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30 July 2022 | Brisbane
Melbourne Developer’s Brisbane Skyscraper Gets Green Light
A private Melbourne-based developer has received planning approval to build an energy-efficient A-Grade office tower above a 150-year-old synagogue at 25 Mary Street in Brisbane’s CBD. The developer will knock down...
30 June 2022 | Sapporo
Mixed-Use Building with Hotel to Open on Site of Former Broadcasting Headquarters in Sapporo
On 28 June 2022, NTT Urban Development announced that Hyatt Hotels Corporation will by opening the Hyatt Centric Sapporo in NTT’s Sapporo Kita 1 Nishi 5 Project. This is a...
30 June 2022 | St. Petersburg (FL)
Luxury Condominium Development Breaks Ground in Downtown St. Petersburg
Florida-based real estate development and investment firm Kolter Urban has broken ground on Art House, a 42-story luxury condominium development located at 200 Central Avenue in the heart of Downtown...
29 June 2022 | Manchester
Landmark Manchester Skyscraper Up for Sale
The 26-story CIS Tower building was previously home to Cooperative Insurance but is currently vacant. Built in the 1960s, the Grade II-listed tower was briefly the tallest building in the UK....
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29 June 2022 | Toronto
Developer Proposes Residential Tower at Transit Station in Toronto
Trolleybus Urban Development Inc is proposing a 26-story tower situated at 9 Oxford Drive, just north of the intersection Eglinton Avenue West and Weston Road and a short walk from...
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28 June 2022 | New York City
Demolition, Excavation Continue For Potential Supertall At 570 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, New York City
Demolition is progressing at 570 Fifth Avenue, the site of a potential supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by Extell, the tower could reach an architectural height of 1,100 feet...
28 June 2022 | Gold Coast
Art Deco Hotel Pitched for Gold Coast CBD
Plans for an art-deco-inspired 15-story mixed-use tower have been lodged with the Gold Coast City Council. Westpoint Consultants, a self-managed super fund of Hamilton-based Salvatore and Anita Vecchio, is developing...
28 June 2022 | Kingston Upon Hull
Plans to Turn One of Kingston's (UK) Tallest Buildings into Two Tower Blocks Denied for the Second Time
Plans to transform Kingston's iconic tallest building have been thrown out for a second time after an appeal from the developer was rejected. The application for the Tolworth Tower site...
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27 June 2022 | London
Lloyd’s Building to Transform into Hotel or Event Space
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been appointed to draw up plans to transform the Lloyd’s Building in the City of London into a hotel or events space, it has...
27 June 2022 | Fort Lauderdale
Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in Fort Lauderdale
Plans for a new 47-story mixed-use tower named 11 Andrews have been submitted to Fort Lauderdale’s Design Review Committee (DRC) for review. The project is designed by CUBE 3 with...
27 June 2022 | Mérida
Italian Car Company Unveils Design for Luxury Residential Building in Mérida
Pininfarina's architecture division will be designing a new high-rise condominium complex in the lively Mexican metropolis of Mérida. The city is the capital of the Yucatán, a southeastern peninsula of...
24 June 2022 | Perth
Perth Office Tower Receives Approval
An AU$180 million (US$125 million) office tower in Perth’s City Link Precinct has received approval from DevelopmentWA after plans were submitted late last year. Designed by Architectus, the 27-story tower...
24 June 2022 | Hartford
Brutalist Building Converted into "Passive House" Hotel
Architecture studio Becker + Becker has converted a 1970s brutalist building in New Haven, designed by Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer, into a Passive House hotel. Connecticut-based studio Becker + Becker, which...
24 June 2022 | Vancouver
Vancouver City Council Approves 557 Rental Homes for the West End
Twin towers on both eastern corners of the intersection of Thurlow Street and Harwood Street in downtown Vancouver’s West End neighborhood have been approved. On Tuesday, 21 June, 2022, Vancouver City...
23 June 2022 | Orlando
Future Orlando Skyscraper Makes Progress Towards Breaking Ground
A building that is expected to become among downtown Orlando’s new tallest skyscraper just took a big step toward breaking ground. Developers of the property at 1000 North Orange Avenue...
23 June 2022 | Providence
Rhode Island Supreme Court Clears Way for Skyscraper in Providence
The proposed US$300 million Hope Point Tower project at 250 Dyer St. in the city’s Jewelry District was approved by the city more than three years ago. After gaining approval,...
23 June 2022 | New York City
Excavation Underway for 51-Story Residential Tower in New York City
Excavation has begun for The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff and Apollo Global Management,...
22 June 2022 | Nottingham
Update Revealed for 38-Story Notthingham Student Block
An update has been issued as plans progress for a 38-story skyscraper in Nottingham. The planned construction of a 38-story student accommodation block at the former Base 51 site off...
22 June 2022 | Chicago
Laboratory Company Opening Office in Chicago's Tallest Building
Abbott Laboratories is opening a big new office at Willis Tower that could bring as many as 450 jobs downtown, a move meant to provide a remote work option for...
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22 June 2022 | Jersey City
Two-Building Residential Complex Breaks Ground in Jersey City, Signs Anchor Tenant
On June 16, 2022, principals of Kushner hosted Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and other dignitaries to mark the true beginning of their 1,723-unit One Journal Square project. The two-million-square-foot...
