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27 January 2022 | Mumbai
Death Toll Rises from Mumbai High-Rise Fire
One more person has died following the Saturday, 22 January, 2022 Tardeo building high-rise blaze, taking the total death toll to seven. The deceased identified as Manish Singh, 38, was...
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27 January 2022 | Chicago
Investors Near Deals to Buy Office Towers in Chicago's Downtown
A pair of investors backed by foreign capital are poised to take over two prominent downtown office buildings in deals totaling US$400 million, deals that show buyers are emerging for...
27 January 2022 | New York City
Midtown Skyscraper Tops Out in New York City
Two Manhattan West, a 58-story commercial tower, has officially topped out in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 935-foot-tall (285-meter-tall) 2-million-square-foot (185,806 square meters) skyscraper is the...
26 January 2022 | Philadelphia
Rooftop Fire Sends Smoke Billowing Over Center City Philadelphia
Heavy smoke could be seen billowing from a high-rise in Center City Philadelphia on Sunday, 23 January, 2022. The flames broke out around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near Market and 20th...
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26 January 2022 | Toronto
Transit-Oriented Condominiums Proposed in Toronto
Centrally located, just south of the intersection at Don Mills and Eglinton, the Metro Park development will welcome its first occupants in May 2025. Its selling points include proximity to...
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26 January 2022 | London
Bid to Revive Stalled Skyscraper in London
Developers want to revive HOK’s stalled Spire London skyscraper, which faced a backlash four years ago after it was revealed the design included only one fire escape stair to its...
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25 January 2022 | Huanggang
Vertical Forest City Complex in Huanggang Reaches Completion
Located in the city of Huanggang in Hubei province, the Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex covers an area of 4.54 hectares, and has been designed to create a new...
25 January 2022 | Gwangju
Seoul Complex Development Raided in Connection with Building Collapse in Gwangju
Investigators on Wednesday, 19 January, 2022 raided the headquarters of HDC Hyundai Development Co. in connection with a recent accident at its construction site in Gwangju that left one worker...
25 January 2022 | New York City
Dual-Brand New York City Hotel Opens
Construction is complete and occupancy has begun at 140 West 28th Street, a 46-story dual-brand Marriott Hotel tower in Chelsea. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang...
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25 January 2022 | Fort Lauderdale
Renderings Revealed For Proposed Twin Towers in Fort Lauderdale
Renderings from Sieger Suarez Architects have been revealed for two identical towers of 40 and 45 stories proposed as a mixed-use development at 300 and 330 North Andrews Avenue in...
24 January 2022 | Toronto
New Toronto Condo Will Feature Vertically Integrated School
An upcoming mixed-use Toronto condo project will house a vertically integrated school, marking what could be the first such initiative in Ontario. Setting the stage for the future of urban...
24 January 2022 | Los Angeles
One Injured in Fire at Downtown Los Angeles High-Rise Building
Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story, high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning, 24 January, 2022. The fire erupted shortly before 8:30...
24 January 2022 | New York City
Office Tower Renovation Completed in New York City
ABS Partners Real Estate has completed a US$50 million renovation of LX57, a 20-story office tower at 695 Lexington Avenue in Sutton Place, Manhattan. Led by Gensler‘s design studio, the...
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21 January 2022 | Sydney
Legal Quagmire Over Fate of Sydney Building
A legal battle is underway over the fate of the crumbling heritage-listed MLC Building at North Sydney. Investa Property Group lodged plans to demolish the 1950s modernist-era building, the first...
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21 January 2022 | London
Tech Giant Buys Central Saint Giles for London Offices
Search engine company Google has purchased the Renzo Piano-designed Central Saint Giles development in London for £730 million (US$989 million) for its future offices. The technology giant has agreed to...
21 January 2022 | Miami Beach
A Historic Miami Beach Hotel May Get Demolished
When the Beatles stayed in Miami Beach in 1964, they stayed at the Deauville Beach Resort on Collins Avenue, and it was their live “Ed Sullivan Show” broadcast to 70...
20 January 2022 | Sefton
New 48-Story Tower Proposed for Sefton
New images have been released showing a massive new building proposed for Lancashire, called The Tower Of Hope. Designed to be one of the tallest towers in the north of England, it...
20 January 2022 | Charlotte
Charlotte Office Tower to Break Ground
Construction of a 23-story office tower in South End will begin in January, adding another high-rise to the fast-growing neighborhood. Developers out of Florida and California are teaming up to...
20 January 2022 | New York City
Housing Lottery Launches For 143 Units in Downtown Brooklyn
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Willoughby, a 34-story mixed-use building at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR Realty, the...
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19 January 2022 | Brisbane
Vicinity Plans Large Urban Community For Buranda Village
Vicinity Property Investment Trust, the owner of Buranda Village has lodged a development application for the construction of a new urban community at their Buranda Village Shopping Centre site. Under...
