NBBJ and CCDI Break Ground on Hangzhou Sports Park
Like many cities in China, Hangzhou is undergoing rapid urban change. While the city center had historically developed around the West Lake area, opportunities for industry and commerce have shifted the city’s expansion towards the Qian Tang riverfront. New construction has tripled the city’s size in the past 10 years leaving behind a modern architectural fabric that is powerful in scale, yet still in need of public place making. NBBJ, in collaboration...
Bowen Family Homes to be Building New Homes in January
Bowen Family Homes announced today that it will begin building 43 new homes this month. The new construction will include spec homes and presale homes in 11 of their communities. New construction is being scheduled at Autumnbrooke, Berkeley Chase, Brynfield-Woodvale, Caswell Overlook, Deerfield Green, Hanover Place, Preserve at Johns Creek, Kensington Creek Manor, McGinnis Reserve, Stonehaven Pointe and Willoughby Cove. Autumnbrooke in Buford is...
New Lakefront Floorplans Unveiled at Cordoba in Lely Resort
Award-winning Cordoba Development, LLC has unveiled two new spacious floorplans specifically designed for the lakefront home sites in the Cordoba neighborhood at Lely Resort. According to Mark DiSabato, Managing Partner of Cordoba Development, LLC, among Cordoba’s outstanding features are 15 lakefront home sites that provide stunning water vistas against a backdrop of golf and nature preserve views. “These single-story homes are carefully crafted...
Cottage & Lakefront Living Show Opens February 25 in Novi
The third annual Cottage & Lakefront Living Show returns to Rock Financial Showplace in Novi Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 28 with information, experts and exhibits for vacation homeowners as well as those in the market to buy, build or rent. Exhibits include log, timber frame and cedar homes, cottage rental, designers, cottage furnishings, lakefront homebuilders and realtors, lakeshore maintenance, boats and docks, outdoor recreational equipment,...
Elegant Modernism Silverman Residence
Presenting an unassuming facade to the street, this delightful home is a study in elegant Modernism created by Architectural designer Michael P. Johnson. ?But once inside the private entry court, your world expands as the composition of elegant white stucco volumes extend a welcome mat in the form of a cantilevered steel entry canopy that directs you into light-filled interiors, and extends through the home to form the view platform/balcony to the...
Luxury Home on Lake Lanier to be Sold at Huge Discount in Gainesville
The contemporary three-story home was appraised 18 months ago at over $2.2 Million Dollars. It is uniquely situated on almost 2 acres, with lakeside access to the rear of the estate, and a breath-taking view of another section of the lake in front. The home features soaring ceilings and stunning hardwoods. Besides the four bedroom, four bath home, a separate mother-in-law suite with 1.5 baths also resides on the estate, as does a lakeside kitchen...
Groves help with restoration of buildings destroyed by earthquake
Two all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc’s Grove brand are working to rebuild the central Italian city of L’Aquila, which means “the eagle”, after it suffered extensive damage from an earthquake in early 2009. High performing GMK5220 cranes have been recruited for the delicate resurrection of the prestigious San Massimo cathedral and the historic Piazza del Duomo both of which were severely damaged when the earthquake, which measured 6.3 on the...
Flatiron Infrastructure Projects Win Numerous Awards for Design and Construction
Flatiron, one of the nation’s largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has been recognized with eight industry awards for infrastructure projects, including the Best Overall Award from the Design-Build Institute of America for rebuilding the new I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis after the old bridge collapsed in 2007. The I-35W Bridge project, recipient of more than 20 industry awards to date, was again recognized with the Design-Build...
Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World’s Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans
Just 10 months since breaking ground on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project, The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) has completed a major phase of construction on Lake Borgne near New Orleans, driving the final 66-inch diameter, 144-foot-long vertical pile on the foundation of the world’s largest storm surge barrier on Oct. 21, 2009. The two-mile floodwall, designed as part of a system to provide 100-year-level storm protection...
The Luxury Carlyle Residences
The affluent consumer market is on the rise. The Luxury Consumption Index (LCI) shows that consumer confidence is increasing, as the average dollars spent on luxury goods is up ytd and from first quarter to second quarter of this year. Buyers, brokers and developers alike express optimism, forecasting that the more than two-year decline in homes sales is over and that the consumer market is emerging from the recession, putting purchasing power back...
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