Cities
Joint Venture Contracted to Build National Center for Civil, Human Rights
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The long-awaited National Center for Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is getting closer to being built. With an estimated total cost of $125 million, the 100,000-square-foot facility is now merely $10 million short of its groundbreaking […]
Lakeland Town Center, Moda Apartment Buys Mark Solid Puget Sound Real Estate Performance
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
California-based Loja Real Estate L.L.C. expanded outside of its home state with the acquisition of Lakeland Town Center for $39.4 million. Purchased from Lakeland Town Center II L.L.C., the 125,000-square-foot shopping center will be managed by […]
Chino Hills Revitalization Begins with Shoppes; Bel-Air Mansion Sale Tops 2011
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
A high-end lifestyle center located in the Inland Empire county of San Bernardino has managed to arrange a $61 million financing deal, RENTV.com reports. The 388,000-square-foot complex dubbed The Shoppes at Chino Hills, owned by Chino […]
$400M Casino Project Moves Forward in Downtown Cincinnati
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Even in tough times, Downtown Cincinnati continues to expand, with the resumption of the briefly stalled construction of the $400 million Horseshoe Cincinnati. Meant to boost the city’s economy and tourism, the new casino is being developed […]
Office Tower for Sale; Apple Store Revamped
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Beacon Capital Partners has announced plans to sell all or a partial stake of its office tower located in Midtown Manhattan at 1211 Sixth Ave. Beacon purchased the 2 million-square-foot building in 2006 for $1.52 billion. […]
Residential Boom, Revamped Planetarium in Chicago
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Chicago seems to be heading toward an apartment construction boom. The Chicago Sun-Times recently listed the most prominent residential communities under development in Chicago. An old office tower at 188 W. Randolph St., built in the […]
Miami’s Brickell CitiCentre and 1700 Biscayne Boulevard Approved by City Commissioners
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
June 23 marked a great day for developers Swire Properties and James Goldstein, as Miami city commissioners approved both of their major projects that are to reshape the city core.
In an attempt to create Miami’s own […]
Police, Fire, Emergency Operations to be United in “Green” Public Safety Complex
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor
The construction of the new Salt Lake City public safety complex has officially started at 300 East and 500 South. The architecture team of GSBS Architects and Civitas, an Urban Design firm, have come up with […]
Rebuilding New Orleans East
By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
Six years after Hurricane Katrina, its effects are still visible. Combined efforts of the U.S. government and for-profit and non-profit organizations are bringing Eastern New Orleans back to life. Several redevelopment programs have been launched since 2006, successfully providing […]
Revitalization Planned for Strip; Housing Market Continues to Lag
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Reports on the dire situation of the Las Vegas housing market continue to make headlines. The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently ran a story about a new Home Builders Research report, confirming that the local housing market […]