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16 April 2021 | Sydney
Developers Partner Up for New Sydney Hotel
In a welcome sign of confidence in the hotel sector, private developer Built has announced it has taken on a joint venture partner, ASX-listed Irongate Group, to develop a 5-...
16 April 2021 | New York City
New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower
A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The 83-story behemoth is slated to...
16 April 2021 | Birmingham
Revised Plans for Birmingham Residential Tower Approved
Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead for revised plans to deliver ONE Eastside, a 51-story residential tower in Birmingham Birmingham City Council has given the green light to plans...
15 April 2021 | London
MEP Contract Secured at Lewisham Gateway
MEP contractor Kane has landed a £29 million (US$39 million) design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2. The 26-month MEP...
15 April 2021 | Bangkok
United Kingdom-Based Hotel Brand Expands into Bangkok
Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading UK and international hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, continues its expansion in South East Asia, announcing the signing...
15 April 2021 | Guangzhou
Lifting of Sky Deck Ceremony Held for Guangzhou Building
The latest stage of construction at 10 Design’s Huabang International Centre has been marked with a special ceremony to celebrate the lifting of the sky deck that connects the two...
14 April 2021 | Seongnam
New Skybridge-Connected Tower Completed in Seongnam
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates has announced the completion of Bundang Doosan Tower, the new headquarters for the Doosan Corporation. The 27-story tall tower's clear and rational form contains 83,000 square...
14 April 2021 | Osaka
Osaka Mixed-Use Project to Include Hotel and Condominiums
Tokyo Tatemono and Hotel Properties Limited are developing a 195-meter-tall, 49-story mixed condominium and hotel high-rise just south of the Osaka / Umeda Station district. This will be the first...
14 April 2021 | London
Green Light Granted for Four Phase Project in London
Countryside has received planning approval from the London Borough of Brent, for all four phases of Peel, in Kilburn, North West London Following a detailed planning submission by CGL Architects,...
13 April 2021 | Melbourne
Melbourne Skyscraper Complex Acquires Neighboring Property
Beulah is modifying plans for its landmark Southbank by Beulah project after acquiring the neighboring Hanover House property. The move will allow what will be Australia's tallest tower to be...
13 April 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Office Tower Tops Out
Construction has topped out for the 50-story, 727-foot-tall (221-meter-tall) office tower at 320 S Canal Street in the West Loop. Also known as BMO Tower, the 1.5-million-square-foot (139,354-square-meter) edifice has...
13 April 2021 | San José
New San José Condominium Project to be Delivered in 2022
Sky Garden is the name of the new condominium apartment complex to be built in the Rohrmoser Nunciature, planned to reach 24 stories and delivering 21,810 square meters of space....
12 April 2021 | Berlin
Construction Progresses on Berlin Skyscrapers
Twenty-eight years ago, architect Hans Kollhoff won the urban planning competition for Alexanderplatz with the idea of building around a dozen high-rises at the square in Mitte. Each one was...
12 April 2021 | Uyo
Residential Towers in Uyo Officially Open
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has officially declared the opening of a 21-story residential building in Uyo. The building, known as the Dakkada Towers, was conceived by...
12 April 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast Towers Push Ahead as Demand Surges
A tsunami-like surge in buyer demand and interstate migration is driving developers to advance plans for luxury apartment towers on the Gold Coast. Queensland developer Devine Development Group is moving...
9 April 2021 | Warsaw
Skyscraper Project Proposed for Warsaw
Located next to the former headquarters of the Bellona publishing house, The Bridge will be connected to a common lobby creating an unprecedented composition on the Polish market; and the...
9 April 2021 | Sunny Isles Beach
Developer Announces New Residences in Sunny Isles Beach
The Sunny Isles Beach area will be gaining another luxury-branded tower sometime in the near future. Dezer Development, the triumphant developer behind Porsche Design Tower and Residences by Armani/Casa, officially...
9 April 2021 | Toronto
Master-Planned Community Proposed for Toronto’s Downtown Core
A rail corridor in downtown Toronto could see some much-needed life with the development of a proposed 16-acre (6.5-hectare) master-planned community that would be home to 3,500 residential units and...
8 April 2021 | New York City
Lawsuits Dismissed Against Proposed Manhattan Skyscrapers
The New York State Court of Appeals shut down a lawsuit opposing the development of four new skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood. This legal move upheld the August...
8 April 2021 | Parramatta
Six Hundred New Apartments Planned for Parramatta
Developer Meriton Group has lodged plans with the City of Sydney for a dual-tower residential development at Sydney Olympic Park in Parramatta. The company, headed by Harry Triguboff, has enlisted...
16 April 2021 | Sydney
Developers Partner Up for New Sydney Hotel
In a welcome sign of confidence in the hotel sector, private developer Built has announced it has taken on a joint venture partner, ASX-listed Irongate Group, to develop a 5-...
