Harbor Point, an 80-acre mixed-use project in Stamford, recently achieved LEED-ND Gold certification for its environmentally sound design, planning and construction. The project is being developed by Norwalk-based Building & Land Technology.
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Facebook Inc. on Thursday said it will build a 147,000-square-foot data center in Prineville, Ore. The project will cost $180 million.
It will be the first corporate-owned data center for the Palo Alto.-based company, the world’s largest social networking service with more than 350 million users.
The data center will be used to store and route information [...]
New housing to be located west of “The Pit”
On Tuesday, Jan. 12 the University of New Mexico Board of Regents unanimously approved the concept forwarded by American Campus Communities for development of an 864-bed student housing community on UNM’s south campus – currently the home of University Stadium and university’s renowned basketball arena, “The Pit.”
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Mr. Rose, 58, is the founder and president of the Jonathan Rose Companies, which specializes in sustainable development. The company is involved in both nonprofit and for-profit projects and is one of the largest developers of affordable housing in New York City. Mr. Rose also runs the Rose Smart Growth Real Estate Investment Fund.
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By Deborah La Franchi, President and CEO of Strategic Development Solutions
The New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) is part of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 and has provided $15 billion in investments to targeted communities. The NMTC is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund under the U.S. Department of [...]
Read more →LEED standard makes little dent overall, but L.L. Bean, Emerson say it changes approach
Most data centers have the ambience of bomb shelters, but not one built by retailer L.L. Bean.
The Freeport, Maine-based company made sure its new 18,000 square-foot data center had plenty of natural light and views of trees. It wanted something comfortable, conducive [...]
Spartan Crossing, one of the multiple apartment complexes popping up around UNCG, does not have the typical amenities of some of its student housing competitors: swimming pools, fitness centers and game rooms.
Instead, the new development boasts ENERGY STAR appliances, extended on-site recycling services and a community garden. Greensboro-based Emerson Partners is an example of businesses [...]
Although the economy has stalled the overall project considerably, there is good news regarding the affordable and senior housing plan for the Gilbert & Bennett redevelopment project in Georgetown. In a presentation to the Commission on Aging last Wednesday, Stephen Soler, Georgetown Land Development Company president, developer of the former wire mill site, explained how [...]
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