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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...
“Transformational” Downtown Milwaukee Tower is a Go
Originally announced more than seven years ago, a 44-story residential/retail tower that developer Rick Barrett describes as "transformational" for downtown Milwaukee is finally a go, OnMilwaukee reports. Construction on Couture is set...
Pair of Pink Residential Towers Envisioned in Moscow
A pair of 25- and 27-story pink residential towers is envisioned as part of the first stage of development of the ZIL-Yug territory in Moscow, ArchSovet reports. Designed by Buromoscow, EtalonProekt, the...
Grand Station Miami Approaches Completion
Construction on Grand Station Miami, a 31-story, 322-ft-tall residential tower located at 240 North Miami Avenue in Miami’s Central Business District (CBD) is expected to be complete in May 2021, Florida...
‘World’s First’ Octagon-Shaped Residential Tower Approved
Members of Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favor of plans from Paradise Circus Ltd. Partnership for Octagon, part of the Paradise development, to build the “world’s first” purely...
One Bell Slip’s Façade Nears Completion in Greenpoint
Façade installation is nearing completion on One Bell Slip, a 31-story residential tower in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC, New York YIMBY reported on April 29. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Brookfield Property Partners and Park Tower Group, the 369-ft-tall...
Elevator Falls Five Floors with Student Trapped Inside in NYC
An elevator in Brookdale Residence Hall of Yeshiva University in NYC fell five floors with a female Brookdale resident trapped inside on April 11, the student newspaper The Commentator reports. The student...
