Cardinal Industries, Inc. was a corporation headquartered in

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, United States. Established in 1954, it produced manufactured housing, including thousands of apartments in the United States. These one-story apartments were assembled on-site from modules. It also began the

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motel chain.

Key people

*Austin Guirlinger, president and CEO *Larry Rosenthal, vice president of apartment products *David J. Baker, vice president

Apartments

Cardinal apartments can be found in a few different configurations, depending partly on the number of 12' x 24' modules used. One-module apartments are advertised as efficiency or

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s. Some have murphy beds. Two-modules have one bedroom, with some models containing a utility room with

washer Washer most commonly refers to: *Washer (hardware), a thin usually disc-shaped plate with a hole in the middle typically used with a bolt or nut *Washing machine, for cleaning clothes Washer may also refer to: *Dishwasher, a machine for cleani ...

and

dryer Dryer (or drier) may refer to: Drying equipment * Hair dryer * Hand dryer * Clothes dryer, also known as a tumble-dryer * Belt dryer * Desiccant, a substance that absorbs or adsorbs water * Grain dryer, for storage grain bins * Oil drying agent, a ...

connections. Three-modules have two bedrooms. Some contain two equally sized bedrooms, while others have a master bedroom instead. Most have washer and dryer connections. In addition to the ground floor living area, many offer attic space over one of the modules. Most of the apartments were built in the 1970s and 1980s. The corporation filed for bankruptcy in 1989, and reorganized as Cardinal Realty Services, Inc., a real estate ownership and management company. Cardinal Realty Services, Inc. was listed on the

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RSIbefore merging with Equity Residential. Ownership of many properties transferred to

Equity Residential Equity Residential is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartments. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned or had investments in 310 properties consisting of 80,407 apartment units in Southern California, San Fr ...

. Today many of the properties are managed by Elon Property Management.

Example apartment communities

*Bridge Point,

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*Cardinal Village,

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Cardinal Village
*Glenwood Village,

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Palatka Oaks Apartments,Palatka Florida 32177 Riverwood Apartments , Palatka, Florida 32177 *Slate Run,

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*Longwood,

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*Annhurst,

Belcamp, Maryland Riverside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,425 at the 2010 census. The term "Riverside" is generally used interchangeably with "Belcamp"; both names are accepted for the U.S. Postal ...

*Wentworth, Roseville, Michigan *Dartmouth Place,

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Apartments for rent, Apartment rentals, Apartment Search with Empirian Property Management
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Stow, Ohio Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,483 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community within the Akron metropolitan area. History Stow is named for Joshua Stow, its original proprietor. Joshua Stow was ...

*Pinewood Apartments, Kent, Ohio (not owned by Empirian) *Bellflower Apartments, Lebanon, Ohio (owned by Central Management) *Woodlands Apartments, Columbus, Ohi
www.woodlandsohiobyelon.com
*Retreat at Indian Lake,

Hendersonville, Tennessee Hendersonville is the largest city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 61,753 at the 2020 census. Hendersonville is the fourth-largest city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, an ...

*Pinewood Village Apartments,

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

(Owned by Beverly, LLC) *Lakeshore II Apartments, Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaLakeshore II in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
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References

External links

Elon Property ManagementOSHRC Docket 82-0427
SECRETARY OF LABOR, Complainant, v CARDINAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Respondent. {{Authority control Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States Companies based in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1954 1954 establishments in Africa