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6 May 2021 | Yokohama

Large-Scale Complex Breaks Ground in Yokohama

A large-scale building complex in the District 53 section of the Minato Mirai 21 Central Zone in Yokohama started construction in April 2021. The over 180,000-square-meter project consists of two...

6 May 2021 | London

Office Block to Replace Long-Standing Department Store in London

The Westminster council approved plans for a new 16-story office building to replace a House of Fraser department store which has been in operation since the 1970s. The £750 million...

6 May 2021 | Seattle

Seattle High-Rise to Prioritize Occupant Connectivity

The Net, a new office building being built in Seattle, is focused on human well-being, including some aspects in response to the pandemic. The facility features a three-story rooftop “sky...

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...

6 May 2021 | Yokohama

Large-Scale Complex Breaks Ground in Yokohama

A large-scale building complex in the District 53 section of the Minato Mirai 21 Central Zone in Yokohama started construction in April 2021. The over 180,000-square-meter project consists of two...

6 May 2021 | London

Office Block to Replace Long-Standing Department Store in London

The Westminster council approved plans for a new 16-story office building to replace a House of Fraser department store which has been in operation since the 1970s. The £750 million...

6 May 2021 | Seattle

Seattle High-Rise to Prioritize Occupant Connectivity

The Net, a new office building being built in Seattle, is focused on human well-being, including some aspects in response to the pandemic. The facility features a three-story rooftop “sky...

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...

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