30 July 2022 | Brisbane
Melbourne Developer’s Brisbane Skyscraper Gets Green Light
A private Melbourne-based developer has received planning approval to build an energy-efficient A-Grade office tower above a 150-year-old synagogue at 25 Mary Street in Brisbane’s CBD. The developer will knock down...
30 June 2022 | Sapporo
Mixed-Use Building with Hotel to Open on Site of Former Broadcasting Headquarters in Sapporo
On 28 June 2022, NTT Urban Development announced that Hyatt Hotels Corporation will by opening the Hyatt Centric Sapporo in NTT’s Sapporo Kita 1 Nishi 5 Project. This is a...
30 June 2022 | St. Petersburg (FL)
Luxury Condominium Development Breaks Ground in Downtown St. Petersburg
Florida-based real estate development and investment firm Kolter Urban has broken ground on Art House, a 42-story luxury condominium development located at 200 Central Avenue in the heart of Downtown...
29 June 2022 | Manchester
Landmark Manchester Skyscraper Up for Sale
The 26-story CIS Tower building was previously home to Cooperative Insurance but is currently vacant. Built in the 1960s, the Grade II-listed tower was briefly the tallest building in the UK....
29 June 2022 | Toronto
Developer Proposes Residential Tower at Transit Station in Toronto
Trolleybus Urban Development Inc is proposing a 26-story tower situated at 9 Oxford Drive, just north of the intersection Eglinton Avenue West and Weston Road and a short walk from...
28 June 2022 | New York City
Demolition, Excavation Continue For Potential Supertall At 570 Fifth Avenue In Midtown, New York City
Demolition is progressing at 570 Fifth Avenue, the site of a potential supertall skyscraper in Midtown, Manhattan. Developed by Extell, the tower could reach an architectural height of 1,100 feet...
28 June 2022 | Gold Coast
Art Deco Hotel Pitched for Gold Coast CBD
Plans for an art-deco-inspired 15-story mixed-use tower have been lodged with the Gold Coast City Council. Westpoint Consultants, a self-managed super fund of Hamilton-based Salvatore and Anita Vecchio, is developing...
28 June 2022 | Kingston Upon Hull
Plans to Turn One of Kingston's (UK) Tallest Buildings into Two Tower Blocks Denied for the Second Time
Plans to transform Kingston's iconic tallest building have been thrown out for a second time after an appeal from the developer was rejected. The application for the Tolworth Tower site...
27 June 2022 | London
Lloyd’s Building to Transform into Hotel or Event Space
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been appointed to draw up plans to transform the Lloyd’s Building in the City of London into a hotel or events space, it has...
27 June 2022 | Fort Lauderdale
Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in Fort Lauderdale
Plans for a new 47-story mixed-use tower named 11 Andrews have been submitted to Fort Lauderdale’s Design Review Committee (DRC) for review. The project is designed by CUBE 3 with...
27 June 2022 | Mérida
Italian Car Company Unveils Design for Luxury Residential Building in Mérida
Pininfarina's architecture division will be designing a new high-rise condominium complex in the lively Mexican metropolis of Mérida. The city is the capital of the Yucatán, a southeastern peninsula of...
24 June 2022 | Perth
Perth Office Tower Receives Approval
An AU$180 million (US$125 million) office tower in Perth’s City Link Precinct has received approval from DevelopmentWA after plans were submitted late last year. Designed by Architectus, the 27-story tower...
24 June 2022 | Hartford
Brutalist Building Converted into "Passive House" Hotel
Architecture studio Becker + Becker has converted a 1970s brutalist building in New Haven, designed by Hungarian-American architect Marcel Breuer, into a Passive House hotel. Connecticut-based studio Becker + Becker, which...
24 June 2022 | Vancouver
Vancouver City Council Approves 557 Rental Homes for the West End
Twin towers on both eastern corners of the intersection of Thurlow Street and Harwood Street in downtown Vancouver’s West End neighborhood have been approved. On Tuesday, 21 June, 2022, Vancouver City...
23 June 2022 | Orlando
Future Orlando Skyscraper Makes Progress Towards Breaking Ground
A building that is expected to become among downtown Orlando’s new tallest skyscraper just took a big step toward breaking ground. Developers of the property at 1000 North Orange Avenue...
23 June 2022 | Providence
Rhode Island Supreme Court Clears Way for Skyscraper in Providence
The proposed US$300 million Hope Point Tower project at 250 Dyer St. in the city’s Jewelry District was approved by the city more than three years ago. After gaining approval,...
23 June 2022 | New York City
Excavation Underway for 51-Story Residential Tower in New York City
Excavation has begun for The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff and Apollo Global Management,...
22 June 2022 | Nottingham
Update Revealed for 38-Story Notthingham Student Block
An update has been issued as plans progress for a 38-story skyscraper in Nottingham. The planned construction of a 38-story student accommodation block at the former Base 51 site off...
22 June 2022 | Chicago
Laboratory Company Opening Office in Chicago's Tallest Building
Abbott Laboratories is opening a big new office at Willis Tower that could bring as many as 450 jobs downtown, a move meant to provide a remote work option for...
22 June 2022 | Jersey City
Two-Building Residential Complex Breaks Ground in Jersey City, Signs Anchor Tenant
On June 16, 2022, principals of Kushner hosted Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and other dignitaries to mark the true beginning of their 1,723-unit One Journal Square project. The two-million-square-foot...
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