The CTBUH Global News Archive is the primary place to get all the latest news on tall buildings, urban development and sustainable construction from around the world. The CTBUH also disseminates this information via our Monthly e-Newsletter, CTBUH Journal, and through books and reports. To view news for a certain category or time period, please use the links on the left side menu.  | 25 Feb 2016, Montreal, Canada
Construction on the two-tower Drummond Condominiums in Downtown Montreal is set to begin soon, with heavy machinery already excavating one floor below grade. The apartment complex is targeting "active professionals." Read more. |
 | 05 Feb 2016, Sydney, Australia
Developer Walker Corporation has recently launched a design competition among four major architectural firms for the design of its planned 90-story office-use Aspire Tower in Parramatta, Sydney. Read more. |
 | 03 Feb 2016, Makati, Philippines
Century Properties Group joined Mitsubishi Corporation executives to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Forbes Media Tower. The 35-story office building is planned to have a total gross floor area of approximately 95,000 square meters. Read more. |
 | 03 Feb 2016, Jersey City, United States
Last week, Perkins Eastman, developer China Overseas America, and Jersey City officials officially broke ground on 99 Hudson, a 76-story, nearly 800-unit condominium tower that is set to be New Jersey‘s tallest building. Read more. |
 | 01 Feb 2016, Los Angeles, United States
Construction on Ten Thousand, a 40-story luxury high-rise residential tower at the edge of Century City and Beverly Hills, is currently underway. It will feature 283 two- and three-bedroom residences. Read more. |
 | 13 Jan 2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Construction has begun on the Dubai Creek Residences project in Dubai Creek Harbour. Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties has awarded the construction contract for the project to Al Basti & Muktha (ABM). Read more. |
 | 18 Dec 2015, Courbevoie, France
The 140-meter-tall Trinity is set to be built along the eastern side of the CNIT building in the heart of La Défense outside of Paris. It will stand over the Avenue de la Division Leclerc expressway. Read more. |
 | 18 Dec 2015, Jersey City, United States
The skyline of Jersey City is on its way to getting another addition. On December 16, developers broke ground on for a 43-story building, dubbed Ellipse, in the Newport section at the city’s northern end. Read more. |
 | 18 Dec 2015, Dallas, United States
Less than six months after buying the high-profile corner of Woodall Rodgers Freeway and Pearl Street in the Dallas Arts District, a developer is breaking ground on a 25-story office high-rise to be completed in 18 months. Read more. |
 | 17 Dec 2015, Vancouver, Canada
Canada’s Acton Ostry Architects has begun construction on the appropriately named “Tall Wood Building,” an 18-story, 53-meter residential tower for Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) upper year and graduate students. Read more. |
 | 22 Oct 2015, Melbourne, Australia
A Malaysian property developer has officially broken ground on its first Australian development, the $555 million Aurora Melbourne Central, in the heart of Melbourne’s central business district (CBD). Read more. |
 | 16 Oct 2015, Melbourne, Australia
A giant new landmark is climbing into Melbourne's skyline, as construction officially begins on the Australia 108 skyscraper. Work has now started on the foundations of what will be the southern hemisphere's tallest apartment building. Read more. |
 | 06 Oct 2015, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The first – and perhaps most significant – of the mega-developments planned for Thu Thiem in Ho Chi Minh City broke ground the week of September 28, signaling the peninsula’s evolution from swampland to modern urban center. Read more. |
 | 30 Sep 2015, New York City, United States
Developers have broken ground on a 145-meter 38-story tower on the southwest corner of 30th Street and Broadway in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan that will be the location of a new Virgin Hotel. Read more. |
 | 17 Sep 2015, Melbourne, Australia
A Singaporean developer has formally appointed Brookfield Multiplex as builder for Australia 108, with on-site piling to commence in October. When completed, the building will be Australia's first supertall skyscraper. Read more. |
 | 31 Aug 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A local developer has announced the launch of the first phase of its Midtown master plan in Dubai’s International Media Production Zone. Sales for the district will begin in September, and construction will start before the end of 2015. Read more. |
 | 20 Aug 2015, London, United Kingdom
Construction of Dollar Bay in Canary Wharf has recently been announced. Named for the site's World War Two heritage, the premier residential tower will feature 121 residential apartments, each provided with an insulated winter garden. Read more. |
 | 17 Aug 2015, Miami, United States
The concrete pour will soon begin on Zaha Hadid Architect's new residential tower overlooking downtown Miami's Museum Park. The 62-story tower, located at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard, includes "museum-quality" town homes. Read more. |
 | 12 Aug 2015, Chicago, United States
One of Chicago's priciest condo developments is ready to begin construction in the Gold Coast. The No. 9 Walton tower has just been issued a building permit by the city to begin work on the building's foundation and first floor. Read more. |
 | 05 Aug 2015, Philadelphia, United States
After 14 years of attempted development, there will finally be a groundbreaking ceremony on August 8 for Bridge, a 17-story high-rise at 205 Race Street that will bring a new look to the riverfront in Old City. Read more. |
 | 04 Aug 2015, San Francisco, United States
Hines and Invesco Real Estate recently began construction on 41 Tehama, a new 389,000-square-foot (36,000-square-meter) luxury, multi-family high-rise complex in San Francisco’s South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. Read more. |
 | 03 Aug 2015, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
British architect Atkins has started work on the 460-meter Vincom Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the tallest building in Vietnam upon completion. The 81-story skyscraper will surpass the Landmark 72 in Hanoi. Read more. |
 | 03 Aug 2015, Manama, Bahrain
The developer of the long-delayed Villamar project – launched in 2007 close to the Bahrain Financial Harbour complex – said that work is restarting after the restructuring of the project’s finances. Read more. |
 | 28 Jul 2015, Chicago, United States
Two developers broke ground July 24 on a $100 million, 33-story apartment building in downtown Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The joint venture is a 373-unit luxury apartment project known as 833 North Clark. Read more. |
 | 17 Jun 2015, New York City, United States
An apartment tower on Roosevelt Island that began construction in June will be the tallest passive-house high-rise in the world when it is completed in 2017, and at about 25,000 square meters, it will also be the largest. Read more. |
 | 11 Jun 2015, Denver, United States
Denver’s skyline is about to change again after crews with international real estate firm Hines broke ground on a 40-story skyscraper on June 9. The 188-meter tower will include 27 stories of office space and 13 stories of retail. Read more. |
 | 13 May 2015, London, United Kingdom
The world’s largest office developer has given London a $1.6 billion vote of confidence, pushing the button on construction of the 172-meter 100 Bishopsgate, one of the city’s biggest skyscraper, without tenants in place. Read more. |
 | 07 May 2015, Los Angeles, United States
More construction cranes are on the horizon for Downtown Los Angeles, as yet another high-rise development begins work across the street from the LA Live complex. Plans for the property include a pair of 36-story buildings. Read more. |
 | 06 May 2015, Las Vegas, United States
A $4 billion Chinese-themed resort in Las Vegas broke ground May 5 with heavy fanfare. When it is completed, the 22 million-square-foot (two million-square-meter) development will have four towers with more than 6,500 rooms. Read more. |
 | 30 Apr 2015, Tornoto, Canada
Shanghai-based Greenland Holding Group enters the Canadian housing market with King Blue Condominiums, which is set to break ground May 8. Sales of the twin-tower residential and hotel development have already commenced. Read more. |
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