News Archive: project launches

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08, 2012 February:

Horseplay for active over 50's with new French equestrian village

Over the past decade, horseback tourism has experienced dramatic growth throughout France and with more and more people in their 'third age' looking to move across the channel in pursuit of a healthy and happy lifestyle, owning an active living property in France set within a charming equestrian village could be the way to go.

06, 2012 February:

GDS architects to design world’s first invisible tower

International practice GDS Architects are setting out to build what will allegedly be the world’s first invisible tower, an observation ‘anti tower’ that will be the first design proposal for a landmark that earns its keep by essentially refusing to be a landmark.

03, 2012 February:

Luxury Cyprus resort starts targeting Chinese market

Cyprus luxury project Aphrodite Hills is targeting Chinese buyers in a step away from traditional purchaser markets.

31, 2012 January:

Ground zero skyscraper to stop at seven floors?

The 80-storey 3 World Trade Center, one of several skyscrapers being built at ground zero, may have to stop construction at just seven floors if no more tenants can be found for the building. But while the $11.7bn New York project struggles to stimulate demand, it's another story in Florida, where demand from buy-to-let investors has been setting new records.

Sotheby's International goes for growth in Italy

Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC enlarged its global network this week with a new opening in Italy.

30, 2012 January:

Obama administration expands foreclosure prevention program

The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.

25, 2012 January:

Bad timing forces cancellation of giant Tigan project in Egypt

The 3.5 million sqm Tigan residential project has been cancelled by the key partners involved, Egyptian developer Orascom and its subsidiary Madinet Nasr Housing.

23, 2012 January:

Dominican Republic plans property survey

The Dominican Republic is to spend $27 million (£17.5 million) carrying out an aerial survey of several districts in order to create a record of the properties located in particular areas.

13, 2012 January:

Gary Neville to theme Manchester United-themed hotel in Trafford

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville and the Old Trafford Supporters Club have submitted plans to Trafford council to build a United-themed building adjacent to the club's stadium.

12, 2012 January:

Extending the right to buy is a win-win policy

Under right to buy, tenants become homeowners, the building industry gains a long-term programme and jobs are created.

06, 2012 January:

Construction spending builds, thanks to housing

Construction spending jumped in November as builders spent more on single-family homes, apartments and remodeling projects.

16, 2011 December:

'Cloud' Twin Towers: Design Insults 9/11 Victims, Critics Say

An architectural design has evoked a ghastly image in the eyes of some: the burning World Trade Center shortly before its collapse on 9/11.

15, 2011 December:

Panel house launched in India by RICS

A revolutionary concrete panel based house has been launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in India which is aimed at providing quality affordable homes.

09, 2011 December:

First Olympic village legacy property revealed

The first Olympic legacy property development for London, situated on the doorstep of The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, has revealed its new identity. East Village, London E20, a joint venture between Qatari Diar Real Estate Development Company and Delancey and Triathlon Homes, will initially deliver 2,818 new homes to the capital at a time when the poor provision of high quality housing is the subject of great concern.

Sudan project first phase completed

The first phase of a $400 million multi use development project in the heart of downtown Khartoum, Sudan, has been completed.

05, 2011 December:

Morocco wants to be the fastest-growing golf destination

Morocco continues to expand into the luxury gold resort market, announcing plans this week to open a new world-class golf course called The Marrakech Golf Club, Assoufid, in March 2012. The development includes a luxury, 98-room Rocco Forte Collection hotel and spa, and “a sumptuous clubhouse.”

21, 2011 November:

Government's £400m housing market boost

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will pledge to break the "current cycle in which lenders won't lend, builders can't build and buyers can't buy" when they unveil the government's new strategy.

16, 2011 November:

Kuala Lumpur gets new 65-storey apartment block

The Kuala Lumpur skyline is about to get a new 65-storey 268-metre high tower block featuring apartments, hotel rooms and offices.

14, 2011 November:

UK seeking £50 billion infrastructure boost - report

Ministers are drawing up plans for a 50-billion-pound housing and road-building programme harnessing private sector money, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

08, 2011 November:

Cuba's property revolution arrives

Cuba's property revolution has arrived, as the country allows the buying and selling of homes for the first time. New laws, which come into effect on Thursday, will officially create a Cuban property market, letting residents exchange, donate and sell real estate after years of bartering and swapping homes in illegal street markets.

Japanese government wants to build 'back-up' Tokyo

The Japanese government has unveiled radical plans to build a standby city for Tokyo's political functions to move to in the event of a disabling earthquake or other natural disaster.

HRA reform: 'The biggest change to council housing since right-to-buy'

London Councils report finds government plans to hand over control of housing finance to local authorities will open up opportunities to build more homes.

03, 2011 November:

Israel to build housing to retaliate for Palestinians' U.N. moves

After a successful Palestinian bid to join the U.N. cultural agency, UNESCO, Israel said Tuesday that it would retaliate by issuing tenders for about 2,000 new housing units on land it seized during the 1967 Mideast War.

01, 2011 November:

Milan goes green with vertical forest

Milan is one of the most polluted cities in Europe, but the city is going green with a stunning new development: the world’s first vertical forest. Bosco Verticale is a 27-storey tower development in central Milan featuring 900 trees and thousands of other shrubs and plants. It's a big step in environmental architecture as European cities turn to real estate to reduce pollution.

17, 2011 October:

'House swap' plan to help the unemployed

The government is to launch a "house swap" programme, reminiscent of Norman Tebbit's call for the jobless to "get on your bike", in an attempt to encourage people to move around the country to find work.

