News Archive: project launches

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11, 2009 March:

New mall for Malaysia

Aero Mall, the first stand-alone and external airport mall in Malaysia currently under construction at Senai Airport, is scheduled to open by the end of the year...

Coventry's £1bn masterplan

Coventry City Council has revealed a £1 billion masterplan for the regeneration of the city centre...

Eco energy for homes by Honda

The German heating and air conditioning specialist Vaillant and the Japanese technology company Honda will jointly develop gas-powered micro cogeneration systems for the European market...

10, 2009 March:

Gulf widening in Middle East

More developers in the Gulf are considering consolidation, cancellation of projects and redrawing future plans as the global downturn shows no sign of lessening in the region...

Brum developer plans £125m tower

Midlands developer Regal Property Group has unveiled plans for one of Birmingham's largest towers, which it plans to build on Broad Street in the city...

09, 2009 March:

Looking out for the buyer

The first four franchises in a new property venture have been sold within a month of launch, and more potential franchisees are expected to make decisions shortly...

Victoria plans approved

Land Securities has got the green light for two more schemes in London's Victoria a month after Westminster City Council approved its plans for the Victoria Transport Interchange (VTI2)...

05, 2009 March:

Barbados - a real island paradise

The white sandy beaches, the friendly Bajan people and laid-back approach to life have all contributed to Barbados being voted one of the top holiday destinations in the world...

04, 2009 March:

A site a mere stones throw from Melbourne's city centre could be in line for a new look of the most modern kind with plans afoot for a car free eco ‘suburb of the future' in which residents grow all of their own food and power is generated by urban wind towers ...

03, 2009 March:

Robin Hood scheme

A new chain-breaking solution, trialled on the Isle of Wight, is being launched nationally...

24, 2009 February:

Rise of the hoppers

Hard-pressed holidaymakers priced out of hotels, B&Bs and even campsites have found a new way to get away...

09, 2009 February:

Free networking event

Join property investor and business angel Vanish Patel for a Property Networking Event this Thursday 12th February at 6:30pm...

06, 2009 February:

£53 million on hold

The real extent of the halt in developments in Dubai has been revealed by an international bank which estimates that projects worth £53 billion have now been put on hold...

29, 2009 January:

Life is a rollercoaster

Coney Island, the tacky seaside resort that has assumed something of a cult appeal with New Yorkers, will have a piece of its glorious past saved and made into the centrepiece of a new amusement park by the Brooklyn boardwalk, New York City officials have announced...

Fit for a King

Network Rail has shortlisted six architect firms to design a new public square at the heart of its £450m redevelopment of King's Cross in London...

Sweden hits Sydney

The Swedish retail giant Ikea is poised to expand its presence in Sydney with a new flagship store on a controversial former tip in Tempe, adjacent to the airport...

23, 2009 January:

Disneyland of the Mediterranean

Last week, it was announced that Russian investors have applied for planning permission to build a brand new Disney resort in Cyprus, which would be the largest ever single investment made on the island - TheMoveChannel investigates what this would mean for the tourism and property markets in the country...

20, 2009 January:

New district for Barcelona

Dutch Architect Kees Kaan has been asked to design a new district in the Spanish city of Barcelona...

World's tallest tower stops short

The credit crunch has caused state-owned property developer Nakheel to suspend construction of what is set to become the world's tallest tower in Dubai...

19, 2009 January:

Travelodge benefits from crunch

A development that would provide "an environment that fuses current trends for modern living" in the heart of Greenwich has been killed off and a Travelodge is being built in its place...

16, 2009 January:

'Invest in land - they don't make it any more'

The message couldn't be clearer - land, particularly greenfield sites in close proximity to expanding urban and suburban centres, is strongly tipped to be the top investment performer for the foreseeable future...

06, 2009 January:

Watch this space

The future has arrived - come 2011, the world's first private space-liner Virgin Galactic will begin its first commercial flights into space and 300 passengers have already booked their seats...

02, 2009 January:

Eco living key for Middle East investors

A recent survey has consigned that old saying ‘Location is everything,' to the scrapheap when it comes to property investors looking to flash their cash in the Middle East. Instead, eco is where it's at...

24, 2008 December:

Truffle estate for sale

A renovated 14th-Century country mansion set in 60 acres of unspoilt grounds and woodlands, part of which is believed to be the last natural truffle estate in the Dordogne, is available through La Perla International Living...

22, 2008 December:

Western Algarve: motoring on

Tourists and property investors are expected to flock to Portugal's western Algarve following the opening of a new race track...

