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The Spire: Chicago Lite?
Chicago's latest attempt to build a massive trophy condo/hotel tower makes writer Peter Slatin's head spin.
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Housing Outside The Bubble
Already home to real estate speculators, costly South Florida is looking forways to house workers, too.
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Penn Update
A powerhouse team will turn the country's biggest post office into itsbusiest train station.
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Brooklyn Rail Yard Fight
Peter Slatin interviews a reclusive developer who's competing towin a major Brooklyn development site.
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Big Box Battles
In Austin, new ordinances seek growth limits, and aggressive design standards for commercial development.
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Hedging The Bubble
Economist and REIT manager Ken Rosen explains his new hedge fund againstthe backdrop of bubble babble.
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Mets Set On Jets Nyet
New York City's Olympic dreamers get themselves a new stadium site, just a subway ride away from the old one.
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Seeking Grandeur On Grand
Related has unveiled preliminary plans for L.A.'s crucial Grand Avenue project. Urban design journalist Morris Newman is underwhelmed.
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Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds
McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.
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Idle Island?
New York City and State want -- and need -- the very best in developmentproposals for historic Governor's Island.
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Getting Free Of Freedom Tower
New security questions about the siting and design of Freedom Towerprovide a valuable opportunity to weigh what it's all about.
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Bush-Whack For Amtrak
Amtrak's Acela line "brake-downer" couldn't have come at a worse time forthe company, as Congress considers pulling Federal funds.
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The Growing Power Of Institutional Real Estate Investors
Tishman Speyer's $1.7 billion deal for the Met Life tower in Manhattanmarks the growing power of institutional money.
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Dubai's Royal Family Becomes One Of Largest Apartment Landlords In U.S.
A Manhattan investment manager teams up with Dubai's royal familyfor a $1 billion apartment acquisition.
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Disneyland Adjacent
A development plan looks to capture some of the $3.6 billion Disneylandbrings into Southern California every year.
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Smart Growth, Slowly
A major transit-orienteddevelopment in Atlanta is moving at its own measured pace.
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New Urban Investment Fund
A new fund unveils a new partnership for new investment in old cities.
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Building On Manhattan's Most Important Site
The Super Bowl is over, but the big game -- a contest for the right tobuild on one of Manhattan's most important sites -- is heating up.
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Aqua: The Ultimate Designed Community
Miami developer Craig Robins' high-end Aqua community is a milestone forNew Urbanist precepts; for one thing, it's actually (almost) urban.
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Brooklyn Beckons Builders
The "Downtown Brooklyn Plan" anticipates 4.5 million s.f. of new office space and up to 15 new towers in what is the city's third-largest business district.
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