Architecture & Design
MGM Resorts Plans $86M Expansion of Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino has announced plans to expand its Convention Center in a bid to answer the growing demand for meeting space in the city of Las Vegas. Announced plans for the facility would bring the total amount of available convention space at Mandalay Bay to over two million square feet. The cost of the new developments will cost an estimated $66 million.
All Star Developer: Multifamily Marketer Kate Good Writes a New Chapter
MHN interview with apartment marketing expert and developer Kate Good
Bernards Finishes Construction on BRE’s Wilshire La Brea in Los Angeles
Bernards has announced the completion of the $105 million Wilshire La Brea mixed-use development located in Los Angeles’ Mid-City neighborhood. The property was developed by San Francisco Based BRE Properties, which will also manage the rental community.
Ace the Competition with a Golf Simulator by XGolf
In an age when developers are trying to one-up each other with the latest and greatest amenities, the golf simulator has always stood apart as one of the coolest.
Owner of La Posada Purchases La Castaneda Hotel
Some rescue animals, other choose to rescue pieces of history. One such person is Allan Affeldt, famous for the spectacular renovation of one of the historic Harvey House hotels – La Posada in Arizona; recently he announced the sale closing of historic Castaneda Hotel, another gem built by renowned immigrant Fred Harvey.
ULI Spring 2014: The Business Case for Resilience
As the frequency and intensity of catastrophic natural disasters increase, the real estate community has shifted a focus on how to build and retrofit cities to withstand their impacts.
Development & Design: What’s ‘New’ in New Urbanism
While New Urbanist developments are not the only types of multi-housing projects that are being built today, the movement’s precepts have swept the industry over the past 20 years or more, and become common wisdom among multifamily developers, big and small alike.
MHN Interview: Kelly Osburn, Market Leader of Multifamily at BSB Design
Kelly Osburn now directs all the business activities of the Multifamily Group within BSB Design for marketing, operations, financial performance and growth. His multifamily experience includes over 20 years of hands-on involvement with all levels of multifamily rental product, a detailed understanding of density and its impact on product design, rental community club facilities, government housing programs, and high density urban infill projects. Osburn’s extensive and varied experiences have provided him with strong knowledge in multifamily project development, site evaluation and the supervision and management of project management teams. Osburn spent more than 20 years at Humphreys and Partners Architects….
Construction Rolling Along on The Charles Luxury Condos in Manhattan’s Upper East Side
The leadership team and crew working on the Upper East Side luxury development, The Charles, held a party to celebrate the building’s recent topping out. The 32-story condo building is being developed by Bluerock Real Estate LLC in collaboration with Ismael Leyva of ILA Architects and David Collins Studio interior designs.