Real Estate Blog
Amazon taps familiar firms to help with HQ2
The firms were involved in the development of Amazon's Seattle campus.
Growth push has ICI Insurance moving to larger Wichita location
ICI plans to double its existing space in a move this summer that follows its recent acquisition of Madrigal & Associates.
What Charlotte firms have planned after using OZ fund to snap up property near transit line
A local joint venture has closed on a 33,000-square-foot warehouse in a designated opportunity zone with plans to refit the building into new uses.
Acting Mayor Young directs EBDI to build space for East Baltimore Historical Library
Acting Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young told East Baltimore Development Inc. on Wednesday that it must build out the home it previously promised to construct for the East Baltimore Historical Library, which preserves and shares the history of the East Baltimore community.
Young's direction came after the head of the historical library, Nia Redmond, went before the city's spending board to express her and the East Baltimore community's frustration with the situation. She said the organization has been…
Lending Club joins Bay Area exodus as it moves hundreds of jobs out of San Francisco
Lending Club joins Charles Schwab and JPMorgan Chase in deciding that the economics of doing business in San Francisco don't make the city a good place for back-office operations.
Longtime Runstad Center professor George Rolfe has died
Rolfe could be a cantankerous and had a blunt way of talking. It's what made his classes at the University of Washington so lively.
Crowne Plaza puts finishing touches on ‘transformational’ renovation
Kansas City’s Crowne Plaza location has undergone a substantial interior renovation during the winter that the ownership group says will bring the hotel up to the standards of modern guests.
Renovations for the 28-story, 385-room hotel at 1301 Wyandotte St. began in November and are wrapping up in mid-May, said Theresa Benson, communications manager for The Hotel Group, which owns the Kansas City Crowne Plaza property. The Hotel Group declined to disclose the cost.
Those renovations will…
Photos: Four-story modern remodel perched on S.F.’s Russian Hill seeks $14.4M
In terms of a glass house, it doesn't get any better than this.
Nestled at the top of Russian Hill lies one of the city's premier examples of a luxury remodel. Spanning four floors and capped with a rooftop patio with panoramic views of the city, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay, the 4,818-square-foot home at 1110 Green St. has a decidedly modern flair to it.
The 4-bed, 6-bath residence, designed by renowned architect Jeff Burris, strikes a natural tension between minimalism and…
Housing production bills scheduled for May 14 hearing at State House
Gov. Charlie Baker and members of his administration have been traveling the state to make the case for legislation he's filed to increase housing production, but on May 14 they won't have to stray too far from the office.
Phoenix home affordability dips slightly, index shows
It got a little less affordable to own a home in Phoenix last month, according to a new index released by RealtyHop.
The real estate website's affordability index for May shows Phoenix ranks No. 52 among the 100 most populous U.S. cities based on home affordability. That means the Valley is essentially right in the middle between the most affordable and least affordable cities. Phoenix's ranking moved up one spot, which means it became just a little less affordable to own a home.
Month over month,…