Mattamy Homes Expands Phoenix Presence with Camelback Ranch Purchase
PHOENIX, AZ - Mattamy Homes is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant property in Phoenix, AZ, located next to Camelback Ranch-Glendale Field, the home of spring training and year-round player development for the LA Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. This purchase will enable Mattamy to bring new homes and the company's unique community design into an area that has been otherwise developed for many years. The acquisition is for a 59-acre piece of property, zoned for 199 lots in t...
Mattamy Homes Launches First 55+ Community in Highly Sought After RiverTown in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, announced today it is introducing its first age-restricted community serving the needs of the active adult market. WaterSong will be located within Mattamy's successful RiverTown master-planned community located along the St. Johns River, in St. Johns County, Florida. "Mattamy conducted extensive consumer research and from those findings we recognized an opportunity to respond to a burgeoning demand w...
NYC's First Indoor Skate Park in a Residential Development Unveiled
Waterline Square - the five-acre mega-development on NYC's Upper West Side - just announced that the project will be the first residential building to feature a skate park. The indoor, multi-level half-pipe skate park (image below) is the first-ever conceived amenity of its kind of any NYC residential project, and we'd love to have you cover this exciting news. Located within The Waterline Club, which is the sprawling shared amenities space designed by the Rockwell Group that boasts over 100...
Tall, Slender Towers”: Denver Approves River Mile Redevelopment of Elitch Gardens
A rendering from Revesco Properties’ conceptual master plan for the River Mile shows one view along the South Platte River. The company is making plans to redevelop the current site of Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park in coming decades. The council approved a development agreement and a rezoning for the 58-acre property, which is currently home to the Elitch Gardens amusement park. The change gives developer Rhys Duggan high-level approvals for a plan to build ro...
Old Mines Cast a Long Shadow on their Surroundings
Local stakeholders need more information than is currently available to them on the impacts of former mining activities on ground water and surface water, potential soil contamination, and the safety of natural products, a new study from Finland shows. The majority of the respondents generally regarded post-mining sites as unpleasant places that are in need of better reclamation and landscaping measures. “Our study shows that more attention should be paid to post-mining land use planning. Thi...
Stantec Among Design Firms Selected to Revitalize Old Sacramento Waterfront as Part of Design Competition
In a bold move to revitalize the Old Sacramento Waterfront, the City of Sacramento announced its finalists as part of its Waterfront Idea Makers Program, an initiative to develop original design concepts that reimagine the City’s historic business district and its riverfront. Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with 400 offices and more than 22,000 staff worldwide (including 200 staff and two offices in the City of Sacramento)—is one of five design teams selected by t...
Node Brings Next Generation of Curated Co-Living to Los Angeles with Newest Echo Park development
Los Angeles, CA — Global co-living owner and operator, Node, will unveil its newest curated co-living apartment residences in Echo Park in December 2018, marking the first west coast venture for the brand. The new curated living space offers the benefits of co-living, but with thoughtfully designed private apartments and dedicated community curators, whose mission is to foster roommate matching, friendships and social events for the vibrant community of residents at Node properties worldwide....
South Bay Partners and West Bay Senior Living to Develop Upscale Senior Living in LA
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - South Bay Partners, Inc., through its joint venture with LAMB Properties, LLC, has closed on the purchase of two parcels comprising 2.72 acres and will break ground in early 2019 on THE VARIEL, an eight story Class A upscale rental senior living midrise in an excellent, walkable location of Warner Center. THE VARIEL will provide a progressive approach to senior living focused on personal growth and a holistic view of life. The project will be comprised of 215 independent...
M Property Services, NorthSide Regeneration Challenging St. Louis City High School Students to Design Interactive Urban Park
(St. Louis, MO) – For the fifth straight year, St. Louis area developer Paul McKee, Jr. of M Property Services, LLC (MPS), along with NorthSide Regeneration, is challenging St. Louis City high school students to an urban design challenge. For the 2019 challenge, students will explore the conceptual design of an interactive urban park within NorthSide Regeneration - an urban, mixed-use community being developed by McKee that encompasses over 1,500 acres in North St. Louis City. Utilizing the e...
Decontaminating Soil Using Bioremediation
During oil and gas exploitation in the oil fields, pipelines and storage tanks often crack and contaminate soil as a result. Soil pollution with various oils or diesel fuel also happens during exploration and drilling of new wells. When replacing underground reservoirs at petrol stations, it is necessary to remove the soil around the reservoir. This soil is contaminated with gasoline and diesel fuels. Croatian company CorteCros part of Cortec® Corporation Group, provides environmentally safe bio...