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4 December 2019 | Delta
A years-long proposal to build a residential tower in North Delta was rejected by the city council on 2 December 2019 in a 5-2 vote, with only Delta Mayor George...
4 December 2019 | Taichung
On 29 November 2019, WOHA Architects announced the completion of its project, Sky Green, in Taichung. The developer Golden Jade, with Feng Chia University as an advisor, commissioned WOHA Architects...
3 December 2019 | Dar es Salaam
UAE-based hotel operator Rotana has announced the soft opening of Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. The 65,000 square-meter mixed-use project marks the company’s...
3 December 2019 | Niagara Falls
A long-stalled hotel build is set to become a landmark skyscraper overlooking one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Niagara Falls City Council recently approved an application...
3 December 2019 | Riga
Representatives from Estonian property developer Direct Invest Group announced on 2 December 2019 that it had begun the development of Balasta Dambis in Rīga. The project is an office center...
2 December 2019 | Tokyo
Groundwork on the OMA-designed Toranomon Hills Station Tower in downtown Tokyo officially started on 25 November 2019. The high-rise forms part of Mori Building’s US$3.6 billion redevelopment project centered in...
2 December 2019 | Los Angeles
Harridge Development has successfully dismissed a recent lawsuit against its Crossroads of the World megaproject in Hollywood. A judge has tossed the lawsuit from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which...
2 December 2019 | London
Contractor John Sisk and Son is to use a fleet of drones to carry out quality checks on the external structure of PRP-designed tower schemes at Wembley Park. The builder...
27 November 2019 | Minneapolis
Five people died in the early morning of 27 November 2019 in a fire on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis public-housing high rise, with three others hospitalized, according to...
27 November 2019 | Perth
Sirona Capital and Singapore's construction group Chip Eng Seng Corporation’s plans for its apartment tower in South Perth have been green-lit by the Metro Central Joint Development Assessment Panel. After...
27 November 2019 | London
London’s future second-tallest building, 1 Undershaft, has been given the go-ahead after a three-year battle. The 951-foot (290-meter) skyscraper, nicknamed “The Trellis,” will be topped only by The Shard, which...
26 November 2019 | Barrie
City councilors have approved the construction of a twin-tower project in downtown Barrie, a city of 141,000 residents in Central Ontario. Several concerns were raised by residents over the project....
26 November 2019 | Manchester
Manchester-based developer Renaker Build Ltd is moving forward with two 51-story towers as part of its large-scale redevelopment of Great Jackson Street on the edge of Manchester city center, including...
26 November 2019 | Sydney
Property investor CBRE Global has picked up the under-construction, 21,012 square-meter property in North Sydney that will be the headquarters of Zurich Financial Services Australia, in a deal worth around...
25 November 2019 | Johannesburg
An office tower in South Africa’s largest city imploded in a controlled demolition on 24 November 2019. The former Bank of Lisbon Building at 37 Sauer Street in Johannesburg rose...
25 November 2019 | New York City
Excavation and foundation work on Bjarke Ingels Group‘s (BIG) Strata Tower at 8 West 30th Street, has gotten deeper below the streets of New York City’s NoMad neighborhood. Several excavators...
25 November 2019 | London
Eric Parry Architects has unveiled plans for a new 36-story tower in the City of London, featuring a huge green wall. The address at 50 Fenchurch Street has been home...
22 November 2019 | Vancouver
A rezoning application has been submitted by local developer Reliance Properties to turn the property of a 1969-built, six-story car park in downtown Vancouver into a 29-story office tower. While...
22 November 2019 | Sydney
Plans for the new luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel and apartment tower at The Star casino complex in Pyrmont have been rejected by the state’s Independent Planning Commission (IPC). The proposal was...
22 November 2019 | Wuhan
A subsidiary of China’s largest construction group has suspended work on one of the nation’s tallest skyscrapers after the developer became the latest in a string of companies to default...
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