Mega-Projects

The sage over The Gulch development project—soon to be renamed Centennial Yards—will continue after project opponents filed an appeal of a June court decision upholding public financing for the project.

August 3, 2019 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Zoning changes for a potentially transformative, transit-oriented, mixed-use project called "The Central Park" were approved by the Phoenix City Council in July.

August 1, 2019 - Arizona Republic

In-depth reporting on the history and present of Related Cos., the developer of several of the largest mega-developments in the United States.

August 1, 2019 - Curbed

An 18-month planning process is unfolding in a part of New York City that has not taken kindly to large, corporate visions of the future.

July 15, 2019 - City Limits

A $5 billion redevelopment project in Atlanta, named Centennial Yards, will receive substantial public support.

July 9, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

After 20 years, the Easton Town Center in Northeast Columbus, Ohio draws nearly 30 million visitors a year and sells more than $1 billion in food and merchandise.

July 8, 2019 - The Columbus Dispatch

A vacant parcel is located near the city's Graffiti Pier, which is slated to become a public park after closing in June.

July 6, 2019 - PlanPhilly

Developers are betting on the continued shift of office work from the suburbs to downtown in Toronto, as the city experiences a building boom to support brisk business in the technology and financial-services industries.

June 29, 2019 - Bloomberg

A group has proposed a monumental tower to advertise San Jose and Silicon Valley to the world. The city would be better off focusing on its streetscape rather than its skyline.

May 19, 2019 - California Planning & Development Report

In Philadelphia, the Liberty on the River development will transform the Delaware River waterfront.

May 18, 2019 - PlanPhilly

As the city of Philadelphia considers the prospect of building a massive private development called Schuylkill Yards, lessons from New York City's Hudson Yards are considered.

May 8, 2019 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The developers of Hudson Yards received $1.2 billion in financing from the EB-5 program, all made possible by a map that gerrymandered the project into the same neighborhood as Harlem public housing.

May 2, 2019 - CityLab

The most recent citywide election in Chicago was considered a referendum on the old way of operating the city. The $6 billion Lincoln Yards project, on the brink of approval, could be included in that referendum.

April 5, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

A $310 million project in Midtown Detroit continues the development momentum of Detroit's urban core.

March 25, 2019 - Crain's Detroit Business

The One Central development would transform 34 acres over Metro tracks near Soldier Field.

March 16, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

Curbed Architecture Critic Alexandra Lange provides everything you need to know about the $25 billion, "city within the city" that opened to the public in Manhattan today. Also, the review isn't exactly positive.

March 15, 2019 - Curbed

The beleaguered project is still very much alive, despite some media claims to the contrary. As for the Trump administration's claim to two grants awarded to the now-$77 billion project, the state has a deadline to meet if it wants to keep them.

March 4, 2019 - Capital Public Radio

There are plenty of big, splashy projects to track in Pittsburgh's development pipeline.

February 26, 2019 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A San Francisco Chronicle editorial warns that San Francisco must find funds, intended to come from the state's ambitious rail project, to extend the Caltrain commuter rail line to the SalesForce Transit Center.

February 16, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

The Crossroads Hollywood project overcame local opposition and ongoing scandal at City Hall to win approval from the Los Angeles City Council.

February 10, 2019 - Los Angeles Times