Architecture & Design

Tempting Renters with Ultra Luxury

Construction has officially begun on a $28-million luxury apartment community in Jacksonville.

Renowned International Designer Launches First Miami Project

The man behind building for New York’s 1 percent has unveiled his first project in Miami.

L.A. Welcomes New Lavish Luxury Living

Alliance Residential recently announced the Grand Opening of Broadstone Candara at Hancock Park.

New Risks–and Incentives–to Build Resilient Communities

In the wake of unprecedented storms and flooding, the design world has begun to treat resiliency as a new discipline for creating better, more risk-ready communities.

Howard Hughes Corp. Receives Whole Foods Approval in Hawaii

Phase Two of The Howard Hughes Corp.’s Ward Village Master Plan has the green light to proceed. The new building will include a Whole Foods grocery store, new retail space and homes for local residents.

The Heart Of Flushing Has A New Elevated Pulse

Elevating the standard for residential offerings in Queens, Onex Real Estate Partners announces that sales have begun at The Grand at Sky View Parc.

UCSD Awards Big Contract for La Jolla Project

General contractor Rudolph and Sletten Inc. was recently awarded an important preliminary contract for the development of a medical facility for UC San Diego Health Services in La Jolla. The company is now set to start work on an outpatient pavilion, with the contract set at around $78 million, and expected to be booked during Q3 of this year. The facility that Rudolph and Sletten Inc. is set to construct will act as support for the Jacobs Medical Center.

Balfour Beatty Completes Hollywood Mixed-Use Tower for Less than Expected

Balfour Beatty Construction recently announced that it has completed a high-end mixed-use tower in Hollywood at a considerably lower cost than was originally estimated. The company’s Southwest Division finished a project it had been developing for real estate and infrastructure investment firm CIM Group at a total cost of $76.2 million, roughly $12 million less than what was initially committed to the project. The change comes from the use of the contractor’s cast-in-place structures, as well as a re-design of the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Fiesta Park

BH Properties recently renovated its affordable apartment community Fiesta Park. The community, located in Mesa, Ariz., was able to increase its occupancy by 40 percent. MHN looks at some of the stats of the successful property overhaul.

What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Goodbye, 2014: Apartment Trends We’re So Over

In 2015, let’s make some apartment resolutions to see the end of these tired trends.