Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.’s Fatburger unit has announced the opening of its first Hong Kong restaurant at the QRE Plaza, located in the heart of Wan Chai. The new Fatburger is the company’s second location in greater China, following the opening last fall in the Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel. The Hong Kong Fatburger is located on the ground floor of the 25 story QRE Plaza and is connected by a covered footbridge with Hopewell Centre &...
Full House Resorts announced that FireKeepers Casino, located on Interstate 94 near Battle Creek, Michigan, reached another construction milestone with the enclosure of the building structure. This places the construction on schedule for the opening of the casino in the summer of 2009. After nearly six months of construction led by Clark Construction on FireKeepers Casino, enclosure of the building was completed on October 29. “We applaud Clark...
TMI is the industry leader in manufacturing and installing highly customized air handling systems sold to the commercial, institutional, and industrial markets; its sister company Miller-Sage provides mechanical contracting and installation for these and other systems. TMI announced today its acquisition by MiTek, Inc. the world’s leading supplier of state-of-the-art engineered connector products, equipment, software, and services for the building...
Income eligible homeowners with no equity may borrow up to $25,000 from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to make energy-efficiency improvements to their home. With equity, homeowners can borrow up to $50,000. “Making simple improvements like increasing insulation or replacing an inefficient furnace or old windows can reduce your energy costs by up to 50 percent,” said MSHDA Executive Director Keith Molin. There...
Binswanger has been named exclusive agent by SAF-Holland for the sale of an excellent, one-story, 116,640 sq. ft. facility with acreage at 1122 Industrial Avenue in Holland, Michigan. This superb facility features 8″-10″ reinforced concrete floors; insulated metal panel walls with 5′ block sub-wall; ceiling heights to 26′ clear; wide bays with variably spaced steel columns; heavy power; 100% wet sprinkler system; 7,200 sq....
Considered one of the city’s finest historic hotels, the Blackstone is a fanciful example of the “Modern French” style of Beaux Arts architectural style. The hotel was built in 1908 and designed by the prominent architecture firm of Marshall & Fox. Known as the “Hotel of Presidents,” the hotel has hosted a dozen U.S. Presidents and was also the location of the famous “smoke-filled room” where Warren G. Harding was chosen as the...
Michigan Avenue is the most enduring image of the Chicago skyline, and the district contains many historically- and architecturally-significant cultural institutions, clubs, hotels, and office buildings. The site was one of only two vacant lots in the district, and the first new construction project in over 50 years. The new 10-story building for the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies has a unique, faceted-glass curtain wall with butt-glazed joints...
The Historic Michigan Boulevard District is the city’s preeminent landmark district, reflecting the city’s lakefront development from a small town to a booming metropolis during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The district, with its “postcard view” of downtown, is one of the most familiar images of the city. The Buckingham Building was designed by Holabird & Roche and completed in 1930. It embodies the Art Deco...
These three buildings are part of the Motor Row District on Chicago’s Near South Side, considered to be the largest intact early “automobile row” in the United States. At its peak, as many as 116 different makes of automobiles were being sold on Motor Row. These three buildings were all designed by the prominent architectural firm of Holabird and Roche – the corner 5-story masonry building was constructed in 1911 for the Cadillac...
The mansions of magnates, the hotel of presidents, the turn-of-the-century homes of Chicagoans, and other community treasures have recently been restored with special attention to historic architectural features. These and other Landmark buildings and their owners, 22 in all, honored today with the Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s an honor to recognize these outstanding citizens who are truly dedicated...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
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The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
Today’s modern house inspiration is coming from Richard Librach Architect, Toronto-based...
The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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