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but its sales have plummeted the past four years. “Until the late ’90s, your choices for what to do in the evening besides read a book weren’t that great,” owner John Tilton says. Now, “people spend hours on the internet instead of reading a book.”

NORTHROCK Lake Highlands apartments at 6808 Skillman were put up for sale by Prescott Realty. The 362-unit multifamily development replaced the buildings that were once TOSCANA APARTMENTS. Because the property is located within the Lake Highlands Public Improvement District, businesses can receive municipal funds for neighborhood improvement.