Harvest Homes Apartments, a new $12 million, 36-unit multi-family affordable housing facility in the East Garfield Park community of Chicago, is set to break ground this weekend. As low- and moderate-income families continue to be priced out of their neighbourhood due to rising rental rates, the new development is seen as a “much-needed” addition to the community.

The research partners will collaborate with a network of public health and sustainability proponents, including the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).

Sydney, Australia's 50-storey, 970,000-square-foot Chifley Tower has been recognized for environmental performance based on measured data.

Although the beleaguered Hellenic Republic is just one of the vast majority of members that have not yet fulfilled prescribed commitments, the European Commission has thus far referred only Greece and Hungary to the EU Court of Justice.

The cultural sites newly added to UNESCO's World Heritage List cover nearly 2,300 years of human history.

A newly launched investment equivalent to moot court challenges competing student teams to manage a theoretical $1-billion real estate portfolio.

SNC-Lavalin ProFac Gulf Management (SLPGM) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage Qatar’s Msheireb Downtown Doha project.

China's first Passive House office building has been certified in the city of Zhuozhou through the joint efforts of the owner/occupant, Hebei Xinhua Curtain Wall Co., and the company's Austrian consultant.

Avison Young has opened a new office in the heart of Hamburg, Germany’s central business district, marking the company’s sixth office in Europe. Germans operations

Ivanhoe Cambridge announced it will play a key role in the growth of Chongbang, a Shanghai-based retail-anchored mixed-use developer, owner and operator.

Now under construction, Calm Waters Resort is a new Honduras project featuring condos and villas from the Canadian-based IsleVision Investment Group.

Solitair, a 438-unit, 50-storey luxury apartment tower is coming to the heart of the flourishing Brickell neighbourhood in Miami, Florida. Leading luxury multifamily real estate

Six parks across the world are finalists in a global competition that recognizes the successes of large- and small-scale public spaces.

Manulife's U.S. arm, John Hancock Real Estate, acquires Chicago office tower at One South Wacker in the city's West Loop and central business district.

Voith Industrial Services has won a major facilities management contract for Jaguar Land Rover’s new Wolverhampton-based engine manufacturing centre.

Returning to office with a majority government, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron promises new housing on rehabilitated brownfield sites.

New York City now has more multifamily units under construction than any city in North America, bringing Toronto's reign over urban construction to an end.