16 April 2021 | New York City
New Renderings Revealed for Mixed-Use New York City Tower
A new batch of renderings were released about Project Commodore, Skidmore Owings & Merrill‘s upcoming mixed-use supertall at 175 Park Avenue in Midtown East. The 83-story behemoth is slated to...
16 April 2021 | Birmingham
Revised Plans for Birmingham Residential Tower Approved
Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead for revised plans to deliver ONE Eastside, a 51-story residential tower in Birmingham Birmingham City Council has given the green light to plans...
15 April 2021 | London
MEP Contract Secured at Lewisham Gateway
MEP contractor Kane has landed a £29 million (US$39 million) design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2. The 26-month MEP...
15 April 2021 | Bangkok
United Kingdom-Based Hotel Brand Expands into Bangkok
Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading UK and international hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, continues its expansion in South East Asia, announcing the signing...
15 April 2021 | Guangzhou
Lifting of Sky Deck Ceremony Held for Guangzhou Building
The latest stage of construction at 10 Design’s Huabang International Centre has been marked with a special ceremony to celebrate the lifting of the sky deck that connects the two...
14 April 2021 | Seongnam
New Skybridge-Connected Tower Completed in Seongnam
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates has announced the completion of Bundang Doosan Tower, the new headquarters for the Doosan Corporation. The 27-story tall tower's clear and rational form contains 83,000 square...
14 April 2021 | Osaka
Osaka Mixed-Use Project to Include Hotel and Condominiums
Tokyo Tatemono and Hotel Properties Limited are developing a 195-meter-tall, 49-story mixed condominium and hotel high-rise just south of the Osaka / Umeda Station district. This will be the first...
14 April 2021 | London
Green Light Granted for Four Phase Project in London
Countryside has received planning approval from the London Borough of Brent, for all four phases of Peel, in Kilburn, North West London Following a detailed planning submission by CGL Architects,...
13 April 2021 | Melbourne
Melbourne Skyscraper Complex Acquires Neighboring Property
Beulah is modifying plans for its landmark Southbank by Beulah project after acquiring the neighboring Hanover House property. The move will allow what will be Australia's tallest tower to be...
13 April 2021 | Chicago
Chicago Office Tower Tops Out
Construction has topped out for the 50-story, 727-foot-tall (221-meter-tall) office tower at 320 S Canal Street in the West Loop. Also known as BMO Tower, the 1.5-million-square-foot (139,354-square-meter) edifice has...
13 April 2021 | San José
New San José Condominium Project to be Delivered in 2022
Sky Garden is the name of the new condominium apartment complex to be built in the Rohrmoser Nunciature, planned to reach 24 stories and delivering 21,810 square meters of space....
12 April 2021 | Berlin
Construction Progresses on Berlin Skyscrapers
Twenty-eight years ago, architect Hans Kollhoff won the urban planning competition for Alexanderplatz with the idea of building around a dozen high-rises at the square in Mitte. Each one was...
12 April 2021 | Uyo
Residential Towers in Uyo Officially Open
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has officially declared the opening of a 21-story residential building in Uyo. The building, known as the Dakkada Towers, was conceived by...
12 April 2021 | Gold Coast
Gold Coast Towers Push Ahead as Demand Surges
A tsunami-like surge in buyer demand and interstate migration is driving developers to advance plans for luxury apartment towers on the Gold Coast. Queensland developer Devine Development Group is moving...
9 April 2021 | Warsaw
Skyscraper Project Proposed for Warsaw
Located next to the former headquarters of the Bellona publishing house, The Bridge will be connected to a common lobby creating an unprecedented composition on the Polish market; and the...
9 April 2021 | Sunny Isles Beach
Developer Announces New Residences in Sunny Isles Beach
The Sunny Isles Beach area will be gaining another luxury-branded tower sometime in the near future. Dezer Development, the triumphant developer behind Porsche Design Tower and Residences by Armani/Casa, officially...
9 April 2021 | Toronto
Master-Planned Community Proposed for Toronto’s Downtown Core
A rail corridor in downtown Toronto could see some much-needed life with the development of a proposed 16-acre (6.5-hectare) master-planned community that would be home to 3,500 residential units and...
8 April 2021 | New York City
Lawsuits Dismissed Against Proposed Manhattan Skyscrapers
The New York State Court of Appeals shut down a lawsuit opposing the development of four new skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood. This legal move upheld the August...
8 April 2021 | Parramatta
Six Hundred New Apartments Planned for Parramatta
Developer Meriton Group has lodged plans with the City of Sydney for a dual-tower residential development at Sydney Olympic Park in Parramatta. The company, headed by Harry Triguboff, has enlisted...
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