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5 May 2021 | Moscow
Residential Complex with Pink Façade Slated for Moscow
A two-tower residential project with a pink façade is headed for Moscow. At the 7th story, a small green island is planned as a recreational area for residents. The façades...
5 May 2021 | New York City
Residential Tower to Replace Parking Lot in New York City Historic District
New York City landmarks commissioners approved a plan to replace a 50-year-old parking lot between Water and Pearl streets in downtown Manhattan with a brick and stone tower. The project...
5 May 2021 | Vancouver
Two Stories Cut From Upcoming Vancouver Tower
The height of one of downtown Vancouver’s upcoming towers has been slightly reduced, and the top of the tower sculpted. 601 Beach Crescent will still be taller than its neighbor,...
4 May 2021 | Charlotte
Newest Bank Tower in Charlotte Completes Construction
Construction on the newest bank tower in Charlotte is complete, the developer said Monday, 3 May, 2021 the latest in a slew of projects reshaping the southern portion of uptown....
4 May 2021 | Vancouver
Tall Mass Timber Office Building Planned for Vancouver
A 10-story mixed-use project aims to be among the tallest and largest mass timber office buildings in western Canada. The 18,200-square-meter (196,000-square-foot) T3 Mount Pleasant building at 123 E. 6th...
4 May 2021 | Sydney
Residential Complex’s Main Tower Tops Out in Sydney
The tallest structure in a triple-tower mixed-use residential apartment project in Epping, Australia, has topped out. The uppermost floor on The Langston’s 29-story Langston Tower was completed, allowing the final...
3 May 2021 | Los Angeles
A Mega-Project Could Reshape the Arts District in Los Angeles
Blows to businesses during the pandemic have deadened the streets of downtown Los Angeles and threaten long-term changes to office life, but builders are pressing ahead with major projects in...
3 May 2021 | Den Bosch
Three New Residential Towers Rise in Den Bosch
The site of the former swimming pool Brabantbad is located just outside the center of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the Dutch province of North Brabant. The park borders IIzeren Vrouw,...
3 May 2021 | Gold Coast
Plans Revealed for Burleigh Beachside Tower in Gold Coast
The team behind sell-out Gold Coast development Norfolk has joined forces again, this time for a 17-story apartment tower, also at Burleigh Heads. The yet-to-be-named tower, at 96 The Esplanade,...
30 April 2021 | Columbus
Major Bank to Move Workers Out of Downtown Columbus Tower
The owners of downtown's Chase Tower remain confident in the building's future despite losing their namesake tenant this week. "It's not a real pretty market now but we’re seeing significant...
30 April 2021 | Birmingham
Octagon-Shaped Residential Tower Approved in Birmingham
Plans to build what could be the “world’s first" purely octagonal residential tower in Birmingham have been unanimously approved. Members of Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favor of...
30 April 2021 | Tokyo
Former Hotel Pacific to be Demolished in Tokyo
The mixed-use and oddly-named Shinagawa Goos building on the western side of Shinagawa Station officially closed its doors on March 31, 2021 ending 50-years of operations. The 30-story building opened...
29 April 2021 | New York City
Stepped And Cantilevering Towers Top Out in Brooklyn
Construction has topped out on 227 West Street, a pair of 30- and 40-story residential towers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OMA with Beyer Blinder Belle as the architect of...
29 April 2021 | Kuala Lumpur
Developer Acquires Two Contracts in Kuala Lumpur
PETALING JAYA: IJM Corp Bhd has secured two contracts totalling RM327.6 million (US$79 million) for construction works in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The group said its wholly-owned subsidiary, IJM Construction...
29 April 2021 | London
City of London Looks to Turn Empty Offices into Homes
The City of London Corporation has said it will explore ways to re-use vacant office space, including by creating 1,500 new homes by 2030. The commitment is one of several...
28 April 2021 | Belfast
Refurbishment of Belfast Office Announced
BT has announced that it will be making a major multi-million pound investment in refurbishing its Belfast flagship office, Riverside Tower, as the city was revealed as a key location...
28 April 2021 | Perth
Investors Develop Deal for Perth Tower
Primewest has inked a joint-venture deal with a fund advised by BlackRock Real Assets to reportedly spend AU$260 million (US$202 million) on the former AMP office tower in Perth. It...
28 April 2021 | Hanoi
Hanoi Double Tower Development Moves Forward
10 Design have won Vietnam’s Landmark 55 competition with a two-tower proposal. The 178,888-square-meter development, in Hanoi’s Starlake district, includes a 55-story hotel and condominium hotel tower with a sky-lobby...
27 April 2021 | Jacksonville
Demolition Process for Jacksonville Building Commenced
The demolition process for never-completed Jacksonville hotel is finally underway after the building sat vacant for over 13 years. Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted that demo crews were on site at...
27 April 2021 | London
Planning Permission Granted for 781-Home Redevelopment in London
Astudio has been given planning permission for a 781-home redevelopment of the Ebury Bridge Estate by Chelsea Bridge in west London. The existing 1930s buildings will be replaced by nine...
