Commercial Building: Page 351


  • Designs for National Mall Project Are Available for Comment

    Drawings are on display in Washington and on line at the webpage of the National Mall Design Competition.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012
  • Trammell Crow, Principal to Develop 530,000-SF Office Buildling

    The partners will spend more than $150 million on the first phase of a spec project to eventually total 1.5 million square feet in the Energy Corridor sub-market.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012
  • young workers in hard hats listen to a person training them Explore the Trendline
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    Trendline

    Recruiting, retention and training in construction

    A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • LIHTC Program on the Chopping Block

    Some see the the Low Income Housing Tax Credit getting lost or cut back severely in congressional budget wrangling.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 13, 2012
  • Solar PV Carport, Electrical Charging Stations Unveiled in Calif.

    The carports at a Metrolink stop generate power to recharge the vehicles parked in them.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • A Zest for Bridges: 2012 Award of Excellence Winner Theodore Zoli

    Zoli, winner of a MacArthur grant in 2009, combines technical expertise with the ability to work with people – both customers and colleagues.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
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    Construction Materials Prices Up 1.4% in March

    Nonresidential construction materials were up more, 1.6% from February and 4% from the year before.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Groundbreaking for Affordable Housing in Columbus

    Franklin Station will be a 100-unit affordable apartment property to serve elderly and special-needs homeless people.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Manhattan Multifamily Sees Price Increases

    The average sale price for an apartment in the first quarter was $1.9 million, up 9% from 2011.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Oklahoma City Economy Promotes Multifamily Expansion

    At 5.5% unemployment, the area has plenty of people looking for housing.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Red Hat Commits to 100 KSF of Build-to-Suit Space in Boston Suburb

    The Linux giant is expanding at its 90-acre campus in Westford, Mass.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • 'Board of Directors' Is Managing $664M Med Center Project

    The University of California San Diego has a project-delivery system it calls a High Performance Team.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Beige Book Notes Multifamily Activity, Variable Residential Growth

    The Federal Reserve Bank's latest report on the economy says residential construction is variable from market to market.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2012
  • Architect John S. Chase, Who Broke Barriers, Dies

    John S. Chase, an architect who broke barriers in Texas and elsewhere, died on March 29 in Houston after a long illness at age 87.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
  • GSA Moves to Repair Image

    Changes in the Public Building Service's leadership came after an inspector general's report.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
  • Colliers Hires 14 Brokers for Northern Calif. Offices

    Veteran brokers added to the firm's San Jose, Redwood City and Sacramento Calif., offices hail mostly from Grubb & Ellis.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
  • Mack-Cali Announces $300M Public Offering

    Proceeds from the sale of senior unsecured notes will finance debt and other expenses, according to the Edison, N.J., REIT.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
  • Buyers' Attention Key to Auction Success

    “The key to having successful auctions is making sure that everyone knows it’s up for sale,” explains Robert Friedman,

    By Ron Gallagher • April 11, 2012
  • Contractors Sued Over Atlantic City Lightning Fatality

    One worker died and two were hurt when lightning hit a crane atop the Revel Hotel and Casino as they finished a concrete pour.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2012
  • Two Gretzky-Inspired Process Trends for Builders

    The Great One always skated to where the puck was headed.  In a guest post for Construction Dive, Dan Conery outlines two processes that builders, architects and engineers should be watching.

    By Ryan Willumson • April 10, 2012
  • '40 Under 40' Recipients Named by BD+C

    The magazine has named its seventh class of industry up-and-comers.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012
  • Jay Paul Co. Borrows $40M for 683,000-SF Towers

    Plans for Moffett Towers II in Sunnyvale, Calif., include a fourth building.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012
  • Tax Fight Over Empire State Building

    One view is that some investors will pay more tax than they will get in proceeds if the IPO flies.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012
  • Development and Construction Contracts: What You Need to Know

    Contracts are about defining relationships and giving instructions, author Peter Siviglia explained. They are not about anything that other forms of writing seek to do.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012
  • CMBS Delinquencies Spike Again in March

    The next 12 months will see nearly $67 billion of CMBS loans due to mature, about 13% of which are already in special servicing, says Morningstar.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012
  • AIG Provides $90M Retail Acquisition Loan

    AIG has become more active in the market lately, Walker & Dunlop's Paul Wallace tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

    By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012