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16 September 2021 | Changsha
Luxury Hotel Planned in Changsha
Launching the debut of the luxury hotel brand Park Hyatt Central China, a new Park Hyatt hotel is planned for Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. Hyatt Hotel Group and...
16 September 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast High-Rise Tops Out
The Dorsett Gold Coast and The Star Residences tower at The Star Gold Coast’s site on Broadbeach Island in Gold Coast has topped out at 53 stories. The US$292 million...
16 September 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Condo Building Converting to Apartments in Record-Breaking Sale
A 51-story condominium building in Chicago is being sold and turned into apartments. Strategic Properties of North America plans to convert Ontario Place, a 467-unit high-rise at 10 E. Ontario...
15 September 2021 | Hyderabad
Hyderabad Residential Project Launches
Sumadhura Group, in collaboration with Vasavi Group, has launched its latest residential project in Gachibowli/Nanakramguda. Spread across 2 hectares (5.06 acres) in the Financial District, The Olympus will offer a...
15 September 2021 | Cape Town
Cape Town Biophilic Residential Project Provides Lush Living
In the heart of Cape Town on Upper Bree Street, a 24-story biophilic residential building has launched. Developed by Lurra Capital AG, The Fynbos was designed by TwentyEightZeroTwo in partnership...
15 September 2021 | Chicago
Winners Named in Design Competition Re-envisioning Chicago's Thompson Center
Three winners have been named in the 2021 Chicago Prize Competition, which sought new visions for the James R. Thompson Center, an iconic 17-story civic space designed by Helmut Jahn....
14 September 2021 | Sydney
Expressionist Office Building Proposed in Sydney
An expressionist design for an office building in Sydney’s Green Square has been submitted for planning assessment. Developed by Toga Group, the AU$141 million (US$103 million) project would deliver 28,751...
14 September 2021 | Lisbon
Lisbon Hotel Opens to Guests
The Moxy Lisboa Oriente, which completed at the end of 2020, is now able to open to guests in Lisbon, following easing of pandemic restrictions in Portugal. Designed by Broadway...
14 September 2021 | New York City
Twisting Condo Next to Brooklyn Bridge Tops Out
A twisting 26-story tower has topped out alongside Brooklyn Bridge. Located at 30 Front Street, the façade at Olympia Dumbo has reached about midway up the building, and work is...
13 September 2021 | Raleigh
Masterplan Revealed for New District in Raleigh
Kane Realty Corporation has revealed the design of its masterplan for Raleigh’s Downtown South. Designed in collaboration with 10 Design, the mixed-use 13-hectare (32-acre) development comprises offices and residential areas...
13 September 2021 | London
Affordable Housing Complex in London Completes Two Buildings
In Croydon at the former Taberner House site, Malcolm Wicks House and Bloom House have reached practical completion. Malcolm Wicks House is a 21-story residential building, delivering 90 affordable apartments....
13 September 2021 | Sydney
Stake in Sydney Landmark Sells at a Premium
AMP Capital has announced it has settled on the sale of the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF)’s 50 percent interest in Sydney’s 200 George Street building, known as the...
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10 September 2021
Paradigm Shift Anticipated for Skyscrapers in Near Future
Skyscraper design will change over the next two decades in response to the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, according to a forward-looking article surveying industry experts in Dezeen. Natural...
10 September 2021 | Los Angeles
Dual-Branded Hotels in Los Angeles Top Out
National real estate investor and developer Lightstone announced the topping out of construction on the dual-branded Moxy Los Angeles Downtown and AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown. The property is located...
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10 September 2021 | Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt Office Building Tops Out
The shell construction has been completed for the new headquarters of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) in Frankfurt's Europaviertel. UBM Development and PAULUS Immobiliengruppe are celebrated topping out the building...
9 September 2021 | Singapore
Singapore High-Rise Put Up for Sale at Record Price
International Plaza in Singapore's Tanjong Pagar has been put up for sale at a record reserve price of US$2 billion (SG$2.7 billion). The sale of the commercial and residential building...
9 September 2021 | Liverpool
Build-to-Rent Residential Building Underway in Liverpool
Work has begun on the 22-story Pall Mall Press apartments build-to-rent building being developed by Ridgeback Group in Liverpool. Designed by Falconer Chester Hall, the 280,000 square foot project will...
9 September 2021 | Jersey City
Third Phase of Multi-Tower Development in Jersey City Begins Work
Pile driving work has begun on the third phase of the Provost Square complex in Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District. Toll Brothers has officially begun pile driving at 151 Bay...
8 September 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Mixed-Use Complex Working Towards Approval
In Chicago, the developer for a proposed US$20 billion mixed-use complex on the South Side says he is ready to finalize deals with the city and state. Landmark Development’s One...
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8 September 2021 | Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Residential Building Tops Out
In Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon, the PARC 21 Residence project has topped out at 22 stories with a height of 79.8 meters. The project has started work on the infinity swimming...
