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3 May 2019 | Orlando

Medical Skyscraper Proposed for Downtown Orlando

The developer of the proposed Vertical Medical City in downtown Orlando has filed an application with the city for the construction of a mixed-use medical tower in the North Quarter...

3 May 2019 | Montreal

Ground Broken on What Could Be Montreal’s Tallest Residential Tower

Shovels hit the ground April 30 at the site of Victoria sur le Parc, on what could be Montreal’s tallest residential skyscraper. Set to rise 200 meters above the city’s...

2 May 2019 | Quito

Quito’s New EPIQ Tower to Follow Up IQON and Qorner

Architecture firm BIG has unveiled its second project for Ecuador’s capital city: a mixed-use tower comprising two curved blocks covered in herringbone-patterned cladding and pockets of greenery. BIG’s mixed-used EPIQ...

2 May 2019 | Raleigh

Raleigh’s City Council May Request Affordable Units for Proposed Skyscraper

Developer John Kane’s proposed 40-story skyscraper seems to check every box for Raleigh’s downtown growth and density plans. The three-acre (1.2 hectare) lot at the intersection of Peace and Harrington...

2 May 2019 | Birmingham

Eastside Rental High-Rise Proposed to be Birmingham’s Tallest Building

Court Collaboration, a real estate developer in Birmingham, England, has announced the launch of a 51-story build to rent (BTR) scheme, ONE Eastside Birmingham. If constructed as planned at 160...

1 May 2019 | New Orleans

Shuttered New Orleans Landmark Tower to be Fully Renovated

Construction has started on the complete transformation of a one of the most prominent buildings on the New Orleans skyline into a Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences. Rising 33...

1 May 2019 | Vancouver

Vancouver Skyscraper Design Inspired by Nearby Mountains

  A 99-meter-tall, 33-story residential tower that will incorporate elements of the nearby mountains is being proposed at the site of a former gas station on the corner of West...

1 May 2019 | Shenzhen

Tower Intended to Resemble the form of DNA to Rise in Shenzhen

Steven Holl Architects has designed two glass towers linked by garden bridges, which will become the headquarters for biotech company iCarbonX in Shenzhen, China. Described by Steven Holl Architects as...

30 April 2019 | Quito

Sunflower-Inspired Residential Tower Designed for Quito

odD+ Architects have designed a residential skyscraper inspired by sunflowers for the Ecuadorian capital Quito. Taking cues from the rhythmic formations of the plant’s seeds and petals, the tower is...

30 April 2019 | Lahore

Lahore’s Potentially Tallest Building Gets Green Light

Following Pakistan’s federal government’s new vision for the country’s second largest city, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has given the go-ahead to construct the tallest building in the city at...

30 April 2019 | Chicago

Two Towers Progress onto Chicago’s Iconic Skyline

Vista Tower reached its final height on April 26 2019, when construction workers poured concrete to form the Chicago skyscraper’s 101st and final floor. That marked the highest point of...

29 April 2019 | Manila

High-Rise Fire in Manila Kills One

A fire raged through the top floors of a 22-story residential building in the Philippine capital on April 29 in the middle of a scorching summer. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said...

29 April 2019 | New York City

Modular High-Rise Hotel in New York City Assembled in Poland

Marriott International Inc. has begun constructing what it says will be the tallest modular hotel in the world, in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood. Its 168 guest rooms will be assembled in...

29 April 2019 | Sofia

Claims of Corruption Suspend Construction on Sofia Skyscraper

It’s been billed by its Bulgarian developer as the “beginning of a modern golden age” – an “iconic sign” that will take Bulgaria “into the future as a truly dignified...

26 April 2019 | London

Planning Permission won for Residential Project in London’s Docklands

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) has won planning permission for a 796-home development in East London that features a 23-story tower as its highest element. Members of Newham council’s...

26 April 2019 | Las Vegas

New Life for Unfinished Las Vegas Hotel

A victim of the 2008 financial crisis, the former Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort and casino has stood empty, unfinished and dark over the bright lights of the iconic Strip for...

26 April 2019 | Hong Kong

Korean Brokerage House Invests in Hong Kong Office Building

Mirae Asset Daewoo announced April 25 that it will underwrite mezzanine debt worth US$243 million for the Goldin Financial Global Center located in Kowloon Bay. The Hong Kong government has...

25 April 2019 | Singapore

Mixed-Use Development Unveiled in Singapore

Singapore developer GuocoLand has unveiled the concept and design of a new S$2.4 billion (US$1.8 billion) mixed-use development in the Beach Road district. The approximately 950,600-square-foot (88,300-square-meter) mixed-use project, dubbed...

25 April 2019 | Tokyo

Tokyo Site Redevelopment Gets Planning Approval

A town planning decision has been made for the Nishiazabu 3 Chome North-East District Redevelopment. The project will see a 200-meter-tall mixed-use tower with residences, office, retail and a hotel....

25 April 2019 | Atlanta

Residential Project Coming to Downtown Atlanta

Banyan Street Capital and Greystar have announced the acquisition of the air rights and closing of construction financing for Ascent Peachtree, a multifamily project in Downtown Atlanta atop an existing...