Lifestyle doyenne Martha Stewart, more at home with comforters than cars, likely never dreamed her commuting-to-work routine would inspire a way of living, which could be called insider parking. But the developer of a 19-story residential building nearing completion in Manhattan, just blocks from the 19-story Starret-Lehigh building where Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has its offices, modeled its 15 “sky” garages after Stewart’s habit of driving her vehicle straight into the freight elevator and up to her office. Slide Show Image: Selldorf Architects Residents drive through gate, into lift and up to their apartments. The paparazzi-proof residential building takes
An eye-catching project is taking shape in Baku. It features three curving towers ranging from 31 to 39 stories, rising from a podium with an extensive roof garden. The towers will be shield-shaped in cross section. One tower will house luxury apartments, another a hotel and the third, offices. The design by HOK is inspired by Azerbaijan’s tradition of fire worship. Baku is an active seismic zone. The excavation is seven stories deep and required a bored pile retaining wall and foundation piles up to 50 m long. Winds sometimes reach 120 km/hour, requiring tower cranes to be shut down.
High-wire acts and heavy props, used to build the gravity-defying steel “bird cage” on concrete stilts that frames the tallest little theater in Texas, stole the show from myriad balancing acts that combined into a command performance at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.
The New York state court appellate division ruled 4-0 to uphold the state’s right to use eminent domain to build the Frank Gehry-designed Atlantic Yards arena-centered megadevelopment in Brooklyn. The decision prompted developer Forest City Ratner Cos. (FCRC) to say it plans to break ground this year, with the intent that the arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team would be ready for the 2011-12 season, two years later than planned. FCRC says this is the 23rd consecutive ruling in favor of the controversial $1-billion development.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers� first project funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was awarded by the Ft. Worth District May 1 to Sundt Construction, Inc., Tempe, Ariz., for construction of the $30-million first phase of a $57-million Warriors in Transition complex to be built at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Rendering: Sundt Construction Co. Warriors in transition center will accommodate 232 soldiers. Designed to assist injured soldiers in their recovery and re-integration into the Army or civilian life, WT complexes “are a new breed of facilities within the military hierarchy of structures and facilities,” says Tom Mertz, vice
When fans sip their first beer at Atlanta’s new minor league ballpark on April 17, few of those on hand will appreciate the feat of design and construction that led to the opening day event. Slide Show Photo: Courtesy Barton Malow New stadium for the Gwinnet Braves takes shape near Atlanta. Photo: Steve Setzer Doug Steljes, project executive for Barton Malow, looks out over the new stadium near Atlanta for the Gwinnett Braves. The new $59-million facility on 12 acres in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, was designed and built in just over one year. The secret to the fast
Will the deepening recession and skittish lending environment find their next victim in CityCenter? The Las Vegas development faces mounting challenges in reaching completion. The project, touted as the nation's largest privately funded development, has been trying unsuccessfully for months to secure a $1.2-billion loan needed to finance the final leg of construction. Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) have reportedly made calls to banks on the project's behalf. The $9.2-billion resort complex was scheduled to open in December. On Mar. 23, however, developer MGM Mirage was slapped with a lawsuit by project partner Dubai
The economy may be acting like a square, but the 82-story “Aqua” in Chicago is making waves with hipsters looking to live in style. Built by general contractor James McHugh Construction Co., the $475-million tower topped out on March 4 and is nearly sold out, says owner Magellan Development Group. The 2.2-million-sq-ft, 968-unit building is set to open in phases starting in May and finish up next year on time, on budget. It includes 264 condos, 476 rentals and hotel spaces, a mixed-use first for Chicago, says Magellan, which planned Aqua to bookend a $4-billion Lakeshore East urban village. Designed
Progress on two major European skyscrapers may not represent the green shoots of economic recovery, but they help lighten the gloom. In London, pile work is due to start mid-month on the 310-m-tall "Shard," planned as Europe�s second-tallest building. And workers in Frankfurt are beginning to mobilize the planned Tower 185. Photo: Vivico Real Estate Workers begin mobilizing for Frankfurt Tower 185. Photo: London Bridge Quarter Ltd. If London's 310-m-tall "Shard" moves forward, it could Europe's second tallest building. With Middle Eastern backing, London Bridge Quarter Ltd., recently signed a construction contract with local Mace Ltd. for the estimated $1.5-billion
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