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3 January 2019 | Perth

Developer Plans Vertical Garden Tower in Perth

The skyline of Perth’s Applecross area will be transformed if plans for a 20-story “eco-friendly” development with vertical gardens get approval. Mustera Property Group’s AU$105 million (US$73 million) proposal includes...

3 January 2019 | Tokyo

Construction Has Begun on a 21-Story Residential Tower in Tokyo

Construction started on the Kanamachi 6-Chome Ekimae District Redevelopment in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, on 22 December 2018. The redevelopment plan includes a new building that is 21 stories and 86...

3 January 2019 | New York City

Morningside Heights Seminary Plans 42-Story Condo Tower in New York City

The Union Theological Seminary Campus in Morningside Heights is planning to construct a 42-story tower as part of a $125 million rehab of its campus. The 182-year-old nondenominational center, located...

2 January 2019 | London

Vauxhall Skyscraper Duo Gets the Greenlight in London

Zaha Hadid Architects has received the go-ahead for their Vauxhall Cross Island towers, a duo of skyscrapers sited adjacent to Vauxhall Station. The scheme, which was publicly announced nearly a...

2 January 2019 | Sydney

Residents in 36-Story Sydney Tower Evacuated, Remain Stranded

The developer of a Sydney high-rise building which had to be evacuated on Christmas Eve says it has been “stunned” by structural defects which have led to some residents being...

2 January 2019 | New York City

Final Segment of 53 West 53rd Street’s Apex Installed in New York City

The final piece of the third and highest apex of Jean Nouvel’s first residential skyscraper was anchored and installed over Midtown in late December 2018. Fifty-three West 53rd Street now...

20 December 2018 | Changchun

A Mixed-Use Complex With a 300-Meter Tower Starts Construction in Changchun

Goettsch Partners (GP) has announced the start of construction for Changchun CR Center, a major mixed-use complex with a 300-meter (980 foot) tower in Changchun, the capital city of China’s...

18 December 2018 | Taguig City

Four-Tower Residential Complex Coming to Taguig in 2023

The Seasons Residences in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig is bringing Japanese architecture and lifestyle to The Philippines.   Federal Land, Inc partnered with Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and Isetan...

18 December 2018 | Chicago

Chicago News Update: TOD Expands, Luxury Condos Come to Oakbrook, and a Hyde Park Project Tops Out.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking to expand the City’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy to more than 20 high-ridership bus routes along eight major corridors across Chicago under a proposal...

18 December 2018 | London

Modular Towers Complete Core Structures in London

Tide Construction has reached a new milestone in delivering two modular towers in Croydon, by completing their core structures.   Tide Construction’s offsite construction company Vision Modular will install the...

13 December 2018 | New York City

Snøhetta Updates Proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building

Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the postmodern tower gaining landmark status. ...

13 December 2018 | London

Tottenham Hale Scheme Secures $631 million in London

AHMM, Alison Brooks Architects, Pollard Thomas Edwards and RUFF architects have won the go-ahead for a major mixed-use development in north London.  The estimated £500-million (US$631-million) project in Tottenham Hale,...

13 December 2018 | Beijing

Beijing’s Sunshine Insurance Headquarters Scheduled for 2020 Completion

Images of the under-construction Sunshine Insurance Headquarters in Beijing have been revealed.  Located in downtown Beijing, the 1.3 million-square-foot (120,773-square-meter) tower is set atop a six-story podium, recalling the shape...

12 December 2018 | Karachi

Supreme Court Reneges on High-Rise Ban in Karachi

On Tuesday, 11 December, the Supreme Court withdrew its order banning high-rise constructions over six stories in Karachi.   A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJ) Justice...

12 December 2018 | Chicago

BMO Harris Bank to Occupy New Chicago Union Station Tower

BMO Harris Bank will consolidate its Chicago offices in 2022 at a new 50-story tower next to Union Station, the bank announced on 10 December 2018.   In a deal...

11 December 2018 | Sydney

Ryde Garden Has Officially Reached Completion

Country Garden Australia’s first project, known as Ryde Garden, in Sydney’s North Ryde, has officially reached completion, with buyers now moving into the first of three towers, with settlement of...

11 December 2018 | Manama

A Property Manager has Taken Over Leasing Rights for Bahrain’s Fakhro Tower

Cluttons Middle East has become the sole property manager and leasing agent for Fakhro Tower, which the firm says is one of the key commercial office buildings in Manama. The...

11 December 2018 | Sanya

Sunshine Tower in Shenzhen Scheduled for 2020 Completion

Woods Bagot and Sunshine Insurance are creating three new towers together, one of which, Sunshine Insurance’s headquarters in Sanya Bay, was already completed in March 2018. The remaining two, located...

10 December 2018 | Dubai

Imperial Avenue in Downtown Dubai is 40% Complete

Shapoorji Pallonji International Property Developers has announced that its flagship project – a residential tower known as Imperial Avenue – is now 40% complete and on schedule for handover by...

10 December 2018 | Dallas

Sky-high Uptown Dallas land sales signal a new round of high-rise building

Dallas-Fort Worth development activity is winding down.  After several years of booming construction all over the region, commercial building starts are lower by about a third this year.  But while...