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5 February 2019 | Lagos

The Alárò City Master Plan Has Launched in Lagos

On Tuesday, January 29th, 2019, Africa’s largest urban developer, Rendeavour, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, broke ground on a new city development in the Lekki Free Zone outside...

5 February 2019 | Dubai

Burj Jumeirah Inaugurated in Dubai

UAE-based real estate company Dubai Holding has unveiled a new oval-shaped skyscraper for Dubai called the Burj Jumeirah, part of a wider master plan called “Downtown Jumeirah”. The project was...

5 February 2019 | Los Angeles

Los Angeles City Council Unanimously Approves $1 Billion Hollywood Crossroads Construction

The Los Angeles Planning Commission voted on January 23rd 2019 to endorse the $1 billion Crossroads Hollywood mixed-use project. Harridge Development Group will allow current residents of the existing apartment complex...

4 February 2019 | Toronto

Tower Floors Underway at Toronto’s Stanley Condominiums

Located across the street from the recently transformed Toronto landmark Maple Leaf Gardens, construction continues on Stanley Condominiums, named as a reminder that the Leafs used to win the occasional...

4 February 2019 | Glasgow

PRS Tower Wins Council Backing in Glasgow

Councilors have approved Keppie’s plans for a 20-story build-to-rent tower in Glasgow. The high-rise block forms part of a £100 million (US$130 million) scheme on Broomielaw that could get underway...

4 February 2019 | Houston

Designs Revealed for The Preston in Downtown Houston

Houston-based Hines, the 61-year-old international real estate firm that’s been involved in 29 developments in downtown alone, plans to start construction next month on its newest hometown project: a 46-story...

1 February 2019 | Vaxjo

A Wood-Clad Tower is Proposed for Växjö

As part of a competition that began in May of 2018, Tengbom has unveiled their winning proposal for a new tech beacon in Växjö, Sweden. Commissioned by Växjö city and...

1 February 2019 | London

Overhaul of the Olympia Exhibition Center in London Wins Approval

Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC’s plans for a £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) overhaul of the Olympia exhibition center in west London. The 186,000-square-meter project, which...

1 February 2019 | San Francisco

“The Hub,” a Cluster of Towers, Has Been Proposed in San Francisco

The tower proposed for Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue hasn’t even been approved, but it’s already raised the bar for how developers and architects pitch big buildings in...

1 February 2019 | Houston

Construction Schedule Set for Houston’s Innovation Tower

Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2019 on Innovation Tower, a 48-story mixed-use tower slated for Main Street in the Texas Medical Center. Houston-based Medistar plans...

31 January 2019 | Jersey City

Crown Installation for 99 Hudson Street Underway in Jersey City

After topping out at the end of 2018, 99 Hudson Street has become the tallest skyscraper in both Jersey City and all of New Jersey, standing 900 feet (274 meters)...

31 January 2019 | Lyon

An Urban Development Project is Taking Shape in Lyon

An urban development project in downtown Lyon is slated to double the size of Villeurbanne’s city center by 2027. The Métropole de Lyon and the City of Villeurbanne have invested...

31 January 2019 | Sydney

Construction Starts on Waterloo Mastery in Sydney

Construction has commenced on Sydney-based Crown Group’s “resort style” AU$500 million (US$ 500 million) development in Waterloo. The project, developed in partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate Group, will feature 374...

30 January 2019 | London

Regeneration Scheme in London’s Bermondsey Faces Rejection Over Lack of Affordable Homes

Kohn Pedersen Fox’s proposal for a £500 million (US$653 million) redevelopment of a former biscuit factory site in Bermondsey looks set to be thrown out because of its lack of...

30 January 2019 | Los Angeles

Work On Hold at Oceanwide Plaza in Los Angeles

Construction on one of the largest projects under construction in Downtown Los Angeles, Oceanwide Plaza, has ground to a halt, according to The Los Angeles Times. The unexpected stoppage comes...

30 January 2019 | Tokyo

Mixed-Use Skyscraper Rises in the Heart of Tokyo

Y2, an urban mixed-use skyscraper located at Chūō ward, in Tokyo, Japan, is a 3.3 million-square-foot (306,580-square-meter) tower that will include office space, a Bulgari Hotel, and an elementary school,...

29 January 2019 | Melbourne

Green Light for Melbourne’s Chapel Street Tower

Melbourne’s CBD fringe office market is set to see the addition of a new tower with development approval granted for an AUD$300 million ($214 million) office tower planned by Melbourne-based...

29 January 2019 | New York City

Demolition Permits Filed for Modernist Union Carbide Building in New York City

The modernist Union Carbide building at 270 Park Avenue, due to be replaced by a new 70-story skyscraper, is now one step closer to coming down: It has been reported...

29 January 2019 | Shenzhen

Updated Design Revealed for 642-Meter Tower in Shenzhen

bKL Architecture has unveiled its proposed design for a new, 642-meter tower located in Shenzhen, China. The 128-story tower is intended to mark the gateway to the eastern expansion of...

28 January 2019 | Changchun

Explosions in Changchun High-Rise Result in One Fatality

Terrified people were seen running through the streets of Changchun in Jilin Province on Friday, January 25, 2019, after several blasts were heard from the 30th story of a high-rise....