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15 May 2019 | Milwaukee

Mass Timber Apartment Tower Moves Forward with Grant in Milwaukee

A downtown Milwaukee high-rise has found support from an unlikely source: the United States Department of Agriculture. The department’s Forestry Service division announced this week that it had awarded 41...

14 May 2019 | Shanghai

Mega Mixed-Use Development Planned for Shanghai’s South Bund

Real estate developer Greenland Group has unveiled a master plan for its mega mixed-use project in Shanghai’s downtown Huangpu District, which is set to become the newest landmark development along...

14 May 2019 | Chiba

Large Development Underway in Chiba

Makuhari Bay Park is a planned residential complex of six tower apartments located around Wakaba 3-Chome Park in Chiba Prefecture. Presently under construction, the apartment scheme Makuhari Bay Park Sky...

13 May 2019 | Liverpool

A Skyscraper Boom Could Transform a Liverpool City Street

Leeds Street is currently one of the least built-up areas in Liverpool’s city center, surrounded at many points by open space, car parks and dealerships. But a series of projects...

13 May 2019 | New York City

A 45-Story Jail Tower May Rise in New York City

New York City’s 10-year plan to close Rikers Island, a 413.17-acre (167.204-hectare) island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that is home to the city’s main jail...

13 May 2019 | Melbourne

Melbourne Welcomes a Luxury High-Rise Development

Prominently located on the corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street in Melbourne’s CBD, the Capitol Grand development, by global construction company Multiplex, consists of two luxury residential towers comprising...

10 May 2019 | Chiba

Apartment Tower Rises in Chiba

A 4-minute walk from Tsudanuma Station on a pedestrian deck, the apartment building Tazunanuma The Tower will rise 44 stories above ground, to a maximum height 161 meters. This will...

9 May 2019 | Zhanjiang

A New Hotel Opens in Zhanjiang

LN Hospitality, a core enterprise affiliated to Guangzhou Lingnan Group Holdings Co. Ltd., announced the grand opening of LN Garden Hotel, Zhanjiang. With roots in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Greater Bay Area...

9 May 2019 | London

Co-Living Tower Opening in London

A new skyscraper of studio rental apartments is opening in London’s Canary Wharf in Summer 2019, bringing with it what is claimed to be the highest swimming pool in east...

9 May 2019 | Dallas

Vacant Dallas Tower is Being Restored

A new team has come to the rescue of downtown Dallas’ biggest building project. Revival of the First National Bank tower, vacant for almost a decade, is expected to cost...

8 May 2019 | Paris

Construction of Paris’ Triangle Tower Approved

The first stone of a controversial Paris building must be laid before the beginning of next year, now that a court has ruled that the Triangle Tower’s building permit was...

8 May 2019 | Vancouver

Developer Proposes Timber Skyscraper in Vancouver

Delta Land Development and its team is in the process of planning what could be the world’s tallest mass timber building in Vancouver’s Broadway Corridor. Delta’s site is currently occupied...

8 May 2019 | Dubai

Fire Breaks Out in World’s Tallest Hotel in Dubai

A fire broke out in the world’s tallest hotel, the Gevora Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, on 8 May 2019, leaving three injured. The Dubai police revealed that...

7 May 2019 | Nashville

Hotel and Condo Tower is the Latest Addition to a Nashville Skyline on the Rise

Work is underway at SoBro’s 151 site (i.e., South of Broadway at 151 First Avenue) to become one of downtown Nashville’s four largest skyscrapers. The 40-story tower will contain a...

7 May 2019 | Perth

New Hotel Tower Rising in Perth CBD

French hotel giant Accor has announced a partnership with Perth property developer George Atzemis to develop an Art Series hotel in Perth’s CBD. The AU$90 million (US$ 63 million) project...

7 May 2019 | Burnaby

Vancouver Suburb to See Tallest Building in British Columbia

A 64-story residential tower in Burnaby, east of Vancouver, is set to become the tallest building in British Columbia, but is it the tallest in the Canadian West? Two Gilmore...

6 May 2019 | Algiers

Towering Minaret Completed in Algiers

After seven years of construction and over $1 billion in expenses, a new mosque in Algeria may be set to break new global records. The Great Mosque of Algiers, or...

6 May 2019 | New York City

Latest Plan for a New York City Supertall Revealed

Amidst the ongoing evolution of the Manhattan skyline, one of the most notable recent changes has been the completion of the Midtown East rezoning, which has already resulted in the...

6 May 2019 | Mumbai

Incomplete Mumbai Skyscraper to be Auctioned

In a major development, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) has decided to auction the iconic Palais Royale building to recover dues worth Rs 971 crore (US$140 million) from the owner,...

3 May 2019 | Petaling Jaya

Petaling Jaya Residential Complex Approaches Topping Out

Cicet Asia Development Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of China-based Chongqing International Trade Group Co Ltd, has developed Greenfield Residence — a high-rise mixed-development in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, consisting of...