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13 July 2020 | Brisbane
Super fund developer Cbus Property has lodged plans for an AUD$600 (US$418 million) commercial development in Brisbane's fast-growing North Quarter precinct. Plans have been put forward for a 40-story A-grade...
10 July 2020 | Karachi
The Balochistan High Court has issued notices on the construction of high-rise buildings in Quetta against the building code. A constitutional petition was filed by lawyer Syed Nazir Agha against...
10 July 2020 | Chicago
A Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper along South Michigan Avenue is on hold at least until September 2020 and buyers of the luxury units are being offered some of their deposits back,...
10 July 2020 | Shanghai
Videos surfaced on Monday 6 July, 2020 after tenants from the 9th to the 60th floors of Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, found themselves drenched with leaking water....
9 July 2020 | New York City
A consortium of developers including Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silverstein Properties, and BedRock Real Estate Partners has revealed extensive plans to redevelop and construct a five-block mixed-use complex in Astoria, Queens....
9 July 2020 | Shanghai
Twinkling lights’ reflecting windows design concept unveiled by Ronald Lu & Partners for Tencent East China headquarters. Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP) unveils the design for Chinese tech giant Tencent’s...
9 July 2020 | Sydney
A new AUD$1.2 billion (US$840 million) commercial tower set to rise 42 stories above the future Victoria Cross metro station in North Sydney has officially been given the nod. The...
8 July 2020 | Beverly Hills
Alagem Capital Group, in partnership with London-based real estate investor Cain International, has revealed the Foster + Partners-designed master plan for a 17.5-acre (7.8-hectare) mixed-use development that will pack a...
8 July 2020 | Toronto
The CN Tower is officially reopening to the public on 15 July, 2020, and like all other attractions in Toronto, numerous measures are being implemented to ensure the safety of...
8 July 2020 | Tokyo
On June 19, the 20-story mixed-use redevelopment of Aoyoma Bell Commons reached completion. The 90-meter tall building, named the Argyle Aoyoma included office, hotel, and retail functions. The office space...
7 July 2020 | Honolulu
Production of a mainly mid-priced Kakaako condominium tower has run into trouble because of COVID-19, but the developer believes several planned changes that include pricing more units for less will...
7 July 2020 | Edinburgh
Liberton residents have celebrated the end of a two-week campaign against a possible council housing development on a local green space. Campaigners are now claiming victory as the council has...
7 July 2020 | Melbourne
In a plan to “redefine the skyline," developers will be allowed to build towers up to 40 stories in the inner north-west suburb of Arden. The plans to create homes...
6 July 2020 | Athens
The Hellinikon Project broke ground Friday 3 July 2020. The project, on the site of Athens’ former international airport, undertaken by Lamda Development, will turn the 620-hectare (1,500-acre) piece of...
6 July 2020 | New York City
The owner of the Seagram Building, the stately office tower designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on Manhattan’s Park Avenue, thinks it is time for the famed landmark to...
6 July 2020 | Brisbane
Aria Property Group has lodged plans to build a 34-story tower with 1,003 trees called “The Urban Forest” at South Bank, Brisbane. The plans feature 382 apartments, two levels of...
2 July 2020 | Sydney
Opal Tower residents have filed legal proceedings against the NSW state government to fix the “cracks of the building industry” after finding 500 new defects. They want the state government...
2 July 2020 | Washington D.C.
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R 2, which includes H.R. 919 – Bird-Safe Buildings Act, today. This bipartisan bill is designed to reduce...
2 July 2020 | Tokyo
On June 30, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the formation of the Toyomi District Town Redevelopment Commitee. This committee has been established to create two 189-meter tall apartment towers in...
1 July 2020 | Vancouver
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) has revealed that the firm’s commercial high-rise development project at 601 West Pender Street in downtown Vancouver received unanimous consent to proceed earlier this month from...
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