Wednesday, January 13, 2010

12 bedroom Villa in Near Todi, Italy

Glorious Private Estate Exclusive home or commercial enterprise Available for sale also in lots.

ESTATE: Rare opportunity to acquire a spectacular cluster of former grain mills in a secluded 17 acre valley setting. Perfect for those seeking a peaceful, spirit-restoring spot that is away from the public eye, yet easy to reach and easy to secure. Set close to a small hamlet, in agricultural land and woodland, the properties - with the benefit of 2 swimming pools, tennis court, vines, wells and a stream - are surrounded by their own land, making organic wine production a real possibility - room too for children to roam. Stables nearby.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Casa Latino Real Estate Expands To Italy

A Master Franchise Agreement has been signed with Master Franchisor, Italico Srl, to proceed with the development of the Casa Latino brand in Italy. Italico Srl consists of several skilled professionals whose expertise ranges from international brand strategy to the development of franchising systems. Currently assisting one of the leading European fashion companies in strategic planning and development, the principals of Italico Srl feel they are ready to successfully develop the Casa Latino brand in their home country.

From San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, Mr. Eros Spinozzi, President of Italico Srl, said; “During the year 2008 we had the opportunity to understand the brand position of Casa Latino and at the same time to observe the growing success of the franchise model during a period of huge downturn. We were introduced to this real estate brand by Mr. Sonny Buoncervello, a long time family friend that happened to be one of the pioneers of modern real estate business.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Rocky Road Home

FOR more than 25 years, Michael Logozzo, a native of Brooklyn, lived overseas, working various jobs — as a chef in Venice and in Rome, as a magazine editor in Paris and as a television host and fund-raiser in Warsaw. In 2003, he moved into a guarded compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, overseeing the acquisition of property for Roshan, a telecommunications company, and helping run a charitable program to feed Afghan children.
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AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE After two days of traveling, Michael Logozzo arrived home expecting to see a furnished apartment.

But as the battle against the Taliban intensified, and car bombings and kidnappings increased, members of Mr. Logozzo’s large extended family in New York City — he has 14 brothers and sisters — began lobbying him to come home.

“They thought it was insane that I would take a job there to begin with, and that it was more insane to stay longer than my original six-month commitment,” he said. “None of them have the travel bug I do, and they were scared for my safety.”

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Rome Property For Sale

TYPE Section of a villa on three levels with garden.
CONDITION Excellent.
LOCATION In a residential area. Good position.
MUNICIPALITY Rome
PROVINCE Rome
REGION Lazio
SIZE 310 square metres (3336 square feet)
ROOMS 8
BEDROOMS 3
BATHROOMS 2
FEATURES Brick construction, terraces.
LAND No, but lovely private garden.
GARDEN 900 square metres of garden with irrigation
ANNEX No.
ACCESS Excellent.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

World's tallest building opens in world's newest real estate desert

Thank goodness the Dubai area is geologically stable, because its regional politics and economics certainly aren't.

Pretty soon some 12,000 people will be living and working in the Burj Dubai, a soaring 818m needle of glass, concrete and steel that overshadows the diminished real estate on the desert floor that is Dubai.

At least that's what the owners of the world's tallest building hope as they officially open the centrepiece of the 202ha development this week. The project is one of superlatives. Not least that it will house the world's highest mosque nearly 160 storeys above ground. It cost $1.5 billion to build, according to Dubai’s state-owned developer, Emaar. It's a building without peer, although a number of other super-structures are being constructed elsewhere on the globe and in nearby Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It's also a testament to the day the world stopped viewing Dubai as the Neverland of economic prosperity, effectively deserting the Las Vegas of the Arabian desert.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Start the bidding: Rome Home Depot for sale

By REBECCA CRONISER
Observer-Dispatch
Posted Jan 01, 2010 @ 04:49 PM
ROME —

Just $1.9 million. That’s what is needed to start the bidding Jan. 19-20 in the online auction for the former Home Depot building in Rome.

It could be a deal for the property, which is assessed at nearly $7.2 million.

But finding someone interested in the building is going to be tough, officials say.

“I don’t see it going,” said Rome Mayor James Brown. “It’s tough the way the economy is. Nobody is really expanding at this point in time.”

The giant orange and beige retail store on Rome-Taberg Road has sat empty since it closed in the summer of 2008.

The store wasn’t open for long in Rome. The 112,940-square-foot building — with 19,646-square-feet of outdoor side yard — opened in 2003.

Start the bidding: Rome Home Depot for sale

By REBECCA CRONISER
Observer-Dispatch
Posted Jan 01, 2010 @ 04:49 PM
ROME —

Just $1.9 million. That’s what is needed to start the bidding Jan. 19-20 in the online auction for the former Home Depot building in Rome.

It could be a deal for the property, which is assessed at nearly $7.2 million.

But finding someone interested in the building is going to be tough, officials say.

“I don’t see it going,” said Rome Mayor James Brown. “It’s tough the way the economy is. Nobody is really expanding at this point in time.”

The giant orange and beige retail store on Rome-Taberg Road has sat empty since it closed in the summer of 2008.

The store wasn’t open for long in Rome. The 112,940-square-foot building — with 19,646-square-feet of outdoor side yard — opened in 2003.

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