Tall Buildings

Plans for 48-Story Ft. Lauderdale Tower Filed

Chicago-based real estate developer Fifield Cos. has filed plans for a 48-story mixed-use project at 109 Northeast 2nd Street in the downtown core of Fort Lauderdale, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed...

Revised London Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plans Submitted

Simpson Haugh’s plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of a historic listed warehouse building in the center of Manchester were recently submitted to the city council — four years after an...

Ceremony Held For Transamerica Pyramid Renovation

SHVO, the new owner of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid and two adjacent buildings, has started renovations of the iconic property with an official ceremony, SF Yimby reports. Though not a...

Tallest Building in Ecuadorian Capital Complete

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed a 32-story tower that is the tallest building in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and the practice’s first project in South America, Building Design...

Plans Revealed for New Sterling Bay Project in Chicago

A new apartment complex is being developed by Sterling Bay in Chicago, Chicago YIMBY reports. The Chicago-based real estate developer has again partnered with Lone Star Fund to continue their...

Flatiron-Style Building in the Works in Toronto

A flatiron-style building has been proposed for Oakland Village in Toronto, Canada, Storeys reports. The new development is said to improve walkability, supplement community services and amenities, and support existing...

Charlotte High-Rise Plan Refined, Gets Taller

Chicago’s Riverside Investment and Development has refined its plan for Queensbridge Collective, a trio of towers — two residential and one office — at 1111 South Tryon Street in the...

CTBUH Announces Chicago Building Tours as Part of Event

As part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference on November 9-12 in Chicago, the council has announced...

Developers Behind Plan Seek To Pass Berkeley Height Limit

Developers behind a plan for a new apartment building in Berkeley, California, are pushing for a project taller than the city’s limits, Hoodline reports. The project, originally an 18-story residential tower, is...

Experts: COVID-19, Climate Change to Impact Tower Design

Just as the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in NYC prompted significant changes in skyscraper design, the COVID-19 pandemic of the past couple of years and...