16 September 2021 | Changsha
Luxury Hotel Planned in Changsha
Launching the debut of the luxury hotel brand Park Hyatt Central China, a new Park Hyatt hotel is planned for Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. Hyatt Hotel Group and...
16 September 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast High-Rise Tops Out
The Dorsett Gold Coast and The Star Residences tower at The Star Gold Coast’s site on Broadbeach Island in Gold Coast has topped out at 53 stories. The US$292 million...
16 September 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Condo Building Converting to Apartments in Record-Breaking Sale
A 51-story condominium building in Chicago is being sold and turned into apartments. Strategic Properties of North America plans to convert Ontario Place, a 467-unit high-rise at 10 E. Ontario...
15 September 2021 | Hyderabad
Hyderabad Residential Project Launches
Sumadhura Group, in collaboration with Vasavi Group, has launched its latest residential project in Gachibowli/Nanakramguda. Spread across 2 hectares (5.06 acres) in the Financial District, The Olympus will offer a...
15 September 2021 | Cape Town
Cape Town Biophilic Residential Project Provides Lush Living
In the heart of Cape Town on Upper Bree Street, a 24-story biophilic residential building has launched. Developed by Lurra Capital AG, The Fynbos was designed by TwentyEightZeroTwo in partnership...
15 September 2021 | Chicago
Winners Named in Design Competition Re-envisioning Chicago's Thompson Center
Three winners have been named in the 2021 Chicago Prize Competition, which sought new visions for the James R. Thompson Center, an iconic 17-story civic space designed by Helmut Jahn....
14 September 2021 | Sydney
Expressionist Office Building Proposed in Sydney
An expressionist design for an office building in Sydney’s Green Square has been submitted for planning assessment. Developed by Toga Group, the AU$141 million (US$103 million) project would deliver 28,751...
14 September 2021 | Lisbon
Lisbon Hotel Opens to Guests
The Moxy Lisboa Oriente, which completed at the end of 2020, is now able to open to guests in Lisbon, following easing of pandemic restrictions in Portugal. Designed by Broadway...
14 September 2021 | New York City
Twisting Condo Next to Brooklyn Bridge Tops Out
A twisting 26-story tower has topped out alongside Brooklyn Bridge. Located at 30 Front Street, the façade at Olympia Dumbo has reached about midway up the building, and work is...
13 September 2021 | Raleigh
Masterplan Revealed for New District in Raleigh
Kane Realty Corporation has revealed the design of its masterplan for Raleigh’s Downtown South. Designed in collaboration with 10 Design, the mixed-use 13-hectare (32-acre) development comprises offices and residential areas...
13 September 2021 | London
Affordable Housing Complex in London Completes Two Buildings
In Croydon at the former Taberner House site, Malcolm Wicks House and Bloom House have reached practical completion. Malcolm Wicks House is a 21-story residential building, delivering 90 affordable apartments....
13 September 2021 | Sydney
Stake in Sydney Landmark Sells at a Premium
AMP Capital has announced it has settled on the sale of the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF)’s 50 percent interest in Sydney’s 200 George Street building, known as the...
10 September 2021
Paradigm Shift Anticipated for Skyscrapers in Near Future
Skyscraper design will change over the next two decades in response to the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, according to a forward-looking article surveying industry experts in Dezeen. Natural...
10 September 2021 | Los Angeles
Dual-Branded Hotels in Los Angeles Top Out
National real estate investor and developer Lightstone announced the topping out of construction on the dual-branded Moxy Los Angeles Downtown and AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown. The property is located...
10 September 2021 | Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt Office Building Tops Out
The shell construction has been completed for the new headquarters of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) in Frankfurt's Europaviertel. UBM Development and PAULUS Immobiliengruppe are celebrated topping out the building...
9 September 2021 | Singapore
Singapore High-Rise Put Up for Sale at Record Price
International Plaza in Singapore's Tanjong Pagar has been put up for sale at a record reserve price of US$2 billion (SG$2.7 billion). The sale of the commercial and residential building...
9 September 2021 | Liverpool
Build-to-Rent Residential Building Underway in Liverpool
Work has begun on the 22-story Pall Mall Press apartments build-to-rent building being developed by Ridgeback Group in Liverpool. Designed by Falconer Chester Hall, the 280,000 square foot project will...
9 September 2021 | Jersey City
Third Phase of Multi-Tower Development in Jersey City Begins Work
Pile driving work has begun on the third phase of the Provost Square complex in Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District. Toll Brothers has officially begun pile driving at 151 Bay...
8 September 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Mixed-Use Complex Working Towards Approval
In Chicago, the developer for a proposed US$20 billion mixed-use complex on the South Side says he is ready to finalize deals with the city and state. Landmark Development’s One...
8 September 2021 | Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Residential Building Tops Out
In Phnom Penh’s Chamkarmon, the PARC 21 Residence project has topped out at 22 stories with a height of 79.8 meters. The project has started work on the infinity swimming...
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