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22 October 2021 | Chicago
High-Rise Office Project Proposed for Fulton Market in Chicago
Paperwork has been filed with the City of Chicago for a new project in Fulton Market, Chicago. 360 North Green is currently a parking lot, but plans are in motion...
22 October 2021 | Brisbane
Second Version of High-Rise Residential Project Proposed for Site in Milton
In a village in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia,a development application has been submitted for a 20-story residential building. The recently submitted proposal replaces a previously...
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21 October 2021 | Ankara
Ankara Mixed-Use Complex Up for Sale
A new project in Turkey is for sale. The project, Cubes Ankara, was implemented by Vakıf GYO, a subsidiary of Vakıfbank and Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ). They have invested 1.35...
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21 October 2021 | Brisbane
New Brisbane Development Application Submitted for Residential Project
Developers GENC Investments Pty Ltd have submitted a development application for 26 Balaclava Street. GENC Investments is currently in the process of purchasing the land for the project. Their application...
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21 October 2021 | St. Petersburg (FL)
New Renderings Revealed for St. Petersburg Residential Project
New renderings have been released of the upcoming project, The Nolen. The project will be located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. This residential building is named after the city planner...
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20 October 2021 | Melbourne
Melbourne's 405 Bourke Street Project Completes
The Melbourne project, 405 Bourke Street, has just completed. Multiplex, the project’s main contractor, topped out the building about 12 months ago. At the time, the project was scheduled to...
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20 October 2021 | Moscow
New Residential Complex is Being Constructed in Moscow
A large residential complex is being constructed in the Moscow district of Maryina Roshcha. The project, named MOD, will contain six buildings in total: three high-rise buildings and three shorter...
20 October 2021 | New York City
Claremont Hall Structurally Tops Out in New York City
A high-rise adjacent to the Columbia University campus in New York city just structurally topped out. Claremont Hall’s concrete superstructure is now finished, and the entire project is expected to...
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19 October 2021 | London
A New Addition to London's International Quarter Complex
Alison Brooks Architects just unveiled plans for a new project, IQL Park Place, and have summited the building for planning. The project is meant to be an addition to International...
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19 October 2021 | Fort Worth
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Fort Worth Project
The Deco 969 project just had its groundbreaking ceremony. It will be a high-rise residential building in downtown Fort Worth. This project will be part of the city’s overall goal...
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18 October 2021 | Los Angeles
Biomorphic Project Proposed for Los Angeles
A new project is planned for Hollywood Sunset Boulevard called The Star. The US$500 million building will be designed by MAD Architects and developed by The Star, LLC. The project...
18 October 2021 | Hangzhou
Hangzhou Office Park Reaches Completion
In Hangzhou, the third phase of the Singapore-Hangzhou Science & Technology Park is complete. The project cost more than 23 billion yen (US$201 million). Known as Alpha Park, the project...
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15 October 2021 | New York City
New Construction Codes in New York City Allow Taller Mass Timber Construction
A major update to the New York City Construction Codes just approved the use of mass timber, including cross-laminated timber, as a structural material for buildings up to 25.9 meters...
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15 October 2021 | Istanbul
Istanbul Hotel and Residential Project Completes
Originally signed in 2017, the hotel and residential project, G Wanda Vista Istanbul, officially opened. The project is located near Istanbul’s New International Airport in the emerging business district of...
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15 October 2021 | Gold Coast
Proposal for Residential Building in Gold Coast, Australia, Awaits Approval
Plans for an 18-story residential building, 266 The Esplanade at Miami, are awaiting approval by the Gold Coast City Council. If the plans are approved, the project would replace an...
14 October 2021 | Vaughan
Vaughan Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground
In Vaughan, a Toronto suburb, the project for Festival, a mixed-use complex at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), broke ground. Designed by IBI Group, the project features four towers reaching up...
14 October 2021 | Eindhoven
Social Housing Project with Extensive Vertical Gardens Completes
In Eindhoven, Trudo Vertical Forest, a social housing project, has completed. The building provides 125 affordable social housing units. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, the 75-meter-tall building uses staggered planter...
14 October 2021 | Charlotte
Energy Company Headquarters in Charlotte Progressing on Schedule
In Charlotte, Charlotte Metro Tower is structurally topped out and the building’s unitized curtain wall is well underway. The 40-story office building reaching to 191 meters will be the new...
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13 October 2021 | Warsaw
Warsaw Project Obtains Pre-Certification in the WELL V2 Core System
Warsaw UNIT obtained pre-certification in the WELL v2 Core system. Warsaw UNIT provides 57 thousand square meters of office space on 45 floors. Certification in the WELL v2 Core system...
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13 October 2021 | Shanghai
Waterfront Shanghai Project Completes
Located at the primary waterfront site in Pudong of Shanghai, Minsheng Wharf Block E15-3 has recently been completed. The waterfront urban regeneration development was designed by EID Architecture. Primarily consisting...
