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21 January 2022 | Sydney
Legal Quagmire Over Fate of Sydney Building
A legal battle is brewing 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...
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19 January 2022 | Glasgow
Plan for 1,500 New Homes Submitted in Glasgow
Stallan Brand has submitted plans for 1,500 homes on a former goods yard near Glasgow’s High Street The practice, working with developer Get Living, was given planning permission for 727...
19 January 2022 | New York City
NYC Project's Superstructure Climbs Above Midtown East
Construction has reached the halfway point on 131-141 East 47th Street, a 34-story residential skyscraper in Midtown East. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Silverback Development, the 454-foot-tall...
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18 January 2022 | Barcelona
Renowned Spanish Architect Passes Away Aged 82
The Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill has passed away at the age of 82, as announced by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Among Bofill’s most acclaimed works were the La Muralla...
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18 January 2022 | London
Tower's Planning Application Delayed Over Number of Staircases in London
A planning application for a 52-story tower in London's Canary Wharf designed by Morris + Company has been delayed just hours before it was due to be determined amid fire...
18 January 2022 | Bratislava
Bratislava Residential Building Reaches Completion
After 31 months of construction, developer J&T REAL ESTATE (JTRE) has successfully completed the almost three-year construction of KLINGERKA, one of Bratislava's taller residential buildings. Construction of 116-meter-tall KLINGERKA began in...
17 January 2022 | Toronto
Park and 60 Stories Proposed for Entertainment District Sites in Toronto
A partnership between CentreCourt and CreateTO is proposed to introduce a new tower to the Entertainment District, overlooking a developing public park to the north at 229 Richmond Street West....
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17 January 2022 | Dongguan
Design Competition Winner for New Dongguan Campus Announced
10 Design (part of Egis Group), in collaboration with local architect BIAD, has won an international competition to design a new campus for the International Co-operation Innovation Zone (phase 1)...
17 January 2022 | Salt Lake City
Work Begins on Salt Lake City Skyscraper
Developers from Boston are moving forward with the construction of a new luxury residential building on State Street that could be among Salt Lake City’s tallest skyscrapers. Astra Tower will...
17 January 2022 | Miami
Pre-Application Initiated For Miami Development
A pre-application has been initiated for an administrative site plan review with the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources for 700 North Miami Avenue, the site of the...
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14 January 2022 | Houston
Houston Hotel Officially Opens
The Laura Hotel, Autograph Collection has officially opened its doors in Houston's lively central business district. Featuring 223 contemporary guest rooms, a restaurant and a bar serving upscale Southern cuisine,...
14 January 2022 | Sydney
Property Group Plans Sydney Hotel
Melbourne-developer ICD Property is planning its next major project, a 56-story tower in Sydney to take advantage of the city’s new business district. The AU$157-million (US$113-million) joint-venture project with Belingbak...
14 January 2022 | Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles 24-Story Residential Project Planned
A 13 January 2022 meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board unveiled renderings for Lucia Park, a residential high-rise planned just south of the 134 Freeway. Slated for a property...
14 January 2022 | Chicago
Massive Fulton Market Mixed-Use Project Proposed in Chicago
A Chicago developer is preparing to unveil plans for a US$600 million mixed-use project in the Fulton Market District, the biggest real estate development to date in the fast-growing neighborhood....
21 January 2022 | Sydney
Legal Quagmire Over Fate of Sydney Building
A legal battle is brewing 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...
19 January 2022 | Glasgow
Plan for 1,500 New Homes Submitted in Glasgow
Stallan Brand has submitted plans for 1,500 homes on a former goods yard near Glasgow’s High Street The practice, working with developer Get Living, was given planning permission for 727...
19 January 2022 | New York City
NYC Project's Superstructure Climbs Above Midtown East
Construction has reached the halfway point on 131-141 East 47th Street, a 34-story residential skyscraper in Midtown East. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Silverback Development, the 454-foot-tall...
18 January 2022 | Barcelona
Renowned Spanish Architect Passes Away Aged 82
The Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill has passed away at the age of 82, as announced by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Among Bofill’s most acclaimed works were the La Muralla...
18 January 2022 | London
Tower's Planning Application Delayed Over Number of Staircases in London
A planning application for a 52-story tower in London's Canary Wharf designed by Morris + Company has been delayed just hours before it was due to be determined amid fire...
18 January 2022 | Bratislava
Bratislava Residential Building Reaches Completion
After 31 months of construction, developer J&T REAL ESTATE (JTRE) has successfully completed the almost three-year construction of KLINGERKA, one of Bratislava's taller residential buildings. Construction of 116-meter-tall KLINGERKA began in...
17 January 2022 | Toronto
Park and 60 Stories Proposed for Entertainment District Sites in Toronto
A partnership between CentreCourt and CreateTO is proposed to introduce a new tower to the Entertainment District, overlooking a developing public park to the north at 229 Richmond Street West....
17 January 2022 | Dongguan
Design Competition Winner for New Dongguan Campus Announced
10 Design (part of Egis Group), in collaboration with local architect BIAD, has won an international competition to design a new campus for the International Co-operation Innovation Zone (phase 1)...
17 January 2022 | Salt Lake City
Work Begins on Salt Lake City Skyscraper
Developers from Boston are moving forward with the construction of a new luxury residential building on State Street that could be among Salt Lake City’s tallest skyscrapers. Astra Tower will...
17 January 2022 | Miami
Pre-Application Initiated For Miami Development
A pre-application has been initiated for an administrative site plan review with the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources for 700 North Miami Avenue, the site of the...
14 January 2022 | Houston
Houston Hotel Officially Opens
The Laura Hotel, Autograph Collection has officially opened its doors in Houston's lively central business district. Featuring 223 contemporary guest rooms, a restaurant and a bar serving upscale Southern cuisine,...
14 January 2022 | Sydney
Property Group Plans Sydney Hotel
Melbourne-developer ICD Property is planning its next major project, a 56-story tower in Sydney to take advantage of the city’s new business district. The AU$157-million (US$113-million) joint-venture project with Belingbak...
14 January 2022 | Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles 24-Story Residential Project Planned
A 13 January 2022 meeting of the Glendale Design Review Board unveiled renderings for Lucia Park, a residential high-rise planned just south of the 134 Freeway. Slated for a property...
14 January 2022 | Chicago
Massive Fulton Market Mixed-Use Project Proposed in Chicago
A Chicago developer is preparing to unveil plans for a US$600 million mixed-use project in the Fulton Market District, the biggest real estate development to date in the fast-growing neighborhood....
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