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15 July 2019 | Bordeaux

New Tower in Bordeaux Pushes City Construction Limits

A new office tower, Innova Tower, is being developed in Bordeaux, France. Architecture agency Hobo Architects is working in partnership with Bernard Bühler on the design of this building, which...

12 July 2019 | Rennes

Rennes to Become Home to 26-Story Architectural Venture

On 9 July 2019, the east of Brittany town of Rennes was announced as the site for a new architectural project, Féval Tower. The development will contain 32,000 square meters...

12 July 2019 | Toronto

Office Tower Tops Off at 32-Stories in Toronto’s South Core

In just over a decade, all four corners at York and Bremner in Toronto’s South Core have been populated by new towers. The last of these corners—at the southwest side...

12 July 2019 | Long Beach

Details Emerge for New Long Beach Skyscraper

An environmental report published last week by the City of Long Beach, California details plans from Trammell Crow Residential to build a skyline-altering development on the western side of Downtown...

11 July 2019 | Newcastle upon Tyne

Plans for an 18-Story tall Skyscraper in Newcastle Revealed

Developers have unveiled plans to build a GB£15 million (US$19 million) residential skyscraper standing 18 stories high in a Newcastle suburb. Jomast Developments has been leading changes at the former...

11 July 2019 | Shreveport

Shreveport’s First Skyscraper Gets New Life

When the Commercial National Bank was built in 1910, it was the first skyscraper built in Shreveport. Peter Youree, president of the Commercial National Bank, directed the construction of the...

11 July 2019 | Tashkent

Development of a 215-Meter Tower in Tashkent is Underway

Turkish contractor Özgüven Architecture is set to build one of Central Asia’s tallest skyscrapers at a height of 215 meters. The 50-story building named Tashkent City is expected to cost...

10 July 2019 | Shenzhen

Shenzhen to See New 212-Meter-Tall Headquarters

bKL Architecture has unveiled their winning design for the new UBTECH Headquarters located in Shenzhen, China. The 71,360-square-meter tower includes office, dormitory, retail, and research and development facilities. The design...

10 July 2019 | Hanoi

Hanoi Office Towers Open For Lease

Capital Place, an international Grade A modern office development located on 29 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, will be available to lease by the third quarter of 2019. The...

10 July 2019 | Philadelphia

Plan For New 18-Story Tower Receives Approval From Philadelphia Committee

Developer Parkway Corp. is getting positive early feedback from members of a Center City neighborhood group whose support it could need to build a proposed headquarters tower at 23rd and...

9 July 2019 | Singapore

Two 40-Story Towers Completed in Singapore

Last week, construction of two major towers in Singapore reached completion. The Clement Canopy complex consists of two 40-story towers with 505 luxury apartments, located in the heart of the...

9 July 2019 | London

Work on Queen’s Square Redevelopment in London Begins

UK-based construction firm Ardmore has been awarded a EUR£100 million (US$1.12 million) contract by R&F Properties to deliver the first phase of Queen’s Square regeneration scheme in Croydon, London, UK....

9 July 2019 | Seattle

Two-Tower Seattle Condominium Development Site Sells for $60 Million

Concord Pacific, the largest master-planning urban community builder in Canada, has purchased a 38,934-square-foot (3,617-square-meter) half-block in downtown Seattle adjacent to Amazon’s headquarters for a mixed-use multifamily development in a...

8 July 2019 | Melbourne

New Mixed-Use Project Approved in Melbourne

Melbourne-based developer Caydon has received the go ahead for its AUD$300 million (US$209 million) mixed-use residential project located on the former site of Amcor Paper Mill in Melbourne’s inner north-east....

8 July 2019 | Moscow

Plans for 101-Story Apartment Building Revealed in Moscow

The 405-meter One Tower in Moscow is set to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe, the deputy mayor of Moscow announced as he presented the ambitious project...

8 July 2019 | Guatemala City

Luxury Skyscraper to be Constructed in Guatemala City

Vistana, a proposed 19-story luxury residential skyscraper, is set to shape the city skyline in Guatemala in the coming months. Developed by ALTE Desarrolladora Inmobiliaria, the building will be located...

5 July 2019 | Miami

One Thousand Museum in Downtown Miami Has Officially Opened for Business

One Thousand Museum, the late Zaha Hadid’s final residential tower in the United States, is the newest high-end condominium to grace Biscayne Boulevard in the city’s cultural core, and its...

5 July 2019 | Warsaw

Warsaw Office Complex Acquires Major Tenants

The Warsaw HUB, a flagship investment of Ghelamco Poland, has gained a new tenant — GATX Rail Poland, a company operating in the freight rail car leasing industry. The company’s...

3 July 2019 | Makati

New 54-Story Tower in Makati Sees Strong Sales

Property firm SM Development Corp. (SMDC) and Federal Land Inc. have sold approximately 40 percent of space available within The Estate, a luxury residential project which offers units valued at...

3 July 2019 | Bellevue

Tech Giant to Build New Office Tower in Bellevue

Amazon plans to build a 43-story tower in Bellevue, projected to be its tallest office building anywhere, as well as possibly becoming the city’s tallest building. The new tower would...