27 January 2022 | Mumbai
Death Toll Rises from Mumbai High-Rise Fire
One more person has died following the Saturday, 22 January, 2022 Tardeo building high-rise blaze, taking the total death toll to seven. The deceased identified as Manish Singh, 38, was...
27 January 2022 | Chicago
Investors Near Deals to Buy Office Towers in Chicago's Downtown
A pair of investors backed by foreign capital are poised to take over two prominent downtown office buildings in deals totaling US$400 million, deals that show buyers are emerging for...
27 January 2022 | New York City
Midtown Skyscraper Tops Out in New York City
Two Manhattan West, a 58-story commercial tower, has officially topped out in Midtown West. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 935-foot-tall (285-meter-tall) 2-million-square-foot (185,806 square meters) skyscraper is the...
26 January 2022 | Philadelphia
Rooftop Fire Sends Smoke Billowing Over Center City Philadelphia
Heavy smoke could be seen billowing from a high-rise in Center City Philadelphia on Sunday, 23 January, 2022. The flames broke out around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near Market and 20th...
26 January 2022 | Toronto
Transit-Oriented Condominiums Proposed in Toronto
Centrally located, just south of the intersection at Don Mills and Eglinton, the Metro Park development will welcome its first occupants in May 2025. Its selling points include proximity to...
26 January 2022 | London
Bid to Revive Stalled Skyscraper in London
Developers want to revive HOK’s stalled Spire London skyscraper, which faced a backlash four years ago after it was revealed the design included only one fire escape stair to its...
25 January 2022 | Huanggang
Vertical Forest City Complex in Huanggang Reaches Completion
Located in the city of Huanggang in Hubei province, the Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex covers an area of 4.54 hectares, and has been designed to create a new...
25 January 2022 | Gwangju
Seoul Complex Development Raided in Connection with Building Collapse in Gwangju
Investigators on Wednesday, 19 January, 2022 raided the headquarters of HDC Hyundai Development Co. in connection with a recent accident at its construction site in Gwangju that left one worker...
25 January 2022 | New York City
Dual-Brand New York City Hotel Opens
Construction is complete and occupancy has begun at 140 West 28th Street, a 46-story dual-brand Marriott Hotel tower in Chelsea. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architect and developed by Sam Chang...
25 January 2022 | Fort Lauderdale
Renderings Revealed For Proposed Twin Towers in Fort Lauderdale
Renderings from Sieger Suarez Architects have been revealed for two identical towers of 40 and 45 stories proposed as a mixed-use development at 300 and 330 North Andrews Avenue in...
24 January 2022 | Toronto
New Toronto Condo Will Feature Vertically Integrated School
An upcoming mixed-use Toronto condo project will house a vertically integrated school, marking what could be the first such initiative in Ontario. Setting the stage for the future of urban...
24 January 2022 | Los Angeles
One Injured in Fire at Downtown Los Angeles High-Rise Building
Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story, high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning, 24 January, 2022. The fire erupted shortly before 8:30...
24 January 2022 | New York City
Office Tower Renovation Completed in New York City
ABS Partners Real Estate has completed a US$50 million renovation of LX57, a 20-story office tower at 695 Lexington Avenue in Sutton Place, Manhattan. Led by Gensler‘s design studio, the...
21 January 2022 | Sydney
Legal Quagmire Over Fate of Sydney Building
A legal battle is underway over the fate of the crumbling heritage-listed MLC Building at North Sydney. Investa Property Group lodged plans to demolish the 1950s modernist-era building, the first...
21 January 2022 | London
Tech Giant Buys Central Saint Giles for London Offices
Search engine company Google has purchased the Renzo Piano-designed Central Saint Giles development in London for £730 million (US$989 million) for its future offices. The technology giant has agreed to...
21 January 2022 | Miami Beach
A Historic Miami Beach Hotel May Get Demolished
When the Beatles stayed in Miami Beach in 1964, they stayed at the Deauville Beach Resort on Collins Avenue, and it was their live “Ed Sullivan Show” broadcast to 70...
20 January 2022 | Sefton
New 48-Story Tower Proposed for Sefton
New images have been released showing a massive new building proposed for Lancashire, called The Tower Of Hope. Designed to be one of the tallest towers in the north of England, it...
20 January 2022 | Charlotte
Charlotte Office Tower to Break Ground
Construction of a 23-story office tower in South End will begin in January, adding another high-rise to the fast-growing neighborhood. Developers out of Florida and California are teaming up to...
20 January 2022 | New York City
Housing Lottery Launches For 143 Units in Downtown Brooklyn
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Willoughby, a 34-story mixed-use building at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR Realty, the...
19 January 2022 | Brisbane
Vicinity Plans Large Urban Community For Buranda Village
Vicinity Property Investment Trust, the owner of Buranda Village has lodged a development application for the construction of a new urban community at their Buranda Village Shopping Centre site. Under...
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