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Hunters Point South, Phase 1. Rendering courtesy SHoP Architects
March 06,2013

With the construction of Hunters Point South, New York City will get its first large new housing development for middle-class...

The glass façade of the new Wilshire Grand tower will incorporate LED lighting.
March 04,2013

The 1,100-foot Wilshire Grand will combine retail and restaurant space, offices, and a luxury hotel in the sky.

March 04,2013

If all goes as planned, Frank Gehry will design the first building in his hometown in some 25 years.

Hines acquires Archstone's interest in $700 million CityCenterDC project
March 03,2013

The Washington D.C. office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced the acquisition of the ownership interest of their partner,...

201 Folsom St. in San Francisco
March 01,2013

China Vanke Co., Ltd., is making its debut in the U.S. property market with a joint venture high-rise condominium project at 201 Folsom St. in San...

New TED videos describe a wide variety of creative approaches to urban issues.
February 28,2013

Thought leader TED has released eight new videos from winners of its 2012 TED Prize: the City 2.0. The prize went to 10 winners involved in...

Green roofs will be a hallmark of Samsung's Silicon Valley complex.
February 28,2013

Samsung Electronics' new 1.1 million sf San Jose campus will support at least 2,500 sales and R&D staff in the company's semiconductor and...

February 20,2013

Commercial buildings have seen a drop in their energy intensity of more than 40% since 1980, according to a recent report from Bloomberg New...

CoreNet encourages real estate execs to consider energy-efficient design.
February 20,2013

CoreNet Global, a major international association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, has released a public policy statement...

Atlanta's @1377 complex will feature brick cladding and stucco accents.
February 19,2013

Hines Multifamily is building @1377, a luxury complex comprising 215 "urban-style residences" in Atlanta's Brookhaven...

Fast Company's Nina Mandell writes about how an early adopter of UV infection-co
February 18,2013

Fast Company's Nina Mandell writes about how an early adopter of UV infection-control robotics—St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse—is...

Suffolk University’s $62 million academic building gets the go-ahead
February 17,2013

The Boston Redevelopment Authority board yesterday unanimously approved Suffolk University’s plans to move forward with a new campus building at...

Pakistan to get world's tallest tower in $45 billion deal
February 17,2013

Newly signed mega deal will fund construction of several massive developments in Karachi, including a mixed-use tower that will dwarf the Burj...

The $158 million student residential tower at Brandywine Realty Trust’s Cira Sou
February 15,2013

Student housing has been one of the bright spots in the multifamily construction sector in recent years. But experts say there should be cause for...

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to b
February 14,2013

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to benchmark and disclose their energy and water use.

Capital program owners grapple with concerns about project funding, staffing, re
February 08,2013

Capital program owners grapple with concerns about project funding, staffing, regulations.

5 forces driving hotel investment
February 05,2013

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality Group believes that signs point to an on-going uptick in Americas hotel transactions activity sooner...

Delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans hits 11-month low
February 01,2013

The delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS fell 14 basis points in January to 9.57%. This is the lowest level in 11 months...

Map of U.S. illustrates planning times for commercial construction
January 31,2013

Stephen Oliner, a UCLA professor doing research for the Federal Reserve Board, has made the first-ever estimate of planning times for commercial...

More severe wind storms should prompt nationwide reexamination of building codes
January 31,2013

The increased number and severity of storms with high winds nationally should prompt a reexamination of building codes in every community, says...