Gabriel Circiog
Hong Kong Developer Invests in Greenwich Peninsula Mixed-Use Project
Quintain Estates and Development plc has announced that Dr. Henry Cheng Kar-Shun’s investment vehicle, Knight Dragon, has taken on a 60 percent stake in the Greenwich Peninsula mixed-use development project in London.
Affirmed Housing Group Completes Affordable Apartment Community
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Affirmed Housing Group has announced the grand opening of the City Scene Apartments in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. City Scene Apartments features 31 affordable homes which are addressed to those who earn 50-60 percent of San Diego County’s Area Median Income. Located at 4105 Georgia Street, the […]
Kansas City Council Prepares Hefty Tax Incentive Package to Attract Freightquote.com
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Kansas City Council is preparing a hefty tax incentive package to lure Freightquote.com to cross the state line, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. The current headquarters of the online shipping company is in Lenexa at 16025 West 113th Street, but Kansas City proposes a $65 million Chapter 100 […]
Soitec Solar to Invest $150 Million in New Manufacturing Facility
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor French firm Soitec Solar has received a SUNPATH award in the amount of $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support its new solar manufacturing facility in San Diego. The French company acquired a 176,000-square-foot manufacturing center in December to support over 300 megawatts of advanced projects throughout […]
BioMed Realty Trust Expands San Diego Portfolio
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. has acquired two parcels of land totaling 28 acres in San Diego for approximately $47 million, excluding transaction costs. The locally based company announced that it has leased the two sites to Advanced BioHealing, Inc., a subsidiary of Shire plc, in a long term deal. Advanced […]
New Luxury Apartment Community Planned at New Longview; Independence Avenue CID Proposed
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor A new luxury apartment community, planned in west Lee’s Summit, has drawn opposition from local residents, Lee’s Summit Journal reports. The $25 million project, called Hearthview at New Longview, calls for the construction of between 250 and 270 units on a vacant parcel southeast of Kessler Drive and Longview Road. […]
Design for New 364-Room Fat City Hotel Approved by CCDC
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Centre City Development Corp. has approved the design for a 364-room hotel in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. As previously reported by Commercial Property Executive, architect and developer Jonathan Segal had proposed a new residential development, Fat City Lofts, for the site which is just 100 feet away from […]
Perceptive Software Inc. and FMH CoreSource Announce Plans to Relocate
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Perceptive Software Inc., a Lexmark company, has announced plans to relocate from its headquarters at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Kansas Highway 7 to Lenexa City Center. The company, which indicated that it has outgrown its current location, submitted its proposal to Lenexa officials, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. According […]
Environmental Impact of One Paseo Mixed-Use Development is Debated
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Carmel Valley Middle School was the center of a heated debate regarding the One Paseo mixed-use development proposed by Kilroy Realty Corporation. Residents gathered to hear the comments of the Carmel Valley Planning Board on the draft environmental impact report, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. While most locals agree […]
Riverbend Project Sent Back to Drawing Board
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor A controversial mixed-use project along the San Diego River has been sent back to the drawing board by the Navajo community planning group, KPBS.org reports. The Riverbend project, proposed on 23.5 acres of land in the Grantville neighborhood, between Mission Gorge Road and the San Diego River, calls for the […]