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RTC Partnership Plans to Reshape Reston’s Skyline
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
In spite of the high number of office vacancies along the Dulles Toll Road corridor, RTC Partnership L.L.C. plans to develop a high-end office tower at 1760 Reston Parkway. The proposed 418,000-square-foot mixed-use building would be […]
Boxer Property Makes Grand Entrance to the Atlanta Commercial Market
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Boxer Property—a Houston-based privately held commercial real estate firm—recently acquired its first Atlanta property, the historic Hurt Building in downtown Atlanta.
Designed in 1913 by architect Joel Hurt, the building is one of Atlanta’s oldest skyscrapers; the […]
San Marcos High School Honored for Green Design and Planning
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The San Marcos Unified School District has been honored by the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) and the American Institute of Architects California Council (AIACC), for the green design and planning of the San Marcos High School. Designed by San Diego-based school architecture firm, LPA Inc., the $180 million […]
Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel Close to Completing $20 Million Renovation
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Kansas City’s largest convention hotel is nearing completion of its $20 million multi-year makeover. The most prominent phase of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown hotel renovation project is currently under way and it aims to transform the hotel’s traditional lobby into Marriott’s new “Marriott International Great Room” concept. The new […]
St. John Starts Work on New Office Building at The GATE
By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
St. John Properties Inc., a Baltimore-based developer, has started work on a new building
at the Government and Technology Enterprise (The GATE) project, a 416-acre business community located within Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Harford County, in […]
New Retail Space to Replace Boscov’s at South Hills Village Mall
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor
Construction of new retail space is underway at the site of the former Boscov’s department store at South Hills Village shopping mall.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-gazette, the investment entails the development of both a 145,000-square-foot […]
Honolulu Issues RFP for Management of City-Owned Affordable Housing
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor
The City and County of Honolulu issued a Request for Proposals from private companies interested in managing and maintaining affordable apartment complexes on a long-term leasehold basis. According to the City’s application timeline, initial offers are […]
Crescent Resources to Develop $47M Apartment Community in Durham
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor
Crescent Resources LLC recently broke ground on Circle Ninth Street, a $47 million Circle-branded multifamily community in Durham.
The 303-unit apartment project is designed to meet LEED certification requirements from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Part of […]
VeruTEK Uses Green Technology to Decontaminate Brownfield in Queens
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has awarded VeruTEK Technologies, Inc. the Certificate of Completion (COC) for the successful cleanup of a brownfield located along the East River in Hunters Point, Queens. The […]
Premier South Florida Oceanfront Site Slated for Development
By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Aventura-based Shefaor Development is scouting the market for potential buyers or joint-venture partners to aid in the development of a 1.6-acre site between Bal Harbour and Fort Lauderdale. Marketed as one of the last premier oceanfront […]