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New Apartments Break Ground North of Tampa
Pasco County, Fla.–The Altman Cos. has broken ground on Altís at Grand Cypress, an apartment property with 17 two-story buildings totaling 258 units north of Tampa.
Green Incentives for Brownfield Development
Green building and brownfield development are walking hand-in-hand these days, with urban infill projects likely to take a lead in the multi-housing comeback.
The Role of Construction in the Nation’s Recovery
One of the messages Clark Manus took away from a recent Clinton Global Initiative meeting is that not only do architects have to find what projects might be funded; they have to help put all the players together in public-private partnerships.
Lend Lease to Reduce Military-Housing Energy Use
New York–Lend Lease launches a program to decrease energy use by 20 percent at its 65.3 million square-foot Military Housing Privatization Initiative portfolio.
Wood Partners Begins Work on San Diego County Apartments
San Marcos, Calif.–Wood Partners has broken ground on a 108-unit apartment property near San Diego and within walking distance of the local light-rail system.
New Durham Apartments Close to Research Triangle Park
In traffic-plagued Raleigh-Durham, Greystar has started construction on an apartment community likely to give residents a break from nightmare commutes.
Laticrete and Supercap Join Forces to Pump Concrete Sky High
Laticrete International has entered into a partnership with Supercap to form Laticrete Supercap LLC. The company uses high-tech pumping trucks to deliver self-leveling underlayment up to 50 stories high.
Ground Broken for New Seattle Apartments
Seattle–Holland Partner Group and Capstone Partners L.L.C. have broken ground on a 284-unit mid-rise apartment building in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle.
New Condos Coming to 250 West St. in Tribeca
New York–The early-20th-century building at 250 West St. in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood is in the midst of being reborn as a luxury condominium development.
Suburban D.C. Townhouses Win First New LEED Platinum Designation
Silver Spring, Md.–USGBC has certified Blair Towns, a suburban D.C. multifamily property, LEED Platinum, making it the first property certified as such anywhere in the world.