Multifamily

• Trump luxury condos in Jersey City get more luxurious

  By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor, February 1, 2010
  Only two years after opening, Jersey City-based Trump Plaza Residences is getting a facelift. Interior designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz of BNOdesign has been commissioned to create a fresh design for the residential tower's entrance and outdoor pool, cabana, and lawn spaces. Renovations on the 55-story, 443-unit luxury high-rise will be completed in two phases.  More

• Apartments offer skyline view of Houston

  By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor, February 1, 2010
  Perched atop a hill near downtown Houston, the Gables Memorial Hills residential tower will rise to eight stories and cover 2.68 acres. With an average unit size of 965 sf, the brick and cast-stone complex will consist of 70% one-bedroom units and 30% two-bedroom units, some of which overlook downtown.  More

• BD+C's 13th Annual Building Team Awards... Enter Today!

  Jay Schneider, January 11, 2010
  Nominations are open for Building Design+Construction's 13th Annual Building Team Awards. The competition honors commercial, institutional, industrial, and multifamily building projects whose design and construction reflect the successful integration of expertise from all members of the Building Team.  More

• Sustainable features central to independent-living building

  January 1, 2010
  Architecture firm Perkins Eastman, together with Saint Johns on the Lake retirement community, plans to open a 21-story, 88-unit independent-living building for seniors by mid 2011. When the $46-million project is complete, it will offer residents a streetside café, art gallery, spa and wellness center, classroom, and community performance space.  More

• Historic building to be restored in Kansas City

  January 1, 2010
  Construction has begun on the conversion of the historic 17-story Home Savings Association building in Kansas City, Mo. The transformed structure, to be known as Grand Boulevard Lofts, will house 134 apartment units. The $18-million project, designed by architect Rosemann & Associates, follows a revitalization of downtown Kansas City, where there is high demand for affordable housing to ser...  More

• Housing America's Heroes 7 Trends in the Design of Homes for the Military

  Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor, January 1, 2010
  Take a stroll through a new residential housing development at many U.S. military posts, and you'd be hard-pressed to tell it apart from a newer middle-class neighborhood in Anywhere, USA. And that's just the way the service branches want it. The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines have all embarked on major housing upgrade programs in the past decade, creating a military housing construction boom.  More

• Minneapolis Public Housing authority, Honeywell launch energy retrofit program

  December 14, 2009
  Minneapolis Public Housing Authority and Honeywell today announced a $33.6-million energy efficiency and facility renewal program that will help the housing authority improve its infrastructure, reduce its impact on the environment, and save more than $3.7 million in utility costs per year. Local contractors will also complete a majority of the work for the program, one of the largest of its kind for a public housing authority, helping boost the Twin Cities job market.  More

• Brown Craig Turner opens senior living studio

  December 8, 2009
  Baltimore-based architecture and design firm Brown Craig Turner has significantly expanded its housing design capabilities and expertise with the launch of its new senior living studio.  More

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