Defending Defense Drive

Defense Drive

There’s a good reason the entrance to one Falls Church enclave, Hillwood Square Mutual Association, is called Defense Drive. Picture the buildings without the canopy of stately oaks, flower gardens and the riot of nesting songbirds and you have a color snapshot of life on the home front during WWII.

Original Contract Promised To Get $85 Million for Hillwood Square

$85 million property

Archstone = Bad Deal Archstone wants to buy your home at the bottom of the market. You will then have to buy your next home while prices go up. You lose money. You waste your time. You give up your success. The Rich Get Richer Archstone will get an $85 million property for only $38… [Continue Reading]

Meet Maggie Q, Daughter of Vietnamese Immigrant

Maggie Q - CBS Summer Press Tour Party

Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979),[1] professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars in the title role on the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Early life Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.[2][3] She speaks English and Cantonese. Her father, a government employee,[4] is of… [Continue Reading]

Archstone Bought by Lehman Brothers, Bankrupt Symbol of The Great Recession

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The SEC filings confirming Lehman’s increase of its stake in Archstone to 73.5 percent came just two days after the bankrupt financial services giant revealed that its bankruptcy bill for professional fees and expenses owed to its myriad outside advisers has topped the $1.5 billion mark.

Inside Archstone Owner Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy

Lehman Brothers

Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 15, 2008. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers remains the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history with Lehman holding over $600 billion in assets.

Community Founded by U.S. President Faces Mass Evacuation at the Hands of Archstone

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WASHINGTON, DC, Feburary 10, 2012 — Hillwood Square, a low to moderate income community in Northern Virginia founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, faces mass evacuation of its 158 families because new executives say they can no longer provide maintenance.

NBC Boston Investigates Archstone Scandal

NBC Boston

According to a lawsuit involving the Archstone apartments in Reading, the management was charging renters an upfront 475 dollar fee to use the pool, the gym and the outdoor grill. “The average tenant has no idea what fees are permissible, and what fees are not permissible,” said Attorney Matt Fogelman.

“Margin Call” New York Premiere

“Margin Call” New York City Premiere – Arrivals, 2011-10-17 – Landmark Sunshine Cinema, New York City, NY, USA

Angel Ball

Angel Ball 2011 – Arrivals, 2011-10-17 – Cipriani Wall Street, New York City, NY, USA

“Coriolanus” Screening Photocall

55th Annual Times BFI London Film Festival – “Coriolanus” Screening Photocall, 2011-10-16 – Vue Cinema, Leicester Square, London, UK