Cities
Brooklyn Will Have New Condos, but Will It Have a Walmart?
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
After several failed attempts to step into the Queens and Staten Island markets, Walmart is now trying to move into the Jamaica Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, in a retail space at the soon-to-be-expanded Gateway Mall. The […]
Landmark Davis Building Trades Hands, Retains Past Glory
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Covering one full city block in the heart of Downtown Dallas’ Main Street District, the Davis Building has become an important part of The Bascom Group’s portfolio of 24 properties.
The landmark building dates back to 1926, […]
Puget Sound Sees Positive Signs
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The national market is still not looking great, but for Seattle there currently are several indications that it’s not looking that bad, either. The news this week indicates positive moves in the larger sectors of the […]
In L.A., Down is Up!
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Coming off the last couple of years of recession, real estate is slowly finding its way to an escalating trajectory and sometimes the centers of the sector’s revival are found in the most unpredictable places. This […]
Phoenix Rising from its Own Ashes? Maybe…
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
When talking about exciting new real estate developments, Phoenix doesn’t come to mind. The city is currently undergoing a revision of its general development plan, but that’s the most activity the planning committees are getting at […]
Dallas Construction Moves Forward Despite High Vacancies
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The Dallas commercial property market seems to be taking a turn as eager developers continue to unveil designs for new office towers. This might come as a surprise, given the existing vacancy rate of nearly 29 […]
Culture to Meet Math at New York Museum
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
A Museum of Mathematics is scheduled to open in Manhattan in the fall of 2012 and a lease for 19,000 square feet near Madison Square Park has just been signed. Set to be located at 11 […]
Will Biscayne Landing ‘Land’ in Swerdlow’s Hands Again?
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
While for the past months the Miami Herald has been reporting the city of Miami’s struggle to take back the bay-front site of Biscayne Landing, the original developer—Michael Swerdlow—has now come up with a proposal to […]
Arts, Sports Inspire Chicago Redevelopment
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
One of Chicago’s neighborhoods currently under reconstruction displays artistic finishes, thanks to Theaster Gates, an artist, musician and “cultural planner.” Gates conceived the Dorchester Projects in an effort to revitalize the city’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. […]
Atlanta Adds Jobs, Zaps Unemployment Numbers
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Atlanta employers seem to be regaining confidence in the economy’s improvement, according to the last unemployment figures released by the Georgia Department of Labor. GDOL announced that last month’s significant drop in unemployment rates is encouraging, […]