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13 March 2019 | Frankfurt am Main

Residential Complex Will Rise in Frankfurt Adjacent to Central Station

Mecanoo of Delft, Netherlands, has released visuals of Frankfurt Grand Central, a residential complex in Frankfurt, Germany, that will feature a copper-colored tower. Mecanoo won a competition to design Frankfurt...

12 March 2019 | New York City

Two Residential Skyscrapers Proposed for New York City’s Hunters Point South

Permits have been filed for two major new towers in Hunters Point South. The two proposed, glass residential buildings are being designed by Handel Architects and will sit at the...

12 March 2019 | Toronto

Toronto Complex to Add New 39-Story Condominium

Overlooking the ravines of the Don Valley and the Downtown Toronto skyline on the horizon, the initial two condominium towers at Auberge On The Park have seen strong sales for...

12 March 2019 | San Francisco

Drones Used to Inspect Salesforce Tower in San Francisco Indicative of Larger Trend

Months before two cracks were discovered on interior windows of Salesforce Tower – San Francisco’s tallest building, owner Boston Properties enlisted a drone to inspect the building’s exterior for potential...

11 March 2019 | London

A 26-Story Mixed-Use Tower Offers Student Housing in London

Aspire Point, the mixed-use tower by MJP Architects, contains 445 rooms for Queen Mary University of London students. The scheme for Alumno Developments is sited on Stratford High Street, near...

11 March 2019 | New York City

A Pair of Zigzagging Waterfront Towers is Set to Rise in New York City

The Greenpoint Landing megaproject in Brooklyn has gained a duo of interlocking rental towers courtesy of OMA. The ten-tower mixed-use development will ultimately bring 5,500 rental units to Greenpoint. Developer...

11 March 2019 | Jakarta

Loan Facility Set Up for Purchasers at Izzara Apartments, Jakarta

Developer Grage and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) will work together to finance purchases in the Izzara Apartments development in Jakarta. Grage officials said the developer chose BRI because it was...

8 March 2019 | Houston

Construction Begins on 47-Story Office Tower in Downtown Houston

Houston-based real estate firm Hines plans to pour the concrete mat foundation for its latest downtown Houston project, Texas Tower, on the former Houston Chronicle site. Hines is developing the...

8 March 2019 | Mexico City

First Tower in Mexico City’s Mitikah Project to Open in 2019

The first office tower of the Mítikah project will enter into operation this year. Real estate investment firm, Fibra Uno will execute capital investments between 8,000 and 10,000 million pesos...

8 March 2019 | Tokyo

Kamiyacho Trust Tower Tops Out in Tokyo

Mori Building’s “Tokyo World Gate” project in Toranomon, Tokyo, topped out in early February. The 180-meter tall mixed-use tower is expected to open in March 2020, forming an important piece...

7 March 2019 | Plano

Tower Tops Out at 27-Story Luxury Condominium Development in Plano

Last week, Windrose Partners LP celebrated the official topping out of Windrose Tower, its 27-story luxury residential condominium high-rise, the only one of its kind planned for Legacy West. Windrose...

7 March 2019 | Manchester

Constructor, Freeholder Liable for Replacing Cladding at Manchester’s Green Quarter

Construction company Lendlease has lost a landmark battle over who should foot a £5 million (US$6.5 million) cladding bill in two of Manchester’s Green Quarter tower blocks. For over a...

7 March 2019 | Moscow

Dutch Architecture Transplanted to Moscow High-Rises

A striking red-brick twin-tower complex is the latest addition to the ever-changing skyline in Moscow. Team Paul de Vroom + Sputnik completed the apartment complex in Wellton Park, a high-density...

6 March 2019 | London

Bishopsgate Goodsyard Plans Revised to Include Additional Units

The FaulknerBrowns-led design team has revised its masterplan for the Bishopsgate Goodsyard complex in east London to include more housing. Following pressure from the Greater London Authority, the joint-venture backers...

6 March 2019 | Chicago

Chicago Development Plans to Include Unprecedented Amount of Affordable Units

The US$6 billion Lincoln Yards megadevelopment will include 600 affordable housing units – twice as many as required in a compromise by Sterling Bay as it seeks to gain approval...

6 March 2019 | Tokyo

Penthouse at Tokyo Complex could be Among Japan’s Most Expensive Sales

A penthouse in Toranomon is rumored to have sold off-the-plan for 5 billion Yen (US$45 million), making it potentially one of the most expensive apartments to have sold in Japan....

5 March 2019 | Paris

South Korean Developer Plans to Purchase Paris Skyscraper

A consortium led by South Korea’s top brokerage house Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. is in exclusive negotiations to buy a landmark building worth ₩1 trillion (US$960 million) in Paris, France,...

5 March 2019 | San José

Mixed-Use Project to be Built in San José, Costa Rica

Argo Estrategia recently announced that it will develop the first mixed-use real estate project in the Nunciatura area, in San José, Costa Rica, called Elysian Nunciatura, creating a vibrant community...

5 March 2019 | New York City

New Residential Details Revealed for New York City’s 35 Hudson Yards

New details and renderings have been released for 35 Hudson Yards, set to be the tallest residential tower in the Hudson Yards neighborhood at over 1,000 feet (304 meters). The...

4 March 2019 | Melbourne

As Plans for Melbourne’s One Queensbridge Tower Become Cloudy, Developer Ponders Next Steps

James Packer-backed casino giant Crown Resorts has been forced to rethink plans for a site in Melbourne’s Southbank, where it hoped to build Australia’s tallest skyscraper, after the Victoria Government...