHProNews.com has learned operations will be moved to a newer facility in North Carolina. ## (Photo credit: wdbj7.com–Commodore Corporation modular homes in Danville, VA)
Updating a story MHProNews.com last covered Jan. 14, 2014 regarding a subsidiary of Santee Modular Homes in Orangeburg County, South Carolina suing the county over a debris removal contract, the public works department had sufficient manpower for cleanup in the wake of the recent ice storm. The lawsuit asked for …
Following up on a story MHProNews.com posted Oct. 14, 2013 regarding a warehouse in Camden, New Jersey set to open as a modular housing factory with the promise of 1,000 jobs for inner city residents within 3-4 months, the building remains padlocked and applicants are discouraged. Camden mayoral candidate Amir …
Renting out at 80 percent of market value as part of the government’s affordable housing program, architectural firm Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners has received approval to build 36 two-bedroom modular apartments in Stratford, England. Consisting of two modules each, the units will be assembled around a core containing two …
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An increase in enrollment projections exceeding expectations in the Cumberland Valley School District in south central Pennsylvania is leading officials to consider an $88 million budget addition over the next eight-10 years. While middle school and high school enrollment will exceed capacity within eight years, at the elementary school level …
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A late construction start due to a late spring has resulted in the development of the new St. Kateri School in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada now set to open with 12 modular classrooms in November of the 2014-2015 school year instead of at the beginning in September, 2014. Part of …
The developers of the Grandview Apartment Development Project, a 72-unit apartment complex planned for Redwood Falls, Minnesota, continue to try and bring the per-unit cost down to $70,000. Trident Development, working with a local modular builder, as redwoodfallsgazette.com informs MHProNews.com, has lowered the cost to $78,000 per unit, and continues …
The YMCA of London (England) South West is behind the Y:Cube project that will offer modular housing for singles and couples in need of affordable accommodations in Winbledon, according to what yourlocalguardain.co.uk tells MHProNews.com. Richard Blakeway, deputy mayor of London, says, “Y:Cube is a fantastic example of innovative housing projects …
Pat Withrow, a candidate for sheriff of San Joaquin County, just east of San Francisco, says modular housing for inmates would ease overcrowding at the main jail, and could be built quicker than traditional construction. As centralvalleybusinesstimes.com informs MHProNews.com, Withrow says the county has the highest recidivism rate of all …
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) tells MHProNews.com legislation in the House of Delegates, SB363, supported by VAMMHA, will streamline the titling process of manufactured homes and allow for the re-titling of homes severed from real property. If the measure passes through the subcommittee of the House Transportation …
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A collaboration between Strachan Group Architects (SGA) and the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland, New Zealand on behalf of non-profit VisionWest Community Trust is set to build affordable and sustainable housing in Henderson, Auckland. The government’s Social Reform Housing Bill is pushing for private funding of building these modular, …
MHProNews.com has learned from fredericksburg.com in Virginia the Colonial Beach School Board told the Town Council it needs $1.26 million to renovate the elementary school that were devastated by a fire Jan. 6, 2014, while students use modular classrooms that have been sited near the current Colonial Beach High School. …
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Due to a number of factors, manufacturing has declined in Australia, especially in the food and automobile industries, and two staff members of Curtin University have suggested resources be turned to the modular housing market. Jemma Green and Peter Newman say the off-site housing market is a $90 billion industry …
The 70th annual Seattle Home Show, which runs Feb. 15 through Feb. 23 at Century-Link Field Event Center, will include a modular home among the several homes on display. As theolympian.com informs MHProNews.com, Timberland Homes will have an 1,800 square foot modular beach house, the Kingston. ## (Image credit: Timberland …
The Municipal Planning Commission in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada is considering a modular home community just north of the Trans-Canada Highway if the city council agrees to rezone what has been prime highway commercial property. The first phase of the project would include 85 modular home sites on 15 acres. …
The Modular Home Builders Association (MHBA) is promoting a new initiative to unite all modular home builders under one roof, according to modularhomecoach.com. Executive Director Tom Hardiman says, “For years, the modular home industry has been fragmented and disjointed, underserved and underrepresented by committees, councils and for-profit entities that have …
Five hundred thirty acres of former farmland in Minot, North Dakota are set to become a new planned community of 2,000 residential units around a hub of commercial and retail space, including a park and trail system. Infrastructure work began last year to support the development, which includes what is …
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Pure Advantage, a nonprofit organization in New Zealand, intends to build hundreds of modular homes to meet the housing crunch brought on by the Feb. 2011 earthquake that devastated Christchurch and killed 185 people, as MHProNews.com last covered Dec. 30, 2013. Set up three years ago to promote a greener …
According to thealpenanews.com, the Harrisville (Michigan) Aldermen heard from Carolyn and Rick Pender of their plans to develop their property into lots for 40 modular homes. MHProNews.com has learned the couple wants the city to vacate several unbuilt streets that they can use for their development. The Pender’s have hired …
