Apartments For Rent Through The Years Infographic

LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 7.4% 7.4% TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI BBBBI HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN San Fransisco Tacoma, WA Seattle Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI XI Honolulu Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV 14 Raleigh, NC Anchorage CA Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 8% 7.4% 7.4% 1 TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. X X 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET X X Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% X X 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI 18888 HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA San Fransisco Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI Seattle XI Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV Honolulu Raleigh, NC 14 CA Anchorage Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 8% 7.4% 7.4% 1 TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. X X 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET X X Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% X X 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI 18888 HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA San Fransisco Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI Seattle XI Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV Honolulu Raleigh, NC 14 CA Anchorage Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 8% 7.4% 7.4% 1 TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. X X 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET X X Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% X X 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI 18888 HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA San Fransisco Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI Seattle XI Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV Honolulu Raleigh, NC 14 CA Anchorage Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 8% 7.4% 7.4% 1 TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. X X 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET X X Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% X X 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI 18888 HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA San Fransisco Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI Seattle XI Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV Honolulu Raleigh, NC 14 CA Anchorage Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY Presents APARTMENT LIVING Through the Years 30 BC - 14 AD In ancient Rome, the insulae were the first apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes dwelled. The floor level of the buildings were reserved for shops and businesses. 50 BC 25 BC 638 - 899 25 AD 50 During the medieval Arabic-Islamic period, the Egyptian capital of Fustat (old Cairo) housed many high-rise residential build- ings, some were as high as seven stories tall and could reportedly accommodate hundreds of people. 75 100 125 150 901 175 By the 11th century, some of Egypt's apartment buildings were fourteen stories tall with roof gardens complete with ox-drawn water wheels for irrigating them. 200 225 250 1501 275 300 By the 16th century, Cairo had high-rise apartment buildings where the two lower floors were for commercial and storage purposes. The multiple stories above them were rented out to tenants. 325 350 375 In Yemen, the apartment buildings were made out of mud bricks. Some of which 400 were towers that reached 5 to 11 stories high, with each floor having one or two apartments. 425 450 1801 475 In the late 19th and early 20th century, the concept of apartments was slow to catch-on amongst the English middle- class. However, during the last quarter of the 19th century, ideas began to change. Both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed. 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 1839 675 In 1839, the first New York City tenement was built. It mainly housed poor immigrants. 700 1867 725 England's first mansion "flats," or apart- ments, were developed by Philip Flower and designed by James Knowles. The buildings were made up of 19 separate houses, each with a staircase serving one apartment per floor. 750 775 800 825 1876 850 Richard Norman Shaw took the mansion 875 apartments in England and developed a new type of building. Each apartment was planned as a separate project with the construction of each apartment contin- gent on the successful occupation of every apartment before it. 900 925 950 1884 975 1000 The Dakota building was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in New York City. 1025 1050 1901 1075 New York passed the New York State Tenement House Act in 1901 to improve the living 1100 1125 conditions of residents. 1150 1949 1175 President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act of 1949 to clean up the slums and reconstruct housing units for the poor. 1200 1225 1250 1275 1300 1950 - 60s 1325 significant developments in architectural design of apartment buildings came out of the 1950s and 60s. Among them were some groundbreaking designs: 1350 1375 1951 1400 The Lake Shore Drive Apartments embody a modernistic tone with their shape, grids curtain walls and complete lack of ornamentation. The architect, Mies, was a master of minimalist composition. His principle was "less is more." 1425 steel, glass 1450 1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1961 1600 The New Century Guild Apartments are a historic 4-story building in Philadelphia. The design was so popular, it was copied over and over again throughout the city. 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1964 1800 The Marina City complex consists of two high-rise towers, each 65-stories high. The towers include a five-story elevator and physical plant penthouse. 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 1968 2000 The Lake Point Tower is approximately 645 feet tall, and was the tallest apartment build- ing in the world when built. It was one of the first all-electric high-rise residential buildings. The tower also pioneered the concept of the "Park in the City" and was the first residential complex to have its own park - including a playground, pool, duck pond, and waterfalls. CITIES WITH THE STEEPEST RENT HIKES SINCE 2009 11.2% 11 10.4% 10 8.4% 8.1% 8% 7.5% 8% 8% 7.4% 7.4% 1 TOP 10 FRIENDLIEST CITIES FOR RENTERS CITIES THAT OFFER TENANT COUNCILS, FORECLOSURE PROTECTION & RENT CONTROL Based on cost, rent laws & vacancy. TENANT COUNCILS RENT CONTROL FORECLOSURE PROTECTION 8. 7. 2. 6. X X 1. Chicago, IL 2. Arlington, TX 3. Mesa, AZ 4. Indianapolis, IN 5. Phoenix, AZ 6. Jacksonville, FL 7. Fresno, CA 8. Sacramento, CA 9. Detroit, MI 10. Tuscon, AZ BEST CITIES TO GET BACK ON YOUR FEET X X Based on rent prices, income & unemployment RANK CITY AVG. RENT UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Indianapolis S735 8.7% 2. Pittsburgh S775 7.8% 3. Oklahoma City S716 5.9% 4. Cincinnati S692 10.3% 5. Omaha S773 5.3% 6. San Antonio S754 6.9% 7. Kansas City S825 8.9% 8. Hartford $963 8.2% X X 9. Cleveland S757 9.3% 10. Baltimore $1,118 8.0% BEST CITIES TO RENT VS BUY 4,000 Based on monthly cost Avg. Mortgage 3,500 Avg. Rental 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1.000 500 SOURCES: http://bit.ly/zS0rFJ | http://bit.ly/iaeBOL | http://bit.ly/eGj2Ab | http://bit.ly/ADb2mg http://bit.ly/YZ2RZP | http://bit.ly/ADQOCb | http://on-msn.com/g1nyXI 18888 HIKE PERCENTAGE Greenville, sc Chattanooga, TN Savannah, GA Portland, OR Monthly Cost San Jose, CA Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA San Fransisco Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Mesa, NI Seattle XI Denver, CO Jacksonville, ZV Honolulu Raleigh, NC 14 CA Anchorage Omaha Raleigh San Diego ənbuənbnqiy Colorado Springs Austin