The best show on Broadway may be a $2.6-billion construction epic nearby to lift an historic brick theater into a 46-story hotel-retail tower being erected in unusually sequenced stages on one of the world's busiest corners.

This 160,000-sq-ft structure features four stories of adaptable, creative workspace in the commercially robust and rapidly developing area of Westside LA.

While the multilevel Uniqlo store in Boston’s Quincy Market now boasts a sleek, modern look, the store maintains Faneuil Hall’s historic vibe with restored granite, windows and exposed brick.