THE HUDSON COMPANIES CLOSE ON CAPITAL RESTRUCTURE DEAL FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
House No. 94 includes 75 mixed-income homes with ground-floor retail space in the heart of North Williamsburg (BROOKLYN, NY) - The Hudson Companies closed on a $28.3 million capital restructuring deal for House No. 94, a recently constructed mixed-income and mixed-use residential building in the heart of North Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Brokered by Newmark, financing was provided through a new loan by Voya Financial and a new Joint Venture with Meadow Partners. “At Hudson, we’re committe...
Governor Hochul Unveils Winning Proposal to Build 105 Affordable Housing Units and Arts and Community Space at Former Lincoln Correctional Facility
Partnership Led By Infinite Horizons, L+M Development Partners, Urbane, and Lemor Development Group Will Transform Lincoln Correctional Facility Into Dynamic Hub for Housing and Community Spaces Part of Governor Hochul’s Bold Vision to Address New York State’s Housing Crisis Through Executive Action – Including Initiative to Repurpose State-Owned Sites as Housing Also Builds on Recommendations of the Prison Redevelopment Commission to Reimagine Underutilized Jails and Prisons Se...
Heatherwick Studio designs new shopping district in the historic city of Xi’an
A sensory experience to challenge the emotional and aesthetic deprivation of online shopping. Designed through a process of making to celebrate the city’s rich heritage of ceramics and ceramicists. Heatherwick Studio and CR Land are creating a new shopping district at the heart of the ancient city of Xi’an in Shaanxi, China. The design honours the city’s legacy of making and its historic connection to ceramics, creating space for visitors to explore and relax as well as shop. Th...
2023 Herat Afghanistan Earthquake Preliminary Shelter and Housing Response
On Oct 8th, 2023, Miyamoto’s first assessment team was deployed to conduct a rapid assessment of the affected area. The earthquake affected 11 villages in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people were exposed to high-ground intensity. The epicenter was about 40 kilometers northwest of Herat city and brought significant causalities in these villages. EARTHQUAKE IMPACT METRICS The following current statistics are per the Afghanistan Natio...
2023 Morocco Earthquake Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
On Friday, September 8, 2023, at 11 p.m., a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck in the Atlas Mountains, approximately 43.5 miles south of Marrakech, Morocco, killing an estimated 2900+ people. This seismic event has had significant repercussions across the built environment in the area, although exact numbers are yet to be determined, initial indications are that approximately 50% of the building stock across the area sustained varying degrees of damage, ranging from...
Morocco Earthquake: Video Episode 3
In light of the devastating events in Morocco, we turn our focus to the enduring hope found in community resilience and the expertise of skilled Moroccans like Ayoub Belouch. As an engineer, Ayoub advocates to forge a safer, more resilient future. Despite facing ongoing challenges, he remains hopeful for the future, believing that local expertise can help reshape strategies and establish new best practices. Learn more: miyamotointernational.com
Morocco Earthquake: Video Episode 1
We’ve arrived in the small village of Tafeghaghte, which is about 20km from Morocco earthquake’s epicenter. What we see is total devastation with a strong smell in the air, possibly from animals and human casualties. Tafeghaghte was the home of over 500 people; now, 80 have tragically passed away. The destruction of this village is a combination of modern construction practices and traditional methods gone wrong. Damages in the area vary and we can attribute this to many construction practice...
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Announces Request for Proposal for Conceptual Design of New Industrial and Commercial Building
The RFP seeks to advance pre-development of the first building to be developed under BNYDC’s Master Plan BROOKLYN, NY — The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) today released a Request for Proposal for a qualified firm to provide an initial conceptual design to drive future development of a proposed new industrial and commercial building by Kent Avenue at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The conceptual design will advance the planning for the first of three sites as part of the Yar...
2023 Morocco Earthquake – Situation Report #2
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, our team of earthquake engineering experts was deployed to Marrakesh in response to Morocco’s recent seismic event. Their mission is to assess structural damage and evaluate the overall impact of the earthquake on the region. So far, our experts have gathered the following critical information. Extensive Damage in High Atlas Range and Remote Areas Most of the damage is concentrated in rural mountain areas, between the cities of Marrakech and Taroudant making ac...
2023 Morocco Earthquake – Situation Report #1
On Friday, September 8, 2023, a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck approximately 43.5 miles south of Marrakech, Morocco. This seismic event has had significant repercussions, particularly in the rural areas near Marrakech, where numerous villages have sustained varying degrees of damage, including partial or complete collapses of structures. The Marrakech-Safi region, particularly Al Haouz and Chichaoua Provinces, has suffered severe damage following the recent eart...