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China Evergrande ordered into liquidation after $300 billion debt spiral

Archinect

A court in Hong Kong has ordered the winding up of Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, dealing another blow to investor confidence as China’s ailing real estate sector continues to weigh on its economy. Overseas creditors are currently owed a reported $25 billion.

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Merchant City mural to be 'largely retained' by mixed-use development

Urban Realm

A long-standing Glasgow city centre gap-site is set to be plugged following its acquisition by Artisan Real Estate. The regeneration specialists are already on-site.

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The Citadel effect

Brandon Donnelly

Today, the Miami housing market is feeling the effects : “They’ve been buying here aggressively,” said Michael Martinez, a real estate agent with Sotheby’s in Miami, who recently brokered the sale of a $5mn home in Coconut Grove, a quiet salubrious suburb, to a Citadel employee. Photo by Ryan Parker on Unsplash

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A former monastery and cardinal’s palace finds new life as a mixed-use complex in Vilnius

The Spaces

More recently, it has suffered invasions and the partial destruction of its cities, including the capital Vilnius. But despite these experiences, the city still has many Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical buildings, and in 1994, its old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His Own

Dwell

They were ready to give up their "not-serious search" in summer 2019 when they saw one more ad in the window of the real estate office, this one for a buildable lot measuring 50 feet by 120 feet on the bay, with pilings from a house that was started, and abandoned, in 2008.

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Save Pawtucket’s Ott Mansion

Architecture Here and There

The headline of this post is the same as when I wrote it as my weekly column for the Providence Journal in 2008. One can empathize with the costs of supporting a congregation and maintaining its real estate in a city that is a ghost of its once hugely prosperous self. The Read-Ott Mansion, 97 Walcott St.,

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Rendering Studios: Showcasing the Teams Behind the Image

Architizer

Their office is located in a former textile factory; in an area of the city rich with industrial heritage and ancient Roman ruins. Today, DBOX has offices in seven cities around the world, including Los Angeles, Miami, New York, London, Budapest, Lviv and Hong Kong. BRNO, Czechia | Founded 2008. Budapest, Hungary | Founded 2012.