Cities
New $20M Recycling Plant Breaking Ground in Austin
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
Austin residents will benefit from a new $20 million recycling plant in Northeast Austin, which is set to open in the fall of 2012. The facility, which is being built on a 10-acre site, will process […]
Gastonia Attracts Foreign Investment to Tech Park
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
South Charlotte will become home to a new freestanding Walgreens drugstore, slated to open in January 2012.
The planned 12,500-square-foot building will be developed by Morgan Property Group LLC, a company focused on acquisition, management and brokerage […]
Exelon and Constellation Looking at 17 Sites for New Baltimore HQs
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy Group Inc. are looking at a list of 17 potential sites for Constellation’s new headquarters in downtown Baltimore.
Constellation Energy Group Inc. agreed earlier this year to merge with Chicago’s Exelon Corp. […]
Investors Plan Class A Office on Greyhound Site, Turn Century-Old Buildings into Condos
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
First Potomac Realty Trust and Perseus Realty L.L.C. purchased the Greyhound Bus Terminal site at 1005 First St., N.E., in Washington, D.C., for approximately $46.8 million. The joint venture plans to develop 712,000 square feet of […]
SunTrust Building Lands GrayRobinson
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Law firm GrayRobinson has recently signed an 11-year lease with Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. for 38,864 square feet in Tampa’s iconic SunTrust Financial Centre. The full-service law firm currently has 240 attorneys in nine other offices […]
Baker Barrios Selected for New 247-Unit Complex and Second Harvest Food Bank HQs
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Baker Barrios Architects prides itself with two major projects currently underway, as it was recently selected to design both a new 247-unit apartment community and a new headquarters for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Hawthorne, N.Y.-based GDC Properties […]
Wine Country Development Site Seeks Fresh Start; Rebound Seen for Downtown Seattle Condo Sales
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The site of a scuttled $200 million mixed-use development in the Woodinville wine district is heading for the auction block. Located on a 24-acre site at the intersection of Woodinville-Redmond Road and Highway 202, the project […]
$17M Renovation for Marriott Downtown Hotel Meeting Space; Inquirer Building Sold
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
In a press release issued last week, management of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel announced the completion of a $17 million renovation project of the building’s 92,000-square-foot meeting space. The hotel features 1,408 guest rooms and […]
Detroit Commercial Real Estate Revived through Green Initiatives
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The Elevator Building, one of Detroit’s historic landmarks currently offering office and retail space, will undergo major roof transformations with the help of Novi, Mich.-based SRI Energy, a company offering green energy solutions to socially responsible […]
Historic Horton Plaza Park to Become One of the Largest Gathering Spaces in San Diego
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
Signon San Diego reports that the historic Horton Plaza Park is one step closer to a $8.5 million design that will transform it into one of the largest gathering spaces in the city. The design was […]