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Canadian developer plans green-focused office building, other projects in Tempe
The developer aims to build mixed-use projects in pedestrian-friendly urban areas. Company executives told the Business Journal one corner of the Valley impressed them the most on their first trip to the area.
Exclusive: Gaylon Lawrence Jr.-owned bank headed to high-profile downtown office
Developer John Eakin will have two Gaylon Lawrence Jr.-owned entities in his newest office tower, Peabody Plaza.
St. Louis Aquarium to hold its first job fair next week
St. Louis Aquarium, the newest attraction at Union Station, will hold its first job fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. The hiring fair will take place inside Union Station in the Midway Suites 1-5.
Jobseekers can apply online beforehand at stlouisaquarium.com/careers. Dress is business casual and applicants should bring a resume, if possible.
There are a variety of open positions, including animal program ambassador, diver, guest experience associate and photography manager.
The aquarium…
Fixer-uppers Chip and Joanna Gaines to tackle historic hotel
Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines are expanding their business empire with a dramatic fixer-upper in downtown Waco about an hour-and-a-half drive north of Austin.
The Gaineses — famous from their HGTV series “Fixer Upper” — announced a partnership with Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners to restore the 90-year-old Grand Karem Building near their popular Magnolia Market. AJ Capital is a Chicago-based company that owns and operates hotels.
The Waco hotel in the partnership's sights was built in…
This D.C. commercial property went from contract to closing in 48 hours
A motivated buyer and seller came together before a key deadline.
Cool Digs: Klein Enterprises’ office honors four generations of the family real estate firm
Klein Enterprises' Pikesville office honors the history of the family company in more ways than one.
There are reminders of the four generations of Kleins who have worked at the commercial real estate development firm located throughout, not to mention the fact that the company actually owns the Reisterstown Road office building it works out of.
One conference room, called the “Philip Room,” pays tribute to late founder Philip E. Klein, who was known around Baltimore as “the site man” for his…
Shawnee says it’s joining the downtown revival trend
Overland Park has revamped its old downtown. Lenexa has built a new one with City Center. Now, Shawnee is making a move to redo its center.
Shawnee officials point to $40 million of work to renovate Nieman Road and new apartment and mixed-use developments as a sign that the city’s downtown is making a comeback, The Kansas City Star reports.
Shawnee has a ways to go. It’s downtown, centered around Nieman Road and Johnson Drive, has missed out on much of the development found throughout Johnson…
Developer seeks to build hundreds of apartments in East Raleigh
The city of Raleigh has received a rezoning request to allow the development of a four-story apartment community at the site of Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust-owned land off Poole Rd.
Jacksonville apartments sell for $40 million
New York-based Arch Properties, through an affiliate, has purchased the Camelot Gardens Apartments located at 1591 S Lane Ave $40 million. Built in the late 1960s, the apartments were last bought for $27 million in 2016.
The purchase comes on the heels of another purchase Arch Companies made in Jacksonville, the $14.1 million purchase of Midtown Oaks Apartments.
Housing Market: America’s priciest neighborhoods are taking it on the chin but not on the First Coast
The U.S. housing market rebounded in August with a surge in existing home sales and building permits to add new inventory. Too bad the acceleration stopped just short of America's wealthiest neighborhoods.
A Business Journals analysis of nearly 16,000 U.S. housing markets highlighted value increases across a broad swath of the country, with some 80 percent of ZIP codes seeing year-over-year appreciation through the end of August. The uptick followed a disappointing spring that dragged through July…