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August 11,2010Planned on a sweep of land where the Tagus River joins the Atlantic Ocean—the point from which 15th- and 16th-century Portuguese explorers embarked on maritime journeys to discover new geographic lands—the Champalimaud Cancer Research Center in Lisbon is expected to attract top scientists from all over the world to do ground-breaking research in cancer and neurosciences when it open...
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August 11,2010A team of developers led by Washington, D.C.-based PN Hoffman and Baltimore-based Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse has been named to redevelop a 47-acre site in the southwest quadrant of the District and transform it into a park-like setting. The companies plan to invest $800 million into the project, which will feature a promenade and tall ships docking at the piers.
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August 11,2010Milford, Mass.-based Consigli Construction and The Architectural Team of Chelsea, Mass., are overseeing the conversion of the former St. Aidan’s Church in Brookline, Mass., into affordable and market-rate units, as well as the construction of a below-grade parking garage. The existing church building will be adapted for nine luxury units.
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August 11,2010Commercial retail construction spending has declined slightly recently after a burst of added spending in mid 2004, but overall, a 12% increase is expected through the end of 2006.
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August 11,2010Last month, Hensel Phelps Construction began foundation work on a $155 million, 32-story mixed-use residential project in San Diego's East Village. A small army of cement trucks spent more than 12 hours circling the site of The Mark, pumping 7,000 cubic yards of concrete into the 60,000-sf excavated site (above, right).
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August 11,2010Renzo Piano's $124 million expansion of Atlanta's High Museum of Art has spurred a local construction renaissance. Developer John Wieland is planning a luxury condo building across the street. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has had discussions with the High's parent organization and several developers about the best use for 6.
