New Construction

11- and 24-Story Towers Approved for South London

Two major office schemes — 24- and 11-story blocks — designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and HWKN at a Canada Water site in South London have been given...

868 North Wells Street Tops Out in Chicago’s Near North Side

Structural work on 868 North Wells Street reached full height in Chicago’s Near North Side in late August, Chicago YIMBY reports. Developed by JDL, the 27-story high rise will have...

Fujitec Announces Construction of “Quality Lab” at Japan HQ

Fujitec Co., Ltd. President and CEO Masayoshi Harada has announced construction of a new 1,000-m2 quality analysis and evaluation center tentatively named the Quality Lab on the grounds of its...

Topping Out Ceremony Held at Chicago’s Coppia

The Pizzuti Companies and general contractor Power Construction held a topping-out ceremony on August 31 at Coppia in Chicago, Illinois. Coppia, Pizzuti's first multi-family development in the city, is located...

Loan Secured To Realize Hotel Tower in Houston CBD

Arriba Capital secured a US$52.5-million loan to realize a dual-branded Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites hotel in Houston’s CBD, Hotel Business reports. The property, which appears in a rendering...

Otis VT System for 50-Plus Story Jersey City Tower

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) system for a 50-plus story residential tower with ground-level retail at 499 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey. The...

28-Story U.K. Tower Approved on Appeal

Squire & Partners has won planning permission for a 28-story co-living development in Croydon, U.K., that was originally rejected by the local planning authority because of its impact on a...

Developer Proposes High-Rise, Mixed-Use Tower for Raleigh

Capital City Urban Development is seeking permission from the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, to rezone several acres of land downtown, CBS17 is among outlets to report. Developer Robert Ferris...

35-Story U.K. Tower To Become Wales’ Tallest

Cardiff City Council has approved Scott Brownrigg-designed proposals for a 35-story residential tower that will be the tallest building in Wales, U.K., Building Design reports. Brownrigg’s plans for the 0.19...

First-Of-Its-Kind, Mass Timber Tower Rising in Oakland

Construction of a mass timber, high-rise apartment has begun in Oakland, California, KTVU Fox 2 is among outlets to report. The 19-story, 200-unit structure, described as the “tallest beamless mass...