5 May 2021 | Moscow
Residential Complex with Pink Façade Slated for Moscow
A two-tower residential project with a pink façade is headed for Moscow. At the 7th story, a small green island is planned as a recreational area for residents. The façades...
5 May 2021 | New York City
Residential Tower to Replace Parking Lot in New York City Historic District
New York City landmarks commissioners approved a plan to replace a 50-year-old parking lot between Water and Pearl streets in downtown Manhattan with a brick and stone tower. The project...
5 May 2021 | Vancouver
Two Stories Cut From Upcoming Vancouver Tower
The height of one of downtown Vancouver’s upcoming towers has been slightly reduced, and the top of the tower sculpted. 601 Beach Crescent will still be taller than its neighbor,...
4 May 2021 | Charlotte
Newest Bank Tower in Charlotte Completes Construction
Construction on the newest bank tower in Charlotte is complete, the developer said Monday, 3 May, 2021 the latest in a slew of projects reshaping the southern portion of uptown....
4 May 2021 | Vancouver
Tall Mass Timber Office Building Planned for Vancouver
A 10-story mixed-use project aims to be among the tallest and largest mass timber office buildings in western Canada. The 18,200-square-meter (196,000-square-foot) T3 Mount Pleasant building at 123 E. 6th...
4 May 2021 | Sydney
Residential Complex’s Main Tower Tops Out in Sydney
The tallest structure in a triple-tower mixed-use residential apartment project in Epping, Australia, has topped out. The uppermost floor on The Langston’s 29-story Langston Tower was completed, allowing the final...
3 May 2021 | Los Angeles
A Mega-Project Could Reshape the Arts District in Los Angeles
Blows to businesses during the pandemic have deadened the streets of downtown Los Angeles and threaten long-term changes to office life, but builders are pressing ahead with major projects in...
3 May 2021 | Den Bosch
Three New Residential Towers Rise in Den Bosch
The site of the former swimming pool Brabantbad is located just outside the center of 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of the Dutch province of North Brabant. The park borders IIzeren Vrouw,...
3 May 2021 | Gold Coast
Plans Revealed for Burleigh Beachside Tower in Gold Coast
The team behind sell-out Gold Coast development Norfolk has joined forces again, this time for a 17-story apartment tower, also at Burleigh Heads. The yet-to-be-named tower, at 96 The Esplanade,...
30 April 2021 | Columbus
Major Bank to Move Workers Out of Downtown Columbus Tower
The owners of downtown's Chase Tower remain confident in the building's future despite losing their namesake tenant this week. "It's not a real pretty market now but we’re seeing significant...
30 April 2021 | Birmingham
Octagon-Shaped Residential Tower Approved in Birmingham
Plans to build what could be the “world’s first" purely octagonal residential tower in Birmingham have been unanimously approved. Members of Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favor of...
30 April 2021 | Tokyo
Former Hotel Pacific to be Demolished in Tokyo
The mixed-use and oddly-named Shinagawa Goos building on the western side of Shinagawa Station officially closed its doors on March 31, 2021 ending 50-years of operations. The 30-story building opened...
29 April 2021 | New York City
Stepped And Cantilevering Towers Top Out in Brooklyn
Construction has topped out on 227 West Street, a pair of 30- and 40-story residential towers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by OMA with Beyer Blinder Belle as the architect of...
29 April 2021 | Kuala Lumpur
Developer Acquires Two Contracts in Kuala Lumpur
PETALING JAYA: IJM Corp Bhd has secured two contracts totalling RM327.6 million (US$79 million) for construction works in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The group said its wholly-owned subsidiary, IJM Construction...
29 April 2021 | London
City of London Looks to Turn Empty Offices into Homes
The City of London Corporation has said it will explore ways to re-use vacant office space, including by creating 1,500 new homes by 2030. The commitment is one of several...
28 April 2021 | Belfast
Refurbishment of Belfast Office Announced
BT has announced that it will be making a major multi-million pound investment in refurbishing its Belfast flagship office, Riverside Tower, as the city was revealed as a key location...
28 April 2021 | Perth
Investors Develop Deal for Perth Tower
Primewest has inked a joint-venture deal with a fund advised by BlackRock Real Assets to reportedly spend AU$260 million (US$202 million) on the former AMP office tower in Perth. It...
28 April 2021 | Hanoi
Hanoi Double Tower Development Moves Forward
10 Design have won Vietnam’s Landmark 55 competition with a two-tower proposal. The 178,888-square-meter development, in Hanoi’s Starlake district, includes a 55-story hotel and condominium hotel tower with a sky-lobby...
27 April 2021 | Jacksonville
Demolition Process for Jacksonville Building Commenced
The demolition process for never-completed Jacksonville hotel is finally underway after the building sat vacant for over 13 years. Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted that demo crews were on site at...
27 April 2021 | London
Planning Permission Granted for 781-Home Redevelopment in London
Astudio has been given planning permission for a 781-home redevelopment of the Ebury Bridge Estate by Chelsea Bridge in west London. The existing 1930s buildings will be replaced by nine...
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