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35-Story Tampa Condo Permit Extensions Applied For
Recent commercial permit extensions applied for may indicate that progress on the 35-story Elevé 61 luxury residential condo tower planned for 858 Channelside Drive in Tampa could happen relatively soon, Florida...
Tokyo Officials Approve Twin-Tower Residential Project
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported May 31 that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has granted approval for construction of the Toyomi District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project, a development that will...
Vancouver House Lands Top CTBUH Award and More
Vancouver House, a 49-story residential tower in Vancouver, Canada, boasting TKE elevators that tie those at Calgary's Telus Sky for fastest in western Canada at 1,600 ft/min, received the Council...
Chinese Residential Complex Unveils Pay-Per-Ride Elevators
The Biguiyuan residential complex in Hangzhou, China’s Lin’an District, has unveiled “public transit elevators” that charge 1 yuan (US$0.16) per ride, according to a report by Sixth Tone on May 19. The...
GPT Reveals Plan For Tower Development Near Sydney
GPT has lodged plans to build a AUS$1.285-billion (US$9.9-million) residential tower development on eight super-lots in Rouse Hill, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, The Urban Developer reported on May 19. The development...
Plans for Mixed-Use Development in Wilmington Revealed
A master plan has been revealed for an all-new neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware, Philly YIMBY reported on May 15. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLC the plan, dubbed Riverfront East, will...
SF Officials Support Residential Plan
Developers have completed and submitted a preliminary project assessment (PPA) letter for the US$2-billion Freedom West project at 710 McAllister Street in San Francisco, SF YIMBY reported on May 10. In reply, San Francisco’s...
World’s Tallest Modular Residential Building Complete
Ten Degrees, HTA Design's modular tower at 100a George Street in Croydon, South London, is now the world's tallest modular residential building, reaching a height of 135 m, Architects’ Journal reported on...
Elevators Ban Electric Bikes After Fire Injures Five
Communities across China tightened bans on electric bicycles in elevators this week after a rider’s battery exploded, injuring five people at a residential building in Shanghai, including a woman holding...
One Excellence Development in Shenzhen Complete
The One Excellence development in the new Qianhai district of Shenzhen, China, is now complete, World Architecture News reported in March. Farrells won the design competition for One Excellence in late 2013...
