Amid Building Boom, Debate over Publicly Funded Stadiums Goes On (The Pew...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) Missouri and St. Louis tried mightily to keep the NFL Rams from decamping for Los Angeles, offering $400 million in state and city money for a new stadium. To...
View ArticleSpending on luxury goods slows
Both the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong continue to experience a slowdown in spending on luxury goods, with a slowing economy dampening consumer confidence, according to Deloitte China. David Lung, the...
View ArticleMayor Lee Announces 57 High Priority Vision Zero Projects to Keep Streets...
(Source: City and County of San Francisco, CA) Next Generation Projects to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians Include a Combination of Engineering, Education & Enforcement Initiatives Today Mayor...
View Article29/06/2016 - UGL secures $594 million agreement for the supply and...
(Source: UGL Limited) Media ReleaseASX ASX Release 29 June 2016 UGL secures $594 million agreement for the supply and maintenance of locomotives to Pacific National increasing the order book to $4.7...
View ArticleWarning of risk to planes from high-rise towers near Sydney's new metro stations
High-rise towers built near new train stations in Sydney's inner suburbs as part of the $20 billion-plus metro train line could pose a risk to the safety of planes flying low overhead, Sydney Airport...
View ArticleConstruction work in full swing at Aldar projects
Aldar Properties continues to make strong progress across its portfolio of residential projects. Residential construction activities continue to progress at West Yas, Aldar's first villa community on...
View ArticleSome good news for San Francisco startups struggling with rising rents
In addition to increasing labor costs, startups in San Francisco are facing monotonically increasing real estate prices. JLL, the real estate broker, shared their data on the average asking rent in San...
View ArticleNew York's ultra-luxury real estate frenzy comes to an end
New York City's ultra-luxury real estate frenzy - with its sky-piercing condominium towers and $US100 million ($131 million) price tags - has finally come to an end. Even with every conceivable...
View ArticleWaldorf-Astoria hotel to shut down for up to three years
The Waldorf-Astoria will reportedly be closed for up to three years while up to three-quarters of its rooms are converted to luxury condos. China’s Anbang Insurance Group, which bought the...
View ArticleRail Network is Prime Focus of Construction Sector in Russia: Ken Research
Ken Research announced latest publication on, “Russia 2016 Construction Outlook: Growing Market with USD 300 Billion of Infrastructure Mega-Projects Pipeline”, offer insights on the changing trends and...
View ArticleTake our poll: Which close-in Portland project are you looking forward to most?
You can't look far in close-in Portland without coming across a towering crane or a giant hole in the ground signaling another major project on the way. From new hotels and Class A office buildings to...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates: A new era of slower growth (Coface SA)
(Source: Coface SA) Economic diversification, political stability and resilient financial system limit the effects of lower oil prices Share of non-hydrocarbon activities in UAE's 2015 GDP increased to...
View ArticleCSCEC Subsidiary to Work on Wanmei Golden Eagle Plaza (Phase II) Project in.....
(Source: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd) [ Date：2016-06-30 Visits：1 ] On June 23, 2016, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd...
View ArticleHow a century-old zoning law gave us Manhattan’s hottest (and highest) pads
In the early years of the 20th century, New York was facing dark times — literally. Climbing to a record 57 stories in 1913, the Woolworth Building nabbed the title of the world’s tallest building. Two...
View ArticleS.F. has a condo glut, with massive supply and dwindling demand, report says
There are more condos now on the market in San Francisco than in the last four years, according to a report from real estate outfit Polaris Pacific, and there are even more under construction, swamping...
View ArticleMiami Condo King Perez Prepares to Hand Over Empire to His Sons
Jorge Perez, the billionaire who helped turn South Florida’s skyline into a beacon for Latin America’s wealthiest, is preparing to hand over his empire. The 66-year-old developer, known as Miami’s...
View ArticleRent increase may close celebrated San Francisco gay bar
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the nation's most celebrated gay bars may soon go out of business after a new landlord more than doubled the rent, part of a trend...
View ArticleEnel Starts Construction of Latin America’s Largest Solar Power Plant in...
(Source: OJSC Enel Russia) Nova Olinda, with a total installed capacity of 292 MW, will be Latin America's largest solar power plant Enel will be investing approximately 300 million US dollars in the...
View ArticleNanchong Center Hospital Project Passes Final Acceptance of Construction...
(Source: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd) [ Date：2016-07-07 Visits：1 ] On July 1st, 2016, Nanchong Center Hospital Project, the largest medical center in the revolutionary bases of...
View ArticleEGA to start Guinea bauxite mine construction
Emirates Global Aluminium, or EGA, will begin construction on a major bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea to secure supply of the high-quality raw material for its primary aluminium production...
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