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Chandler near head of the class in classy apartments
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BY CECILIA CHAN Arizonan Staff Writer
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he amenities race in the apartment industry has been intensifying in the country over the past decade with 86% of new builds classified as luxury dwellings, a recent study said. And Chandler is among the cities leading the pack. Arizona in particular showed a tendency
toward luxury living since 2012 with Chandler as well as Gilbert and Scottsdale seeing almost exclusively high-end apartments going up within their boundaries, according to a study by StorageCafe. In the study’s top 20 list of High-End Apartment Living, Gilbert, Chandler and Scottsdale landed the No. 1, 2 and 4 spots, respectively, in the country, according to StorageCafe. StorageCafe is a storage space search
website that is part of Yardi Matrix, which develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for real estate companies. For the past decade, all 4,000 apartment units that opened in Gilbert were categorized as luxury while Chandler boasted a rate of 99% – or 6,800 premium units – and Scottsdale had 98.5% or 8,600 deluxe units
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Chandler discouraging Chandler WWII veteran panhandler support prepares to turn 100 BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Staff Writer
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city official says Chandler residents are very willing to help when it comes to the growing homeless population, but that it might be doing more harm than good. Now, the City of Chandler is starting a campaign to discourage citizens from giving money to panhandlers. Riann Balch, city community resources manager, told City Council at its June 23 meeting that giving money to the homeless people on street corners is not really going to help them and could make things worse. “Panhandling in Chandler, specifically, is extremely lucrative,” Balch said. “We’re a very generous community. Unfortunately, panhandling, while the intent is very good, the outcome is very bad.” “The longer you live on the street, the faster you die,” she said. “So the average age for somebody that lives on the street
see PANHANDLERS page 13
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Arizonan Executive Editor
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e is part of a rapidly diminishing breed of men, a member of the Greatest Generation, though when you ask him what thought comes to mind when he looks back on his days as a telegraph operator in the European theater during World War II. Floyd Casey without hesitation says: “The weather.” “The weather was so damn cold,” recalled Floyd, who becomes a centenarian on July 20 and already is the oldest resident at the Sunrise of Chandler assist-
see CENTENARIAN page 16
It’s not surprising that Floyd Casey is the oldest resident at the Sunrise at Chandler assisted living community: not many people generally live a century. But Floyd also is a member of the steadily fading Greatest Generation, and you can read his story on page 16. (David Min-
ton/Arizonan Staff Photographer)
