Parsons Brinckerhoff Completes Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit
The Rosa Parks Transit Center, a new multimodal facility in downtown Detroit, has been completed. The $22.5 million project was designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) on behalf of the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). Located at Michigan and Cass Avenues, the Rosa Parks Transit Center is a 25,000-square-foot indoor facility with over two acres of exterior transit access. It enables customers to make connections to 21 DDOT bus routes, the...
Embassy Suites Hotels Introduces Spacious One-Room Suite Concept
Embassy Suites Hotels, the international chain of upscale, all-suite hotels, unveiled its first one-room suite, designed to pack more room into a smaller space for today’s cost-conscious traveler and hotel developer. This new suite concept represents the first major room design change since the upscale brand’s launch 25 years ago. The new one-room suite design delivers the same amenities and upscale value to Embassy Suites guests, including a...
Prime Group Realty Trusts Continental Towers Named BOMAs Suburban Chicago Outstanding Building for the Fourth Time.
Prime Group Realty Trust Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the premier, Class A, 975,000 square-foot Continental Towers office complex in Rolling Meadows, IL, controlled and managed by Prime Group Realty Trust, was recently named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) for the Chicago Suburban market by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Suburban Chicago. This is the fourth time in...
Dahlin Group Noted for Seniors Design
Dahlin Group Architecture Planning announces top honors for innovative senior housing design in The Green House® Design Charrette, sponsored by the Ideas Institute of Kirtland, Ohio. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) hosted the awards as part of its annual conference, held in mid October in Philadelphia. The Green House model aims to de-institutionalize long-term care by eliminating the need for large nursing facilities,...
Brandywine Realty Trust Closes Rehabilitation Tax Credit Transaction With US Bancorp
Brandywine Realty Trust a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, management and development of Class A, suburban and urban office properties in the mid-Atlantic region and other selected markets throughout the United States, announced today that it has closed a transaction with US Bancorp related to the historic rehabilitation of the 30th Street Post Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an 862,692 square foot office building which...
Two Experienced Real Estate Executives Join Watt Companies to Lead Acquisition Efforts
Signaling its intent to step-up acquisition efforts, Watt Companies has added two seasoned executives to lead the firm’s acquisition activities, with a focus on office opportunities and retail development. John Lee has joined Watt Realty Advisors as Vice President with responsibility for office acquisitions and brings significant experience with major firms in California as well as Texas. Kenneth Hira joins Watt Commercial Properties to reload their...
Two Experienced Real Estate Executives Join Watt Companies to Lead Acquisition Efforts
Signaling its intent to step-up acquisition efforts, Watt Companies has added two seasoned executives to lead the firm’s acquisition activities, with a focus on office opportunities and retail development. John Lee has joined Watt Realty Advisors as Vice President with responsibility for office acquisitions and brings significant experience with major firms in California as well as Texas. Kenneth Hira joins Watt Commercial Properties to reload their...
Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices, and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer (Quarto Book)
Not every home owner or apartment dweller can afford to hire an interior decorator, but this book and a bit of do-it-yourself spirit are all that’s needed to give living interiors an elegant, professionally finished look. Presenting all the design principles and techniques needed for creating beautiful rooms, Interior Design Course advises readers on how to to
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Executes Leases With IBM and National Student Clearinghouse at Dulles Station West, Phase I
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it has executed two leases totaling 154,000 square feet at Dulles Station West, Phase I. The 180,000 square foot, Class A office building located in Herndon, Virginia was delivered in the third quarter of 2007. IBM (NYSE: IBM – News) will occupy 123,000 square feet and National Student Clearinghouse will occupy 31,000 square feet, resulting in an 86% occupancy rate. National Student...
Urban Restaurant and Retail Marketplace Plans to Open in Summer 2009
U.S. Equities Realty, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, announced today that it is beginning construction on MetraMarket. Connected to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in the West Loop, MetraMarket is a 100,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development that will enliven the area through its eclectic mix of dining and shopping options. Several of MetraMarket’s tenants are scheduled to open in summer 2009. MetraMarket will...
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