Sentences with phrase «livable house»

Otherwise, it was a very livable house and of much better quality than our present day home built in 1977!

It would take three years to convert the place into a livable house.

Last month I shared with y ’ all the process of picking tile for our kids bathroom, and I'm happy to say that it's all installed, and we are that much closer to having a livable house!

Several REALTORS ® reported that the staging made a huge difference in the home — their clients could see how warm and livable the house really was and could see themselves at home there.

This makes it even harder for lower income (including drug dealers and people most of us don't want to rent to) to find affordable housing, and for landlords to provide these people with a livable house at a cost that makes sense.

Right, I was the general contractor building a house from empty lot to completed livable house.

«It is clear from recent events and the numerous reports that I've issued on NYCHA conditions that an independent monitor is the only way we can ensure that tenants have safe, livable housing.

Torres, also endorsed by StreetsPAC, is well versed in a broad range of progressive issues — from participatory budgeting to the battle against «predatory equity» and derelict landlords to sustainability, a key policy concern of his that encompasses issues including the health impacts of truck exhaust pollution, the need for congestion pricing to reduce traffic, the availability of nutritious fresh food, and the maintenance of affordable and livable housing.

To pave the way for a new Foxconn plant, one Wisconsin county is reportedly labeling livable houses as... More +

Not exact matches

Housing Forum 2017 will focus on how we can start addressing affordability, in order to keep our region livable and economically competitive.

Housing is very affordable (even cheap) in many very livable medium sized cities in these areas.

Factor in his pleas for just and moral laws or access to decent, affordable housing and guaranteed livable wages a half a century ago.

They can not afford their own house — at least not one that you or I would consider livable — and maybe not even a decent apartment.

So was every other livable building in the area; and the Seattle Ski Club dormitory, with 150 sleepers taking up every bed in the house, began stacking latecomers on the floor.

Sometimes the house gets messy, and I wallow in it for days, feeling overwhelmed about how on earth I will get it back to a state that's livable for the family.

They called for making the city's housing more livable, reforming housing court and addressing the serious health problems that result from lead paint, dust and cockroaches.

Quinn said it was critical that the issue get addressed immediately to make sure that housing in the city stays «livable» and «affordable.»

«We're talking about the foundation of the laws that keep housing livable and affordable in New York City,» Quinn said.

LOWER EAST SIDE — After two weeks of no gas, running water or electricity in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, fed - up residents at a 1,600 - plus - unit housing complex are calling for a break in rent to make up for the lack of livable conditions.

«Not only are we aiming to promote affordable housing development through changes to zoning, but we are fostering more livable, thriving neighborhoods,» City Planning chair Carl Weisbrod said.

Question topics included financial incentives given by the City to Altronix (which hosted the Mayor for a visit just before the press conference), whether the mayor has concerns about offering such incentives, whether his jobs task force will work with local communities, whether his affordable housing plan conflicts with his plan to enable more manufacturing in the city, what a base livable minimum wage is, whether the mayor is concerned about the possibility that Republicans may control the U.S. Senate next year, whether NY State has done enough to assist NYC in obtaining hazard mitigation money from the federal government, the Mayor's views on items sold at the September 11th Museum gift shop and what the first «tangible» product of the task force will be.

The researchers have now drawn together research on climate change, energy, housing and transport to provide an analysis that spans disciplines of how Australia's desert region could become a highly livable and prosperous area for existing and new residents.

In 2012, a New York housing council challenged local designers to think up a «micro-apartment» — one less than 400 sq ft — that was livable and aspirational.

Mark & I decided to change the house critera to three bedrooms with a livable basement that would work as the fourth bedroom.

I wish I could say I accomplished more in my week, but I think the most productive I've been is getting my house in order today where it actually looks livable lol.

By appealing to tutors» sense of service, providing a small but livable stipend, organizing low - cost housing for tutors, and above all, by giving tutors a chance to work in a high - performing school as a means for evaluating their interest in education reform and teaching careers, Match can compete alongside Teach For America for the best college graduates in the country and hire three to four tutors for what they pay a full - time teacher.

Some of the things that make it so livable include a higher median income and moderately priced housing.

To get the house livable again is going to take $ 160,000.

For example, you could buy a cheap house with lots of serious issues and benefit now from lower payments, but you may end up pouring money into it later to keep it livable or to get the house in a condition so you can sell it.

Some Hurricane Harvey victims and housing advocates say a program designed to make flooded residents» homes livable while they await more comprehensive repairs has fallen short of even its modest goals,...

City Heights is ranked [10] a very livable city, with lots of local amenities, stable housing market and sunny weather.

We already use very little coal, and we're running hard to slow, and then lower our use of oil & gas so that our economy keeps rolling, and people's houses are still livable, when oil, and then gas get really expensive, not this wimpy oil rise we've seen lately.

8 % of the population has some kind of disability and the new generations are expected to live much longer, which means that houses need to be made accessible, and livable, for all kinds of people, in order to avoid social exclusion.

This typically translates into perpetually having your drying rack out, which makes the tiny house much less livable.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D - OR), 3rd District head of the House «Bike Caucus» and chair of the «Livable Cities» group.

Experience the difference in how livable a ZeroSquared tiny house is in comparison to most others.

For residents whose first need is meeting rent, the carbon fee and rebate will help keep DC habitable for its residents — in terms of a livable climate and in terms of affordable housing.

My main goal has been to reduce the cost of housing, while also making the designs sustainable, easy to build and livable.

Yes, the house went thru a 11 * F temperature swing, but that's very livable for us, I like it cooler at night for sleeping, and that's the most extreme temperature swing it goes thru.

This is one of my favourite tiny houses, great aesthetic appeal and a very livable design.

If I honestly thought a group of people really, truly wanted to destroy a livable climate, I might suggest letting their houses burn down too.

One of the most livable tiny houses I have seen.

All too often the debate is framed around prosperity and well - being on the one hand, and environmental destruction on the other — it's as if we have to chose between feeding, housing and educating ourselves, or having a livable planet to inhabit.

In addition to the complex set of factors influencing all homelessness — extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income and access to health care — a large number of displaced and at - risk veterans live with lingering effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack of family and social support networks.

Furthermore, in the aftermath of such as event, your house may not be livable anymore until builders come to assess the damage and make the necessary repairs.

In some instances, such as in the event of a serious wild fire, the house may be never be livable again while in other instances, such as a leaking roof due to a storm, it may only take a few weeks to repair the damage.

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Affordable housing, equitable access to quality education, quality employment, a livable income for those not in work — these are all important health matters, as is tackling social and economic inequality, and ensuring a fair tax system.

Increasing successful transition to adulthood including enrollment in post-secondary education, vocational training, or employment at a livable wage, and living in safe and stable housing after graduation from APP

«You know you're in a livable community the moment you walk outside,» says John McIlwain, senior fellow for housing at the Urban Land Institute.