Cities
Detroit Private-Public Riverfront Revitalization Plan Takes Shape
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
After decades of planning to transform Detroit’s downtown riverfront into an attractive site, the project is finally starting to take shape. Green spaces have been introduced in the area between Joe Louis Arena and Belle Isle, […]
Sluggish Housing Market Encourages Condo Sales
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
A report issued by The Long & Foster Market Minute reveals that the Philadelphia area real estate market reflects mixed trends in April 2011 as compared to the same month last year. The analysis shows mixed […]
Bay Area Real Estate Currently “In Transit”
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
A series of major projects are underway in the Bay Area, bringing together private companies and city officials. Among them, the BART Transit Village project has stirred by far the most buzz. The project, which has […]
Smoking Banned in Upper West Side Condo; Metro Theater Returns to Life
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The board of a 32-story condominium on the Upper West Side has voted with an overwhelming 47 to 3 out of 68 owners to ban smoking inside the apartments. According to a recent article in The […]
Low Vacancy Rates Enliven the Loop
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
A new report by Baum Realty Group shows that retail vacancies in Chicago’s downtown district fell to 6.9 percent in 2010, from 8.3 percent in 2009, and the figures are expected to reach even lower rates […]
Building Up Los Angeles
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
“Development” was the word of the week in Los Angeles, as a number of project took steps forward.
Perhaps the biggest announcement concerns the immediate vicinity of the Capitol Records Tower at 1750 Vine St. in Hollywood. […]
Selling Space in Seattle
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Seattle has seen an active sales market lately. Among its varied deals was the sale of Legacy Corporate Center in Redmond for $14.2 million, or $140 per square foot. The buyer is an entity based in […]
Legal Proceedings Impact Atlanta Office Market
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Two of Atlanta’s biggest law firms have made major–and very different–decisions concerning their office space. While McKenna Long & Aldridge decided to continue occupying the 11 floors of the Sun Trust Plaza it’s been taking up […]
Unique DFW Mixed-Use Project Sets Sail
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Arlington’s mixed-use, master-planned community Viridian was finally launched this week. The highly ambitious project–set on becoming one of the country’s largest developments of its kind–was first announced three years ago.
Located just west of State Highway 360 […]
Construction Tops Off San Francisco
By Alex Girda
The city of San Francisco never was one for ordinary policies. This week, Stanford University agreed to pay $3.7 million to the city of Menlo Park to help the local government deal with the traffic generated by the […]