10, 2011 October:

China's richest village opens skyscraper hotel

One of China's tallest buildings has opened for business in the nation's 'wealthiest village' of Huaxi, a symbol of the country's breakneck economic growth, officials and state press said Monday.

07, 2011 October:

Video: Mumbai property developers slow while Bangalore and Delhi cut real estate prices

Indian’s and NRi’s investing in property in India this Diwali face a strange scenario. Mumbai property developers are slow to launch more projects while Bangalore and Delhi developers are cutting some real estate prices.

05, 2011 October:

Malaysian developer plans two new resi projects worth RM890m

Leading Malaysian developer MK Land Holding berhad announced this week that it is planning two new residential projects at its Rafflesia development worth RM890 million.

28, 2011 September:

Planning approved for 1,080 new homes in London

A proposal to construct over 1,000 new homes on the site of a former gas works site in north London has been approved by the London Borough of Haringey.

26, 2011 September:

Funding doubled to build affordable homes in Scotland

A special social housing fund will be doubled with a further £56.7 million allocated to build 1,603 affordable homes, as more successful bids were confirmed.

08, 2011 September:

New £5.5m community crime fighting funds open for bids

Communities across England and Wales are now able to benefit from a share of over £5m to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, as part of the government's ambition to drive up community activism and build safer neighbourhoods.

05, 2011 September:

Scotland’s first sustainable village planned

A new organisation has today submitted an application to build Scotland’s first sustainable village development.

17, 2011 August:

National Solar Power taps Florida for $1.5B project

After putting the Triad on the short list for a proposed $1.5 billion solar farm, Florida-based National Solar Power announced today that the project will be located in one of four Florida counties.

15, 2011 August:

Mexico welcomes ground-breaking "Earthscraper"

Mexico City has welcomed ground-breaking new plans for an "Earthscraper" to be constructed in the city centre. The building is an inverted skyscraper, which extends into the soil to offer a large amount of accommodation within a very small space.

Design competition for areas of the Olympic Park

The Olympic Park Legacy Company are inviting architects, landscape architects, designers and engineers to design two new key areas within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

12, 2011 August:

New housing construction in Bulgaria grows 13%

Bulgaria's new housing construction rose by 13 per cent on the year to 742 buildings in the second quarter of 2011, preliminary data by the National Statistics Institute (NSI) showed.

Official: Israel to approve housing construction in East Jerusalem

Israel's interior minister plans to approve the construction of 2,700 housing units in Jerusalem, including 700 that will be built in a neighborhood annexed during the 1967 Six Day War, an official told CNN Thursday.

10, 2011 August:

Ocean’s Edge Poolside Residences launched in St Kitts

The official launch of the Poolside Residences, the next phase of development on the Ocean’s Edge resort, took place on Thursday the 28th July.

08, 2011 August:

CPI takes 50% stake in Prague's flagship Copa Centrum project

Czech Property Investments (CPI), a Prague-based company owned by financier Radovan Vitek, has purchased a 50% stake in the Copa Centrum Narodni in a landmark transaction for the Czech property market.

05, 2011 August:

£4m boost for innovative projects to support Housing Benefit reforms

Ten innovative projects will play a key role in restoring fairness to the Housing Benefit system, Minister for Welfare Reform Lord Freud has said.

04, 2011 August:

Developers to build new homes in south London

A landmark building on the South Bank of the Thames is to be completely redeveloped, after developers agreed to purchase the 5.25-acre Shell Centre site for £300m, with a view to building new homes, retail and office space.

03, 2011 August:

Mumbai project 'draws strong interest in Gulf'

A new upscale villa complex 'Lokhandwala Valley' which was launched in June in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, has generated high interest among non-residents Indians (NRIs) in the Gulf and other parts of the world, according to Dubai-based Sternon Real Estate, which handles the overseas marketing of the newest residential project in Mumbai.

01, 2011 August:

Bangkok property boom rises above bubble fears

A 77-storey skyscraper is set to become the latest, and tallest, addition to Bangkok's ever-changing skyline.

Donald Trump eyes Washington D.C. for luxury hotel

Donald Trump may no longer be chasing the White House, but the Washington Post says he's now chasing another historic Washington D.C. building for a luxury hotel plan.

25, 2011 July:

Barbie gets her own Malibu mansion

She already has the perfect body, a wardrobe that any young girl would die for and several fast cars, so it seems only fair that Barbie gets a perfect home too.

05, 2011 July:

New canal project could boost Turkish property demand

Re-elected Turkish Prime Minister Reccep Tayip Erdogan's massive canal project linking the Black and Mediterranean seas could see housing demand across Turkey continue to skyrocket into the next decade.

21, 2011 June:

Bulgarian agent sees sales soaring

It’s official – the buzz is back in Bulgaria. Huge price reductions, beautiful scenery and good occupancy rates are sending investors flooding back to the housing market, as agents Imagine Overseas discovered when they achieved a 20% sales conversion rate from their latest campaign with TheMoveChannel.com.

20, 2011 June:

David Lynch designs Paris club inspired by Mulholland Drive

Filmmaker David Lynch has designed Club Silencio, a Paris nightclub based on the venue in his 2001 thriller Mulholland Drive starring Naomi Watts, which is set to open in September.

13, 2011 June:

5.5 acre development in St John's Wood launches for sale

Knight Frank today launches to market the St John's Wood Barracks site, in North London, which represents one of the last remaining prime central London development opportunities of any scale.