Tag: HighRise
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High-Rise Hotel Reinvented as Tallest Dorm Globally
Continuing an unbroken track record of major speed-to-market successes, construction leader and expert in adaptive reuse BDB Construction Enterprise has announced its transformation of a high-rise hotel into new student residences in New York’s Financial District. The tower at 99 Washington Street — formerly a 492-key hotel recognized as the Holiday Inn flag’s tallest worldwide…
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Inside one developer’s first high-rise project
Over his decade living in Hollywood, Florida, Gevorg Shahbazyan always saw great potential in the parcel of land at 2100 North Federal Highway. “It’s an up-and-coming location between Miami and Fort Lauderdale,” Shahbazyan said. “The next logical place [for development] is the city of Hollywood.” Hollywood sits between Fort Lauderdale and Miami in Florida. Shahbazyan…
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Building owner fined £50,000 after ignoring high-rise fire safety warning
Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an improvement notice relating to fire safety measures in a residential high-rise. Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd, the company responsible for Centenary Plaza on Holliday Street, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an improvement notice during sentencing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 16…
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Medieval church tower suspended 14m above ground at City high-rise site
Tom Sleigh, chairman of the City of London Corporation planning and transportation committee, added: “Nobody values the Square Mile’s heritage more than the City Corporation, and we’re delighted at the lengths the Fifty Fenchurch project teamhave gone through to preserve the medieval Lambe’s Chapel Crypt and All Hallows Staining Church.” View the original article and…
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Berkeley Palm Beach Gets $62.5M Loan for Luxury High-Rise
The Berkeley Palm Beach has closed on a $62.5 million pre-construction loan with New York-based JVP Management, marking a significant milestone for the 25-story, 193-residence development rising on Clear Lake in downtown West Palm Beach. “This milestone is more than financing; it is validation of West Palm Beach’s extraordinary trajectory,” said Al Adelson, Developer of The…
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New law will require high-rise cladding remediation by 2029
The government is bringing forward a new Remediation Bill requiring landlords of buildings 18m or more in height with unsafe cladding to complete remediation by the end of 2029. The law will also set a 2031 cladding remediation deadline for owners of buildings 11-18m in height. Under the new legislation, those failing to comply without…
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Laing O’Rourke supplies Multiplex with low carbon planks for ‘biodiverse’ high-rise
Laing O’Rourke’s design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) facility will supply 68,000m² of low-carbon concrete planks for a new 36-storey office development at 50 Fenchurch Street in London, where Multiplex is main contractor. Explore Manufacturing’s appointment follows a prior one-year pre-construction services agreement. The concrete ‘Megaplank’ will be manufactured at Explore’s centre of excellence for…
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Laing’s DfMA business to supply Multiplex with low carbon planks for ‘biodiverse’ high-rise
Laing O’Rourke’s design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) facility will supply 68,000m² of low-carbon concrete planks for a new 36-storey office development at 50 Fenchurch Street in London, where Multiplex is main contractor. Explore Manufacturing’s appointment follows a prior one-year pre-construction services agreement. The concrete ‘Megaplank’ will be manufactured at Explore’s centre of excellence for…
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Plumbing Challenges in High-Rise Construction: A Plumber’s View
When you think of high-rise buildings, you might imagine impressive city skylines, luxurious apartments, or bustling office spaces. However, behind the scenes, there’s a network of intricate plumbing systems that keep everything running smoothly. Plumbing in high-rise construction is far more complicated than in single-story homes or low-rise buildings. It presents unique challenges that require…
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Decarbonizing High-Rise Construction with Christoph Timm of SOM
The High-Rise Northern Exposure seminar in Helsinki on June 13, 2023, offered an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest high-rise glass design and construction innovations. I had the pleasure of interviewing Christoph Timm, Principal at SOM New York, after he’d given his keynote titled How SOM is decarbonizing the built environment – A holistic approach to…