LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West
As media from around the world descend upon Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, they will experience in the Games’ broadcast media center an unparalleled model of sustainability. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the...
Double Storey Family Holiday Home
This striking double storey family holiday home has served its owners well by providing many happy holidays. A low maintenance 4 bedroom house, with large open plan living and polished floors throughout. The modern kitchen includes a dishwasher, there are two bathrooms, and a generous entertaining deck with ocean views. With an established holiday rental clientele, and the beach and shops just a leisurely stroll away, this really is an ideal property...
Jenner Headlands Pacific Coastal Ranch Sold
The Jenner Headlands Ranch landowners have sold their 5,630 acre spectacular Pacific coastal property at the mouth of the Russian River to the Sonoma Land Trust for $36 million. The Jenner Headlands Ranch extends from Sheephouse Creek to Russian Gulch north of Bodega Bay and San Francisco, and west of Santa Rosa, California. About 1,220 acres of the Jenner Headland’s 5,630 acres is coastal prairie with nearly two miles of frontage on Highway...
Rancho Vista Del Mundo East, Santa Barbara
This is a genuine adobe built in the 1940s and is in excellent condition. It is a traditional adobe style with a center courtyard surrounded by the main structure, which features six bedrooms, four bathrooms and eight fireplaces. One of the largest ranches in Santa Barbara, offering convenient location, panoramic ocean, island and coastline views, diverse terrain, an authentic hacienda adobe, and opportunity with eleven legal parcels. The land is...
Vancouver Convention Centre West in British Columbia
A global model in sustainability, the Vancouver Convention Centre West in British Columbia celebrates its grand opening this week. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the project represents a whole new direction in convention center design. It is on track to achieve LEED Canada Gold certification, and substantially raises the bar for “green” convention centers around the world. Located on...
Esprit Marina del Rey: 360 Degrees of Wow!
At Esprit Marina del Rey, the elite business executive, world class traveler and avid yacht owner all have the opportunity to live in an ocean-view home just minutes from Santa Monica and Los Angeles. As an environmentally friendly building, every home at Esprit incorporates the latest in new construction techniques, as well as “green” elements, such as tankless water heaters and Energy Star energy-efficient windows. These features not only help...
Cox Provides Telecom Services for Luxury High-Rise Development on U.S. Naval Base
When Pacific Beacon, a first-of-its-kind luxury on-base housing development, opens, the sailors in residence will have access to Cox Communications ( http://www.cox.com ) video, Internet and voice services. “In a unique agreement between the 32nd Street Naval Base and Clark Naval Communities, LLC, (CNC) the condo-style residences were built on base property for convenience, but have the residential amenities and the flexibility of luxury off-base...
World-Renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck Cooks First Thanksgiving at L.A. LIVE’s Ritz-Carlton Residences
Kicking off the holiday season, Chef Wolfgang Puck hosted “the first Thanksgiving” at the most exclusive address in Los Angeles, The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE. The critically-acclaimed chef and restaurateur performed a holiday cooking demonstration before a private audience of 50 in the professional Gaggenau kitchen, featured at the model vignette of L.A. LIVE’s distinctive residences. Showcasing the five-star ambiance...
St. Regis Makes the Next Stop on Its Global Expedition with the Opening of the St. Regis Bali Resort
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces the opening of The St. Regis Bali Resort, located in Nusa Dua, an elite beach enclave on the Southern tip of Bali. Offering an unrivaled dimension of luxury, bespoke service and refined elegance at one of the best addresses in the world, The St. Regis Bali Resort features 79 luxurious, oversized suites, 42 private villas and two exclusive Residences, as well as world-class restaurants and bars,...
South Park Streetscape
A partnership of real estate developers envisioned a complete revitalization of the South Park neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles. Their plan to rehabilitate a complete city block has become the first new residential neighborhood in this area in twenty-three years. The structures are also the first “green” residential high-rise buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Collectively, the development is one block comprised of many separate projects including...
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