After 1868, in the period of the restoration regime under the Meiji emperor, Japan succeeded, without major political breakdowns, in building an industrial state and developing commercial structures that transformed traditional Japanese society.
Or the Environmental Capital post about the new green building codes: "The bill mandates that upon passage, all states move to adopt standards for residential and commercial structures that are at least 30percentt better than two widely accepted energy codes.
Can we rearrange the commercial structure so that it's seamless -- straight from one show into the other?" This can be done, and Zucker is pleased.
The wait mainly involved relocating or buying out the 36 renters in two now demolished walk-up apartment buildings as well as the commercial tenants in the third structure that occupied the site, said Izak Senbahar, who with Simon Elias is developing the 89-unit condominium, called the Grand Beekman.
Indeed when Wachovia, America's fourth-largest commercial bank by assets, was rescued this week, the FDIC created a structure that protected all deposits.
The former Monsanto mill, a 100-year-old structure that also had a large fire, is being renovated into luxury condominiums, housing and commercial space.
As a result, construction of most backhouses larger than two stories -- that is, residences rather than commercial structures or outbuildings that were converted later -- ended by the 1870's, though some property owners built oversized backhouses illegally as late as the 1930's.
It can inspire confidence that the potential customer base is sufficiently large and interested, and that the commercial structure (i.e., how a business will make money) is well thought out.
Two-story additions in 1927 and 1929 changed the original building into an L-shaped structure that shares a party wall with a commercial building to the east.
