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Macy’s Inc. flagship store in New York’s Herald Square will undergo a $400 million renovation that will include technology to help customers shop, a space billed as “the world’s biggest women’s shoe store,” and food service areas including a restaurant with a view of the Empire State Building. For...
A $10.5 million project to restore the skirt of the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C., will soon be under way. The dome skirt — the lower level of the cast-iron structure — needs repairs to the historic ironwork, sandstone, and brick masonry. Old paint will be removed from the interior and...
Thirty-two universities have committed $65 million to a new energy efficiency financing initiative called Billion Dollar Green Challenge. The fund aims to get colleges, universities and other nonprofits to invest a total of $1 billion in self-managed funds to be used to finance energy efficiency...
The University of Pittsburgh is readying a launch of $152 million in renovations and new construction projects. Pitt’s Board of Trustees’ Property and Facilities Committee approved the projects last week. Twelve renovation projects are slated for Pitt’s Oakland campus, and one at its Greensburg...
An affordable housing project in Bangor, Maine converted a building at the former Bangor Theological Seminary into a 28-unit housing facility. The project was paid for with the help of tax credits from the federal government as well as stimulus funds. The non-profit group Community Housing of Maine...
An affordable housing project in Bangor, Maine converted a building at the former Bangor Theological Seminary into a 28-unit housing facility. The project was paid for with the help of tax credits from the federal government as well as stimulus funds. The non-profit group Community Housing of Maine...
Ygrene Energy Fund recently began marketing its loan program to cities and counties across the US for energy efficiency retrofits. The fund has formed alliances with British investment bank Barclays Capital, US defense contractor Lockheed Martin, and German reinsurance giant Hannover Re. Ygrene has...
The National Demolition Association has released documents to help real estate developers, architects, and engineers have a better understanding of the demolition process, and what should be included in a standard demolition contract. Visit: Demolition Planning Document and Model Demolition...
The Wrigley Building, a fixture in Chicago’s skyline for nearly a century, will get a significant makeover, according to its new owners. Zeller Realty, a minority owner, says that the building’s two interior towers, the public plaza that separates them, and the ground-floor retail space will...
The first phase of a $1 billion renovation of a San Diego mall features a transformation of a vacant Robinsons-May building into 14-screen ArcLight premium cinema and a fitness club. The Robinsons-May site hasn’t had a permanent tenant since 2005.
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