Mega Developments

Row after row after row of single-family residences, with the high rises of the city of Toronto looming far in the background.

Opinion: When Transit-Oriented Suburban Mega-Projects Go Too Far

The architecture critic for the Globe and Mail finds fault with two massive development proposals in the Toronto suburbs.

February 2, 2022 - The Globe and Mail

American Dream Miami

The Largest Mall in America Looks Bound for Approval

The developers of the Mall of America are back, this time with plans for the American Dream Miami project.

May 10, 2018 - Miami Herald

Des Moines Mega-Development Likened to a 'City Within a City'

New details of an ambitious infill project in Des Moines were released at the end of 2017.

March 16, 2018 - Des Moines Register

Washington D.C.

D.C.'s Wharf Makes the City's Housing Problems Worse

Did The Wharf, a new mixed use mega project in Washington, D.C., deliver enough public benefit to warrant its large public subsidy?

December 19, 2017 - Jerrod A. Laber

Hangar One

NASA Wants to Build 1,930 Rental Units in the Silicon Valley

NASA Ames wants to add a lot of housing to a 45-acre site at Moffett Field in the Silicon Valley. The new housing would give NASA employees more housing options in an expensive and impacted market.

September 5, 2017 - The Mercury News

Middle Georgia

Atlanta Developer Makes a Big Bet on Middle Georgia

Out of Atlanta, news of a massive change of pace for developer Loudermilk Companies.

July 5, 2017 - Bisnow Atlanta

irving Texas

Coming Soon to Suburban Dallas: $1 Billion Mixed-Use Development

The city of Irving, a suburb of the city of Dallas, will soon add a $1 billion mixed-use development, complete with a light rail station.

May 27, 2017 - The Dallas Morning News

$1.5 Billion Development Planned for Cincinnati Exurb

Developers have announced plans for a $1.5 billion, multi-phase development to be located in Turtlecreek Township, in Warren County, Ohio.

May 4, 2017 - Dayton Business Journal

American Dream Miami

$3 Billion Mall Proposal Still Facing Traffic Concerns in Florida

A massive mall, proposed for a 174-acre stretch of land that abuts the border between Miami-Dade and Broward counties, has so far breezed through approvals. "American Dream Miami" will still require political victories.

March 15, 2017 - Sun Sentinel

Casinos

Madrid to Build Mega Casino, Betting on New Jobs and Tourist Dollars

Spain's capital may build a huge casino, but many fear that the facility will flounder in the way similar mega-projects have in the past.

December 17, 2016 - CityLab

The Mega-Project Game Has a New Player in Brooklyn

A proposal by AECOM would transform the Red Hook waterfront with 25-45 million square feet of residential.

September 13, 2016 - Crain's New York Business

Santiago Calatrava

Coming Soon to Dallas-Fort Worth: 8 Million Square Feet of Office Buildings

Large corporations are making huge investments in new office parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reflecting a desire to attract young talent with Google- and Facebook-like workplaces.

October 22, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Retail Development, Housing Units to Replace San Francisco's NFL Stadium

A new retail center planned for the location of the former home of the San Francisco 49ers will serve as a hub of activity for 12,000 housing units in the planning pipeline over the next ten to 20 years.

November 19, 2014 - SFGate

AEG Making Downtown L.A. NFL Stadium Pitch

Having brought the Staples Center, L.A. Live, and a convention center hotel complex to the South Park neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, Tim Leiweke, is now pitching an NFL stadium that will double as an addendum to the convention center.

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