19, 2008 December:

Fast forward to 2016

Today, the UK Government launched a consultation which will establish the best practices to use in order to achieve its ambitious goal of making all new homes zero carbon by 2016...

Tasmania: winds of change

The heart shaped island of Tasmania off the coast of mainland Australia will become one of the first states to benefit from the Government's renewable energy target, with a major boost announced for its windfarm industry...

18, 2008 December:

Elastic fantastic: the future of construction?

Could the buildings of the future be constructed from an elastic skin technology, currently being pioneered by car manufacturer BMW for their vehicles? TheMoveChannel.com finds out if we will be flexing the plastic for an elastic home anytime soon...

17, 2008 December:

Hamptons hit Abu Dhabi

Estate agency, Hamptons International, has opened a flagship office in Abu Dhabi, which is centrally located near the Corniche, just seven months after opening its first office in the emirate...

New cruise terminal for Dubai

A senior Dubai official has said that a new cruise terminal is being built at Port Rashid in Dubai to cater to the growing number of cruise tourists...

Super marina to boost Samos tourism

Constructed with a budget of £25 million and due for completion in April of next year, the Dogus Marina at Didim, on the western coast of Turkey is already boosting tourism and trade in nearby locations and on neighbouring Greek islands, including Samos...

16, 2008 December:

All white on the night

When the Millennium Dome in London's Greenwich first opened it was an architectural white elephant - a space so vast that it baffled those charged with filling it. Today, its sister project, the 02 Dublin, opens in the Irish capital...

A successful pitch

Developer The Community Stadium has signed a £60 million-plus construction contract with Buckingham Group Construction for the development of a new stadium for Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club...

12, 2008 December:

Live life in the fast lane

Motorsport legend Michael Schumacher has teamed up with the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture to create the first of seven concept towers to be built worldwide in what has been described as the ‘next step in branded architecture'...

2012 village rescue deal

The body responsible for building the 2012 Olympic village in London is close to securing a rescue deal for the troubled project...

Budapest project on scrapheap?

A major residential and commercial project on Csepel Island in central Budapest could be scrapped, following the collapse of Spanish developer Martinsa Fadesa earlier this year, according to Interfax CE...

05, 2008 December:

St Kitts: kitted out

An 18-hole championship golf course in St Kitts is to form the cornerstone of a new 2,500 acre resort. Christophe Harbour will include a mega-yacht harbour and marina village as well as various restaurants, shops, boutiques, luxury hotels, oceanfront and hillside properties and residential villas...

04, 2008 December:

New tower to ‘pierce China's clouds'

If you like the high life, you may be interested to hear that construction has started on what will be China's tallest building and one of the ten tallest buildings in the world...

Palm of your hand

Palm developer Nakheel is putting some of its flagship projects on hold and considering plans for an initial public offering to raise up to £7 billion as it faces massive cash flow problems...

03, 2008 December:

Titanic tourists

Titanic Quarter Limited, a property development company, is co-promoter with Belfast Harbour Commissioners of a £97 million tourist project which is set to transform the waterfront of Belfast...

26, 2008 November:

Florida comes to London

A group of Florida realtors are set to attend overseas property trade show OPPLive in London next week to provide information to British investors looking to purchase property in the US state...

Port of call

Hamptons International is launching a one-stop home movers portal with the backing of brands like high street heavyweight Marks & Spencer...

25, 2008 November:

Fireworks in Dubai

Dubai celebrates the opening of Atlantis, The Palm Resort and the Palm Jumeirah with a dazzling firework display...

24, 2008 November:

New museum for UAE

Preoccupied with size and height (and yield), rulers and town planners in the Gulf have come up with an uninspiring collection of hotels, towers, freeways and shopping malls that have more in common with Basildon or Houston than the Middle East...

21, 2008 November:

Towering plans

Irish developer Glenkerrin has reduced its controversial residential tower in Ealing, west London...

20, 2008 November:

A new spin on Melbourne

Next week, Melbourne's skyline will be changed forever with the addition of the first observation wheel in the Southern Hemisphere, providing a new symbol of contemporary Melbourne and enticing more tourists than ever to the city...

18, 2008 November:

Living like Kings

Turkey is officially the most popular tourist destination for the British and Irish in 2008 according to the Co-op Travel...

17, 2008 November:

Dubai's new centre

A new mixed-use development project in Dubai will become central to the development of the city, it has been claimed...

14, 2008 November:

Turkish delight

The fast emerging seaside city resort of Alanya, Turkey, situated on the southern Mediterranean coast, is trying to lure more British second homeowners, by constructing a range of new and improved residential schemes...