22 October 2021 | Chicago
High-Rise Office Project Proposed for Fulton Market in Chicago
Paperwork has been filed with the City of Chicago for a new project in Fulton Market, Chicago. 360 North Green is currently a parking lot, but plans are in motion...
22 October 2021 | Brisbane
Second Version of High-Rise Residential Project Proposed for Site in Milton
In a village in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia,a development application has been submitted for a 20-story residential building. The recently submitted proposal replaces a previously...
21 October 2021 | Ankara
Ankara Mixed-Use Complex Up for Sale
A new project in Turkey is for sale. The project, Cubes Ankara, was implemented by Vakıf GYO, a subsidiary of Vakıfbank and Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ). They have invested 1.35...
21 October 2021 | Brisbane
New Brisbane Development Application Submitted for Residential Project
Developers GENC Investments Pty Ltd have submitted a development application for 26 Balaclava Street. GENC Investments is currently in the process of purchasing the land for the project. Their application...
21 October 2021 | St. Petersburg (FL)
New Renderings Revealed for St. Petersburg Residential Project
New renderings have been released of the upcoming project, The Nolen. The project will be located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. This residential building is named after the city planner...
20 October 2021 | Melbourne
Melbourne's 405 Bourke Street Project Completes
The Melbourne project, 405 Bourke Street, has just completed. Multiplex, the project’s main contractor, topped out the building about 12 months ago. At the time, the project was scheduled to...
20 October 2021 | Moscow
New Residential Complex is Being Constructed in Moscow
A large residential complex is being constructed in the Moscow district of Maryina Roshcha. The project, named MOD, will contain six buildings in total: three high-rise buildings and three shorter...
20 October 2021 | New York City
Claremont Hall Structurally Tops Out in New York City
A high-rise adjacent to the Columbia University campus in New York city just structurally topped out. Claremont Hall’s concrete superstructure is now finished, and the entire project is expected to...
19 October 2021 | London
A New Addition to London's International Quarter Complex
Alison Brooks Architects just unveiled plans for a new project, IQL Park Place, and have summited the building for planning. The project is meant to be an addition to International...
19 October 2021 | Fort Worth
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Fort Worth Project
The Deco 969 project just had its groundbreaking ceremony. It will be a high-rise residential building in downtown Fort Worth. This project will be part of the city’s overall goal...
18 October 2021 | Los Angeles
Biomorphic Project Proposed for Los Angeles
A new project is planned for Hollywood Sunset Boulevard called The Star. The US$500 million building will be designed by MAD Architects and developed by The Star, LLC. The project...
18 October 2021 | Hangzhou
Hangzhou Office Park Reaches Completion
In Hangzhou, the third phase of the Singapore-Hangzhou Science & Technology Park is complete. The project cost more than 23 billion yen (US$201 million). Known as Alpha Park, the project...
15 October 2021 | New York City
New Construction Codes in New York City Allow Taller Mass Timber Construction
A major update to the New York City Construction Codes just approved the use of mass timber, including cross-laminated timber, as a structural material for buildings up to 25.9 meters...
15 October 2021 | Istanbul
Istanbul Hotel and Residential Project Completes
Originally signed in 2017, the hotel and residential project, G Wanda Vista Istanbul, officially opened. The project is located near Istanbul’s New International Airport in the emerging business district of...
15 October 2021 | Gold Coast
Proposal for Residential Building in Gold Coast, Australia, Awaits Approval
Plans for an 18-story residential building, 266 The Esplanade at Miami, are awaiting approval by the Gold Coast City Council. If the plans are approved, the project would replace an...
14 October 2021 | Vaughan
Vaughan Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground
In Vaughan, a Toronto suburb, the project for Festival, a mixed-use complex at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), broke ground. Designed by IBI Group, the project features four towers reaching up...
14 October 2021 | Eindhoven
Social Housing Project with Extensive Vertical Gardens Completes
In Eindhoven, Trudo Vertical Forest, a social housing project, has completed. The building provides 125 affordable social housing units. Designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, the 75-meter-tall building uses staggered planter...
14 October 2021 | Charlotte
Energy Company Headquarters in Charlotte Progressing on Schedule
In Charlotte, Charlotte Metro Tower is structurally topped out and the building’s unitized curtain wall is well underway. The 40-story office building reaching to 191 meters will be the new...
13 October 2021 | Warsaw
Warsaw Project Obtains Pre-Certification in the WELL V2 Core System
Warsaw UNIT obtained pre-certification in the WELL v2 Core system. Warsaw UNIT provides 57 thousand square meters of office space on 45 floors. Certification in the WELL v2 Core system...
13 October 2021 | Shanghai
Waterfront Shanghai Project Completes
Located at the primary waterfront site in Pudong of Shanghai, Minsheng Wharf Block E15-3 has recently been completed. The waterfront urban regeneration development was designed by EID Architecture. Primarily consisting...
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